What steps are under way to help incoming college freshmen prepare for their first semester of classes, particularly those in the STEM disciplines? Students planning to major in science, technology, engineering and math often make early exits from those fields, but switching a college major can be costly for the student and may even lead to dropping out altogether. From summer bridge programs that refresh rising freshmen on key concepts to learning communities that pair students and mentors,…See More

EWA President Stephanie Banchero sits down with Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman for a wide-ranging discussion on innovation and education. Recorded May 2, 2013, at EWA's 66th National Seminar at Stanford University.See More

What steps are under way to help incoming college freshmen prepare for their first semester of classes, particularly those in the STEM disciplines? Students planning to major in science, technology, engineering and math often make early exits from those fields, but switching a college major can be costly for the student and may even lead to dropping out altogether. From summer bridge programs that refresh rising freshmen on key concepts to learning communities that pair students and mentors,…See More

Our just-completed national seminar at Stanford University not only put nearly two hundred reporters within arm's reach of major thinkers and analysts, but also served as inspiration for dozens of news stories. Numerous reporters emailed us to say the contacts and background information they came away with were…See More

The president has unveiled his budget for the 2014 fiscal year, proposing several expansive education spending initiatives, like $77 billion in new early education spending over 10 years and a billion-dollar competitive grant program for the nation's colleges. In all, the budget calls for $71.2 billion in discretionary funding for the U.S. Department of Education, a 4.6 percent increase--or $3.1 billion above what was enacted in 2012. During a live meeting with education stakeholders,…See More

The president has unveiled his budget for the 2014 fiscal year, proposing several expansive education spending initiatives, like $77 billion in new early education spending over 10 years and a billion-dollar competitive grant program for the nation's colleges. In all, the budget calls for $71.2 billion in discretionary funding for the U.S. Department of Education, a 4.6 percent increase--or $3.1 billion above what was enacted in 2012. During a live meeting with education stakeholders,…See More

In May of my senior year at Union College (See photo), the only thing I was thinking about was passing finals and completing papers with pretentious titles.  Postgraduation plans, like a job, were nothing more than vapors momentarily wafting in the way of those footnotes buried in my textbooks.  I had no idea what kind of job I’d…See More

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- The Indiana Teacher Appraisal and Support System, which is a part of the Center on Education and Lifelong Learning at Indiana University Bloomington, is partnering with the Joyce Foundation to sponsor a statewide conference on teacher evaluation April 25 and 26 at the Hilton Indianapolis North hotel. This conference, titled "Beyond Compliance: Embracing Teacher Appraisal," will help school administrators,…See More

Flickr/austinevan As more education reform efforts lean on technology to try to improve schools and lift student achievement, policy makers are grappling with a tricky reality: a digital divide in the era of digital natives.A number of recent studies suggest the effectiveness of new techniques like flipped classrooms or supplemental videos to boost a student’s…See More

Flickr/austinevan As more education reform efforts lean on technology to try to improve schools and lift student achievement, policy makers are grappling with a tricky reality: a digital divide in the era of digital natives.A number of recent studies suggest the effectiveness of new techniques like flipped classrooms or supplemental videos to boost a student’s…See More