Did you know that almost 70 percent of American eighth graders don’t read or write at grade level? That number is based on reading and writing proficiency as measured by the Nation’s Report Card. And, if you found that number surprising, then consider this: Literacy rates have been hovering in this dismal range for about 40 years.

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There is a small but growing effort to rethink fundamental aspects of our current system.

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Last week, the Wall Street Journal published an interesting article about School of One, a program that “attempts to solve an age-old problem for teachers: What to do with students in the same class who learn at different speeds.” The answer lies in something
called personalized learning.

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We target our resources here and abroad where we believe we can have the greatest impact: vaccines that save children from serious illness and death, more increased agricultural productivity that allow families to feed themselves and earn a living, access
to contraception to ensure that women can decide when to have children, and a great teacher who can make a dramatic difference in the life of low income students in the United States.

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