In a 2002 UNICEF study of public education in 24 nations, the U.S. ranked 18th among 24 nations. Economists estimate that if America raises student skills closer to that of European nations, the U.S. economy would grow by an additional 5% over 30 years resulting in an extra $1.5 trillion in 2037 alone — more… [Continue]
Big List of Christmas Links
Wishing all my Christian readers a very Merry Christmas. We had a nice, but fairly quiet Hanukkah because my son was still at college. This weekend, however, we had a re-do, with more latkes, more candle lighting and more presents. Even though the eight nights of Hanukkah ended last week … we had family in… [Continue]
Are You Now or Have You Ever Been a Locavore?
This year’s choice for Word Of The Year from the New Oxford American Dictionary is “locavore.” Ben Zimmer, editor, says “‘Locavore’ was coined two years ago by a group of four women in San Francisco who proposed that local residents should try to eat only food grown or produced within a 100-mile radius. Other regional… [Continue]
Environmental Education
Hi Barbara: Your web resources are AMAZING! Thanks so much for putting this all online. I was hoping you might be able to send me links to any great web sites you know for climate change and/or environmental education for kids. Thanks very much in advance for your kind consideration and I look forward to… [Continue]
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