Sustainability| More...
 

Education

10 Things We Should Teach Every Kid About Food

Rob Smart | Posted 10.16.2009 | Green

Read More: Farms, Consumer Food Expenditures, Fast Food, Cooking, Children, Farmers, Education, Food, Food Retail, Community, Schools, Home Cooking, Gmo, Innovation, School, Pro Food, Eating, Industrial Food, Sustainable, Organic, Curriculum, School Lunch, Food Marketing, Green News
Rob Smart

We must find creative ways to reintroduce food in its broadest sense to children's everyday activities, starting with school, in order to close the knowledge gap between farm and plate.

Read Post

What Chocolate Can Teach Us about Curriculum

Dr. Barbara Kurshan | Posted 10.16.2009 | Technology

Read More: Education, Administration, Lindt Chocolate, Curriki, Curricula, Curriculum, Teachers, Teacher-Created Content, Parents, Technology News
Dr. Barbara Kurshan

As Curriki now explores creative ways to sustain itself and find the right product/market fit, we again need the input of the education community.

Read Post

Michelle Obama: Teachers Are Key To Successful Economy

US News & World Report | Michelle Obama | Posted 10.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: University, Leadership, Education, Michelle Obama, President Obama, Good Teachers, Successful Economy, Leadership Skills, u.s. Department of Education, Teachers, School, Politics News

We all remember the impact a special teacher had on us--a teacher who refused to let us fall through the cracks; who pushed us and believed in us when...

Read Whole Story

Our Ambivalence With the Arts Makes Bad Education and Economic Policy

Dylan Kendall | Posted 10.15.2009 | Living

Read More: Education, Poverty, Economy, Arts Education, Creative Technologies, No Child Left Behind, Army, Hollywood, Usc, Living News
Dylan Kendall

No Child Left Behind, which bases educational success on reading and math testing, leaves little time for arts education, first in California and now in the nation at large.

Read Post

Mayor Bloomberg's Record on Schools Key Issue in Campaign: "Portfolio" Approach is Central Feature

Thomas W. Carroll | Posted 10.15.2009 | New York

Read More: Portfolio, Foundation for Education Reform & Accountability, Education, Mayor Bloomberg, Diane Ravitch, Tom Vander Ark, Jim Shelton, Reform, Schools, Campaign, Paul T. Hill, New York, New York City Department of Education, Charter Schools, Bill Thompson, Education Reform, New York News
Thomas W. Carroll

Under Bloomberg and mayoral control (vs. how it was run under Bill Thompson under the old board of education), the public school system is viewed as a "portfolio" rather than as a centrally run monolith.

Read Post

$2.5 Billion Budget Cuts: Paterson To Slash Health, Education

nydailynews.com | Kenneth Lovett | Posted 10.15.2009 | New York

Read More: US Economy, David Paterson, Education, Great Recession, Health Care Cuts, Health Care, Recession, Health Care Reform, Governer David Paterson, Education Cuts, New York Deficit, New New, Great Depression, New York News

Get ready for more pain. Gov. Paterson will propose $2.5 billion in budget cuts today - primarily in health and education - to close a mushrooming def...

Read Whole Story

Schwarzenegger, Solar Power, and Midland School

Ming Holden | Posted 10.14.2009 | Green

Read More: Education, Eco Living, Sustainable Food, Solar Energy Projects, Eco-Friendly, Sustainability, College Prep, Sustainable Agriculture, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Independent Schools, Midland School, Solar Power, California, Santa Barbara County, Green News
Ming Holden

Midland just won California's highest environmental honor, and out of 2009's fifteen recipients it was the only school to have done so.

Read Post

Education Matters

Joel Epstein | Posted 10.14.2009 | Living

Read More: McDermont Field House, Charity, Citrus, Education, Agriculture, Water, Los Angeles, Central Valley, Chelsea Piers, California, Living News
Joel Epstein

I first visited Lindsay, California about four years ago when, as my company's director of charitable giving, I was looking to make an educational investment in a local elementary school.

