Teaching News

By Katherine Gustafson | Wed Nov 11, 2009 2:12 PM ET

A new seven-year, $100 million initiative by the Ford Foundation aims to fix basic problems in a broken secondary education system. Read More

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By David Bois | Tue Nov 10, 2009 9:00 AM ET

It's been sunny days, chasing the clouds away for 40 years. Tonic wishes a happy birthday, and says thank you, to Sesame Street. Read More

More like this in: Children, Music, Stevie Wonder, Sesame Street, Public Television

By Caroline Walker | Tue Nov 3, 2009 9:33 AM ET

At New Jersey's TEAM Academy charter school everyone is a winner, it's cool to be smart, and its students are changing the world, one penny at a time. Read More

More like this in: Africa, Kenya, New Jersey, Rwanda, Zimbabwe, Indiana University

By Katherine Gustafson | Mon Nov 2, 2009 8:21 PM ET

A US Department of Agriculture grant will help Holistic Management International train first-time women farmers in the Northeast. Read More

More like this in: New York, Farmers, Texas, Agriculture, Farming, Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Maine, USDA

By Chaniga Vorasarun | Mon Nov 2, 2009 7:39 PM ET

The talk about money. Not sex. Though you should probably talk to them about that, too. Read More

More like this in: Charity, Money, Economics, Financial Crisis, Our Kids, Personal Finance

By Judy Mottl | Wed Oct 28, 2009 2:00 PM ET

The Muppets and Google team up to push national education forward. Read More

More like this in: Google, Sesame Street, Sergey Brin, MacArthur Foundation

By Katherine Gustafson | Sat Oct 3, 2009 9:00 AM ET

The U.S. Department of Education announces 28 new Teacher Quality Partnership grants to get our struggling schools better teachers. Read More

More like this in: Schools, Grants, Arne Duncan, Department of Education

By Sarah Parsons | Wed Sep 16, 2009 12:28 PM ET

Elementary school students in Orange County are learning math skills through computer games. Read More

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By Katherine Gustafson | Mon Sep 14, 2009 12:14 PM ET

It's Mozilla Service Week, when the tech-minded are asked to have a heart. Read More

More like this in: Schools, Volunteerism, Community Service, Firefox