Results for Education
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(Home) Schooling Bill Maher
Originally Posted: 03/15/2012 - 8:37am | Type: Blog -
Last Friday, on his weekly show "Real Time with Bill Maher," the not-so friendly atheist, Mr. Maher took issue with the Santorum families decision to homeschool their children. Tim King, former homesch ...
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Education for ALL: A “Sweeping, Disruptive Technology”
Originally Posted: 01/26/2012 - 9:32am | Type: Blog -
I’m interested in how it is that inspired vision – unconstrained by “what ifs” or fear of change – might break down barriers to opportunity and help overcome systemic privilege that holds some people back from r ...
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2012 State of the Union Address: The Complete Text
Originally Posted: 01/25/2012 - 10:09am | Type: Blog -
No one built this country on their own. This nation is great because we built it together. This nation is great because we worked as a team. This nation is great because we get each other’s backs. And if we hold ...
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Afternoon News Bytes: Jan. 24, 2012
Originally Posted: 01/24/2012 - 2:33pm | Type: Blog -
At 9pm ET, President Barack Obama will address a joint session on Congress to give them information on the State of the Union. THE WASHINGTON POST: Obama To Take On Economic Anxiety In Election-Year State Of The Union, Amid GOP Attacks ...
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"Helping One is Better than Helping None"
Originally Posted: 01/24/2012 - 2:42pm | Type: Blog -
“I've never felt compelled to step out of the reporter's role to help someone this way. This time, with this person, I did,” Watson says. “Roya is an extraordinary young woman, the daughter of a father ...
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In Solidarity with Poor Churches: Embodying the Faith of Dr. King
Originally Posted: 01/18/2012 - 9:43am | Type: Blog -
Last Thursday, Jan. 12, I was arrested in the Bronx for civil disobedience along with 43 others. It was a group that consisted mainly of clergy and church laity, a grassroots evangelical effort led by Bronx Coun ...
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A Robin Hood for Wall Street
Originally Posted: 11/06/2011 - 4:39pm | Type: Blog -
With the opening of the G20 Summit in Cannes, France today, an idea that's been around for awhile is in the news again and gaining more attention as a result of the #OWS movement: The so-called "R ...
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Is The American Dream God's Dream?
Originally Posted: 11/03/2011 - 11:07am | Type: Blog -
Nearly 50 million Americans are currently living below the poverty line (that is $22,000 for a household of four) and half of them are working full time jobs. Editor ...
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What We Need to Do to Cut Poverty in Half in 10 Years
Originally Posted: 10/28/2011 - 9:02am | Type: Blog -
Top 10 Findings from Half in Ten's Inaugural Report Tracking Our Progress Reducing Poverty: Where We Are Today and What We Need to Do to Cut Poverty in Half in 10 Years Top 10 ...
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Columbus Day, Wall Street, and Alabama Immigrants: "It's About Power, Stupid"
Originally Posted: 10/18/2011 - 5:30pm | Type: Blog -
In 1992, political strategist James Carville coined the catchphrase that won Bill Clinton the presidency: "It's the economy, stupid." In 1992, political strategist James ...