Early Childhood Development|September 14, 2022
TalkingPoints CEO and TED Fellow, Heejae Lim shares how TalkingPoints is removing language barriers and building meaningful partnerships between schools and families to ensure all children can thrive.
Medical Research & Talent|September 12, 2022
Biochemist Lindsey Backman, who studies the structure and function of proteins in microbial organisms, is the newest member of the Whitehead Fellows Program.
Early Childhood Development|August 9, 2022
Philanthropic investments in early childhood research and programs have spurred an increase in government funding for early childhood education and care.
K-12 Education|July 19, 2022
Math and reading scores from 8.3 million students show performance gains, but students of color and those in high-poverty schools have more ground to make up.
Data Science|July 12, 2022
RISC co-founders make the case for ensuring every student has the opportunity to acquire the data literacy skills that will be critical for living in the 21st century.
Early Childhood Development|June 9, 2022
Kids born in the COVID-19 era lag in certain skills and are more prone to challenging behaviors. Organizations such as HealthySteps are providing the additional support that experts say parents need.
Environmental Innovation|May 19, 2022
The Woodwell Climate Research Center is launching an effort to better understand the contribution of thawing permafrost to global warming, and to help Arctic communities to cope with its effects. Permafrost thaw is a critical but often overlooked piece of the fight against climate change.
Data Science|May 19, 2022
Pamela Burdman, executive director of Just Equations, makes the case for providing California students with more high-quality advanced math options, including statistics, data science, or mathematical modeling.
K-12 Education|May 17, 2022
A new study by Harvard researchers shows how school closures have drastically widened economic and racial inequality in learning. Students who learned remotely for most of the 2020-21 school year lost the equivalent of about 50% of a typical school year's math learning, compared to a 20% loss for students who attended in-person school.
K-12 Education|April 28, 2022
Code for America, a Valhalla grantee, is working to unwind the administrative burdens that prevent millions of families from getting the benefits they deserve.