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Facebook would not be what it is today without college students. Its origins trace to Mark Zuckerberg’s Harvard dorm room.

Are you going to college? If so, why? The answer might be less obvious than it seems. There’s no question that education can make a huge difference in your life, but it’s up to you to …

The education documentary Waiting for Superman has been making waves the past few months as bloggers and movie critics post their reviews from film festival screenings around the country. One such blogger, Latoya Peterson, was deeply …

Here’s the latest from the Let’s Read. Let’s Move. initiative. Last Thursday, U.S. Secretary Arne Duncan joined Marian Robinson, mother of First Lady Michelle Obama, to read with local students from the Columbia Heights Youth Club’s …

Awesome Book Tour from Dallas Clayton on Vimeo. Dallas Clayton had a small idea: he wanted to write a book for his son to encourage him to dream and dream often. He decided to print a …

From the official TED website: Charles Leadbeater went looking for radical new forms of education — and found them in the slums of Rio and Kibera, where some of the world’s poorest kids are finding transformative …

Here’s a new infographic video from TakePart and Buck that does a good job of showing how the root of all of America’s problems is the problem of public education. This two-minute video was made in …

(Video credit: Nasa.gov) NASA’s new Summer of Innovation Initiative kicked off earlier this month and serves as a cornerstone of the Educate to Innovate campaign announced by President Obama last November. new TWTR.Widget({ version: 2, type: …

Today, StageofLife.com announced the winner of its monthly National Writing Contest for Teens and High School Students. Michael, from San Diego, wrote a 500 word essay in response to the question, “What is one behavior you …

Last week, the Department of Education pledged $436 million in Teacher Incentive Fund grants for local projects that reward teachers and administration who improve student achievement. Currently, applications are open to states, districts, and non-profits, for …