What if a bench were not just a bench? What if instead, it had puzzles on the back that could be arranged and rearranged to produce three separate pictures? Or if that bench became a scale that could ...

No longer can leaders of American cities be spectators when it comes to ensuring that our children have the education and skills necessary to succeed in school and life. Competition for jobs within ...

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The highest-performing education systems are those that combine quality with equity. In these systems, the vast majority of students have the opportunity to attain high levels of skills, regardless of ...

Philadelphia has been declared the world’s first “Playful Learning City.” The designation comes from Playful Learning Landscapes, a Philly-based nonprofit that designs and installs low-impact play ...

Urbanists have long been drawing lessons from other disciplines, including sociology, environmental psychology and ecology. Now there are intriguing new lessons being offered by a perhaps surprising ...

This new national network aims to coordinate efforts to build smart, inclusive and sustainable cities, where creativity, science, innovation and knowledge transfer serve as pillars of development - ...

On 19 June 2024, the webinar series: ‘Building green, inclusive and climate-resilient urban communities – the learning cities approach’ by the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities, will feature ...

What is a learning city? It's a city whose municipal authorities ensure that learning doesn't stop at the school gates, but remains accessible throughout life, in all environments and for all. The ...

UNESCO expanded its Global Network of Learning Cities to include three new cities in Saudi Arabia. This means these cities are now officially recognized for their commitment to lifelong learning, ...

Cities around the world are getting smarter. Already, street lights in places like San Diego are turning off, and conserving energy, when vehicles and pedestrians aren’t around. Soon, connected ...

LOWELL — There are almost 3,000 miles between the immigrant city and the Emerald Isle, but at an awards event hosted by Lowell City of Learning Nov. 10, that transatlantic distance was bridged by ...