In his 40-year career, Professor Martin Carnoy has studied education in countries throughout Latin America, Asia, and Africa. Trained as a labor economist, he has a special interest in how changes in the world economy affect education and how education affects a country's competitive prospects.

Tagged: economics, International Initiative, Latin America, Middle East, schools, International Issues, K-12 Education, Public Service, Education

Stanford economist Caroline Hoxby cites research showing advantages of charter schools.

Tagged: charter schools, economics, teaching, United States, K-12 Education, Education, Humanities & Sciences

Stanford's Project WRITE helps high school students, many of whom are non-native English speakers, develop writing skills that will help them succeed in college and beyond.

Tagged: schools, teaching, K-12 Education, Education

The nation's leading heroes, in the eyes of its youth, are African Americans, according to a study by Stanford Education Professor Sam Wineburg and alum Chauncey Monte-Sano, an assistant professor of education at the University of Maryland.

Tagged: heroes, history, K-12 Education, Education

Most Americans have heard that the United States lags China and India in math and science education, but they often dismiss that reality, assuming that the leaders emphasize rote learning at the expense of teaching well-rounded original thinking.

Tagged: China, India, learning, schools, United States, International Issues, K-12 Education, Public Service, Business, Education

Since her freshman year at Stanford, Dunke Hughes, '05, MA '06, knew her future lay in teaching others. However, by the time she was a junior, Hughes was discouraged by her heavy college loan burden that would be difficult to repay on a teacher's salary.

Tagged: alumni, charter school, scholarships, teaching, K-12 Education, On Campus, Public Service, Education

According to Stanford professor, Carol Dweck, people's self-theories about intelligence have a profound influence on their motivation to learn. Students who hold a "fixed" theory are mainly concerned with how smart they are, so prefer tasks they can already do well. In contrast, people who believe in an "expandable" or "growth" theory of intelligence want to challenge themselves to increase their abilities, even if they fail at first.

Tagged: learning, mindset, psychology, schools, youth, K-12 Education, Humanities & Sciences

The Youth and Education Law Project works to ensure that disadvantaged youth have access to "equal and excellent" educational opportunities while providing a compelling training ground for future lawyers.

Tagged: autism, lawyers, legal clinics, schools, K-12 Education, Public Service, Law

Stanford researchers have headed an unprecedented investigation into California's troubled K-12 education system. Their findings reveal that millions of students will be able to attain the state's high achievement standards only if what they describe as California's irrational, complex and restrictive school finance and governance system is overhauled from the bottom up.

Tagged: California, Center for Education Policy Analysis, teaching, K-12 Education, Education