Effective Ed

August 30, 2022

Cross-class Friendships and School Assignment

Effective Ed

August 30, 2022

Cross-class Friendships and School Assignment

Did you know that the U.S. has increased in economic segregation and decreased in opportunity? The U.S. now ranks below Canada, Denmark, and the UK in economic mobility. Today, we’re focusing on how friendships act as a helping hand toward upward mobility, and how schools could play a role in change.

Effective Ed

August 2, 2022

More Walkers, Less Crime!

Effective Ed

August 2, 2022

A recent study suggests that “eyes on the street” lower crime in communities and neighborhoods. Specifically, neighborhoods that have more dog-walkers experience less crime. If this is true for dogs, how would having more kids walking to school affect a neighborhood?

Effective Ed

April 7, 2020

How Choice Can Make a Difference

Effective Ed

April 7, 2020

This is the story of a young man who had firsthand experience with the opportunity to choose where he attended school. Now he works in Washington D.C., trying to give that same opportunity to more students across the US. Check out his perspective on the blog.

Effective Ed

March 31, 2020

Loving Your Neighbor During COVID19

Effective Ed

March 31, 2020

People are singing on their balconies and hanging signs in their windows. Today we’re sharing a personal story from one of our editors about the struggle to define what it means to be a neighbor during COVID19. The long and short? There’s not an easy answer…

Effective Ed

October 22, 2019

Can Education Transform a Neighborhood?

Effective Ed

October 22, 2019

The neighborhood surrounding Oyler school has been headed in the “right direction” for years. After covering the school’s story for 7 years, journalist, Amy Scott, tries to pinpoint why a school that “seemingly” has everything would not change the neighborhood around it. The answer is on the blog today.