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The socioeconomic standing of the parents surveyed through Varkey Foundation Varkey Foundation doesn't fully explain the gap between satisfaction and the learning outcomes. The absence of demand for quality from parents has been reported elsewhere. For instance, following the publication of the Uwezo data mentioned in the previous paragraph,...

Oft times, we realize certain foods are harmful to our health and yet we choose to do these things in spite of it. It doesn't matter if it's alcohol and cigarettes or pizza doughnuts and pizza, we don't pay attention to the messages from the media telling that we shouldn't. But what happens in the realm of education? If parents...

The world of STEM education, just like in every ecosystem there is a connection between everything therefore no one program can solve the reason it's so difficult to find and retain top teachers, particularly in STEM. However, everything isn't necessarily connected, so fixing certain issues may be more sweeping than dealing with other issues. This...

It was the first thing to pinpoint the problem at hand. Similar to other nations, in other times, it wasn't that difficult to attract and keep top teachers in STEM or any other area. The way things are now isn't necessarily the case. We realized that we'd designed our way to the status quo that was broken that meant we could design our way out....

Many social issues are so complicated that they seem impossible to resolve. This apparent inexplicability stems due to our inability to comprehend complex systems and understand the full scope of the problem, and also the short-term and long-term advantages of one solution over the other. When we consider gun violence as a matter for instance there...

Storytelling is among the most effective tools available to help communities engage with difficult environmental and social questions, and using methods that help drive the public to change their beliefs and behaviors. People are much greater likely retain information when it's presented through stories. Stories that are well-written can also be...

In the last few months just a few months ago, it was just over a month ago that the Kansas Supreme Court ruled that the state's K-12 budget is in violation of the Constitution and is inequitable. If lawmakers do not approve a formula for financing schools that the court will consider in the coming year, Kansas could be facing...

In the last 10 years, colleges have come under constant criticism for their elitist policies like the sway of politics as well as hoarding wealth endowments and delivering not enough economic rewards on students. As a result, institutions that devote their efforts to the benefit of the community are likely to flourish and provide long-term worth....

After having defined leapfrogging, we are now confronted with several concerns. Can we address both skills inequality and uncertainty simultaneously? Do you think that focusing on one issue will always distract you of the others? This is the paradox of education that we face in our day. While education systems across the globe need to be...

Education progress across the globe tends to focus on accessibility, quality, and value--in the order listed. The first goal of education systems is to ensure that all students are in the classroom, before evaluating whether they actually learn something at their desks. It's only later, in fact, that decision-makers might question the value of the...

A few months ago I began dealing with a conscience crisis. I wondered whether the work I'd done on reforming education could really make any difference. Perhaps, was it making a significant difference to the challenges that children are facing or was it just an ongoing effort to play on the edges? The scope of the education global problem is...

Technology hasn't revived public life, but it has devastated it. My Gen-Xers are now middle age and are being replaced by a younger generation that is even more enthralled by technology. Today's social media platforms --Twitter, Facebook, and all the comment sections that are brimming with death threats have replaced conversation with argument,...