On an overpass in North Portland overlooking Interstate 5, Kathryn Nock and Jordan Stokes are taking stock of the neighborhood, including nearby Harriet Tubman Middle School. “It’s kind of hard to ...

What is Place-based Learning? Place-based learning is an instructional approach that focuses on developing student’s sense of place and learning through exploring their environment. Thus, most ...

Urban communities are typically remarkably diverse in residents’ backgrounds, values, and views of the good life. The “community,” then, is held together by a staggering number of relationships, ...

WASHINGTON — The Gulf Research Program (GRP) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine announced today an award of $5.1 million dollars to fund 12 place-based education projects ...

WASHINGTON ― The Gulf Research Program (GRP) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine today announced awards totaling $2 million to support eight projects that engage children ...