As part of this growing political consensus Shanker’s preferred method was to keep setting standards and encouraging high levels of involvement however, he would not prescribe how academic goals are to be met. Shanker believed that small teams of dedicated educators, who he compared as corporate teams for research and development. He stressed that successful…

Many those who study education policy have a basic understanding about the background of Albert Shanker’s speech from 1988 in front of the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. The speech was a huge success. Shanker delivered a broad criticism of reforms and also referred to ideas that were formulated in the work of Ray…

We at Community Wealth Partners, we’ve observed both local and national organisations strategically build new cross-sectoral relationships that have changed the way they operate. This method has been beneficial for large national companies, such as Share Our Strength in the manner we’ve mentioned as well as smaller groups that are local focused, like Miriam’s Kitchen.…

The past year has witnessed an uproar of voices challenging the status quo within the philanthropic and nonprofit sectors to achieve more impact. Writers like Rob Reich and Edgar Villanueva challenged the field of philanthropy to reconsider the power and privilege it enjoys, while Leslie Crutchfield and Charlene Carruthers have re-examined the lessons of various social movements that nonprofits could apply to their work. They…

To ensure that women aren’t left behind and can instead profit from the opportunities that technology provides will require corporations, governments education institutions, as well as civil society all work together. Public policy and business leaders makers are in particular able to: Find gender-specific data that is gender-disaggregated such as the dashboarding of pay gap…

Technology also offers women the chance to progress and grow within the workplace, gaining new abilities and possibilities, in some instances, jumping into previously unobtainable job opportunities. Working remotely can allow women to manage their home responsibilities while participating in an economic system that is formal. In other situations, especially when social norms or the…

The most often cited threat for women due to technology and artificial intelligence is loss of jobs because of the high proportion of women working in lower and middle-skilled positions (such as manufacturing and clerical positions). The most recent IMF panel discussion document looking at 29 Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) member countries,…

There’s growing recognition on the fact that the empowerment of women in economics is essentialto increase global economic development and sustainability. However, governments and businesses across the globe haven’t done much to adapt to the ways in which the changing nature of work will affect women in different ways than men. There is a lot…

It’s a common occurrence when a nonprofit launches what they believe will be an effective program, but then it comes across taboos and cultural norms which cause people to resist the idea that could drastically enhance their lives. In most cases the solution lies in one of sequence in which opening people’s minds to the…