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Patrick Little joins us from Bristol, RI where his daughter is getting ready to catch her very first bus to school.

HomeGrownEarth.com is producing a documentary program for kids based upon the importance of nature and outdoor education. This is the first of several outings that have been filmed and uploaded.

America’s public schools were once considered the hope of freedom and democracy. Yet, as John Whitehead reveals in this week’s vodcast, students currently attending public schools will be marked by overreaching zero tolerance policies, heightened surveillance, and an emphasis on behavior-controlling drugs–all resulting in the destruction of privacy and freedom.

Millions of children across India are being forced to give up their education to earn a living. With widespread poverty many families can’t afford to send their kids to school, and instead rely on their daily wage to put food on the table. But it threatens to harm one of the world’s fastest growing economies.

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President Obama speaks about the critical need for education reform and discusses what his Administration has done to raise standards and encourage excellence during a speech to the Urban League. July 29, 2010.

Damien Somerset talks with Mitch Aiken, Director, Education for the Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE on the education outreach that’s sponsored by the US Department of Energy. He showcases one of the fun education carts designed specially by the St. Louis Science Center to help young people understand how energy efficiency works. For more information: fuelourfuturenow.com VIDEO HOST Damien Somerset is a video blogger, environmentalist, and efficient vehicle enthusiast. Damien is very active in both online media and environmental advocacy, and hopes to use both to help reshape the face of modern environmentalism. http Twitter.com Contact: damiensomerset -at- gmail —————————————- GET INVOLVED! Watch & Chat Live progressiveautoxprize.org Blog autoblog.xprize.org Facebook facebook.com Twitter twitter.com Flickr flickr.com —————————————- ABOUT THE PROGRESSIVE AUTOMOTIVE X PRIZE Our goal is to inspire a new generation of viable, safe, affordable and super fuel efficient vehicles that people want to buy. million in prizes will be awarded in September 2010 to the teams that win a rigorous stage competition for clean, production-capable vehicles that exceed 100 MPG energy equivalent (MPGe). We are proud to announce that the on-track Competition Phase will be hosted at Michigan International Speedway.

Education beats poverty, education keeps kids healthy and education turns dreams into reality.. 40 million children are missing out. Make Education for All YOUR goal!

PE at Home is the best kids exercise DVD on the market. It covers real motor skills kids need to know for school.Skills in this promo include crab and grapevine. The DVD can be purchased at www.peathome.com.

A brief section of the Understanding the Digital Generation presentation by Ian Jukes.