Forty years after the "War on Poverty" and twenty-five years after "A Nation at Risk," a new forum has been designed to advance a new paradigm for learning by harnessing the largely untapped potential of digital media. Breakthrough Learning in a Digital Age brought together 200 of the nations top...
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The President announces the Race to the Top Fund, a program where states will compete for over $4 billion in Federal funds to strengthen Americas schools and put children first. November 4, 2009. (Public Domain)
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Washoe County School District superintendent Heath Morrison hosts a town hall meeting with civic leaders to discuss building what he calls a "World Class School District."
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Tennis great explains how his lack of formal education as a child left him with limited choices. More conversations: www.pbs.org ... "Andre Agassi" Tennis Open Interview Education "Grand Slam" "Tavis Smiley" PBS
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rates for girls. But now, Hawa is able to study again thanks to the National Network of Mothers Associations for Girls Education (known by its French acronym, RECAMEF), a non-governmental organization supported by UNICEF and composed of mothers who go from village to village and convince parents...
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