Change Wire
Testing Gone Wild
The Fairfax VA County School Board—seeking to broaden the range of skills and aptitudes on which students are evaluated—commissioned a study of students' "moral character and ethical judgment." Then, taking a page out of their old college stats 101 book, they decided to disaggregate ... Read Post | Comments
Twitter Ex Machina (Not?)
Guess this guy ("Why I Deleted My Twitter Account") didn't see the potential to build a movement that could easily communicate on the go. But he does nail the addictive danger:
To see how Be the Change Inc. is using Twitter as a mini-news feed, go here. And if you like it, sign up for a ... Read Post | Comments
Zeitgeist I: Hollywood (Robert Redford At Least) Gets It. Sort Of.
Great clip from the Redford/Streep/Cruise movie Lions For Lambs, in which two college students challenge their class with a more idealistic vision of the future (leading to--possibly--the first major movie mention of AmeriCorps). The two idealists don't actually end up in AmericCorps. They end up ... Read Post | Comments
Zeitgeist II: The Apathy Party Doesn’t Get It
But they are hilarious (campaign slogan: "Whatever). And that counts for a lot.
Ashoka’s Bill Drayton Is A Big “Influencer”
Entrepreneur magazine names Ashoka's Bill Drayton to its list of "25 people, trends and events you can't afford to ignore" (along with "Oil Dependence," the "Declining Dollar" and the "Mortgage Crisis"). That's rough company. But you can watch Drayton ("Our job is not to give people fish, ... Read Post | Comments
Emily’s Jerry Maguire Moment
Emily Cherniack, our Director of Organizing at Be the Change, Inc., has been meeting with national service alums to figure out how we can inspire them to engage with our efforts to transform our politics and public policy. This week she had an epiphany that is well worth reading for anyone ... Read Post | Comments
BTC Hero: Sargent Shriver
Shriver is one of America's great idealists, a champion of civic action, and an inspiration to everyone here at Be the Change, Inc. A must-see documentary on his life, American Idealist, was recently released. Here's a taste: Clip 1, Clip 2, Clip 3, Clip 4. But do yourself a huge favor and buy the ... Read Post | Comments
Want to know more about our vision and strategy?
Be the Change, Inc. CEO and Founder Alan Khazei recently laid it all out at the National Student Partnerships Summit.
Listen to the podcast now (or right-click and select "save as" to download to your computer)
Alan Khazei on AmeriCorps and Education Reform
In February, Alan spoke on an education reform panel at the Center For American Progress. No, Bono wasn't there. But now that we have your attention, if you want to learn about the role of national service in improving our system of education you can check out the full transcript here.
