Wunderbar Together: A Year of German American Friendship

AUDIO: Christoph Muecher, Director, The Wunderbar Together initiative
(Washington D.C., Tuesday, April 30, 2019) – This year marks the 100th anniversary of Bauhaus design and despite its name—Bauhaus is German for “building house”—the design principles that embrace minimalism are applied to much more...

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New Report on Public Pre-K Programs Highlights Which States are Investing in Their Young Children

AUDIO: W. Steven Barnett, Economist and Founder of the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER), Rutgers University
(New Brunswick, NJ, Wednesday, April 17, 2019) – The State of Preschool 2018, a new report on public pre-K programs nationwide, highlights which states invest best in their young children and which leave too many children...

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LEGO Education Announces SPIKE Prime, a New Hands-On Learning Approach for Classrooms

AUDIO: Sid Muthyala, Senior Concept Lead, LEGO Education
(Billund, Denmark, Tuesday, April 2, 2019) – Today, LEGO® Education announced LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Prime, the newest product in the LEGO Education hands-on STEAM learning portfolio. SPIKE Prime brings together LEGO bricks, a programmable, multi-port...

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New College Disrupts Traditional Higher Education Programs

AUDIO: Jeremy Rossmann, Founder, Make School, and Alexis Ohanian, Founder, Reddit
(San Francisco, CA, Wednesday, March 27, 2019) – With recent scandals bringing increased scrutiny to admissions practices at top colleges, some are calling the system rigged. Bribery, manufactured test scores, and preference for legacy applicants exclude...

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New Report on Social, Emotional, and Academic Development Asserts That the U.S. is at a Turning Point

AUDIO: Timothy Shriver, National Commission Co-Chair, Chairman of the Special Olympics, and Co-Founder and Chair of the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL)
(Washington, DC, Tuesday, January 29, 2019) – A new report being released by the Aspen Institute National Commission on Social, Emotional, and Academic Development asserts that our nation is at a turning point. We now understand...

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New Report Highlights the Best Practices Being Used by Low-Performing Schools in Minnesota

AUDIO: Andrea Roethke, Managing Director of Strategy and Operations, EdAllies
(Minneapolis, MN, Wednesday, January 9, 2019) – Under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) of 2015, states have a responsibility to create systems to meaningfully address underperforming schools to provide all students a strong, equitable education....

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New Report Highlights the Best Practices Being Used by Low-Performing Schools in Arizona

AUDIO: Kristie Martorelli-Jackson, 2012 Arizona Teacher of the Year
(Phoenix, AZ, Thursday, December 13, 2018) – Under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) of 2015, states have a responsibility to create systems to meaningfully address underperforming schools to provide all students a strong, equitable education....

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New Report Highlights the Best Practices Being Used by Low-Performing Schools in Tennessee

AUDIO: Candace Hines, Kindergarten Teacher, Shelby County Schools
(Memphis, TN, Thursday, December 13, 2018) – Under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) of 2015, states have a responsibility to create systems to meaningfully address underperforming schools to provide all students a strong, equitable education....

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