The Ethiopian kids learning English via grunge music are back again, and this time they’re covering Nirvana (marble-mouthed frontman and all). Check out the kids covering “Smells Like Teen Spirit” as ...

A Peace Corps teacher in Ethiopia found a teaching tool in the form of a grunge classic this past school year. In a post on Alternative Nation, Matt Westerberg explained how he used the Pearl Jam song ...

Former schoolteacher Bruktawit Tigabu is an unlikely media mogul. But on Ethiopian TV and radio, Tigabu has become a major force in improving kids’ lives. Tigabu, raised in poverty, had no intention ...

Despite the fact that the band literally has a song about a kid who spoke in class today, it seems there’s a different Pearl Jam track being used in the classroom to help young people learn English.