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THIS IS A DEMOCRACY. You can play an active role in shaping your education and have an influence on the way your leaders vote. Drop an email on your Governor. Make it clear that you want...
This Friday and Saturday (March 5-6), over 8,000 educators will come together at the Hilton New York to participate in Thirteen and WLIW21’s fifth annual Celebration of Teaching and Learning.
Described as the “world’s fair” …
Congratulations to the 10 finalists for the Take American to College contest! Now it’s your turn to help select a winner to join four others to round out a team of five students who will be …
Central Falls High School, one of the lowest-achieving schools in the state of Rhode Island, has cleaned house. The entire staff of 93, including 74 teachers, has been fired following a 5-2 vote by the Central …
On Wednesday morning, Scholastic and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will team up for a live webcast to present the findings of Primary Sources: America’s Teachers on America’s Schools, the largest-ever national survey of America’s …
Want President Obama to speak at your high school graduation? Prove that your school is making “great strides on personal responsibility, academic excellence and college readiness,” and that may just become a reality!
The White …
In this clip from TED India 2009, designer-turned-educator Kiran Bir Sethi shares how she nurtured the notion of “I Can” within children who attend her school in India. This highly inspirational talk suggests targeting children’s mentality …
A documentary filmmaker’s goal is to inform, inspire, and sometimes enrage. With the topic of education reform growing ever hotter in the collective conscious of American society, we’re seeing an abundance of documentaries focusing on this …
For all young people, juggling the hardships of both life and school can be tough. Unfortunately, it’s often made tougher by the fact that most of them are going at it alone, with minimal support.
When …
A few weeks ago, we looked at the findings from a recent Public Agenda study on the growing number of college dropouts in America. Just 25 percent of students attend the sort of residential college …
Looks like President Obama was serious when he pledged last month to improve American students’ performance in math and science. “Make no mistake: Our future is on the line,” he said. “The nation that out-educates us …
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