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From Recession’s Wake, Education Innovation Blooms
Major innovations—forged by the struggles of the Great Recession and fostered by technology—are coming to higher education, according to a high-profile gathering of education...
Turning Graffiti into a Public Art Education Program
Philadelphia's mural art project has changed the face of the city from grim and gloomy to colorful, cultural and spirited. As a bonus, the...
George Lucas Will Donate $4 Billion (Gained in Disney Sale) To Education
George Lucas is ensuring that the force may be with young Jedis everywhere.
The "Star Wars" director will donate the $4.05 billion he will receive...
Refugees Discover Online Education to Change Their Futures
Recently, there has been a growing recognition of the benefits that higher education can bring to refugees, and to countries like Afghanistan, Somalia and...
Education Succeeds Without Standardized Tests
Marin County educators gathered this week to imagine a world without standardized tests, one in which teachers would teach less and students would study...
CMA Donates $6 Million for Music Education in Schools
The CMA Foundation has donated another $1.4 million to benefit music education programs for Nashville's public schoola through its "Keep the Music Playing" campaign,...
How to Get a $106,000 College Education for Free
How would you like to go to a private liberal arts college that will give you a full-ride tuition scholarship for four years? Antioch...
Google Joins With Angels to Bankroll Education Microloan Upstart Vittana
Vittana, the Seattle non-profit that’s facilitating micro-loans to students in developing countries, has received a $250,000 grant from Google. Seattle tech CEOs are also...
World Makes Stunning Progress in Education of Young Children
Over the past 12 years, the world has made stunning progress toward the goal of having more children attend primary school.
In sub-Saharan Africa,...
Jay-Z To Raise Money For Education With Benefit Concert at Carnegie Hall
Jay-Z didn't graduate from high school, but he's encouraging others to value their education. The rapper announced Thursday that he will perform two shows...
How One Tech Giant Gives Back to Education
Intel is on a mission to bring computers to young people in developing regions. Since September 2009, a team of 100 Intel employees has...
Education/Creativity Expert Ken Robinson, on Changing Our Thinking
This animation was adapted from a talk given by Sir Ken Robinson, world-renowned education and creativity expert. He describes how the old paradigm of...
Some Say Bypassing a Higher Education is Smarter Than Paying for a Degree
If you crunch the numbers, some experts say, college is a bad investment while there are cheaper and better ways to get an education:...
World Bank Lends Billion Dollars to India to Improve Education
The World Bank on Thursday approved a record $1.05 billion line of credit to help get more children into schools in India, the largest...
Gateses Give $290 Million for Innovative Education
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on Thursday announced its biggest education donation in a decade, $290 million, in support of three school districts...
Texas Urban Schools Win $1 Million Education Prize for Third Year
The Aldine Independent School District outside Houston has won the 2009 Broad Prize for Urban Education, the largest education award in the country, and...
Obama Unveils Education Initiative: 2-year Colleges to Get $12 Billion Boost
The White House proposed a massive effort to retrain workers on Tuesday by strengthening our nation’s community colleges and creating five million additional college...
UNICEF Provides Educational Supplies for Children in Gaza
With the return of hundreds of thousands of children to school in Gaza, UNICEF is providing essential educational equipment and materials to re-establish learning...
IKEA Donates Plush Toy Proceeds to Kids’ Education in Poor Countries
Thanks to IKEA and its customers, scores of projects aimed at improving the education of school children around the world will benefit from a...
Lottery Windfall for Education in Virgina
The lottery has been funding education in Virginia for 8 years -- this year, $455 million in profits going to the public schools. Now,...