Read Post

A GED Scandal

David Jones | Posted 10.15.2009 | New York

Read More: Public Schools, Education, High School Diploma, Ged, New York News
David Jones

Blame has been placed on the young people, their parents, curriculum, teacher quality, but all of this is basically cover for the fact that we haven't set up an educational system that provides equity.

Read Post

Thompson, Bloomberg Debate Money, Education

AP | SARA KUGLER | Posted 10.14.2009 | New York

Read More: Education, Last Night Debate, NYC Mayoral Debate, Mayor Bloomberg, Michael Bloomberg, Bloomberg Thompson Debate, NYC Comptroller, Bill Thompson, New York Debate, Mayor Debate, New York News

...

Read Whole Story

Parent-Teacher Conferences, a Time to Celebrate Strengths

Jenifer Fox | Posted 10.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Strengths Movement, Strengths, Education, How to Improve Your Life, Strengths-Based, Parents, Parents Tips, Arne Duncan, Education Reform, Teachers, Living News
Jenifer Fox

It's parent-teacher conference time and you arranged your schedule three weeks in advance to attend. If you are like most parents, you feel a certain ...

Read Post

6 Year Old Zachary Christie Sentenced to 45 Days in Reform School for Bringing Camping Knife to School ... to Eat Lunch With

Dr. Tian Dayton | Posted 10.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Please Help Zachary, Education, Zero-Tolerance-Policy, Delaware, Boy Scout, Knife, Knives, Cub Scouts, Schools, Zachary Christie, Living News
Dr. Tian Dayton

Isn't Zachary the sort of child that Delaware's Zero tolerance policy was put in place to protect? And aren't his parents just the kind we want to support and respect?

Read Post

Dropout Prevention Should Be Top of the Class

Gordon Campbell | Posted 10.13.2009 | New York

Read More: New York City Public Schools, Education, Poverty, Dropout Prevention, Public School, United Way, High School, United Way of NYC, Education Reform, Public Education, New York News
Gordon Campbell

What would be the impact if we succeeded in lowering the dropout rate? How much better off will we all be if we succeed in our dropout prevention efforts?

Read Post

Lessons In Falling: Growing Up In Malawi Prison

Mia Kirshner | Posted 10.16.2009 | Impact

Read More: Kachere, Legal Rights, Malaria, Community, Malawi, Education, Permaculture, I Live Here, Juvenile Prison, Impact News
Mia Kirshner

I Live Here has found its voice through what I have learned in Malawi. We found our voice through mistakes, which I am sure we will continue to make and hopefully learn from.

Read Post

It's Time to Teach Children About Money

Don McNay | Posted 10.12.2009 | Business

Read More: Keen Johnson, Kentucky Governor, Kentucky Guardianship Administrators, Children, Have and Have Nots, School Curriculum, Rowman & Littlefield, Cell Phone, Gambling, Bailout, Lexington KY, Dollar, Grade School, Timothy Geithner, Happy Chandler, Financial Meltdown, Great Depression, McNay Settlement Group, Ipod, Educators, Ky, Clu, Savings Rate, Education, Louisville, Son of a Son of a Gambler, Million Dollar Round Table, High School, Ben Bernanke, Teachers, Investments, John Mellencamp, Frugal, Main Street, Darwin, Keen Babbage, Financial Crisis, The American College, Richmond, Personal Finance, Impact, Casinos, Msfs, Structured Settlement, Lottery, Chfc, Handling Money, Kentucky, Payday Loans, Don McNay, Hank Paulsen, Slot Machines, Recession, Henry Clay High School, Credit Cards, Wall Street Bailouts, Wall Street, Vanderbilt University, Eastern Kentucky University, Certified Structured Settlement Consultant, Cssc, Extreme Economics, Too Big to Fail, Payday Leading, Business News
Don McNay

I'm convinced that most of the mistakes made handling money result from lack of information and bad habits formed in childhood.

