Story provided by the NY Times – Tucked inside the mammoth tax and spending bill passed by Congress this month is a much-anticipated provision that will lock in a large tax break for small-business capital investments that has been temporary until now. The break is intended to make it more affordable for small companies to … Continue reading
Story provided by The Upshot – If you’re like a lot of Americans, one of your New Year’s resolutions is to work out more. If you’re like a lot of Americans, you’ll join a gym this January as part of that plan. And if you’re like a lot of Americans, you won’t go very much. … Continue reading
From the NY Times: A group of dirt bike riders in Baltimore have been called reckless. But to them, riding their bikes provides a sense of escape. Continue reading
Carl Harris is a personal friend of mine. His story involves being incarcerated for 20 years, temporarily becoming addicted to drugs, his wife having homeless stints and finally turning his life around while incarcerated in preparation to return home to his wife and daughters. His story is like the stories of many inmates and their … Continue reading
Michelle Rhee’s new book “Radical” talks about her fight to put the students first. Andrew Goldman of the NY Times interviewed her about her personal education standards for her children, her interactions with the media, and her thoughts on putting students first. To read the interview, click here. Continue reading
How do we measure the success of online education? With studies showing that as few as 20% of students who take massive open online courses (MOOC) actually complete their course(s), the success of online education is a moving target. Proponents of online education see the 20% as a reflection of the larger number of students testing … Continue reading
In a city awash in wild new cultural invigoration, Washington, DC area native Sonya Collins is a social connector equally as comfortable in this new reality as she is in the ideals of DC as defined by George Clinton as “Chocolate City and its vanilla suburbs.” Educated in the Prince George’s County school system and … Continue reading