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Hacking Education: DonorsChoose.org Wants to See if Teachers Know Best

The crowdsourced educational funding org wants to see if the items teachers request can reveal secrets about what our education system needs.READ»

Teach for America’s Most Influential Alumni

Ahead of Teach for America's 20th-anniversary alumni summit in February, a look at the influentials who have emerged from the ranks of TFA vets.READ»

Do Something: Let's Hear It for the Little Guys

We glorify our leaders and praise our visionary entrepreneurs, but Nancy Lublin says we should focus on the followers -- the people who get things done.READ»

A Social Entrepreneur's Tale: A Newbie Navigates the Skoll World Forum

On Monday evening, in a hotel room in London, Kjerstin Erickson made her hit list. Laid out in Excel, it is meticulous: name, organization, responsibility--65 names in all. The next day, Erickson boarded a train and made her way ...READ»

Teach For America: It’s Really About an Alumni Movement

  Nearly 20 years old, Teach For America (TFA) has prepared a force of 14,000 TFA alumni “to create massive and systemic changes to solve the inequities in education for students in low-income communities,” according ...READ»