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"We shouldn’t be profiting from our students who are drowning in debt while we’re giving great deals..."

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:01:16 -0400

“We shouldn’t be profiting from our students who are drowning in debt while we’re giving great deals to big banks, – the same banks, that destroyed millions of jobs and nearly broke this economy.”

- Senator Elizabeth Warren (via azspot)

Sign Senator Warren’s petition to give students the same interest rate on loans that the big banks get.

(via thedisassociation)

The United States Mint - Kids’ Baseball Coin Challenge

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:01:25 -0400

Parents, guardians, and teachers, the United States Mint is inviting young people through age 13 to unleash their inner artist talents by creating a coin design that captures the theme “What’s Great About Baseball.” Please encourage them to be a part of this historic competition.

Children and students have an opportunity to become a part of a historic competition designed to connect America through coins and the mutual celebration of our national pastime, Baseball. Children ages five and under, six to ten, and eleven to thirteen are encouraged to enter. The competition runs through May 23, 2013.

For more details about the competition, please read the attached flier and visit http://kidsbatterup.challenge.gov/.

Petitioning The US Department of Labor: Investigate Amy's Baking Company Bakery & Boutique

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:01:39 -0400

Tipped employees are a valuable, intrinsic part of the Hospitality Industry. They are hardworking men and women who have fought long and nobly to be afforded fair, legal wages and tip income in exchange for service on a daily basis.

Amy’s Baking Company (ABC) in Scottsdale, AZ, has come out publicly that their policy is to confiscate every single penny earned through tipping patrons, without informing customers, and instead, only pay their servers an hourly wage. This policy is 100% in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act, and given their extraordinary turn-over rate of employees, it is reasonable to assume 100 - 200+ individuals have been negatively affected by this illegal policy. In the interests of so many hardworking Americans, this company needs to be investigated immediately, and their unsavoury actions need to be halted at once.

Sign the petition: http://www.change.org/amysbaking

thepoliticalfreakshow: Help your fellow Oklahomans. View the...

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:16:42 -0400

thepoliticalfreakshow:

Help your fellow Oklahomans. View the picture to find out how. #okwx http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BKvjHHXCYAAQmqH.jpg

collegehumor: If Congress Got Stuff Done Like Roommates [Click...

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:01:34 -0400

collegehumor:

If Congress Got Stuff Done Like Roommates [Click for full thread]

Please reply all.

fosteryouth: Did you know that there are over 380,000 children...

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:01:21 -0400

fosteryouth:

Did you know that there are over 380,000 children in the foster care system? Learn how we can lower this number by supporting TOUGH LOVE, a new documentary film about the child welfare system. http://kck.st/174Amzg

Thanks to You, We Delivered 30,000+ Letters & Artwork to the...

Thu, 16 May 2013 14:01:13 -0400

Thanks to You, We Delivered 30,000+ Letters & Artwork to the White House

On May 13, 2013, NAEYC and their partners from the Strong Start for Children campaign delivered more than 30,000 letters and drawings by children in early childhood programs from across the nation to the White House to thank the President for his historic proposal for investing in high quality early development and learning. Pictured are Cecilia Munoz, Director of the Domestic Policy Council at the White House; Strong Start Coalition members; officials from the White House, the U.S. Department of Education, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; and children.

Photo Credit: Jeffrey Martin/photosbyjeffrey.com

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Thu, 16 May 2013 10:00:59 -0400

Watch Now: 3 Ways Sequestration is Taking a Toll on Struggling...

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:01:09 -0400

Watch Now: 3 Ways Sequestration is Taking a Toll on Struggling Americans

Before boarding planes and leaving for recess, Congress recently rushed through a bill to fix inconvenient delays for air travelers that developed as a result of sequestration. It left in place, however, devastating cuts to vital programs for struggling families, children, and seniors. Watch a new video released by the Center for American Progress that profiles 3 ways in which sequestration continues to take its toll on our nation’s most vulnerable members.

You can take action now to help make this happen. Here’s how: (1) Watch and share the new video. (2) Contact Congress now and tell them to end sequestration. (3) Download our new #TalkPoverty Take Action Toolkit. This toolkit provides a sample letter to the editor, op-ed, storytelling, and social-media resources so you can make your voice heard.

motherjones: mediaite: Joe Biden responds to second-grader...

