How to Democratize K12 Education (and not make the problem worse)

Expanding access to K12 education is a worthy goal, but often well intentioned efforts fail or even contribute to inequity. With awareness & creativity, we can cooperate to ensure all kids thrive.

As a young woman, Dr. Rebecca Winthrop was quickly making a name for herself in the field of human rights. After contributing to the adoption of several new rights for women, she visited refugee camps to talk to the women there about how their new rights were benefiting their lives. 

“Thanks for the rights,” they said, “but honestly what we need is to le…