Arianna filmed a PSA for the organization Get Schooled. The group is working to promote education reform: Get Schooled is founded on the belief that...
The report boils down to some practical advice for men: Find a college-educated young lady and get her to marry you. She's not only brightening your world, she's making it quite a bit richer, too.
I've embarked on a world journey, perhaps my tenth, to learn more about Planet Earth and humanity. My first stop is Seoul, South Korea. I've been here at least annually over the past quarter century.
The Secretary of Education's Race to the Top competitive grant program has opened fault lines between teachers unions, education reformers, school district leaders, mayors, and state-level politicians.
Can a high school change a continent? Last week I had the opportunity to speak with a man who says "Yes it can!" Fred Swaniker is the co-founder of the African Leadership Academy, a new boarding school in Johannesburg.
The Pew Research Center put together some trends from Census data in a new report, which is getting covered by the NYTimes and others. The underlying ...
Analysis of the LEARN Act - new legislation pending in both chambers of Congress - reveals an approach to children's literacy development that is not supported by research and runs contrary to good practice.
While Martin Luther King, Jr. fought for our laws to not discriminate, our education system still helps perpetuate inequity.
Was that Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream? King fought for equality of educational opportunity, not for a "Race to the Top" for the lucky few. He never promoted private management of public education.
A few weeks ago something really amazing happened at the school where I've taught for the last seven years. It was "College Application Mail-Out Day" at Bronx Prep.
What big stars generated all this excitement last Saturday in downtown Los Angeles? 60 Los Angeles public high school seniors.
We must find creative ways to reintroduce food in its broadest sense to children's everyday activities, starting with school, in order to close the knowledge gap between farm and plate.
Early childhood education is again on the minds of our elected officials. Last month, the House passed the Early Learning Challenge Fund, which gives states a chance at $8 billion in competitive grants.
We face the danger of a future American citizenry which is no longer equipped to analyze political issues rationally, unaware of what "democracy" even means.
As with most other Americans, the number one concern among Millennials is the state of the economy and the need for jobs.
Conservatives will ask why during an economic recession should we spend even more money in Liberia. My answer: for the security of Liberia and the entire West African region.
Sitting in a sea of girls twittering and swooning at the phenomenal acting skills of Taylor Lautner's torso, I began to wonder how we could talk to girls about this film.
Caitlin Flanagan has written a surprisingly harsh critique of including gardens in our public schools. In a nutshell, she states that pursuing this activity over and above the three R's will turn our children into illiterate sharecroppers.
Under Bloomberg and mayoral control (vs. how it was run under Bill Thompson under the old board of education), the public school system is viewed as a "portfolio" rather than as a centrally run monolith.
New research suggests U.S. states with wealthier, better educated and more tolerant residents are also happier on average....
One-day activities, demonstrations and short-term programs targeting highly-engaged students are not going to change who gets involved with science. Obama's "Educate to Innovate" does little to remove basic barriers.
The cynical attempt by the right to destroy Kevin's career and reputation, simply to score political points and raise money, is a disgrace.
The governor's inaction -- perhaps disinterest -- in whether New York has a shot at hundreds of millions of dollars in federal education aid underscores the current vacuum on educational issues.
Last night, a meeting was held for Opportunity Permit Parents along with the Beverly Hills residents who supported them. It was heartening.
Midland just won California's highest environmental honor, and out of 2009's fifteen recipients it was the only school to have done so.
