21st Century Education Initiative - "You Should Care..."

"Anytime libraries come across an opportunity for people to learn and grow, they should do it."

Education Services of America (ESA) – a private company that provides alternative education programs for students at-risk of dropping out and for special needs students – says it has partnered with 230 public school districts in 21 states to help 12,000 students each year.

Of the 23 students who graduated the program last year, all had solid plans for the future, with 13 planning to work and go to college, seven just planning to attend college and three just planning to work.

Microsoft announced a new youth-based global program that serves to close the "opportunity gap" for young people.

It’s been an effective program that has served well over 400 teenage mothers who otherwise would struggle with homelessness, poverty, family or partner violence, and other life challenges that would undermine success in the raising of their children.

"Science cheerleaders" are a rapidly growing group of women in the United States who perform during professional sporting events while also pursuing advanced degrees in science, engineering and medicine.

"If there is one book on education that needs to be read by every teacher on the planet, Ecoliterate is that book."

One way to help students gain agency over their own education is through technology.

Are these schools still producing young managers with the skills and capabilities that employers want?

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