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Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders have announced a half-dozen unity task force thingies, one of which will be focused on education, more or less. Folks are reacting with varying degrees of freaking out on the social medias. I'm going to recommend that you take a deep breath. Here are some things to consider.ConcernsAlejandro Adler is nobody to be excited about. He's an academic who is associated wit silly argle-bargle like this:...to infuse education systems in these countries with skills-based teacher training, curriculum development, technology use, and, financing; to measure the impact of these interventions on youth well-being and long-term life...

By Kiki Schirr, {grow} Contributing Columnist What can famous rappers and pop stars like Lil Nas X, Doja Cat, Lady Gaga, and Eminem teach us about marketing? More than you might think! Today, influence and stardom go hand-in-hand. Publishing houses, movie casting directors, and record labels are looking for social influence to help judge a star’s future potential for success. Casting calls require an Instagram following count. Record labels want to know how many views a self-produced lyric video got before they call back. When launching a career, digital marketing savvy can prove to be the second-greatest asset of an...

Returning to China from our winter holidays, it felt like coming back to a completely different world. It was early February 2020, and I was coming back to the city of Chengdu after spending Christmas and the New Year with family and friends in the UK and USA. By then, COVID-19 had hit China hard, and it was a threat that few in the West were taking too seriously. I re-entered China to find almost everything in Chengdu locked down, and myself under advisory self-quarantine within my apartment. Sure, there were no armed guards at my door, but the security...

With many families in the midst of planning and buying homeschool curriculum for the upcoming school year, it’s helpful to see the ways in which money (and time) can be saved! From now until May 18, 2020, the Build Your Bundle sale offers amazing savings along with well-known curriculum. It is packed full of resources for both your home and your school – a little something for everyone.  There are SO many things in the Build Your Bundle sale that I am excited to share with you! Several of the products are ones that we have used in years past (or...

Cedar Street Elementary School in Beloeil, Que, developed a butterfly and bird perennial garden. Here, a monarch butterfly. (Shutterstock)Youth rallied around the world in 2019, making it the year of global climate strikes. About six million protesters walked out of their classrooms and workplaces in a week of organized strikes and demonstrations in late September, calling on governments to address the escalating ecological emergency. People’s frustration at the inaction of political leaders and corporations on the climate crisis is clear. But what more is needed if we are serious about striking to “disrupt the system,” as climate activists like Greta...