Creativity expert Sir Ken Robinson challenges the way we’re educating our children. He champions a radical rethink of our school systems, to cultivate creativity and acknowledge multiple types…
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Ken Robinson says Schools Kill Creativity
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Celebrating National Mentoring Month- The White House
Celebrating National Mentoring Month
January 20, 2010 | 15:59
The President and the First Lady welcome young men and women from Washington, DC area high schools who are paired with mentors from inside the White House as part of National Mentoring Month.
Tags: Leadership Corps, Worst to First
How do you see Service-Learning on your campus?
“An exciting, hands-on approach to education, service-learning is taking place in a wide variety of settings: schools, universities, and community-based and faith-based organizations throughout the country. The core concept driving this educational strategy is that by combining service objectives and learning objectives, along with the intent to show measurable change in both the recipient and [...]
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Florida ranks 49th - Number of uninsured children
Florida ranks 49th. About 19 percent, or 763,000 of our children, do not have health insurance, versus a national average of 11 percent. Source: The Annie E. Casey Foundation Kids Count Data Center
Worst To First Updates- Legislators Vote- Yeah on Guns. Nay on Kids.
- More from Miami
- Purrr-fect Miami Day
- Bud Asks a Question- Is Local Control the Solution?
- Bud Tells a Story
- Visit to Chiles Academy Makes News
- Florida's 4-year-olds could get shortchanged by budget cuts
- Our goal: World leader in education by 2020
- Improve education by investing in innovation, says Microsoft founder
- Editorial: Education Week is grading Florida on the curve
Florida ranks 48th - Juvenile violent crime
Florida ranks 48th in the nation in juvenile incarceration rates, with a custody rate of 451.8 per 100,000 children ages 10 and up. Source: Every Child Matters Education Fund, “Geography Matters: Child Well Being in the States,” 2008
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Gator Gymnastics Book Drive Update!
Gator fans really showed what it means to LIVE UNITED by donating over 1,000 books to our Gator Gymnastics book drive event. 532 of these books will be used for United Way Success By 6 programs.
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Florida ranks 42nd - Spending on corrections vs. education
Florida ranks 50th in per capita spending on education, but ranks 16th in the nation in spending on corrections. Source: NEA Rankings of the States 2008
- Twitter: WorsttoFirst
- RT @worsttofirst Legislators Vote- Yeah on Guns. Nay on Kids. http://ow.ly/16LQtr
- Florida College Students Push For Education Reform http://ow.ly/1gORH
- Attending Now>Raising Their Voices: Engaging Students, Teachers, and Parents to Help End the High School Dropout Epidemic http://ow.ly/1gJns
- In ages 0-5, kids learn via ART & visible learning yet many #Florida EDU systems cutting Arts #Education #Fail Plz Support @worsttofirst
- Firing teachers: First step to reform or useless effort? -USATODAY http://su.pr/58DKMR Plz RT
- Check it out @budchiles @worsttofirst on FacingFlorida with @MikeVasilinda, http://su.pr/27w3mS -Fla quality counts debate Plz RT
- RT @unitedwaynefl: United Way of NE Florida's Full Service Schools has helped more than 16,000 students & families http://bit.ly/cq5KUF