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How Can Schools Best Serve the Common Good? (SSIR)
1+ hour, 38+ min ago (328+ words) A conversation with two nationally renowned school superintendents about the biggest challenges they face, the relationship between education and democracy, and the tension between innovation and equity. By Sonja Santelises & Mike Matsuda May 18, 2026 Matt Wilka: How do you think about…...
SSIR Online, Summer 2026 Issue (SSIR)
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (482+ words) By SSIR Editors Summer 2026 " "AI's impact ultimately comes down to us, and whether we intentionally nurture the trust, attunement, and care that have always been essential for human flourishing," said Melanie Lopes, LMFT. "I'd love to see the pendulum swing…...
The Purpose of Public Education Is Not Only Economic
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (182+ words) How schools can support both individual and collective thriving in our democracy. By Danielle Allen May 14, 2026 The Athenians saw things differently. When Pericles delivered his celebrated funeral oration, he praised his fellow citizens precisely for their versatility'their ability to bring…...
Changemaker U. (SSIR)
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1743+ words) Patrick Awuah launched Ashesi University as an institution of higher learning thoroughly shaped by social innovation. While it began by borrowing ideas, methods, and credibility from elsewhere, it has evolved into a uniquely Ghanaian enterprise that is a model for…...
Renegotiating the Education Social Contract for the Age of AI (SSIR)
1+ week, 2+ day ago (527+ words) Choice, agency, and how to design a learning system where private gain and public good reinforce each other. By Kim Smith May 11, 2026 The collapse of that old contract is accelerating under the weight of four forces that Mc Guire and…...
Renewing Public Education's Purpose (SSIR)
2+ week, 4+ hour ago (485+ words) The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and the Stuart Foundation are pleased to co-sponsor this series of diverse essays on the purpose of public education. The authors write from different vantage points, but each takes seriously a core question: In…...
What Are Schools For Now? (SSIR)
2+ week, 4+ hour ago (1133+ words) Reimaging education for a changing world By Frances Messano May 4, 2026 At the same time, young people are increasingly skeptical of the "school deal": The promise that years of hard work in school will translate into a stable, secure life. For…...
Education for Thriving Careers (SSIR)
2+ week, 4+ hour ago (416+ words) What the research says about education, jobs, AI, and what students will need to succeed as future workers and citizens. By Matt Sigelman May 4, 2026 Ensuring that students succeed means rethinking what we teach them'and how deeply we teach it. Three…...
Reprints and Permissions
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (202+ words) We encourage thoughtful sharing of Stanford Social Innovation Review articles to help these ideas reach broader audiences and advance the field of social innovation. Below are the ways that you can legally excerpt, reprint, and distribute our work. If you…...
Constructive Confrontation (SSIR)
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (1761+ words) An excerpt from The Hypocrisy Trap on how to avoid it By Michael Hallsworth Jan. 6, 2026 I hope this excerpt offers practical ideas for how nonprofits can talk about inconsistency, design more effective efforts to change behavior, and build the kind…...