I was raised in Guatemala, where I was expected to grow up fast and told that women are not meant to go to school. But I had other dreams. Children attend school in northern Guatemala, 1 July 2014 (AP Photo/Luis Soto) I come from Guatemala, where education is not a...
The Hewitt School, an all-girls school in New York, is joining News-Decoder as our 18th academic partner. “As a school whose four academic pillars of presence, empathy, research and purpose mandate a total consciousness, Hewitt is honored to join the...
For decades, militant religious schools in Pakistan called madrassas taught students to kill non-believers. Now, Islamabad is taking them on. Zaman and Viqar Shah head to a madrassa in Islamabad, Pakistan, 22 May 2003. (EPA-PHOTO/EPA/Shabbir Hussain Iman) For 30...
I’ve spent the past school year studying overseas. It’s given me a new perspective on my own homeland and on the polarization that divides us. A protest against efforts to repeal the U.S. Affordable Care Act, New York, 24 July 24 2017 (EPA/JUSTIN LANE) I...
A funding drive and a major donation have enabled News-Decoder to hire two new employees to help the nonprofit extend its global reach. Lauren Heuser Alexandra Gray Spurred by generous financial supporters, News-Decoder is hiring two new employees to help us reach...