Don’t stop with broadband—build an infrastructure for supporting students
Wi-Fi is but one of many out-of-school factors that shape academic success.
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As cities axe summer youth work programs, here are alternatives to consider
Even in an era of social distancing and dwindling coffers, young people can—and should—still get the chance to participate in the world of work.
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How workforce programs can fight isolation—even amidst social distancing and layoffs
If workforce programs start focusing on social capital today, young people can emerge from quarantine with opportunities in hand.
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Social connections matter now more than ever. Here’s how schools can prioritize them.
Education systems need to triage a social crisis, not just an academic one.
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Don’t discount the power of students’ acquaintances to expand supports and horizons
Research shows why the ‘strength of weak ties’ in students’ lives should not go ignored.
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5 ways to ensure SEL is an instrument for equity of opportunity
Though developing SEL skills are important, students also need access to a range of supportive connections who can help them get by and get ahead.
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2 books reveal a shocking lack of supports for high-needs students
High schools and colleges must start to ensure that students have a web of support that is responsive to their circumstances.
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The next decade of disruption in education? Unlocking networks
The last decade witnessed the meteoric rise of online learning. The next decade will be about edtech that expands connections.
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Why this former school principal is igniting new social networks across Boston neighborhoods
How a new community-based model is leveraging tech and financial incentives to cultivate relationships among Boston residents.
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Indebted to your mentors? One company’s business model tests repaying connections that paid off
Pelion is trying to source virtual career mentors and tying the outcome of those connections to a financing model called income share agreements (ISAs)
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Micro-internships: Just a gig or a promising gateway?
How a new model that scales access to micro-internships could tackle stubborn network gaps.
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Tackling graduation gaps by combining tech with human supports
One high-tech, high-touch model scaling access to student supports.
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Using virtual mentors to expand offline networks and grow career aspirations
Read how one online mentoring program helps students build self-efficacy and offline networks.
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How to take online mentoring to the bright side
Online mentoring has a unique ability to fill gaps in students’ networks.
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Why your school’s next hire should be an Opportunity Wrangler
New roles involve coordinating additional student services inside of school and connecting students to more opportunities beyond schools.
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5 big ideas for education innovation in 2018
Looking ahead to 2018, here are five key topics that stand to make–or break–education innovation.
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Disrupting opportunity gaps will hinge on networks
Society is passing up entire reservoirs of latent innovation potential in the next generation. Luckily there are new tools that can help disrupt opportunity gaps.
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How could a world that is technically more connected than ever be so socially disconnected and divided? Have disruptive technologies brought us closer together or further apart?
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My Brother’s Keeper turns to tech
My Brother’s Keeper and Sprint Corp. are bringing tablets, smartphones, and four years of data service to students who lack internet access at home. But it will take much more than tech to transform student lives.
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The hidden goal that XQ winners share: relationships
This month, U.S. high schools got a healthy dose of innovation investment—the XQ Super School project announced 10 winners, each of which will receive $10 million to support their efforts to reinvent high school. Although the winners are pursuing a pretty dazzling array of approaches, all 10 are exploring ways to personalize high school in an effort […]
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