March 1, 2010
By Scott Hackenberg
OSA students starring in "The Wiz" at the Fox Theater
Times are tough and the outlook is bleak for California’s public school system, with over $8 billion in annual cuts expected for educational spending. For California’s 750 public charter schools, per-student state aid has been dramatically reduced and payments have been delayed, causing budget shortfalls and forcing teachers and administrators to make cuts to programs and resources which will…
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February 25, 2010
By Kelley Buhles
The Refugee Agriculture Project at MercyCorps Northwest, a 2009 Seed Fund grantee
In the Pacific Northwest, refugees and immigrants are getting help starting organic market gardens and small farming enterprises that will improve self-sufficiency, as well as provide their communities with nutritious food. In Sierra Leone, rural families are taking sustainable apiculture workshops and learning to build beekeeping enterprises that will give them access to a sustainable livelihood. What…
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February 22, 2010
By Elizabeth Ü
Moving your cash out of big banks and into local banks and credit unions is one way to move your money, but even this choice doesn’t address one of the major issues I have with banks, regardless of size: how are they lending the money I’ve deposited? Can you even find out if their lending practices align with your own values?
Two years ago, I embarked upon an effort…
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