Environment Program Director Moira Mcdonald introduces a new Walton Family Foundation storytelling series, The Ripple Effect, featuring women who are leading the way in protecting water resources in the face of climate change.
Echelon Insights cofounder Kristen Soltis Anderson and BSG vice president Shannon-Janean Currie share their insights into new polling that shows Americans find common ground on some of the country's most pressing issues. They also discuss what their research found about Americans' views on the role of nonprofits and philanthropies in helping advance solutions to solve those challenges.
The Learning Engineering Virtual Institute has released a new pilot chatbot designed to help parents and families find the school best suited to their children's needs.
In Newark, New Jersey, middle school teacher Winston Roberts uses AI to help students learn financial literacy. The KIPP Bold Academy educator says AI holds incredible potential as a tool for teachers and students, especially those from less-privileged backgrounds.
The Learning Engineering Virtual Institute has developed a pilot chatbot tool that helps young readers through conversational exchanges that answers simple questions. The ChatGPT-powered tool gives evidence-based recommendations to help design learning plans for students.
The Math Hint Generator Chatbot, developed by The Learning Engineering Virtual Institute, draws material from vetted internet sources and a digital textbook. It is capable of writing sequences of targeted hints for a multitude of common errors.
"Everyone needs an education. Everybody has to have knowledge - and literacy is the foundation for everything," says Taurean Morton, state director for Reading Roadmap in Mississippi. The organization provides reading interventions for students in kindergarten through second grade, helping at-risk students in the Mississippi Delta region become fluent readers.
"No one knows a classroom better than someone who is in a classroom all day," says Sanford Johnson, executive director of Teach Plus in Mississippi. Teach Plus works to empower teachers to influence decisions that are going to improve the quality of education for students in the Mississippi Delta.
Creating a truly welcoming community means ensuring that everyone can afford housing and navigate Northwest Arkansas with ease to enjoy all its opportunities. The foundation believes transportation challenges in the region can be solved by actively listening to the communities we serve. When everyone participates in creating transportation solutions, it improves access for everyone.
