In Mission Possible, Eva Moskowitz and Arin Lavinia outline the practical steps taken by the Success Charter Network.  They reveal how the Harlem school has succeeded through teacher improvements and provide DVD clips to illustrate the environment of learning found at the Success Academies.  The book creates a framework for educators, parents, and school reformers, providing hope that all…

Bloggers can be notoriously bad when it comes to sitting in front of a screen all day.  There are blog posts to read, comment on, and write.  Social media networks to check via phone, tablet, or computer.

All those hours contribute to a sedentary lifestyle, which can shorten our lifespans.  All those social media networks, and all those mobile gadgets just mean more time sitting and less time moving

One of our favorite new social networks is Pinterest.  While you may have just…

How did you feel the last time you discovered someone complimented your work, to your boss?

How did you feel on that incredibly downer day when a complete stranger smiled and said “good afternoon?”

How did you feel when you opened up your mail and found a card from a friend, just because?

I don’t know about you, but when I am the recipient of a seemingly random act of kindness the world suddenly doesn’t feel like the land of dung beetles it once…

16% – percentage of forcible rape arrestees committed by a juvenile in 1995

17% – percentage of those arrested for non-forcible rape sexual offenses that were under 18

1 in 3 – number of sexual assaults that occurred when the perpetrator was intoxicated

While women are known to rape, either males or other females, it is estimated that 99% of rape offenders are male.

Yet a vast majority of prevention methods are directed toward…