Education
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A Hidden Back-to-School Essential: Cleaner Air and Water
As parents scramble to check off back-to-school lists filled with notebooks, backpacks, and dorm room essentials, here’s something that gets overlooked: indoor air and water quality. While you can’t control everything about your child’s new environment, taking a few proactive steps can make a real difference in their health, focus, and overall well-being. Why Air and Water Quality Matter for Student Success Clean air and water aren’t comfort luxuries—they’re foundational to cognitive function, quality sleep, and immune system health. Poor air quality can trigger allergies, disrupt sleep, and impact concentration, while contaminated water can affect everything from hydration to overall health. Unfortunately, many dorms and off-campus housing feature aging HVAC…
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Homeschool Lesson Plans: Friends
When Charlie and Suzzane were #Homeschooling I always like to think outside the box we would use television shows and movies. One of my favorite shows was #Friends. I received the complete Friends The Complete Series DVD set which we will be watching this week. If Charlie hadn’t graduated we would have used the DVD’s in our Classes this week. But we’ve finished school but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t learn something new every week and that is why I’ve created this Lesson Plan you can use in your classroom as well. Remind your friends and family using Friends as a teaching tool i a brilliant way to make learning…
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MEDIA ADVISORY FOR WASHINGTON, DC WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2025
Brandeis University Launches a New Vision for American Higher Education Sen. Ed Markey Addresses the Future of Higher Education. An enlightening forum at the National Press Club will present transformative plans to reinvent liberal arts education, featuring leaders in higher education, workforce development, and state & local policymakers. Brandeis President Arthur Levine unveils 21st-century approach to higher education. MEDIA INVITED TO ATTEND: The 1 pm Forum will be LIVESTREAMED HERE WHO: Sen. Edward Markey, US Senator from Massachusetts Arthur Levine, President, Brandeis University Cynthia Shapira, Brandeis Trustee & Board Chair of Pennsylvania State University System Ted Mitchell, President of the American Council on Education Amit Sevak, President/CEO, ETS Marjorie Hass, President, Council of Independent Colleges Liz Willen, moderator and…
