For students looking to get an early start on learning the ins and outs of the business and start up world can become part of RISE. Regional Innovation and Start-up Education offers classes and lectures to give the next generation of business leaders the tools they need to get started.

As technology becomes more user friendly, it's being found being used more and more in the classroom. Elkhart Community Schools has been working to give teachers and students the necessary tools to become more digitally literate in a growing technological world.

The IDEA Center made a case for the South Bend and Elkhart region to become a technology hub. Nick Swisher from the IDEA Center at the University of Notre Dame talks about the state of innovation and new business startups in South Bend and Elkhart and how education plays a major role in creativity and diversity of new business and is essential in keeping those businesses in the region.

K-12 Teachers in Michigan are required to have 30 hours of professional development per year of their first three years. The Teacher Academy at the Lewis Cass Intermediate School District is a place for all teachers to gain professional development and co-learn together on a range of topics with a focus on universal design.

NaNoWriMo is a free, global opportunity every year in which anyone can participate. The goal is to write 50,000 words during the month of November. Writers, students, teachers and new participants connect locally and online to be part of the NaNoWriMo community.

Students at Tippecanoe Valley High School raise steers to learn about where their food comes from. The program teaches about sustainability and how to bring in locally sourced food. The cafeteria serves fresh meat as Viking burgers.

Paula Kerger, president and CEO of PBS talks about the philosophy of education in PBS programming, adapting technology and learning and how core curriculum permeates thinking when producing new media.

Students in Marshall and Starke County have the option to get some hands on training in the technical and vocational fields. They do this through the North Central Area Vocational Cooperative. We take a look at some of the programs offered and what it means to get hands on experience.

Not every student learns the same way and some need to alter their day to make sure they get all their work done. We look at Lakeland High Schools Alternative Education program in Lagrange, Indiana and how it differs from alternative education programs in larger areas.

Proteus helps families break the cycle of seasonal farm labor by placing students in paid internships in professional employment settings, setting students on a different career path.

Data indicates today's workforce is heavily impacted by working parents and the quality and stability of early childhood education.