If basketball players make more than teachers, why shouldn't learners all aspire to play in the NBA? Unraveling the cost and benefits of education and future economic success can be tricky. Economic data, real-life cases, and some...

Get your class started down the path to a great career! The first of a six-part series of career and college lessons inspires learners to use their interests to explore career options. The activity also provides resources where...

What better way is there to teach about human rights than by seeing them firsthand? Introduce your class or club to the spirit of service through a myriad of service project ideas. First in a series of human rights instructional...

Trinity University offers an overview of the problems of inequality in the education system in the United States. Has links to charts and articles about income and education.

This resource provides information about Spanish language study abroad programs throughout Latin America and Spain.

Home page of the Save Our Seas Organization which seeks to protect all the oceans of the world.

Although there is no title to this resource, it looks at the history of education. Discusses why schools were established, what they had to do with capitalism and the effects of education on individuals.

This comprehensive tour gives an overview of the key features of Kidspiration.

Web English Teacher offers a group of resources for teaching and learning about author Paul Fleischman.

This resource offers a review of "Keeper of the Doves" by Carol Hurst as well as discussion questions and activities for classes reading this deceptively simple story about a family during one summer in 1900.

Provides an overview of the culture of Palestine, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip. Gives basic information on topics such as geography, ethnic makeup, languages, symbolism, economy, food, customs, social stratification, family life,...

The U.N. Millennium Development Goals call for universal primary education by 2015. But around the world, minorities are being left behind.

Pen pals from Long Island, NY and Nairobi, Kenya exchange video messages about school, family and their hopes for the future.

Students learn about Ken and Joab, two boys who are starting first grade. Ken attends school in Japan, while Joab lives in Kenya. Students compare and contrast the circumstances surrounding the two boys' experiences at school.

This student paper provides a brief historical look at early compulsory attendance laws in various states. The article is short.

An overview of President Obama's speech to the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce outlining his administration's education agenda. (March 10, 2009)

Gather information about forest fires including major human and natural causes, how they spread, firefighters, campfire safety, fun facts, and good wildfires on this site.

Kids learn about the Geography of Wallis and Futuna. The history, capital, flag, climate, terrain, people, economy, and population.

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