June 11, 2014
Kirkus Review on "Crash Course: The Life Lessons My Students Taught Me"
How a teacher learned to live a better life through interaction with her students.
Co-founder, executive director and language arts teacher for the Ron Clark Academy, Kim...
June 10, 2014
How to Influence People
My Former Boss
Have you had a boss who never came out of his office? I have. His problem was that he didn't understand wind. Yes, wind. Wind blows far and wide and causes...
June 09, 2014
College Education for Everyone is Not The Answer
A recent study estimated that getting a college degree is worth about a half-million dollars over the course of a graduate's lifetime. On the surface, that presents an...
June 06, 2014
One Final CliffsNotes For Recent Grads -- On Paying Off Student Loans
The music has stopped, the cap and gown have been packed away, and now the work begins. But not the work you think.Now you have to work on getting rid of your student loan debt....
June 06, 2014
Thank You -- To Those Who Saved The World
Here in this little French village of Sainte Mere Eglise they remember D-Day.Sainte Mere Eglise, as students of history and World War II movies know, became the first town to be...
June 06, 2014
Ex-Ranger Turned Country Singer to Perform National Anthem in Normandy for D-Day Anniversary
Written by Nancy Dunham
The CMA Music Festival kicks off this weekend in Nashville, but country singer Keni Thomas will miss it for an out-of-town gig — way out of town.
Mr....
June 04, 2014
Ex-CBS Reporter Sharyl Attkisson Has a New Journalism Job -- Should Washington Be Worried?
Written by Jason Howerton
Former CBS News reporter Sharyl Attkisson, who famously resigned amid allegations that her reporting critical of the Obama administration was being...
June 03, 2014
Those Crazies Happen, No Matter What
You all know who he is.
But I'm not going to repeat the name of the 22-year-old crazy person who stabbed or shot six young people to death near the UC Santa Barbara campus last...
June 03, 2014
Let the Market Drive Progress: A Case for Uber Taxi Service
For people who’ve ever struggled to find a taxi, Uber is great news. If you’re in a decent-sized city, download its app, register, and you’ll never wait for a taxi again.
When...
June 03, 2014
How to Live a Life That Matters: 5 Lessons from Maya Angelou
The desire to create lasting transformation in the world is what really drives us as leaders, right? Since the news of her death, I’ve been thinking a lot about Maya Angelou....
May 30, 2014
Actor, Educator and Entrepreneur Raises $2 Million on Kickstarter
Written by Evie Nagy
Reading Rainbow host, Star Trek and Roots star, and wonderful human LeVar Burton launched a Kickstarter yesterday to bring back the groundbreaking kids'...
May 29, 2014
Former NYC School Leader Urges Focus on Teaching, Technology
Written by Jennifer Chambers
Dramatic changes in education are needed to prepare students for 21st century jobs, Joel Klein, former chancellor of New York City Department of...