Looking Ahead to Meet This MomentEducation in the U.S. is in a state of crisis, and the moment calls for a clear focus on addressing the immediate challenges while also…Dec 9, 2020Dec 9, 2020
Higher Ed Budget Crunch Echoes a History We Can’t Afford to RepeatWriter and philosopher George Santayana famously said that those who don’t learn from the past are condemned to repeat it. As the economic…Nov 17, 2020Nov 17, 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…Sep 24, 20201Sep 24, 20201
A Smart Approach to Greater Insights and Impact in EducationAt the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, we talk a lot about data. Data allows us to measure things we care about — like how many cases of…Feb 27, 2020Feb 27, 2020
My Word of the Year for 2020: TransformationTaking 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)…Jan 10, 2020Jan 10, 2020
We’re Seeing Momentum on Developmental EducationLast month at the ExcelinEd National Summit, I joined a panel on the topic of ‘The Future of Education’. To kick off the conversation, we…Dec 18, 2019Dec 18, 2019
Standards are the starting line, not the finish lineLast 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…Dec 10, 2019Dec 10, 2019
Making a Collective Impact in the Rio Grande ValleyIf you find yourself driving along the southern edge of Texas in the Rio Grande Valley, you’re likely to see billboards promoting local…Nov 13, 2019Nov 13, 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…Oct 30, 2019Oct 30, 2019
Good Things are Happening in BaltimoreAfter nearly two decades of investing in U.S. education, our team at the Gates Foundation has learned a number of lessons that inform our…Oct 28, 2019Oct 28, 2019
