Hear me out. I know this may seem out of left field. Wild horses and burros were granted protection by Congress in 1971 deemed “living symbols of history.” With the 1971 Wild Free Roaming Horses and Burro Act, Congress outlawed, capture, branding, harassment or killing of wild horses and burros. And As a result, thinking …
That is according to BBC and author Claudia Hammond. This story edited by BBC’s Samira Choudhury, was originally featured on BBC Radio 3 as part of the “Free Thinking.” In 2015 the largest study on what activities we find most relaxing took place online. The study was voluntarily taken by 18,000 people in 135 countries. …
A little less than a year ago I posted on my blog about that all eyes, at least in the western USA are on Las Vegas as a roadmap to water conservation. And, that at the time, according to Brian Richter chief scientist of the Global Water Program of Nature Conservancy, “Las Vegas has become …
Parents, Grandparents, Caregivers Memorial Day is behind us!! Kick off your summer with Jessyka Coulter’s “Get Up And Learn” free downloadable resource give-away. for you and your teens. Without regular engagement- Yes even over the summer- teens can experience what is known as “academic slide.” This means losing academic progress particularly in reading, writing and …
Pack your bags and head to one of the world’s top 10 “Happiest Cities” according to researchers from The Quality Of Life Institute. Copenhagen, Denmark, Zurich, Switzerland and Singapore are numbers 1 -3, respectively. The indices are based on things contributing positively to the quality of life. Citizens give their cities accolades for things like large …
Khemet McConville has a new release, “1216 E Palm Dr”. He’s been featured as a new music discovery artist on Earmilk.com—a legit digital music magazine with a strong reputation for being not pay-for-play. No paid articles, no fluff. Like thousands of unsigned independent artists, he and his music are buried, overlooked, and dismissed because of …
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This story was originally published in the Daily Yonder. For more rural reporting and small-town stories visit dailyyonder.com. And, it was subsequently reported in David Byrne’s digital “good news” magazine Reasons To Be Cheerful. We are all, at least most of us very aware of the many public and charter school dual language immersion programs; Spanish, …
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Alabama is the only state where 4th grade math scores are higher now than they were in 2019. How are they doing it? While K – 12 learning was remote during the Covid lockdown DeKalb County’s school district reinvented their math program in elementary schools. The plan was to make math more engaging, more relevant …
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According to research shared in USC Today, digital devices were a greater source of conflict among teens and parents in the U.S. than in Japan: One in three U.S. families reported having an argument every day. And according to the same research, More teens in the U.S. also felt that mobile device use has hurt …
According to 2023 research data from Volgistics, a volunteer management software, kids that volunteer are 25% less likely to experience anxiety and 50% less likely to engage in destructive behaviors like smoking or misusing alcohol. There’s no question, volunteerism translates into mastering important adult life skills. To name a few; Social and Professional Communication Skills …
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