Education

16 Amazing Men on Twitter and the Awesome Charities They Support

2morrowknight | Posted 11.01.2009 | Impact

Read More: Charity, Foundations, Volunteer, Education, Philanthropy, Social Networking, Service, Giving Back, Community, Inspiring, Causes, Nonprofit, Men, Civic Virtue; Common Good; Responsibility, Twitter, Working Men, Social Media, Empowerment, Caring-for-Children, Impact News
2morrowknight

Profiles of sixteen men doing extraordinary work, and who value service and volunteerism. And, an inside look at which nonprofits are making a difference and positively impacting our planet.

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The One Thing That Will Truly Impact Our Future

Jenifer Fox | Posted 10.25.2009 | Impact

Read More: Jenifer Fox, Education, Arne Duncan, Race to the Top, Strengths, Education Reform, Schools, Parenting, Impact News
Jenifer Fox

Our schools today will get to the top as soon as we are able to teach children to discover their vocation in life, their calling, their destiny.

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Shriver Report: Get Married, Have Kids, Then We'll Speak to Your Issues

Bella DePaulo | Posted 10.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Workforce, Social Security, Singled Out, Pay, Divorce, Children, Matrimania, A Woman’s Nation, Gloria Steinem, Nonfamily Households, Media, Childless Women, Business, Ideology, Consciousness-Raising, Friendship, Compulsory Heterosexuality, Politics, Compulsory Mothering, Singlism, Discrimination, Breadwinners, Health Care, Couples, Family, Women’s Media Center, Taxes, Connection, Single-Person Households, Wives, Compulsory Marriage, Money, Women’s Movement, Suze Orman, Shriver Report, Singles, Maria Shriver, Time Magazine, Mothers, Gender, Education, Oprah Winfrey, Career, Workplace, Unmarried America, John Podesta, Adrienne Rich, Living News
Bella DePaulo

I'll highlight some remarkable and conventional-wisdom-defying findings from the report that were published but never headlined.

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The Quiet Revolution

Tom Vander Ark | Posted 10.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Education, Arne Duncan, Barack Obama, Race to the Top, Politics News
Tom Vander Ark

The success of Obama's first term education agenda will be sealed with the announcement of phase 1 Race to the Top winners in March. All indications ...

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Seattle Teen Gives Rwandan Girls The Gift of Education

Huffington Post | Tam Vo | Posted 10.22.2009 | Impact

Read More: Girls, Women, Seattle, Education, Library, Jessica Markowitz, Genocide, Rwandan Education, Schoolchildren, Learning, Rwanda, Impact News

You are never too young to change the world, and Jessica Markowitz is living proof. The Seattle Times reports that Markowitz was just a sixth grader w...

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CPS Lacks Comprehensive Plan For 50,000 Dropouts

Catalyst Chicago | Sarah Karp | Posted 10.22.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Cps Dropouts, CPS Dropout Rate, Chicago Dropouts, Education, Chicago Public Schools, High School Dropouts, Chicago News

The average student who enrolls in an alternative school faces steep odds to graduating. Low skills, tough lives and scarce resources at schools are b...

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Thoughts on Innovation

Elliot Washor | Posted 10.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Innovation, Education, Politics News
Elliot Washor

The way that time is allocated and used, the way that knowledge is treated, and the way that teachers and students relate to each other have not undergone any significant change in the American school system.

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A Test for Our Nation

Linda Darling-Hammond | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Public Schools, Education, Math and Science, Obama Education, Education Policy, Education Reform, Higher Education, Schools, China, Programme for International Student Assessment, Politics News
Linda Darling-Hammond

Today, the U.S. is the only industrialized nation whose next generation is on pace to be more poorly educated than the last -- a shocking blow to the American Dream. We need a new strategy.

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Impoverished Countries Must Do More to Realize the Right to Education - And You Can Help!

Christina Holder | Posted 10.21.2009 | World

Read More: Community Schools, Education, Community Educators, Zambia, Legal Reform, Africa, World News
Christina Holder

The Zambian Government's exaggeration of its achievement in providing universal primary education has been widely accepted by the international community.

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Are States' Rights Right?

Harry Moroz | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Preemption, Marijuana, Financial Services, Education, Consumer Financial Protection Agency, Progressives, Urban Policy, Health Care, States' Rights, Politics News
Harry Moroz

Democrats have been increasingly willing to embrace state -- and local -- governments as partners rather than adversaries in both oversight and in substantive policymaking.

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The Great Convergence of Crises: Can We Handle the 21st Century?

