The Elective

Stefanie Sanford

Stefanie Sanford is Chief of Global Policy at the College Board.

34 Articles

Dan Greenstein pointing at a computer in a room with five other students while one sits at the monitor and another wears electrodes on his head

9 Min Read

Interview

Building the 21st-Century Public University

9 Min Read

Two high school students sit at a desk covered with technical paperwork and tools while working on a circuitboard

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Interview

Igniting Students’ STEM Afterburners

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Four college students, 2 male 2 female, smile and laugh as they walk along campus

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Interview

Arthur Brooks is in the Happiness Business

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Six elementary school students, boys and girls. standing for Pledge of Allegiance

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Interview

(Re)building Character in America’s Schools

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College student speaking in front of a group of other students, seen from behind

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Interview

Reunifying a House Divided Through Conversation

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Hahrie Han speaking on a stage at an event

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Interview

Strengthening the Muscle of Democracy

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stock illustration of Hands Red White and Blue Raised

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Interview

A Blueprint for Student Civic Engagement

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Photo from above of a row of people sit at tables in a gymnasium, in the back, a woman speaking at a microphone in the middle, and bleachers full of people listening in the front

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Interview

A Pitch for Public Service

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Masked female teacher writes on the notebook of a masked female student she's helping in a classroom

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Interview

Dan Domenech is Ready to Embrace "Disruptive Education"

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Man walking into the Capitol Rotunda

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Opinion

Saluting Colin Powell’s Enduring Education Legacy

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A multi-ethnic group of middle school students walking and talking with a teacher or principal outside the school building, The teacher, a mature African-American man in his 50s, is in the middle, and the six students are looking toward him.

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Interview

Recommitting to the Endeavor of Hope

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Close up of a group of elementary school kids doing schoolwork on their laptops

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Interview

Empowering a Rebirth of Digital Citizenship

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Sonja Santelises, in a winter coat and scarf, smiles as she puts her arm around a smiling student

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Interview

Charm City Turnaround

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College students help adult learners sitting at a bank of computers

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Interview

Seizing the (Computer Science) Initiative in Arkansas

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Asa Hutchinson sits with a female student at a table as she shows him work on her laptop

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Interview

The Hope and Opportunity of a Technology Education

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A masked teacher speaks with a masked student between classes while standing in front of a green and yellow banner that reads welcome back

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Interview

Public Education After the Pandemic

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Interview

The Moral Imperative of Public Education

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Photo of Dwana Franklin-Davis

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Interview

Rebooting the Invitation to Technology

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cover of the book High Conflict

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Interview

The High Cost of High Conflict

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Two headshots, side by side, of authors Frederick Hess and Pedro Noguera, with the cover of their book A Search for Common Ground below them

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Interview

Debating Education Without the Flamethrowing

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Bernard Harris standing to the side of a podium, his left arm resting on it as he smiles during his presentation

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Interview

A Trailblazing Astronaut’s Ongoing Mission

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Young black female high school student wearing a mask while sitting in a classroom

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Interview

Ensuring Education Blooms in the Magnolia State

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A teacher gives thumbs up to the remote learning students she's looking at on a laptop while three students sitting in her classroom, wearing masks, look on

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Interview

Getting Students Connected—and Keeping Them Connected

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open blank journal on a wooden table, with a hand holding a pencil on the right side of the journal

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Handbook

The Ongoing Work of Composing a Life

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Perdue university president Mitch Daniels gestures while he speaks to another man on stage

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Interview

Protecting the Priceless Advantage of Higher Education

7 Min Read

Young male elementary school student in a white short-sleeve button down shirt, glasses, and facemask sits in front of a laptop at a desk in an empty school room

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Interview

The Pandemic-Driven Urgency to Improve Our Digital Lives

9 Min Read

Closeup photo of an empty classroom showing empty desks and chairs

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Interview

The Digital Divide, Learning Loss, and the Future of the American Classroom

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Interview

On the Frontlines of Closing the Digital Divide

6 Min Read

A photo from above of a group of black laptops, open and sitting on a carpeted floor

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Interview

America’s Students—and Its Economy—Need Reliable Internet Now

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a young woman sitting at a cluttered desk holds her head in exasperation

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News

Easing the Transition to College Amid a Pandemic

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Photograph of a young woman sitting at a desk, seen from behind as she looks at a laptop whose screen is covered in video conferencing boxes

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News

The Long-Range Benefits of Broadband Access

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a young man is seen from behind as he sits at a desk, in front of a computer, looking out a shaded window filling the room with orange light

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News

How to Ensure Students Succeed in a Year Like No Other

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larry irving motions while giving a speech

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Interview

Internet Hall-of-Famer Larry Irving on Closing the Digital Divide

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News

Words of Wisdom—and Celebration—for the Class of 2020

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