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The Service Solution

Alan Khazei | Posted 09.28.2008 | Living

Read More: Community Service, Service Nation, The Giving Life, Servicenation Day of Action, Teach for America, Peace Corps, Living News
Alan Khazei

There are extraordinary things ordinary people can achieve, especially in tough economic times, to empower service as a key strategy for uniting Americans and solving problems.

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Top 10 Reasons to Become A New Radical

Julia Moulden | Posted 09.20.2008 | Business

Read More: Paul Gillespie, Nicole Pageau, Dart Center, Melissa Dyrdahl, New Radicals, Teach for America, Bring Light, Suzanne Seggerman, Mark Brayne, Ron Dembo, Kids Internet Safety Alliance, Games for Change, Nike, Guelph Civic League, Kevin Salwen, Wendy Kopp, Tony Leighton, Rwanda, Zerofootprint, Motto, Happiness, Business News
Julia Moulden

With all the turmoil in the markets, it seems time to write again about people who are doing good works in the financial sector.

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Why Doing Good Is Sexy

Julia Moulden | Posted 07.26.2008 | Living

Read More: Be the Change, Teach for America, Servicenation, Cityyear, New Radicals, Service Nation, The Giving Life, Living News
Julia Moulden

Doing good has never been hotter. Everybody's talking about their desire to make a difference, and volunteerism and civic participation are suddenly a...

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Watch and Join a Heated Three-Minute Education Debate

Dan Brown | Posted 05.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Partnership for Learning, Public Schools, Wendy Kopp, Performance Pay, No Child Left Behind, High-Stakes Testing, Robert Pondiscio, Teacher Quality, Core Knowledge, Teach for America, Ascd, Student Achievement, Amy Wilkins, American Federation of Teachers, Education Policy, Ed in 08 Blogger Summit, Student Assessment, Standardized Testing, Ed in 08, Teaching in the 408, Teachers, Education Reform, Public Education, Politics News
Dan Brown

At last week's Ed in '08 Blogger Summit, I asked a question about alternatives to high-stakes testing to the education policy panel and received an an...

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An Outrageous Education

Donna Foote | Posted 04.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Education, Public Education Reform, Racism, Race and Education, Teach for America, Education Reform, Race, Watts, Locke High School, Politics News
Donna Foote

Walking through the prison-like gates of Locke High School in Watts last week it was hard not to summon up Dante's admonition to those on the threshold of hell: "Abandon hope all ye who enter here."

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Artist As Citizen

Richard Reiss | Posted 11.06.2007 | Living

Read More: OneVoice Movement, School of Visual Arts, Teach for America, Hummer, Political Art, Peace Corps, Politics and Art, Sva, Artist as Citizen, Living News
Richard Reiss

By reaching talented, creative people while they're still in school, and giving them the opportunity to investigate subjects of importance to their lives, we can both change their awareness and add to the public dialogue essential to a functioning democracy.

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The Genius Behind Teach For America

Alexander Russo | Posted 10.12.2007 | Politics

Read More: Education, Teach for America Criticism, Teach for America, Wendy Kopp, MacArthur Genius Grant, Politics News
Alexander Russo

This year's MacArthur "genius" grants included one person focused on improving public education. But it wasn't Wendy Kopp, the founder of Teach For America.

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