Allan Golston·Dec 9, 2020Looking Ahead to Meet This MomentEducation in the U.S. is in a state of crisis, and the moment calls for a clear focus on addressing the immediate challenges while also…
Allan Golston·Nov 17, 2020Higher Ed Budget Crunch Echoes a History We Can’t Afford to RepeatWriter and philosopher George Santayana famously said that those who don’t learn from the past are condemned to repeat it. As the economic…
Allan Golston·Sep 24, 2020Young people are feeling less certain about their future. We need to answer their call.One of the most enduring myths about young people is that they don’t know what they want to do. In fact, young people often have a much…A response icon1A response icon1
Allan Golston·Feb 27, 2020A Smart Approach to Greater Insights and Impact in EducationAt the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, we talk a lot about data. Data allows us to measure things we care about — like how many cases of…
Allan Golston·Jan 10, 2020My Word of the Year for 2020: TransformationTaking a page out of Melinda Gates’s book (figuratively, I mean…but if you haven’t read Melinda’s book, The Moment of Lift, you should)…
Allan Golston·Dec 18, 2019We’re Seeing Momentum on Developmental EducationLast month at the ExcelinEd National Summit, I joined a panel on the topic of ‘The Future of Education’. To kick off the conversation, we…
Allan Golston·Dec 10, 2019Standards are the starting line, not the finish lineLast week, the New York Times ran an article looking back on the 10 years since more than 40 states started using the Common Core State…
Allan Golston·Nov 13, 2019Making a Collective Impact in the Rio Grande ValleyIf you find yourself driving along the southern edge of Texas in the Rio Grande Valley, you’re likely to see billboards promoting local…
Allan Golston·Oct 30, 2019What Do Game of Thrones and Curriculum have in Common?Earlier this week I wrote about a recent trip I took to Baltimore City Public Schools (City Schools) to learn more about the how the Gates…
Allan Golston·Oct 28, 2019Good Things are Happening in BaltimoreAfter nearly two decades of investing in U.S. education, our team at the Gates Foundation has learned a number of lessons that inform our…
