Thursday, October 30, 2008

Measure Q: the SMART train proposal

Aired on KQED Radio News October 29, 2008

http://www.kqed.org/epArchive/R810290833

One of the most hotly contested ballot measures in the North Bay, Measure Q would levy a one quarter cent sales tax for the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit train. Supporters say SMART offers an alternative to gridlocked highway. Opponents question the proposal's efficiency and its $1 billion price tag.

Thursday, October 9, 2008

Downtown High School

Published in Edutopia Magazine and on Edutopia.org in October, 2008.

Diplomas for (Would-Be) Dropouts: Project Learning Serves the Most At-Risk Students
http://www.edutopia.org/at-risk-students-project-learning

How To: Design Assessments for Project Learning
http://www.edutopia.org/at-risk-students-project-learning-how-to

Audio slideshow -- Sky Rocket: Celestial Lessons Turn Truant Into Graduate
http://www.edutopia.org/downtown-high-school-slide-show

Field Report

Aired on The California Report Magazine Friday October 3, 2008.

http://www.californiareport.org/archive/R810031630/d

A new website based in California is giving away hundreds of thousands of dollars for people's true-life stories. FieldReport.com is also trying to shake up the publishing model, with community-based story selection replacing editors.