by patrickdwyer | Dec 7, 2020 | Blog, Dwyer Family Foundation, Education, Patrick Dwyer, Philanthropy
A look at philanthropists donating habits reveals an interesting trend. Almost all philanthropists agree that education is one of their top priorities, and schools and scholarships receive the largest amounts of charitable donations. Why is education such a big draw...
by patrickdwyer | Nov 23, 2020 | Blog, Dwyer Family Foundation, Education, Patrick Dwyer, Philanthropy
A community with an elevated level of literacy and a lot of readers is a wonderful place to live. Studies show that all levels of society are lifted by superior literacy rates, from economic development to the quality of social interaction. Even crime rates are lower...
by patrickdwyer | Nov 13, 2020 | Blog, Dwyer Family Foundation, Education, Patrick Dwyer, Philanthropy
In the past, there seemed to be an issue with education accessibility. Those with problems like dyslexia often had a harder time with the curriculum than the person that didn’t have the disorder. Over the years, education accessibility became a cause of concern,...
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...
