Harvard Graduate School of Education shared a video of our Rick Weissbourd discussing coping with coronavirus. He provides recommendations on how caregivers can answer children’s questions while fostering a sense of safety.
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“Change will have to come not only from schools, but also from parents,” says Rick Weissbourd, Making Caring Common’s Faculty Director.
Read Katie Reilly’s piece in Time about the college admissions scandal, which includes a mention of our timely report on ethical engagement and college admissions.
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Justin-Siena High School has joined the Caring Schools Network (CSN), Lorna Sheridan writes in The Sonoma Index Tribune. In collaboration with Making Caring Common, the school will collect anonymous survey data to better understand how students, staff and parents experience the school community.
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In this piece for GQ, Eliza Brooke highlights educators who are taking a more holistic approach sex and relationship education and talks to MCC’s Rick Weissbourd about love.
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A preoccupation with a child’s moment-to-moment happiness and removing every possible obstacle to their happiness isn’t doing them any favors, writes Cynthia Levy writes in Baby Gaga. (She also gives MCC’s research a shout-out!)
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Eric Torres, co-author of our new report on school integration, speaks with journalist Morgan Springer of WNPR about parent attitudes and misconceptions regarding segregation in U.S public schools.
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Rick Weissbourd and Alison Cashin write in Boston Globe Magazine about parents’ obsession with raising happy kids — ironically at the expense of their own kids’ happiness.
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Richard Weissbourd and Eric Torres, co-authors of our new report on school integration, spoke with WUWM's Lake Effect about school choice in Wisconsin. Even though parents say they want diverse schools, they often don’t make it a priority.
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BNN’s Chris Lovett interviewed MCC’s Richard Weissbourd about our new report on school integration that shows significant support among parents for racially integrated schools. Watch the full segment on YouTube.
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Steven Yoder writes in The Washington Post about the college application process facing students today. Some universities say they’re committed to changing what they look for in applicants — but is this true? MCC’s Richard Weissbourd discusses our second report on improving the college admissions process, released in March 2019.
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Brennan Barnard talks with Trisha Ross Anderson about college admissions — and how to elevate character as part of students’ application process.
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Is it really impossible to get into college? "Fake News." The truth is, the majority of U.S. colleges accept many more students than they deny. Brennan Barnard discusses the common misconception in Forbes. He provides helpful advice, with an emphasis on two things to remember: don’t believe everything you read on the internet and college is possible.
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Quartz Senior Reporter Jenny Anderson spoke with Richard Weissbourd and Eric Torres about our new report on school integration, which found that while parents say they support school integration, they often make choices that increase segregation.
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English Forum’s Daniel Abel highlights MCC's new report about school integration and quotes MCC’s Richard Weissbourd.
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MCC’s Rick Weissbourd, co-author of our new report on school integration, spoke with New England Public Radio Carrie Healy about segregation in U.S public schools. Weissbourd said the magnet schools in Hartford effectively model the integration of white, Black, and Latinx students.
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White parents say they support school integration, yet their choices often suggest otherwise. U.S. News & World Report’s Lauren Camera spoke with MCC’s Rick Weissbourd and Eric Torres about our new report on school integration.
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Lake Effect's Emily Files spoke with MCC’s Rick Weissbourd and Eric Torres about their new report, which indicates that even though parents support school integration, many don't prioritize it when choosing a school.
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Education Week’s Christina A. Samuels spoke with MCC’s Richard Weissbourd about our new report about how parents’ choices contribute to segregated schools.
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The Wake County Public School System School Board referenced MCC’s new report about school integration in its new plan. Education Dive’s Linda Jacobson quotes report co-authors Eric Torres and Rick Weissbourd in her coverage.
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Edgewater Echo’s Joel Newton shares his parenting experience navigating segregated schools in Edgewater, Colorado and surrounding counties. The article refers to MCC’s new report on school integration, co-authored by Rick Weissbourd and Eric Torres.
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