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Mission: "Transforming the lives of children living in urban poverty through better health and education" The foundation is based in Texas, though they work throughout the U.S. and the world.

In innovative urban schools, educators work together to find solutions to the perennial problem of getting struggling students to do homework.

The DECA Institute was formed with grant funds awarded to the Dayton Early College Academy. The purpose of the grant was to share successful practices for urban students with other Ohio schools. Video and PowerPoint resources from the Institute are available on the website.

Urban legends, conspiracy theories, and bogus public-health scares circulate effortlessly. Meanwhile, people with important ideas--business people, teachers, politicians, journalists, and others--struggle to make their ideas "stick." Why do some ideas thrive while others die? And how do we improve the chances of worthy ideas? Educators and idea collectors Chip and Dan Heath reveal the anatomy of ideas that stick and

This is a member organization (whole districts join) that works to help "America's urban public schools to educate the nation's most diverse student body to the highest academic standards and prepare them to contribute to our democracy and the global community."

Documentary highlighting the success of three high-performing charter schools in the Boston area.