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...great job identifying steps to??improve the supply side of education, but what about the demand side? In how many schools is being smart seen as uncool? In how many schools are the real heroes those who excel in sports rather than academics? How many parents are not involved enough in their children's education? If we can inspire a greater love of learning--not for test results but just for a high regard for achievement--there would be no need for the NCLB legislation...
...your advice to??"Skip the Steak": Thank you for including switching to vegetarianism as an excellent way to help the environment. As you noted, it's even better than trading a standard car for a hybrid. Your "feel-good factor" was pretty high, and rightly so. We vegetarians know that we are helping save not only the environment but animals as well. Not to mention the health benefits...
...biggest way to??reduce carbon emissions wasn't listed: don't have more than two children. Although the impact is very high, the feel-good factor is very low. Overpopulation is the biggest factor contributing to greenhouse gases, but nobody likes to point it out. How much carbon can one person generate in a lifetime? Quite a lot--especially if you're American. If we don't reduce our population now, nature will do it for us, whether we like...
...Democrats' heir to??Robert Kennedy's legacy is Hillary Clinton, not Barack Obama, contrary to what William Kristol argued [April 9]. Both candidates have idealism and charisma, but only Clinton has Kennedy's toughness and commitment to economic and social justice as well as political savvy and leadership skills. In her appearance with Obama and other Democratic candidates at the March 24 health-care forum in Las Vegas, Clinton was by far the most presidential, demonstrating poise, policy expertise and political realism. And she concluded her speech with an inspiring and emotionally charged appeal. Kennedy would have been proud...
Back in 2000, inspired by a desire to??help those in need, Megan and Dennis Doyle of Minneapolis decided they wanted to do more than just volunteer or write a check. Instead, they took $30,000 of their own money and started a nonprofit called Hope for the City. The organization collects corporate overstock and distributes it to nonprofits in the Twin Cities, nationwide, and internationally to 26 developing countries. Today the nonprofit has a $900,000 operating budget and a 25,000-sq.-ft. warehouse to store the donated items and has distributed nearly $380 million of in-kind...