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Invention of Health Insurance

Thomas Sowell explains why even triumphant charter schools spark resistance

How is our forced effort at online education going?

Leo Linbeck on covid and its consequences

A foolish critic of private charity

Meet Bernie Marcus, winner of the 2012 William E. Simon Prize for Philanthropic Leadership

Dynastic wealth can hurt children. Can philanthropy help?

Notable contributions to economic opportunity from the Philanthropy Hall of Fame

After leading the Robin Hood Foundation for 27 years, Saltzman reflects on his time fighting poverty in New York

The most consequential developments after 25 years of charter schools.

Learning from Newark

Lots of donors say they're interested in social change. Most don't act.

Aid for Assyrians. A monk's secret to schooling. Anonymous animal lovers. Rescuing an orchestra.

A 15-year update on the winners of the William E. Simon Prize for Philanthropic Leadership

How donors can help teachers acquire the skills they need.

This visionary philanthropist details progress on his efforts to dramatically improve American K 12 education.

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

Meet Eli and Edythe Broad, winners of the 2013 William E. Simon Prize for Philanthropic Leadership

The Relay Graduate School of Education is revolutionizing teacher training

An open letter to the Ford Foundation on inequality.