As we start the school year, I offer a remedy that teachers, parents, administrators and especially students can all agree on: service-learning, a teaching and learning method that integrates meaningful community service with instruction and reflection.

This piece comes to us courtesy of The Hechinger Report. For the second year in a row, Hispanics will be the largest minority on U.S. college campu...

Few of my students see college as a real option, there aren't many jobs here on the reservation, and it's hard to get a job twenty or thirty miles away when you can't afford a car.

This is a teen-written article from our friends at Teenink.com. A young girl sits at her desk, reviewing her homework assignments for the evening. ...

We must fight to protect proven programs such as the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe program. They offer an invaluable tool to our children who need a little more guidance and structure to help them grow into adults who can be competitive in today's workforce.

The 2010 Get Schooled National Challenge & Tour visited 10 cities in 10 weeks and touched more than 12,000 students. Our mission was to encourage students to take control of their education and to inspire them.

The phrase "ready to learn," frequently applied to young children, is rather odd when you stop to think about it, because the implication is that some kids aren't.

As pundits, influencers and personalities debate, shouldn't we hear more from the minds to be molded? How do our students feel about their ability to compete, our ability to compete and the role of the education system?

A meeting between two school districts this past week reminded me of where the magic is -- and what we must all demand -- the same amount of attention to implementing best practices.

My advice to any teacher just starting out, or even in the middle, is get involved. Don't do it for the administration, Don't even do it for the kids. Do it for yourself.

It's a tough lesson for millions of students just now arriving on campus: even if you have a high school diploma, you may not be ready for college. I...