Homeschooling Gains in Popularity

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• Environment

  

  Electric Bikes Are Really Popular in China. Can They Catch on in the States?

  Electric bikes have really taken off in China. Between 1998 and 2009, China went from around 56,000 electric bikes to 120 million. Sales are...

  by Andrew Price

• Education

  

  Gainful Employment: No Pain, No Gain?

  Can the value of a college diploma be quantified? Should it be quantified? Many would argue no on both counts. The benefits of better critical...

  by Anya Kamenetz

• Environment

  

  In Los Angeles, Solar Power Too Popular for its Own Good

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  by Zak Stone

• Education

  

  Will Tea Partyers Homeschool Their Kids?

  I generally think of homeschoolers as a fringe group in American education. I still sort of do.  But in the past decade their numbers have more...

  by Amanda M. Fairbanks

• Education

  

  Homeschool: Four Easy Steps to Becoming a Better Speller

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  by Liz Dwyer

• Education

  

  Homeschool: Become an Expert on Paul Revere

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  by Liz Dwyer

• Lifestyle

  

  Weighty Issues: How Marriage Affects Men and Women's Bodies Differently

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  by Amanda Hess

• Business

  

  Capital Gains

  With layoffs happening across the country, GOOD looks at how much money individual employees generate for a cross section of major...

  by GOOD, JK Keller

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  Philanthrocapital Gains

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  by Patrick James

• Business

  

  Connected Capitalism Movement Gains Momentum

  Back in the 1990s, Ben & Jerry’s ice cream coined the term “caring capitalism” to illustrate their corporate stance of maintaining a social...

  by Mother Nature Network

• Education

  

  Education: Morning Roundup, DREAM Act Gains Traction

  Morning Roundup: From The New York Times: Students Spell Out Messages on Immigration News of a vote on an immigrant student bill brought an...

  by Amanda M. Fairbanks

• Environment

  

  Study: Gadgets Are Killing Energy Efficiency Gains

  We're using as much electricity per household as we did in 1978, despite energy efficiency gains. The culprit? Cellphones, iPads, and the like.

  by Ben Jervey

• Business

  

  Amber Waves of Gain: One Woman's Cereal Business Fights Malnutrition

  An African cereal company is competing with international giants to fight malnutrition and build economic self-sufficiency.

  by Laura Burke

• Business

  

  One Minute Until Impact: Charles Kane on Gaining Capital to Grow

  "Getting access to capital in a nonprofit status is incredibly difficult."

  by Alex Gorosh, Tim Fernholz

• News

  

  Popular Vote, Yeah

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  by Anonymous

• News

  

  I'm the Public Option. I'm Popular.

  In this health care reform debate, the issue of "the public option"-whether or not there should be public, government insurance programs that...

  by Andrew Price

• Technology

  

  Transparency: What Email Is the Most Popular?

  The chirping sounds of a modem and the pleasant greeting of "You've got mail," are technological touchstones for people raised in the exciting...

  by GOOD, Atley Kasky

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  Picture Show: Popular Attractions

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  by GOOD

• Technology

  

  Transparency: GOOD's Most Popular Infographics of 2009

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  by GOOD

• Design

  

  Transparency: GOOD's Most Popular Infographics of 2010

  A look back at the infographics that drew the most attention, on topics from happiness to Burning Man

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