Humane Issues in the News...

Each week we post links to news about humane education & humane living, and items connected to humane issues, from human rights to environmental preservation, to animal protection, to media, consumerism and culture.

5 ways giving is good for you (via Greater Good) (12/13/10)

Study shows increased coverage of factory farming & animal welfare in U.S. has decreased demand for meat (via Treehugger) (12/13/10)

President signs child nutrition bill into law (via Huffington Post) (12/13/10)

U.S. government slow to act on regulating food safety of eggs (via Washington Post) (12/11/10)

Poll: adults blame mainly parents for problems with U.S. education (via NPR) (12/11/10)

Study: students know good teaching when they experience it (via NY Times) (12/10/10)

"School of One Revolutionizes Traditional Classroom Model" (via Mind/Shift) (12/8/10)

More lawyers using culture as component of criminal defense (via Salon.com) (12/8/10)

Lust for new gadgets creating mounds of high tech toxic trash (via Treehugger) (12/7/10)

"Think globally, teach locally" (via Education Update) (12/10)

Elementary schools encouraging students, parents to focus on college prep (via Education Week) (12/7/10)

"How we saved the climate (and ourselves)" (commentary) (via YES!) (12/6/10)

Teacher uses real-world problems to teach students math (via Philly.com) (12/6/10)

Parks, cities, schools look to "naming rights" to help close budget gaps (via Wall Street Journal) (12/6/10)

"Reframing the education debate" (commentary) (via The Nation) (12/2/10)

Study says nutrition in schools harmed by vending machines (via USA Today) (12/2/10)

Cattle industry creates Master of Beef Advocacy (MBA) program to train pro-beef advocates (via Mother Jones) (11-12/10)

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