January 2016

Key Statistics | Haiti Relief

Find key statistics for Haiti relief and recovery. Sourced through Scoop.it from: www.lessonsfromhaiti.org   Contents Facts and figures on the delivery of international assistance to Haiti and other fragile settings. Aid to Haiti after the January 12, 2010 earthquake Summary of aid to Haiti from 2010-2012 Who were the recipients of the $6.43 billion disbursed …

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Are textbooks behind teachers’ steep learning curve in the classroom?

Kate Walsh details the findings of a new NCTQ study, Learning about Learning, which finds little evidence that scientific advancements can be found in the coursework, specifically in the textbooks that are required reading, taken by aspiring teachers. Sourced through Scoop.it from: www.brookings.edu Are textbooks behind teachers’ steep learning curve in the classroom? Teacher candidates …

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The Price Of Sugar

Sourced through Scoop.it from: www.youtube.com So close and so faraway, bloody hands full of ignorance and fake smiles on the backs of many See on Scoop.it – Haiti – History

Haiti Under President Martelly: Current Conditions and Congressional Concerns December 23, 2015

The entire Haiti Under President Martelly Current-122015.  Below, I have listed extrapolated parts that interested me. Political conflict embroiled Aristide and the opposition, however, and led to the collapse of his government in 2004, and Aristide again went into exile, (? forced by the US ?) eventually ending up in South Africa. Some 17% of the country’s …

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