PAST In the News

Are we doing enough to prepare our children for the future? As the world becomes increasingly complex, academic success alone is no...

Today, we have Marcy Raymond joining us, an innovative educator in the STEM space. If the name sounds familiar, that’s because Marcy was...

Dr. Mandy Smith is the Director of Research at PAST Foundation. She has a wealth of experience in the K-12 education system, including...

Kelly Preheim has done incredible work as a teacher, but she knows it's important to push herself to step out of her comfort zone. In...

Dawn Heideman and Carla Hegyi are the founders of Be the One, a program aiding at-risk youth in schools in the central Ohio region, both...

Financial empowerment is incredibly important for those who want to manage their wealth properly, and it’s critical for students to get a...

Buddy Berry is the superintendent of Eminence Independent Schools, a rural district with approximately 850 students located 400 miles...

Anyone will tell you: Teaching is hard. But when we have teachers who are good at their jobs but are feeling that struggle, how can they...

One of the best ways to empower students with the life skills they’ll need as adults is to entrust them with solving challenging,...

We believe kids learn best through experience. But what happens when we start holding our young ones back in a misguided attempt at...

When we can use entertaining games as amazing educational tools, everyone wins. It’s clear that the game of chess can lead to some...

When we spoke to members of The Willowell Foundation, Jen Olson & Tasha Ball, about the Wren’s Nest, we realized there’s so much more to...

There’s a lot to learn by taking the time to understand things that kids are invested in, even if it doesn’t seem to relate to education....

In previous parts of Hacking School, we’ve taken a look at our education system, the role it’s played, and what could happen if we allow...

If the role of school is to prepare students for their adult lives, then academics are only a part of what they need to learn. We’re...

We’re speaking to a number of people from one of Ohio’s leading STEM schools, the National Inventors Hall of Fame School, including Sam...

Many schools are excited by the idea of collaborative maker spaces, putting large amounts of funding into getting them built. But once...

Education starts from the moment we take our first breath, but we often only give it our full attention as kids get closer to their...

There’s a severe disconnect between the preparation of students coming out of K-12 education and career success. Though the founders of...

Shawn Young is the co-founder and CEO of Classcraft, an innovative platform that helps educators make learning meaningful and motivate...