The Better FAFSA: What Colleges Need to Know Right Now
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid—commonly known as FAFSA®—is the form current and prospective college and career school students [...]
To Complete or Not to Complete? Measuring Community College Student Success
The motivating factors that prompt students to enroll in a community college are as varied and diverse as their academic [...]
Beyond the Newest Philanthropy Buzzword: Knowledge Work Is Core to Equitable Change
Philanthropy loves “new” things. Today, knowledge work is coming into fashion in foundations and the nonprofit sector. But it is [...]
Facilitation: The Secret Ingredient for Successful Participatory Decision-Making in Philanthropy
Raise your hand if you’ve ever had a bad experience working with a group of people to make a decision. [...]
The One Record Myth in K–12 School Software
Is it possible to have one record for each constituent at a school? The short answer is no, not if [...]
Putting the AI in Education: Stepping Toward Generative Artificial Intelligences
Artificial intelligences (the plural is intentional) are clearly having a moment. I wouldn’t be surprised if TIME magazine’s “Person of [...]
An Evolution of Evaluation in Grantmaking With a Participatory Lens
We all want to know whether our work makes a difference. Among grantmakers, there tends to be a lot of [...]
Customized vs. Configurable Software Solutions: Which Should You Choose?
The debate over the pros and cons of configurable vs. customized software has arrived at the main stage.
Is the Higher Education Pipeline Shrinking or Just Taking a Nap?
The phenomenon of our shrinking school-aged population is well documented. People have been choosing to have fewer children, and that [...]
The Unrecognized Risk of Status Quo Problem-Solving Skills for Grantmakers
In a sector that is so risk-averse—afraid of change, reluctant to explore new ideas, and adopt new practices—why do we [...]
