Foundation for the Next Generation

09/15/2025

Reading is the most fundamental skill kids need to be taught. Math is the second. These skills should be learned in grade school.

08/20/2025

Here's a link to an article I wrote on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/age-education-ai-michael-v-fowler-qy7le

I would love to hear your thoughts!

I believe we're in the age of education. I came to this idea by a route I've not seen discussed before, so I would like to explore that with you and hear your views.

04/25/2025

12/15/2023

Wow - gave $100MM to start a STEAM school - bet that's a great school.

Give me $100MM and I'll revolutionize K-12 for all students, that's why the Foundation for the Next Generation was started. Go to forbettereducation.org

12/14/2023

It was in the news recently that Ross Stevens, founder and CEO of Stone Ridge Asset Management is withdrawing a gift worth around $100 million to protest the University of Pennsylvania's response to antisemitism on campus and congressional testimony by Penn president Liz Magill.

There are two things I applaud here, and also something that bothers me. First, I applaud standing up against antisemitism, and second I applaud any support of education, especially by those who put their money where their mouth is, so kudos to Mr. Stevens.

The thing that bothers me is the amount of support in so many forms, and in such large amounts for the bastions of higher education, while the foundation of education, K-12, is failing so badly. It has been pointed out that in 100 years we have gone from teaching Latin in high school to teaching remedial English in college. According to the Center for American Progress, somewhere between 40 to 60 percent of first-year college students now require remedial courses in math, English, or both.

The National Association of College and University Business Officers shows 129 colleges and university systems with endowments over $1 billion, with Harvard leading the pack at over $49 billion! These schools already charge their students enough that it takes many of them over 20 years to repay student loans, so I wonder what the justification is for sitting on such large amounts of money? And, why do donors continue to shower them with more?

I know some of the answer - a desire to do good, support education (a wonderful cause), and in some cases, for the recognition and legacy that such gifts provide. There exists an opportunity to accomplish all of this, while having an impact that would rival, if not surpass that of the great Andrew Carnegie.

One gift the size of Mr. Stevens' would ensure the completion of the mission of the Foundation for the Next Generation - to completely reengineer K-12 education and make that education freely available online in formats for homeschoolers as well as brick-and-mortar environments. This would be an education based on what has proven to be successful in the past combined with the latest knowledge and research, and implemented with the latest technology. This would be an education geared to bringing out the best in the individual by helping them to discover their own talents, interests and abilities while allowing them to progress at their own pace. And, this would be an education designed to produce graduates ready to enter the real world of the 21st century, with real-world knowledge and capability.

We would gladly rename the whole foundation for a donor or corporation that pledged $100 million over ten years, and you would be giving millions and millions of children the chance at a real education and all that means to their future and to our society. You just don't get the chance to have that kind of impact anywhere else!

To learn more, go to forbettereducation.org or go here to easily make a smaller donation to help us get the word out https://tinyurl.com/nextgened The world needs this, our children need this, and the benefits will be amazing! Are you listening , , ?

Dedicated to getting kids a better education so they can have a better life!

06/12/2023

Nothing pi**es people off these days more than politics, but usually you only get to make half the people mad at a time - I want to see if I can get everybody all at once!

Actually, what I want to do is show how the promises that got the two most unlikely candidates in history elected actually apply to this foundation and are exactly why you should donate and support the Foundation for the Next Generation!

Barack Obama, a junior senator with no resume to speak of, got elected president by promising "Hope and Change".

Donald Trump, a real estate mogul and tv personality with no background in government, got elected president by promising to "Make America Great Again".

What could offer more hope and change than giving our kids a better education? Imagine the difference it would make in all our lives, not to mention theirs!

What could make America great again better than the next generation getting a better education? Imagine people making better decisions, solving problems, and making the world a better place because of the tools they have been given by a proper education!

All the resources exist to develop an amazing K-12 education program, all we need to do is invest the time and money to do it. What better use of that time and money could there be?

Education used to be a priority in this country, and we were better off because of it. So, if you liked these promises enough to vote for these guys, how about helping us really make it happen? Together we can make America the leader in education that we used to be! (We are currently 27th)

Text "SMARTER" to 53-555 or go to tinyURL.com/NEXTGENED to join the move to better education!

The Foundation for the Next Generation is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. Learn more at forbettereducation.org

Dedicated to improving K-12 education

06/12/2023

What do you think about this?

06/12/2023

And they call themselves educators?

05/10/2023

Tweaks, adjustments, "reforms," et al are not going to make our students in any way competitive in the global arena. Sometimes revolution is needed, and I believe this is the perfect example. The only way to "reform" the education system is with Universal School Choice. The very best reform for any system is pure competition. - Jim Wills, school board member

05/10/2023

Kids today aren't getting anything close to a good education. They (sometimes) reach graduation (25-35% dropout rate), barely able to read or do math, and ignorant in many areas needed to function as an adult in society. They are unprepared for the life they are starting. We can fix this!

05/09/2023

Nearly every field of science, art, or even sports has made huge progress in the last 70 years - except education! The conditions are ripe for us to make a quantum leap in K-12 education - you can help make it happen at forbettereducation.org

05/08/2023

When it comes to a better education, our children deserve it, our country needs it, and we will all benefit from it. Go to: forbetteredation.org to help!