A $4-million-dollar-per-year diversity program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW) has almost entirely failed, according to a new report. Despite this, the school shows now signs of stopping the program, and it may instead see a big boost in funds.
Education is in desperate need of reform — and startups and nonprofits are leading the way.
One organization that is tackling literacy development with an innovative solution is CommonLit. Founded by Michelle Brown after her experience teaching 7th grade English at a high-poverty school in rural Mississippi, the organization aims to make important literary works more easily accessible to students and teachers around the country.
