In thinking about our education system, the most important question must be: “And how are the children?” Students, and particularly low-income students, students of color, and English learners, must have grade-appropriate assignments, strong instruction, deep engagement and teachers with high expectations for student success.

The Council of Great City Schools and LAUSD estblished a nationwide "bench of contracts" with Imagine Learning, Inc. and two other publishers who have met the Council's quality criteria for EL math materials. Other school districts can now also use these contracts to purchase vetted materials to support teachers of English learners.

The Magnetar Capital UChicago Financial Education Initiative launched finEDge, a single-semester program designed to prepare high school students to navigate financial decisions with confidence.

Several middle schoolers worked on a challenging puzzle cube as part of a STEM project to help them overcome learning disabilities at Newark's The College School, which partners with the University of Delaware's mechanical engineering and clinical psychology departments.