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This essay was originally published as part of the Center on Reinventing Public Education’s 2023 “State of the American Student” report. As part of the effort, CRPE asked 14 experts from various sectors to offer up examples of innovations, solutions or possible paths forward as education leaders navigate the current crisis. Cara Pangelinan went straight […]

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has announced the formation of a new state agency targeted at improving educational outcomes from preschool through postsecondary instruction. The new Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement and Potential (MiLEAP) will have three offices: Early Childhood Education, Higher Education and Education Partnerships. The department is part of Whitmer’s sweeping “Make It In […]

What is the point of education? This is the question one Oxford University student found himself asking in his recently self-published book. JP Ay is a 22-year-old Oxford University student at St Hilda’s College. He is in his fourth year of an integrated master’s degree in biochemistry and, until he turned 18, he went to a private boys school in London. Despite benefitting from a private education, Mr Ay now says there are life skills to be learned beyond an academia to prepare people...