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Thomas Sowell explains why even triumphant charter schools spark resistance

A round robin with eight leading authorities on philanthropy, medicine, and national governance

Interesting charities encountered in our travels. With a special focus this installment on top-flight, donor-powered medical institutions in Boston.

American medical charity has a noble history that extends right to our present moment

Dr. Tony Atala an international leader in the field of regenerative medicine, which creates tissues that can replace failing body parts discusses covid-19

We are in the midst of a harsh counterrevolution against school reform, and severed heads are beginning to pile up.

Rags to riches in real life. Vets achieving independence. A pilgrimage to Israel for $500. Behind the scenes at Gettysburg. Leonard Leo's legal network. The power of small givers.

Notable early American philanthropists, from the Philanthropy Hall of Fame

Notable contributions to religious causes from the Philanthropy Hall of Fame

The Jazz Foundation cares for musicians in trouble, who in turn keep a heritage alive

Reviving Ellington jazz for a new generation

Hunting human traffickers. Moral formation through music. Airplane ambulances. The philanthropic payoff to an artistic addiction.

Censorship by Google. A modern-day good Samaritan. A quarterback gives back. Charter school experimentation.

Police foundations support and even pioneer public-safety enhancements.

Home life and scholastic success. A baseball all-star gives back. Children and animals on Noah's Ark. BYU student animators.

A pair of entrepreneurs answer the philanthropic call

Why givers prize the right to be anonymous

A roadmap to success, no matter what unfolds in Washington

The most consequential developments after 25 years of charter schools.

How this hard-charging leader of school reform accomplishes miracles

Combining work, school, and play with sports-stadium jobs that earn college tuition

Venture for America is bringing entrepreneurial vim and vigor to unexpected corners of our country

Schools need better teaching, not more money: Bill Gates. Celebrity philanthropy fizz. Bureaucracy-ridden sluggards.

The charter school boom ahead

Local news and research journalism as charity causes

For years now, she has been at the forefront of the educational-reform movement.

Our schools won t thrive until the charter ethic replaces the urban school district itself, says this leading reform expert.

The promise and peril of America s most selective public high schools

Breakthroughs in K 12 Education

The Relay Graduate School of Education is revolutionizing teacher training

Chicks on camera. Couch-surfing in disaster zones. Teacher's union fights for facelifts. One million missing Christians.

An open letter to the Ford Foundation on inequality.