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CNN just profiled an organization called Mary's Meals (http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/08/12/cnnheroes.marysmeals/index.html), an organization that provides free meals to schoolchildren in Bosnia.
"Pass rates go up dramatically in the schools where we start providing Mary's Meals," he says. "We've seen huge improvements in attendance rates and academic performance."
A good meal provides food for learning
CNN just profiled an organization called Mary's Meals (http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/08/12/cnnheroes.marysmeals/index.html), an organization that provides free meals to schoolchildren in Bosnia.
"Pass rates go up dramatically in the schools where we start providing Mary's Meals," he says. "We've seen huge improvements in attendance rates and academic performance."
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September 06, 2010, 04:41PM
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Interactive Classroom sharing across the ocean
This month, GOOD Magazine sent out their GOOD Guide to education. In it, one of the first ideas that they discuss is the way that some schools are using technology to reach across continents.
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August 27, 2010, 04:42PM
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Use real-world challenges to engage kids in practical learning
Aflatoun's program in Mumbai helps students start their own micro-enterprises to address poverty reduction, and teach kids real-world skills. What if we took this same idea - using micro-enterprise as a way to learn while overcoming poverty - and put it towards learning skills that more directly related to their daily lives?
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August 27, 2010, 04:13PM
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