Books on Bikes

Some educators in Charlottesville Virginia have come up with a creative way to prevent the "summer slide", tendency for students, to lose some of the achievement gains they made during the previous school year.

A group of teachers and librarians outfitted several bikes with special cargo carriers, and they now deliver books in neighborhoods when the school libraries are closed. 'Books on Bikes' uses creative methods to draw students away from the video games and towards reading.

Rebuilding with Donors Choose

Budgets are tight at school districts all over the country. However, don't let that stop you from fighting for direct funding for your classroom. More and more teachers are leaning on donorschoose.org for help.  We'll tell you about the origins of donorschoose.org, as well as some major success stories that you can duplicate.

Which states pay teachers the most and least? 

A new list posted by CNBC ranks highest to lowest paying states for teachers.  Some at the top and bottom of the list may surprise you!

Principal of the year...Not really

A district investigation in Florida reveals a principal assigned his teachers to complete his son's school work! So what did the district do about it? We'll tell you in episode 09.