Rahim Kanani | Posted 10.21.2009 | World

Read More: Population, Ethiopia, Poverty, Democratic Republic of Congo, World Hunger, Pakistan, United Nations, Immigration, Hunger, Education, Bangladesh, Climate Change, India, Education Reform, Uganda, Nigeria, China, Refugees, World News
Rahim Kanani

The symptoms of catastrophe are unmistakable, and the diagnosis is clear: we are in a race against time with the forces of the natural world.

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Not New Rules, But New Questions

Etan Thomas | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Rick Pitino, Education, Michael Moore, Health Care Reform, Sicko, Alan Grayson, Health Care, Barack Obama, Nba, Oklahoma City Thunder, Politics News
Etan Thomas

Do Republicans have respect for the position of President of the United States only if it's a Republican in office?

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Use Your Volunteer Time Wisely: Help Often, One Kid At A Time

Joel Arquillos | Posted 10.23.2009 | Impact

Read More: Tutoring, Literacy, Education, Volunteering, Educational Reform, Nonprofits, Academics, 826 Valencia, Teachers, Workshops, Tutors, Students, Learning, Volunteerism, 826la, Impact News
Joel Arquillos

What helps the young people we serve is one-on-one attention. If we're going to level the playing field for students attending public schools, it's essential for more volunteers to fill the gaps.

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Children In Need Of Basic School Supplies: Books, Markers, Paper

Posted 10.20.2009 | Impact

Read More: donorschoose.org, Education, Things Fall Apart, Donorschoose, Livia Stone, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Donors, Impact News

In her blog post about Donors Choose, Livia McRee talks about why she created a Giving Page featuring programs promoting literacy in high-poverty clas...

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Two Wands

Gov. Dick Lamm | Posted 10.19.2009 | Home

Read More: Minority Underachievement, Underachievement, Education, Minority Groups, Education Policy, US Census, Achievement Gap, Home News
Gov. Dick Lamm

I suggest that those groups whose culture and values stress delayed gratification -- education, hard work, success, and ambition -- are those groups that succeed, regardless of discrimination.

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Gov. Paterson: Where Is Your Education Strategy?

Thomas W. Carroll | Posted 10.19.2009 | New York

Read More: Education, Arne Duncan, Charter Schools, David Paterson, Barack Obama, New York, Race to the Top, National Assessment of Educational Progress, New York Board of Regents, Eliot Spitzer, Naep, Education Reform, Arnold Schwarzenegger, New York News
Thomas W. Carroll

Since taking office as governor, Paterson has yet to articulate an educational vision. His most significant education proposals have revolved around student access to snack foods.

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Grounded By My Kid

Charlotte Safavi | Posted 10.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Iran, Marriage, Education, Parenting Tips, Kids, Children, Public School, Multicultural, Food, Parenting, Teachers, Coffee, America, Family, Coffee Addiction, Living News
Charlotte Safavi

How can I teach my son self-control if I do not have any? Mom and Dad are mostly right, but when they are not, should there not be consequences?

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Young People Bring New Solutions to Childhood Obesity Issue

Steven Culbertson | Posted 10.16.2009 | Impact

Read More: Healthy Eating, Youth Service, Community Service, Education, Nutrition, Service, Fitness, Childhood Obesity, Youth Service America, Health Care, Physical Activity, Impact News
Steven Culbertson

As the legislative battle over health care reform continues, politicians, health insurance representatives, employers, bus drivers, and teachers debate daily about how this proposed legislation will affect them today. Yet while we "old folks" argue, young people are proactively working to reduce future health care costs by addressing childhood obesity through service-learning.

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Growing Movement to Get Kids Outdoors Includes Where the Wild Things Are

Deanna Neil | Posted 10.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Education, Teton Science School, Children, Earth Science Week, Be Out There!, Environment, Environmentalism, Nature-Deficit-Disorder, National Wildlife Federation, Where the Wild Things Are, Education Reform, Children's Health, No Child Left Inside, Living News
Deanna Neil

We want to get kids outside, but who should lead the way: teachers, parents or kids themselves? Deciding the best approach for reengaging kids with nature means knowing where the problem stems from.

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LIBRARIANS, LIBRARIES -- Unappreciated And Underutilized!

Robert Rose | Posted 10.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mainstream Media, Public-Schools-Education-Reform, Education, Librarians, K-12-Education, Libraries, Politics News
Robert Rose

Librarians are an often overlooked resource that is vital to education. In this economy, they might slip completely out of sight unless we do something to stop it.

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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.

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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.

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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...

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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.

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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.

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