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Dec 9, 2020

Looking Ahead to Meet This Moment

All the way back in January, I borrowed a page from Melinda Gates’s book and chose a “word for the year” to focus my efforts and intentions. The word I chose was…transformation. …

Equity

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Looking Ahead to Meet This Moment
Looking Ahead to Meet This Moment
Equity

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Nov 17, 2020

Higher Ed Budget Crunch Echoes a History We Can’t Afford to Repeat

Writer and philosopher George Santayana famously said that those who don’t learn from the past are condemned to repeat it. As the economic impacts of COVID-19 on our education systems increasingly come into focus, this axiom should be applied to state budgets for higher education. Over the past generation, we…

College

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Higher Ed Budget Crunch Echoes a History We Can’t Afford to Repeat
Higher Ed Budget Crunch Echoes a History We Can’t Afford to Repeat
College

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Sep 24, 2020

Young people are feeling less certain about their future. We need to answer their call.

One of the most enduring myths about young people is that they don’t know what they want to do. In fact, young people often have a much clearer idea of where they want to go in life than they are given credit for. …

Education

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Young people are feeling less certain about their future. We need to answer their call.
Young people are feeling less certain about their future. We need to answer their call.
Education

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Feb 27, 2020

A Smart Approach to Greater Insights and Impact in Education

At the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, we talk a lot about data. …

Education

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A Smart Approach to Greater Insights and Impact in Education
A Smart Approach to Greater Insights and Impact in Education
Education

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Jan 10, 2020

My Word of the Year for 2020: Transformation

Taking a page out of Melinda Gates’s book (figuratively, I mean…but if you haven’t read Melinda’s book, The Moment of Lift, you should), I’ve decided that instead of a resolution for 2020 I’m going to focus on a word for the year. Choosing a word for the year, Melinda says…

Education

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My Word of the Year for 2020: Transformation
My Word of the Year for 2020: Transformation
Education

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Dec 18, 2019

We’re Seeing Momentum on Developmental Education

Last month at the ExcelinEd National Summit, I joined a panel on the topic of ‘The Future of Education’. To kick off the conversation, we were asked what we think our country’s education system will look like 100 years from now. …

Education

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We’re Seeing Momentum on Developmental Education
We’re Seeing Momentum on Developmental Education
Education

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Dec 10, 2019

Standards are the starting line, not the finish line

Last week, the New York Times ran an article looking back on the 10 years since more than 40 states started using the Common Core State Standards as benchmarks for what students should know and be able to do at each grade level. The article asked whether — in light…

Education

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Standards are the starting line, not the finish line
Standards are the starting line, not the finish line
Education

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Nov 13, 2019

Making a Collective Impact in the Rio Grande Valley

If you find yourself driving along the southern edge of Texas in the Rio Grande Valley, you’re likely to see billboards promoting local colleges or educational partnerships with the word “Contigo.” I don’t remember much of the Spanish I learned in high school, but I do know that “contigo” means…

Education

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Making a Collective Impact in the Rio Grande Valley
Making a Collective Impact in the Rio Grande Valley
Education

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Oct 30, 2019

What Do Game of Thrones and Curriculum have in Common?

Earlier this week I wrote about a recent trip I took to Baltimore City Public Schools (City Schools) to learn more about the how the Gates Foundation’s investments in Baltimore schools were supporting the district’s broader Blueprint for Success. …

Education

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What Do Game of Thrones and Curriculum have in Common?
What Do Game of Thrones and Curriculum have in Common?
Education

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Oct 28, 2019

Good Things are Happening in Baltimore

After nearly two decades of investing in U.S. education, our team at the Gates Foundation has learned a number of lessons that inform our current work and strategies. One of those lessons can be boiled down into three words: local context matters. We don’t believe in a one-size-fits all approach…

Education

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Good Things are Happening in Baltimore
Good Things are Happening in Baltimore
Education

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Allan Golston

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President, U.S. Program, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

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