Marc Sommers on Conflict-Affected Education

How can a new qualification open doors for refugees and displaced young people, whose education has been disrupted by conflict, displacement, and crisis?I spoke with Jane Mann, Managing Director for the Partnership for Education at Cambridge University Press and Assessment, and E ...  Show more

Globally, an estimated 139 million boys are out of school.Addressing boys’ disengagement is critical not only for their future well-being but also for achieving gender equality and inclusive societies. Research shows that boys who complete secondary education are more likely to c ...  Show more

Dr. Peterson discusses education challenges, praising homeschooling over the flawed K-12 system, exploring new learning models, and stressing critical thinking in a world dominated by low-attention span media environments. He also highlights the importance of teacher passion, cha ...  Show more

Consider some of the conflicts bubbling or boiling in the world today, and then plot where education – both schooling and less formal means of learning – fits in. Is it a victim, suffering from the conflict or ...

Dr. Warren Farrell and I discuss his book “The Boy Crisis” which explores the challenges boys face in education, mental health, relationships with fathers, and more. Together we steer the conversation towards the overwhelming experience of being a young male navigating through ea ...  Show more

What are the benefits — and the ethical challenges — of relying on EdTech in crisis environments? Can technology offer true educational equality when access is still uneven?For many children around the world, the start of the learning day is marked not by the opening of a classro ...  Show more