Education

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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

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

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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

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.

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A GED Scandal

David Jones | Posted 10.15.2009 | New York

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

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.

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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

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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

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 ...

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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

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?

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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

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?

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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

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.

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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

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

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The God Crisis

Landon Ross | Posted 10.14.2009 | Living

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

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.

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Disabled Students Need Accessible Books

Jim Fruchterman | Posted 10.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Disabled, Braille, Education, Living News

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.

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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

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.

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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

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.

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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

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

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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

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...

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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

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.

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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...

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I Hate America!

Steven Weber | Posted 10.09.2009 | Politics

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

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.

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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

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

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Jeb Bush On Obama: "The Guy Is On The Right Track"

ABC News | Teddy Davis | Posted 10.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Education, Education Policy, Jeb Bush, Barack Obama, Politics News

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) lavished praise on President Barack Obama's education policies on Thursday, telling ABC News that the Democrat who su...

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Spurring Union-Led Innovation: Public School Entrepreneurs

Randi Weingarten | Posted 10.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Education, American Federation of Teachers, Education Reform, Politics News

When we created the Innovation Fund last year, we asked local and state affiliates to think big, think boldly and think in ways that might go beyond their usual comfort zone -- and they did.

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Saving Public Resources and Protecting Our Most Important Resource: Children

Kamala D. Harris | Posted 10.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Education, California Dropout Research Project, Economy, San Francisco, Public Safety, UC Santa Barbara, California, High School Graduation Rates, Truancy, Politics News

By doing what it takes to keep kids in school in every corner of California, we can save literally billions of dollars in public resources and greatly improve public safety.

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Go Slow to Go Fast (Why ESEA Should Wait)

Tom Vander Ark | Posted 10.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Education, Arne Duncan, George Miller, Nclb, Politics News

There's an old saying in business that sometimes you have to go slow to go fast; in other words, you have to build the infrastructure of support in order to create profound change.

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The Dubnoff Center Continues To Help Kids While California Continues To Cut Funds

Terry Gardner | Posted 10.14.2009 | Impact

Read More: Education Funding, Reggie Smith, Budget Cuts, Children, Education, Fundraiser, Dodgers, Sacramento, Dubnoff Center for Child Development, Learning Disabilities, Golf Tournament, Dubnoff, Impact News

The Dubnoff Center For Child Development plans to host its 7th Annual Charity Golf Tournament in hopes of offsetting the massive California budget cuts that have stripped our educational institutions bare.

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