This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. 20,000 farmers in Benin, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Senegal and Uganda have improved the security and quality of their food supply thanks to the FoodAfrica Programme. In addition to those farmers…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In a small enclave of West Seattle, there are youth who are speaking up. They may not be garnering headlines, but they’re talking about issues that matter and helping to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Even though obesity is a growing global epidemic, Chile is the only country that has taken a series of steps to counter the aggressive marketing of unhealthy foods — and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 2014, Sara Cotner, the founder of Magnolia Montessori For All, purposely placed her school in an economically disadvantaged part of Austin, Texas with hopes of bringing a unique model…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When the Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement announced five years ago that it wanted to see real innovation in child support enforcement, Colorado leaped at the challenge. The Colorado…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Fighting poverty with direct cash payments is more common now than ever before. In 1997, only three developing countries had centrally managed cash transfer programs targeting poverty. Today, more than…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As our technologies have rapidly developed and manipulating those technologies has emerged as a key college- and career-ready skill, teaching students how to program, question, and manipulate digital devices has…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. With the world’s population expected to grow to almost 10 billion by 2050, that’s an awful lot of mouths to feed. But satellite technology can play a key part in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Latin America has long been considered a region on the brink of great success and prosperity, but corruption and mounting inequalities plague many of its countries, and solutions aren’t easy…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. States play a role in ensuring school safety, managing resources, and providing training, technical assistance, and guidance to local schools. As both the National Governors Association and the Department of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. At Kankakee Public Schools in Illinois, we’ve introduced 16 different career paths to about 70 percent of our K–5 students using Defined STEM’s career wheel. Some of these topics include agriculture,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The #NeverAgain students honor other youth-led movements ranging from Women’s Suffrage, Voting Rights for 18-Year-Olds, Campus Free Speech, Ending the Vietnam War, and the Civil Rights Movement. In each case, youth…