A fellow with SMU’s Center on Research and Evaluation explores how to align educational pathways with young people's aspirations, identities and lived experience
The Delta region of Arkansas and Mississippi holds enormous potential, but has experienced generations of underinvestment and systemic barriers to opportunity. Through 2030, the Walton Family Foundation's Home Region Program will invest in initiatives that ensure all students have access to a high-quality education, help residents build assets and economic mobility and strengthen the capacity of local leaders and community-driven solutions.
Our Theory of Change for Northwest Arkansas allows us to be bold in the challenges we take on together. It also helps us be nimble in how we approach solutions.
AI is already part of Gen Z’s daily life – and most students believe it belongs in the classroom. According to a new Gallup/Walton Family Foundation survey, nearly 8 in 10 students (78%) say AI should have a place in the classroom, and 51% report using it daily or weekly.
Ahoy, it’s Raindrop, here to shower you with knowledge about the ocean! You’ve seen it changing—rising seas, fewer fish, coastlines under pressure. But don’t be salty. In this latest episode (voiced by actor and nature enthusiast Rainn Wilson) I bring good tidings, exploring how natural solutions can protect water and help the ocean heal itself.
