Strong Start to Finish – Hitting Their Stride Status Report on Developmental Reform

If you missed the launch of Strada’s Opportunity Index this spring, you should really go back and dig in. Essentially, the index puts together five priority action areas and compelling state-by-state data to push states to better connect education after high school and jobs.

How does three million more graduation parties sound?

Math can be more complicated. With math, mistakes are not just unavoidable; they are essential. When students are encouraged to explore, experiment, and, yes, fail, they build resilience and develop a robust problem-solving mindset. Mistakes are a key part of math! In Quanta magazine recently, the topologist Danny Calgary discusses learning and growing from mistakes and disappointment in math.