Read Post

The God Crisis

Landon Ross | Posted 10.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Politics, Christianity, Science, Religion and Politics, Religion, Education, God, Living News
Landon Ross

Other countries are on a future trajectory to out-compete us in science and technology. It's hugely unpatriotic to do nothing in the face of moneyed interests pushing superstition into the classroom.

Read Post

Disabled Students Need Accessible Books

Jim Fruchterman | Posted 10.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Disabled, Braille, Education, Living News
Jim Fruchterman

People with print disabilities should have affordable, accessible technology that allows them to easily read. Everyone should have equal access to the world of ideas.

Read Post

A Journalism Lesson from King Abdullah's University of Science & Technology

Faisal J. Abbas | Posted 10.12.2009 | World

Read More: Freedom of Speech, University, Islam, Al Watan, Education, Newspapers, Research, Kaust, Saudi Arabia, Science, King Abdullah, Jeddah-Saudi-Arabia, Media News, Media, Freedom of Press, Muslim, Journalism, World News, World News
Faisal J. Abbas

KAUST is the first university in Saudi Arabia to allow a mixed-gender environment. This has triggered a 'showdown' between the press and a senior member of the clergy.

Read Post

The Huge Economic Impact of the Achievement Gap

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 10.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Education, Economy, Mckinsey, Acheivement Gap, American Education, No Child Left Behind, Educational Disparities, Politics News
Marian Wright Edelman

Our failure to educate all our children to the highest levels means students in America overall are being left behind in a world where global competition is increasingly tough.

Read Post

Dollars for Grades: A Feasible Solution to Our Broken Public School System?

Halle Tecco | Posted 10.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Incentives, Education, Education Reform, Monetary Incentives for Grades, Paying Students for Good Grades, Public Education, Public School, Living News
Halle Tecco

If we don't embrace creative and progressive thought in improving our school systems, we're going to fail all of our children.

Read Post

Time for Schwarzenegger the Action Figure to Emerge on Education

John Affeldt | Posted 10.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: School Reform, Education, Education Reform, California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, School Funding, Politics News
John Affeldt

When the state that educates 1 in 8 American children is failing miserably at that task, America should care. When that state is also the 8th largest...

Read Post

The Raven With Broken Wings

Brendon Ayanbadejo | Posted 10.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Brendon Ayanbadejo, Education, Baltimore Ravens, Nfl, Gay Marriage, National Football League, Football, Living News
Brendon Ayanbadejo

I was actually having a decent game against the Patriots last Sunday. I had no mental errors or missed assignments; the game was in the balance. Then poof! In the blink of an eye, my dream season was over.

Read Post

Stop Bullying in Schools: Disney's Demi Lovato Makes Her Impact (VIDEO)

Posted 10.13.2009 | Impact

Read More: Bullying Prevention, Education, Teachers, Bullying, Students, Educators, School Bullying, Parents, Impact News

The Fourth Annual National Bullying Prevention Awareness Week was held October 4-10, sponsored by the PACER Center, to encourage communities nationwid...

Read Whole Story

I Hate America!

Steven Weber | Posted 10.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gun Control, Education, Ronald Reagan, Republicans, Politics News
Steven Weber

And therefore, I will be supporting the same policies which led directly to the current fiscal crisis and everything else related to Ronald Reagan's universally discredited theory of trickle-down economics.

Read Post

Democracy Needs Us to Speak to School Children

Daniel Frank | Posted 10.09.2009 | Chicago

Read More: School Reform, Education, Chicago School Reform, Education Reform, Francis Wayland Parker, Francis Parker, Obama Education, Public Education, Chicago News
Daniel Frank

Colonel Francis Wayland Parker knew what President Obama knows: That advocating for public education is a patriotic and political act.

Read Post