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Putting the Food Back Into School Food

Here's the uncomfortable truth about too many school meals: There's not much food in the food - or at least, not much nourishment in it. Many school kitchens don't even have the equipment or staff capable of preparing and cooking fresh food from scratch. Subsequently, a lot of school meals consist of precooked, prepackaged, processed food that is simply reheated on site.Read more

Scoring For Children Living With Domestic Abuse: The Joe Torre SAFE AT HOME Foundation

When people think of Joe Torre, they picture a stoic manager who led the New York Yankees through 12 straight playoff seasons and to four World Series victories. As it turns out, quietly watching from the sidelines of tense situations may be a habit learned as a child.
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Charting A New Course - Charter Schools in America

If asked what he did with his summer vacation, 11 year-old Matthew Austin could say, "I met President Obama, was on national television, and became a face of the charter school movement." B
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Dropping Out Of High School To Drop Into Life

Most people are surprised when I tell them I never went to college, and even more surprised that I didn't graduate high school. Why? Because, by anyone's standards, I'm a success story.
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Jason Mesnick Chats About Parenting, Media and Love- PART ONE

This is PART ONE of a TWO PART video:

As our first "JUST Chatting" feature for the launch of JUST CAUSE Magazine, Alyssa chatted with Jason Mesnick about the thing that really matters to him the most - being a parent. With a view of Puget Sound, and a bottle of great wine, we talked about how hard it is to raise kids (and be parents) in this crazy world.
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All Hands On Deck

Now, more than ever, it's time for us to come together, dig in, and get stuff done!
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Street Children Find Hope at El Shaddai

Sylvestre Nzitukuze was a good soldier. He served in the Rwandan National Defense Forces until an inescapable vision tore him away to a new life. "I don't know where or how it came, but I knew I had to leave the army and help the street kids," he exclaims.
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The Edible Schoolyard: Alice Waters' Chez Panisse Foundation

by Ann Simms

In the summer of 1969, Alice Waters and a friend were traveling across the plains of central Anatolia in a tiny, beat-up Morris Minor. Waters had just completed her coursework at the Montessori Institute in London, where she was preparing to become a high school teacher. This trip to Turkey, along with the next year she would spend restaurant hopping in France, was to be her last hurrah before launching a lifelong career in education.
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