by Supporting Education | Dec 12, 2018 | News, Student Issues
“When colleges review applications, all but a few consider a student’s ability to pay. As a result, high-achieving applicants from low- and middle-income families are routinely denied seats that are saved for students whose families have deeper pockets. This hurts the...
by Sarah Green | Mar 28, 2018 | News, Student Issues
Philando Castile was a school cafeteria supervisor in a public school in St. Paul, Minnesota, before he was killed in 2016 by a police officer during a traffic stop. His death made him famous. But he was a star in life, too. “Philando was ‘Mr. Phil’ to the...
by Sarah Green | Feb 13, 2017 | News, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
Snapchat, the image messaging app created by a pair of Stanford University students, is one of the “Millennial” tools that is the subject of constant derision. It’s designed specifically for selfies and with the intention of impermanence, so it’s alleged to be shallow...
by Sarah Green | Oct 21, 2016 | News, Profiles
Many of us have strong feelings for the schools that gave us the skills to succeed in our chosen fields. This is certainly true for graduates of the Lauder Institute at the University of Pennsylvania. Several of them have stepped in to serve on their postgrad alma...
by Supporting Education | Nov 15, 2012 | News
Change for education is a slow difficult one. That’s what Bill Gates would say. Working towards improving education requires making mistakes and learning from them. It means that some philanthropic investments in public schools may prove to be relatively ineffective....
