In our A City Education series, two City Year corps members share their experiences working as tutors and mentors in schools in hopes of closing the achievement gap and ending the dropout crisis. In high school, the back wall of my French classroom was painted with a Paris scene prominently featuring the Eiffel Tower. Instead of a blank wall, I saw a place I wanted to visit.

In his State of the Union address, President Obama called for the nation’s community colleges to educate the workforce of the future.

Things are easier said than done, or so the old adage goes, and we couldn't agree more. That's why we do The GOOD 30-Day Challenge ?( #30DaysofGOOD ), a monthly attempt to live better. Our challenge for February?

It may seem a prestigious post for a rodent, but the guinea pigs that are fixtures in elementary school classrooms today were once ambassadors from a new land. ? The third-ever guinea pig skeleton found in a European archaeological dig confirms that these little squeakers voyaged to the Old World very shortly after Spain conquered Peru in 1532. While the guinea pigs, also known as cavies, served as food in South America, they seem to have been treated as pets in Europe.

Super Bowl XLVI kicks off this weekend, which means Sunday will be full of football lingo, a massive supply of finger foods, trash talk, and plenty of beer. But before you settle into your favorite spot on the couch and cheer for the Giants or Patriots with your friends (who hopefully will still be your friends by the end of the game), we’ve selected some classic books on all things football to get you excited for the big showdown. Fall for some good old underdog tales—or if you’re the type who watches for the commercials and Madonna's halftime show, we’ve got you covered, too

What should America's students get out of their college education? It seems like a simple answer, yet few institutions seem to be able to agree on the knowledge and skills students need for success in career and life

When Jonny and Benjy Adler started serving their flavorful crepes from a vending cart on the Burlington promenade in 2003, they didn't imagine that the Skinny Pancake would become the social enterprise success story that it is today. The brothers have since opened two brick-and-mortar eateries in their native Vermont and built a loyal following of sweet tooths and epicures alike, all while preserving their secret ingredient: a business model that values the common good over the bottom line. The Skinny Pancake takes the ethos of individuals who vote conscientiously with their wallets and applies it to a commercial scale

This Super Bowl Sunday the New York Giants will battle the New England Patriots, but here in Denver, we’re still talking about our favorite son, famed Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow.

Algae is increasingly seen as a source of tremendous potential , as scientists and entrepreneurs hurry ?to turn the organism into biofuel on a scale that's commercially viable . But for most people, their only interaction with the slimy stuff happens when scraping it from a fish tank—the plant is foreign, misunderstood, and too often considered “gross.” A new futuristic exhibition called HORTUS (Latin for 'garden,' but in this case “Hydro Organisms Responsive to Urban Stimuli) at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London is educating the public with an urban algae farm that relies on humans and technology to help the plants grow. Visitors to the installation are greeted by hundreds of transparent algae-bearing vessels hanging from the ceiling like IV bags in a villainous laboratory

In our? Dealbreakers ?series, exes report on the habit, belief, or boxer brief that ended the affair. She was a lithe, stylish creature who came into my place of work every day. She didn’t walk so much as she floated, high in the clouds upon tall platform heels, six feet tall if she was an inch