In today's fast-paced world, students are learning in different ways and places. As we recover from the pandemic, we have a unique opportunity to come together around bold and common solutions to ensure that the classroom of 2050 doesn't look like the classroom of the past.
Last year, artist, actor, author and activist Common and the Walton Family Foundation sat down with Black educational leaders to share their thoughts about the future of education.
During the summer of 2022, the Walton Family Foundation hosted a Gen Z panel at the Aspen Ideas Festival — as part of this session, three Zoomers shared a very important message: If you trust us, Gen Z will strengthen our communities and civil society at large.
In North Carolina, Guilford County Schools created a personalized, flexible learning program to help at-risk students recover from learning loss and build stronger connections with teachers and classmates.
Collegiate Edu-Nation has created one of the nation’s most successful workforce pathways programs by providing opportunities for students in small towns like Roscoe, Texas to earn well-paying jobs — and build a stronger future for their communities
The next five years will be guided by immense determination and optimism about what’s possible. Speakers will shine a spotlight on the issues and perspectives that will be confronted and elevated - racial equity, economic mobility, innovation, collaboration - over the next five years and beyond.
Talent is equally distributed, but opportunity is not. Groundbreaking research from Echoing Green and Bridgespan Group reveals race remains a defining factor when looking at which organizations get funded and how much they receive.