In the high-stakes game of climate change, there is no get-out-of-jail-free card. We cannot continue to burn the fossilised carbon stored underground for tens of millions of years as oil, coal and gas and hope that it will not end up in the atmosphere to exacerbate the greenhouse effect and global warming. more
Mary Loung’s brainchild, a kind of Craigslist for teachers, help schools sell or pass along usable school materials and shop for ones they need, and helps businesses donate to schools. more
Do you know what supports your rhythm, allowing you to be your healthiest, happiest and most radiant self? more
This is a day to celebrate the fact that it is girls who will change the world; that the empowerment of girls holds the key to development and security for families, communities and societies worldwide. It also recognises the discrimination and violenc… more
In an online kindness class I facilitated not too long ago, I asked this question of the participants. I gave them this little exercise to help, too… more
Photography has always been a form of expression, but more than that, around the world photography is used as a form of activism. Photography is voice. more
All of us are born intelligent optimists. All of us! You don’t believe me? Let me ask you this: Have you ever met a pessimistic 5-year-old? more
Being an intelligent optimist is a discipline that invites us to live in possibility, says Ben Zander, conductor of the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra and co-author of The Art of Possibility. more
A study released on Friday said the New York City Department of Education had done a good job of preparing for significant special education reforms that will begin in earnest next week. more
Maria Montessori stands in many ways as the mother of alternative education. The Italian physician and teacher invented a new kind of school, one with self-directed learning, classrooms with mixed age groups, and no grades. Now, on what would have been her 142 birthday, thousands of schools bear her name. more
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The United States presidential elections are tomorrow. more
