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Public Education and Philanthropy

Illustration of a woman on a couch playing guitar. In front of her is an open laptop on a coffee table; behind her is an easel with a painting of a sun. Scattered books and vases are around and beneath the table.

July/August 2020

If a Book Is Published in a Pandemic, Will Anyone Read It?

May 21, 2020August 14, 2020 - by Katrina Onstad

We already undervalue our artists. COVID-19 has only made it worse

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student looking through lines in paper like they were blinds

Education / October 2018

Who Gets to Be Gifted?

September 19, 2018March 31, 2020 - by Katrina Onstad

Kids in the gifted program are disproportionately white and affluent. How streaming became another form of segregation

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Photo by loonara

We Let Work Define Us. Why Not Play?

April 21, 2017April 15, 2020 - by Katrina Onstad

Hobbies aren’t just fulfilling—they keep us healthy, mindful, and sane

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Portrait of a Ten-Year-Old Girl

October 10, 2013April 13, 2020 - by Katrina Onstad

The first decade in the life of a Canadian girl

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