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Is Social-Emotional Learning a Luxury?
Credit: JenWaller/Flickr By Vicki Zakrzewski We hear from many teachers in low-income schools that social-emotional learning (SEL) is considered an “add-on”—something that can happen after students...
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From Sweden, Anti-Spam Tests ask Questions about Human Rights
Elvert Barnes/Flickr By Raymond Neo Following fast from our coverage of the NotFound project’s campaign to use 404 pages to hold information on missing persons, the Civil Rights Captcha is now using...
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The Flip Side of Getting
Funchye/Flickr By Rabbi Rami One way to understand the nature of giving is to talk with those whose lives are devoted to asking. Panhandlers and charity fundraisers will tell you it’s all about guilt....
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Restaurant Staff Made up of Deaf Workers
Michael.Loedenthal/Flickr Sponsored by Think Innovation Management In communities where deafness is such a social stigma that those with hearing difficulties find it hard to get a job, one option is to...
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12 Ways You Can Safeguard Your Vote
Cle0patra/Flickr By Fran Korten, Doug Pibel, and Paul Mozur Will it happen again? On November 6, we may see voters waiting in long lines, only to find they’re not on the voter rolls or because they now...
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The One Day (Off) When We Can Change The Course of Our Democracy
Credit: toner/flickr By Adimarco One Saturday evening in early October (admittedly after a few drinks), I found myself perusing Twitter and stumbled upon the trending topic of #takebacktuesday. What a...
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Smile! It’s Good For Your Heart
Credit: WolfS♡ul/ flickr By Stacey Kennelly Feeling good makes us smile, right? Sure, although a new study suggests the reverse may also be true: Smiles might be good for our health. In the study, to...
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The Cooperative Instinct
Credit: mommy peace/ flickr By Emiliana R. Simon-Thomas So here’s the game. I give you some money—let’s say $10—and tell you the following: you’re playing with three other people that you don’t know...
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Kurn Hattin Graduate Wins Outstanding Youth In Philanthropy Award
Credit: Tim Green aka atoach/ flickr Lyssa Jackson of Keene, N.H. has been awarded the 2012 Award for Outstanding Youth in Philanthropy by the Association of Fundraising Professionals’ Northern New...
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How Snowflakes Form Their Intricate Designs
Credit: pitschuni/ flickr By Jaymi Heimbuch Ever been curious about exactly how snowflakes form their intricate and beautiful designs? Well, just like no snowflake is shaped the same, no snowflake...
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Guerrilla Street Signs Show The Intersection Of New York And Hip-Hop
By Zak Stone Every city street tells a story. It happens that in New York City’s case, many of those tales have been told through hip-hop. New York geography is a veritable atlas of rap-song...
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