Love Teachers? Love Students? How To Put Classrooms On Your Holiday List
By the time you've read this, zillions of shoppers have already been plowing through the aisles of their local Target, Walmart or Macy's, searching for unbelievable deals. That's right, it's Black Friday, when retailers pray for an influx of cash (and an absence of lawsuits), and gift-buyers show off their shopping stamina.
In the rush to cross off your list of gifts for your parents, siblings and in-laws, consider giving a gift this holiday season to teachers and classrooms. Every year, teachers reach down into their pockets and pay as much as $1,500 a year on classroom supplies -- sometimes for materials as vital as paper and pencils. Luckily, there are some ways to help. You'll get the benefits of helping out a hardworking teacher, making school a little brighter for students and the satisfaction of knowing you've made a tangible difference.
Here are some great ways to give back to education:
Harvard University: Where LGBT Students Lack Significant Resources
Many gay university students would do almost anything to go a school with a gay resource center. But simply having a space on campus isn't enough, if the resources to truly serve LGBT students are lacking.
That's why a group of LGBT students at Harvard University are organizing. Harvard University, as it turns out, is the only Ivy League school without a university-funded resource center and staff person. And though the school
Immigrant Students Starve for Their DREAMs on Thanksgiving
As you recover from your Thanksgiving meal, remember that dozens of undocumented students are literally and metaphorically starving for their DREAM to obtain a pathway to citizenship.
It's Day 17 of the hunger strike conducted by undocumented students in Texas, who are hoping to get Senator Kay Bailey-Hutchison (R-Texas) to support the DREAM Act. Thus far, the Senator from Texas has refused to support the measure. “We’re giving up our health and body for the DREAM Act,” says Him Ranjit, a 19-year-old sophomore studying biomedical engineering and government at the University of Texas at Austin, who was brought here at the age of 10 from Nepal.
Since its modern formation, this country has mostly resisted immigrants, only to realize their contributions over