This article highlights a Mathematica Policy Research report that shows that middle school students in the Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP) significantly outperform their public school peers in reading and math.

This article reports on how Bill Gates, Melinda Gates, and Warren Buffett are asking the nation's billionaires to pledge to give at least half their net worth to charity, in their lifetimes or at death.

In this video interview made during the World Innovation Forum, Wendy Kopp, founder of Teach For America, talks about lessons she's learned during the last 20 years of the program.

Dan Heath, co-author of the bestselling business book Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard, and Brett Jenks, the chief executive of Rare, an environmental charity in Arlington, Va., offer some ideas on how can nonprofits group can alter their operations, strategy, or mission.

In this interview with Teach For America founder, Wendy Kopp explains why going into education beats working on Wall Street.

Michael Gerson praises Teach For America for becoming a revolutionary force in education reform by applying a rigorous, scientific approach to teaching.

Changing a school's culture from one of dysfunction to high expectations can't be accomplished overnight, but this article credits 12 first-year Teach For America teachers for the marked improvement at Gilcrease Middle School.

Jimmy Lynn, adjunct professor at Georgetown's McDonough School of Business and longtime mentor to Year Up students, authors this piece that underscores the importance of providing young adults with the opportunities and support they need to succeed—especially those young people who are facing socio-economic challenges.

Daniel Fisher reports on how innovative schools collect data, look for small changes, intervene quickly and move resources to the formulas that work.

This Augusta Chronicle article highlights a ceremony honoring 480 students who participated in BELL, a program that seeks to help elementary and middle school students plan and prepare for challenges in math and language arts classes, so they can do well in class and in life.