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Articles on education

• Education matters... Education Mandate for Cradle to Career Achievement The majority of hiring employers are reporting that they have difficulty finding employees with basic skills sufficient for the jobs available. Education matters... to us all.
  
• Solutions for Today's Agri Education We depend on agriculture for food and many raw materials, as well as stewardship of massive swaths of land. Education for today's sustainable challenges requires change. Here are nine recommendations that bridge colleges, schools, businesses and local advocates.
  
• Employers Deplore Low Levels of Basic Job Readiness Skills Occupations with college-educated workers have been growing much faster than others...but entry level workers can't deliver basic job readiness.
  
• Cooperatives to Create Jobs around Education Job creation not only helps individual families, but helps communities thrive -- schools, local businesses and social support systems can work together to provide shared benefits.
  
• Green Jobs Study for Economic Development Environmental job training is necessary to support green job creation and economic development for communities.
  
• Greengard Uses Educational Competition to Foster Green in Education The WiredCats have adopted the recycle, replace, and reuse them to bring the 'green' message to the education community.
  
• School Bus Transportation Converts to Family and Shuttle Vehicles School busing is an outmoded solution to the social, academic and community education of our children -- what's your solution?
  
• Los Angeles H.S. Dropout Solutions High school dropouts start in middle school. There are solutions we can each help solve in our own neighborhoods.
  
• U.S. EPA Honors Riverside Student Otana Jakpor for Environmental Achievements Otana Jakpor, President’s Environmental Youth Award winner for "Indoor Air Pollution: The Pulmonary Effects of Ozone-Generating Air Purifiers"
  
• Google Earth Outreach Provides Armchair Travel & Learning Google Earth modules highlight the environment, climate change, science and technology.
  
• Grants for California Schools to Become Ocean Guardians $6,000 "Ocean Guardian" grants for California school or community-based conservation project to protect watershed and ocean.
  
• Common Vision Plants Ideas and Fruit Trees at Schools Across California We applaud the fruity troubadours who are bringing both understanding and practical fruit orchards to schools across urban and rural California! Common Vision is inspiring!
  
• Parent Rep Sought for California Safe Schools IPM Program
  Los Angeles, 2008 California Safe Schools seeks a parent representative for the Integrated Pest Management oversight committee.
  
• Breathe LA Film Contest for Los Angeles Asthma PSA BREATHE LA helps Los Angeles youth afflicted with asthma through our "Create a BREATHE LA PSA" contest
  
• Solar Shading Workshop at Center for Sustainable Energy
  San Diego, May 7 Solar cell shading can negatively impact system performance and, therefore, your incentive amount. Learn about solar installation solutions.
  
• Solar Water Heating Basics for Homeowners
  San Diego, May 20 California Center for Sustainable Energy will be hosting an educational session for homeowners on the different solar water heating technologies and their appropriate applications.
  
• Camping Provides Personal Contact with Natural Resources Camping Life is a California magazine that can help prepare you for your journey into your natural roots!
  
• UC Santa Cruz Students Underwrite Green Energy for Their Campus Students pay for renewable energy certificates through their college to lead the country in green energy adoption.
  
• The GREEN HOUR is Magical for Both Parents and Children Time outdoors is vital for both children and parents, as well as educational and health sustaining.
  
• Wes Jackson, The Land Institute Wes Jackson, President of The Land Institute (founded in 1976)
  
• Caltrans Awards $52M In Safe Routes To Schoolbus Funding Caltrans awarded $52M to cities and counties for 139 projects to fund Safe Routes to School program
  
• Wireless BIPV Solar Learning Center by Tiger Woods Solar-Powered Learning Center uses Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV)
  
• Youth Competition: California Climate Champions California Climate Champions for youth 16-18 who promote green solutions
  
• Reconnect Children to the Natural World Planning toolkit to help reconnect children to nature
  
• Let's Play BUSINESS after school! Afterschool is the new internship program for our society
  
• Media Kit for Recycling Bottles & Cans - CRV: CA Refund Value Recycling bottles and cans -- get the word out with these tools
  
• Food Program for Hungry Children During Summer Months Children need adequate nutrition in summer months and the USDA has a program to provide delivery of food of children
  
• Executive Education for Social Responsibility Produces Stock Results Addressing environmental, social and governance issues, businesses can uncover risks, performance gaps and innovation opportunities to gain competitive advantage
  
• The Knowledge Toolkit...iTunes U iTunes U offers free downloads of college lectures from numerous universities. Wow!
  
• 20% of Americans Attend School Daily -- Green Schools Matter Building green would save an average school $100,000 each year in energy costs alone – enough to hire two additional full-time teachers, purchase 5,000 new textbooks, or buy 500 new computers.