I spoke with Boston Public Schools superintendent Dr. Carol Johnson Feb. 4 about school closings, the district’s Acceleration Agenda, the budget, student assignments and programs for English Language Learners. Johnson also spoke about the challenges of preparing students to compete in the global economy.
Global Wire
By Talia Whyte
Yesterday I listened to Living on Earth’s Holiday Special, where they had on Firoozeh Dumas, an Iranian-American humorist, who talked about her assimilation into America’s food culture. While growing up in Iran, Dumas talked about going to farmers’ markets with her mother and buying food fresh…
…America being a land of immigrants has prided itself for embracing the many food traditions that have been imported to these shores over the last 500 years. But in recent years, no thanks to the way the American food system is set up, many healthy ethnic foods are being erased for a more processed and packaged diet of Chicken McNuggets, KFC Double Downs and Slurpees.
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NABJDigital Offers Preview of Annual New Media Women Entrepreneurs Conference
By Talia Whyte
As journalists are trying to find new directions into reinventing their careers, many of them are considering going out and becoming their own bosses. Over the last year, NABJ and other organizations have been exploring ways journalists can use their communication skills for entrepreneurship. J-Lab will be hosting its annual New Media Women Entrepreneurs Conference Nov. 8 in Washington, D.C.
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Brandy Cruthird of Body By Brandy received a $25,000 donation from Citizens Bank Oct. 19 to go towards her nonprofit, BodyByBrandy4Kidz, which is the only kids-focused gym facility and fitness program in the nation that offers free health programs for inner-city families.