I’m sure many of you (if not all of you) have seen the proposed EPA budget cuts that came out last week. (The Oregonian created an easy-to-digest list detailing 42 of the specific cuts.) There is no doubt that we all saw cuts that may impact our own work or work that we support, admire,[…]
I was talking with a Wells Fargo volunteer at the Denver Youth Summit last week, and he said something that stuck with me: Every student needs to learn to think big. An Earth Force student wanted to create a ‘trash trap’ to put in Cherry Creek, the local river, to help filter trash out of[…]
Guest Post by Jan Sneddon, Director of GM GREEN at Earth Force Yesterday, I attended a GM GREEN professional development event hosted by the Flint River Watershed Coalition that brought together educators from Genesee County and community partners from MSU Extension – Flint, Discovering Place, the Genesee County Drain Commissioner’s Office, and General Motors. The[…]
STEM. It’s the latest four letter word taking over the nation, creating curiosity and some controversy. Earth Force has particular interest in building STEM engagement for under-served youth, and for good reason: the current opportunities available in today’s workforce point to enormous growth in STEM careers. In recent decades, the U.S. education system has failed[…]