SR & Education Begin at Home

Recent economic and education events have reminded me that social responsibility(SR) begins at home.  The adapted HGTV tag line may seem frivolous but it is sticky and rings true.  Education is one of our country's socially responsible bedrocks and education starts at home:  not just your residence but home as in the United States . . . Read More: SR & Education Begin at Home

Social Responsibility in Good Times and Bad

Corporate social responsibility (CSR ) has been the buzz for several years.  Beyond buzz CSR has promoted a culture of responsibility beyond company borders.  From the neighborhood next door to the one around the world, corporations large and small have embraced social responsibility.

Recently the association community through ASAE & The Center for Association . . . Read More: Social Responsibility in Good Times and Bad

What’s In Your Child’s Backpack?

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One Laptop Per Child ( OLPC) led by Nicholas Negroponte, currently on leave from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), was initiated with the clear understanding that 21st century tools in the hands of every child can transform the . . . Read More: What’s In Your Child’s Backpack?

STEM is Job 1

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Amidst the mounds of dreary economic news, a recent Newsweek article by Daniel Lyons (Silicon Valley's Fork in the Road) really caught my attention.  Lyons writes persuasively that if America is not extremely careful and deliberately aggressive, our "crown jewels" in technology leadership will soon go . . . Read More: STEM is Job 1