by patrickdwyer | Oct 13, 2020 | Blog, Dwyer Family Foundation, Patrick Dwyer, Philanthropy
There can be little doubt that we live at a point in history where unprecedented access to educational materials is now available to an extraordinary variety of learners. By the same token, however, competition for places at top universities has never been more...
by patrickdwyer | Sep 29, 2020 | Blog, Dwyer Family Foundation, Patrick Dwyer, Philanthropy
Educators, along with civic activists and parents, have called for equity in education. Their ongoing pleas have brought awareness to potential flaws in standardized testing and additional common features of education. Other discrepancies based on demographic regions...
by patrickdwyer | Sep 15, 2020 | Blog, Dwyer Family Foundation, Patrick Dwyer, Philanthropy
As technology started to develop and cities were being built, people moved from rural areas into suburbs and busy cities. This meant that more resources were being dedicated to schools in big cities because more kids were there. This unfortunately left a lot of rural...
by patrickdwyer | Sep 1, 2020 | Blog, Patrick Dwyer, Philanthropy
Investors in the modern-day world are shifting and adopting social responsibility in the ways they invest. These investors are no longer just interested in the gains and profits they get, but their contribution to society. A survey conducted in 2018 revealed that over...
by patrickdwyer | Aug 20, 2020 | Blog, Dwyer Family Foundation, Patrick Dwyer, Philanthropy
Education plays a significant role in society. That is why those fortunate enough in the world seek to invest in the education system. In the U.S., about 1.2 million students drop out of school every year due to high poverty levels. The most identifiable states with...
by patrickdwyer | Aug 6, 2020 | Blog, Dwyer Family Foundation, Patrick Dwyer, Philanthropy
The world has no shortage of billionaires. As of 2020, the number of individuals whose net worth is over $1 billion has risen above two thousand. However, among these people, some stand out because they give away a significant amount of money from their fortune to...
