education
Morocco's anti-poverty, anti-protests
The monarchy in Morocco is trying to tackle poverty in an attempt to hold back protests.
Building a school from trash in Guatemala
Guatemalan school children helped create a new schoolhouse out of discarded plastic bottles and other trash.
Iowa politicos try to sell Pollock's "Mural"
Politicians are trying to force the University of Iowa to sell Jackson Pollock's painting "Mural" for some $140 million.
Battling brain drain in the developing world
Cameroonian professionals, including doctors and lawyers, who are educated abroad tend not to return to their home country. The problem is common in the developing world.
Teaching assistants outsourced to Asia
Colleges are outsourcing the grading of papers to India, and students may not know that they're writing for "virtual TAs."
How crochet helps mathematics and the Great Barrier Reef
The art of crocheting provides a model for understanding both complex math and environmental threats to coral reefs.
Cell phones teach South African students
A new teaching program in South Africa encourages reading and math skills using students' cell phones.
Making serious music interesting to kids
Jade Simmons is a classical pianist who's equally happy playing music by Samuel Barber or hip hop master DBR, and making serious music interesting to kids.
Nicholas Negroponte and One Laptop Per Child
Nicholas Negroponte is out to change the world by giving laptops to kids in remote places.
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Alexander Smartg (16 May, 2013 06:00:20)Outlaw employers, the modern plantation owners, hire the emminently exploitable, down-trodden all in the name of lowering the sacred "bottom line"! -
peter - stop smoking south africa (16 May, 2013 09:17:56)"32 percent continued to smoke while pregnant".... scary. I know there are people who just don't care, but to do this to your child in this ...
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filthyliberalDOTcom (15 May, 2013 07:54:55)They're acting like children who have been caught ignoring an assigned job. Ridiculous. If this man hid them from neighbors, what do they think they ...
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Saje Williams (13 May, 2013 06:52:47)Yeah. I can't imagine why anyone would look at groups that advocate tax evasion for evidence of tax evasion. It would be like ...
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Kristin (13 May, 2013 02:26:21)Dear Takeaway, He was definitely not building a pristine golf course. Pristine means untouched and unspoiled and in original condition. A golf course is as ...