The Williams brothers’ story is one of countless examples from NFTE’s files that beg the question: If entrepreneurship education can create jobs, encourage students to stay in school, and provide economic rescue for people in our low-income communities, why aren’t we teaching it in every high school in America? READ MORE
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Puff Daddy Gives Alma Mater $500,000 For Scholarship Fund
Sean “Puffy” Combs took a break from his studio duties this past weekend to be honored by his alma mater, Howard University, and capped off the evening by donating $500,000 to his former school. READ MORE
10 Things Billionaires Probably Don’t Want You To Know
Certainly there’s no evidence that members of today’s elite are any more talented, creative or hardworking than the elite of a generation ago, who received a fraction of the rewards.
If today’s rich have shown unusual talent, it’s mostly been a talent for rigging the rules in their own favor. READ MORE
Melissa Harris-Perry: Funding the arts
Violin soloist Kelly Hall Tompkins with Columbia Artists Management joins the table as Melissa Harris-Perry and ballerina Misty Copeland discuss the need for funding the arts, and what it means for young people.
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‘Swagger’ Author Lisa Bloom: Boys’ Achievement Gap A ‘Ticking Time Bomb’
With all the celebration over women’s increasing success in school and in high-profile careers, it’s easy to forget the fellas from time-to-time.
But that’s what Lisa Bloom is here to do. The bestselling author of Think, a call-to-arms for girls in a tabloid-saturated culture, Bloom is now turning her attention to the guys in her new book Swagger: Ten Urgent Rules For Raising Boys In An Era Of Failing Schools, Mass Joblessness And Thug Culture.
Bloom talked with The Jane Dough to explain why boys are falling behind – and why the achievement gap between men and women is a problem that crosses gender boundaries.
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