Micro-financing education, one student at a time.
02/02/2017
An Iranian mathematician is the first women to ever win the "Nobel Prize of mathematics."
Woman wins "Nobel Prize of mathematics" for first time in history Maryam Mirzakhani, an Iranian mathematician, just became the first woman ever to win the prestigious Fields Medal.
11/24/2016
Happy Thanksgiving America!
The True Story of Thanksgiving This November, when we sit down to our traditional Thanksgiving day meals, some of us will pass the stuffing and cranberry sauce and imagine the Pilgrims and their Wampanoag guests doing pretty much the same thing back in 1621. But the holiday that we celebrate today is quite a bit different from th...
11/23/2016
Thanks for being such an inspiration to all of us.
Teen girls design Africa's first private space satellite Teen girls in South Africa have grand ambitions to launch the continent's first private space satellite.
10/17/2016
The high school graduation rate in the U.S. reached an all-time high of 83 percent in the 2014-2015 school year, President Obama announced today, marking the fifth straight record-setting year.
The High School Graduation Rate Reaches A Record High — Again Students of color, low-income students, students with disabilities and English learners have all made gains.
10/06/2016
Online courses from the MIT are produced in South Africa.
South Africa exports online courses back to the West - BBC News A lower cost base and partnerships with western universities is helping South Africa to develop online courses for students around the world.
10/05/2016
It's time to celebrate , but UNESCO reminds us that there are about 263 million children without a primary or secondary school to attend. For all those awesome teachers around the world - Happy !
UN says 69 million teachers needed for global school pledge - BBC News Millions more teachers will need to be recruited around the world by 2030 if international pledges on education are to be kept, says Unesco.
09/29/2016
South Africa’s University of Cape Town has topped a Times Higher Education snapshot ranking of the best universities in Africa.
Best universities in Africa 2016 Times Higher Education World University Rankings data reveal the top 15 universities in Africa
09/29/2016
The problem of financing higher education in Africa is likely to remain acute.
Strategies to help fund university enrolment expansion - University World News
09/26/2016
A new global online platform that connects refugee students with university scholarships, resources and other higher education opportunities was recently launched.
Platform for Education in Emergencies Response (PEER) PEER is a platform to connect refugee and internally displaced students to education opportunities around the world.
07/21/2016
Here you have Money’s rankings based education quality, affordability and alumni success: 1) Princeton, 2) University of Michigan, 3) Harvard, 4) Rice, 5) BYU and UC Berkeley. Check out the entire list.
MONEY’s 2016 Best Value Colleges Ranking These are the best colleges in the U.S. right now. http://new.time.com/money/best-colleges/rankings/best-colleges/
06/29/2016
We need to reach the world's most vulnerable and disadvantaged students. Education is a right .
When you invest in education, you are saving lives. ? Help us send a student to college.
Unicef Says Its Development Goals for Children Are at Risk The United Nations children’s agency projected that by 2030, almost 70 million children will have died from preventable causes.