Thursday, January 29, 2009

Grace Living Center

Published in Edutopia magazine's February, 2009 magazine:

http://www.edutopia.org/grace-learning-center-prekindergarten-community
http://www.edutopia.org/grace-learning-center-prekindergarten-community-how-to

With an audio slideshow on Edutopia.org.

http://www.edutopia.org/grace-learning-center-prekindergarten-community-slide-show


This is such an obviously good idea. A nursing center near Tulsa, OK is also home to two classrooms, where kindergarten and pre-K students start their school experience.

Sunday, January 18, 2009

Sharpen Your Knives, it's Time for Butchery Class

Aired on Weekend America from American Public Media, Saturday January 17, 2008.

http://weekendamerica.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/01/17/butchery_class/

And on KQED's The California Report magazine on Friday, November 21, 2008.

http://www.californiareport.org/archive/R811211630/c

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Growing locally -- really locally -- with MyFarm.

Aired on Marketplace Morning Report on November 4,2008.

http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2008/11/04/myfarm

"San Francisco start-up business MyFarm helps locals who aren't savvy about gardening grow their own veggies at home. Lisa Morehouse has more on the company's success and fans throughout the organic world."

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.