The Education Week Spotlight, From Decoding to Growth: Every Student’s Journey Forward, is a collection of articles hand-picked by our editors.

This article is authored by Ravneet Pawha, vice president (Global Engagement) and CEO (South Asia), Deakin University.

In April 2022, during a scholarship distribution programme in Uluberia, I found myself in conversation with a group of school students. I began asking the children about their own aspirations. One boy ...