Need jewelry? Indulge yourself without feeling the guilt by going to Annabelle’s Jewelry and Accessories. Annabelle’s is featuring beaded necklaces and bracelets from Envision Kenya, a non-profit committed to expanding educational opportunities in Kenya. 85% of your purchase will go toward funding tuition scholarships for underprivileged children in Kenya.

Envision Kenya was founded by Michigan alumna […]

I previously discussed the Florida Senate’s K-12 Education Committee moving a bill allowing for the teaching or creationism in public schools. Now, it is the Senate Judiciary Committee that approves the same bill. I’ll save my overall outrage and surprise for the previous post, but I would like to divide this committee vote among party […]

A University of Michigan study shows that schooling has a great impact in closing the achievement gap for children.
From the article:
“In general, our nation is not looking too bad in terms of reading achievement,” said [developmental psychologist Pamela Davis-Kean]. “That makes sense because in the first years of school, reading gets the bulk of […]

The Daily gives us a fluff piece about former M President James Duderstadt’s plan for changing the way we educate engineers. And while I appreciate the fact Karl Stampfl took the time to read the lengthy (118 page) report, his writing gives us such gems as:
“The higher cost of living here means Americans cannot be […]

Today is a day of bipolar emotions for Michigan progressives. The good news is of the variety that is evident all over CNN’s souped-up election ticker: Gov. Granholm won reelection after defeating her opponent who dropped $35 million of his own money on the race. Also, Senator Debbie Stabenow ran away with victory over her […]

Becca Rueble’s article in the most recent issue of the magazine showed the startling drop in numbers of most minority groups on the Berkeley and UCLA campuses.
After Prop. 209 passed in California the previously legal efforts to recruit and provide equal access to women and minorities became unconstitutional. Governor Pete Wilson then called on the […]

Try imagining the most obnoxious gradegrubber in your high school class. You know, the one who whined about the meaninglessness of scientific notation. The one who spent 30 minutes begging your history teacher to find out the format of the final. The one who asked everyone in class how well they did on their King […]