Tue, 14 May 2013 22:01:07 -0400

motherjones:

mediaite:

Joe Biden responds to second-grader with personal, handwritten note.

“People love chocolate.” Fits on a bumper-sticker.

Poignant cartoon from @usnews: #Sequestration #InvestinKids Take...

Tue, 14 May 2013 14:01:11 -0400

Poignant cartoon from @usnews: #Sequestration #InvestinKids Take Action Now: bit.ly/YpCij0

This year, MomsRising is celebrating National Women’s...

Tue, 14 May 2013 10:01:50 -0400

This year, MomsRising is celebrating National Women’s Health Week by playing Healthy Moms BINGO! The MomsRising BINGO card lists 25 simple, healthy activities that are small, important steps we can all take to live healthier lives.

Just click on the image or click here to download your own BINGO card and get started! (You can print it from your browser or you can right-click and save it to print from another program.)

If you are in a moms’ group, book group or just have a friend who wants to get healthier, ask them to join you. To share the card and info, just add their email address on the form to the right and click send!

Kid President’s 10 Things Every Mom Needs To Know Kids of...

Sun, 12 May 2013 19:20:00 -0400

Kid President’s 10 Things Every Mom Needs To Know

Kids of the world, take note. Your president has spoken and he knows his stuff. That would be Kid President, the self-appointed voice of a generation, who issued an open letter to all moms yesterday. You should watch the video above because it is hilarious and adorable.

Make your favorite mom(s) a star

Sun, 12 May 2013 10:01:11 -0400

We bet you know a lot of moms who deserve an “Amazing Mom” award. Imagine their surprise when they get a video of dances saying she’s the best mom ever.

Watch the celebration here:

http://momdance.com/

The NALC National Food Drive is the country’s largest one-day...

Fri, 10 May 2013 10:01:28 -0400

The NALC National Food Drive is the country’s largest one-day food-collection effort. Last year, we picked up more than 70 million pounds of non-perishable food donations, which brought our grand total from more than two decades of collections to 1.2 billion pounds.

Find out how you can help here.

"Bro, I’m a Christian, an American. I’m just like you. We bleed same blood, put our pants on the same..."

Thu, 09 May 2013 14:01:31 -0400

“Bro, I’m a Christian, an American. I’m just like you. We bleed same blood, put our pants on the same way. It’s just that you got to put that – being a coward, and I don’t want to get in nobody’s business. You got to put that away for a minute. You have to have cajones, bro.”

- Charles Ramsey on being a hero

It sounds like something out of Willy Wonka: when you turn on...

Thu, 09 May 2013 10:01:11 -0400

It sounds like something out of Willy Wonka: when you turn on the water at a public school in Kathmandu, Nepal, orange juice comes out.

But it’s not the tasty kind with all the vitamin C. “Orange juice” is the (darkly humorous) Nepali term for the city water in Kathmandu, notorious for its high iron content, which turns the water a rusty orange color.

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Wed, 08 May 2013 23:49:10 -0400

Amazon: Remove "The Ex" shooting target

Tue, 07 May 2013 23:46:35 -0400

A shooting target mannequin named the “The Ex,” a large-breasted woman who bleeds when shot, is being sold on Amazon.com. It’s manufactured by Zombie Industries, a company that was featured at the NRA convention last weekend.

Gun violence against women is a serious problem. But “The Ex” shooting target turns violence against women into a joke and promotes the idea that men should want to kill their ex-wives or ex-girlfriends. Zombie Industries has already had to pull a mannequin target that resembled President Obama, so they are definitely attracting media attention right now—and it’s just the kind of bad press Amazon doesn’t want.

If we all speak up about this horrible “Ex” target we can get Amazon to do the right thing and stop carrying this dangerous product. Can you sign the petition?

Sign the petition: http://act.weareultraviolet.org/sign/amazon_zombie_target/

jtotheizzoe: TED + PBS = TED Talks Education Tune in tomorrow...

Tue, 07 May 2013 14:01:13 -0400

jtotheizzoe:

TED + PBS = TED Talks Education

Tune in tomorrow night, May 7, to your local PBS station (full disclosure, they make my YouTube show but I would be posting this anyway) to see their educational collaboration with TED. They are bringing some revolutionary educators to the stage to talk about how we can change the future of learning for the better.

Duhhhhhh the answer = Tumblr

Great minds coming together to do great things for education! More info here.