Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Back when I attended M.S. 101 in the Bronx, I tuned out the science teacher because I didn’t think science was for me. I viewed ...

Wisconsin has but a few claims to fame: cheese, the Green Bay Packers, and the astonishing number of residents who work at Wal-Mart (the department store is the state’s largest employer). But none of ...

*The power of hip-hop has been apparent in many areas over the years and Austin Martin is using that power to make learning fun with Rhymes with Reason, an interactive program that uses lyrics from ...

sound like a parody of itself. Rhetoric is arguably one of the most powerful tools at any human’s disposal. Very few people can be educated or persuaded using raw facts. The quickest way to bore ...

To echo the late essayist, Stanley Crouch, nothing says I want to live more than hip-hop. This street-born culture has saved lives—literally. As hip-hop culture celebrates its 50th birthday, Toby S.

The role of cultural relevance in education is an increasingly important aspect in the classroom. School performance will ultimately determine the future of a student. In the high-pressure, ...

Scholars trace the origin of hip-hop to a “back to school jam” that DJ Kool Herc threw in an apartment in the South Bronx in 1973. Today the music genre is one of the most popular in the U.S. In July ...

This episode will focus on educators using hip-hop culture to relate to their students and encourage their creativity and freedom of self-expression. Carolina Classrooms is available to stream on ...

Forgot the name of Jay-Z's first album? At the University of Wisconsin-Madison, that could cost you an A. Most college students expect to learn about history before they graduate — but not necessarily ...

Earlier I wrote about Carrie Donovan’s Keynote at the The Innovative Library Classroom Conference. There was another presentation that I found inspiring: During the session Craig used two turntables ...

DENVER — The Flobots, a Denver hip-hop band that gained fame with the hit single "Handlebars," are known for social activism and supporting the Occupy Wall Street movement. Drew Elder, a senior vice ...