schools Archives

To reopen schools or not: A case for educational equity

Posted September 7th, 2020

Deciding whether to reopen schools gives communities the perfect opportunity to address deep-seated equity issues like racism and classism.

Matthew 25 in Iran

Posted April 30th, 2020

A reunion between a Peace Corps volunteer in Iran in the 1960s and one of her students recently made the national news.

Hope through education in South Sudan

Posted May 21st, 2019

He looked no more than 14 as he came forward to welcome me with a hearty handshake. Assuming he was a primary school pupil, I asked about his teacher. He responded, “Hello, ma’am. I am the teacher.” Still skeptical, I began a full-scale inquisition: How old are you? How long have you been a teacher? Which class do you teach? And finally: Are you really the teacher?

‘Be the Church’ campaign inspires hundreds in Kansas City

Posted November 9th, 2017

Hundreds of individuals from the Kansas City, Missouri, metro area woke up one autumn morning and instead of putting on their Sunday best, they dressed in work clothes, boots and gloves; gathered rakes, scissors, knitting needles and casserole dishes; and drove to church to worship in a different way.