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Defunding arts education in LA public schools!

I'm a member of the Keep the Arts in Public Schools cause (http://www.causes.com/keepthearts) and saw a really alarming update from them this week. Apparently the LA Unified School District is proposing to ELIMINATE its elementary arts program. This means no

$80K Vote For Education Contest

Today we are launching the $80K Vote For Education Contest where you will have the chance to vote for one of three amazing education charities. The nonprofit that gets the most votes will receive $50,000 from AT&T as part of their philanthropy initiative

$80k Vote for Education Contest Update

Just 10 days left in the voting contest and $50,000 is at stake! Teach for America is in the lead with over 11,000 votes. Second place is Kipp with about 9,000 votes and close behind is Communities in Schools with almost 8,000 votes. You can vote everyday so

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because it is only EDUCATION that can make the EARTH a better place to live.

Mehreen Elahi

ofcourse......there's no doubt

Education is the key to success and happiness and the first word revealed to our prophet PBUH was "Iqra'a" which translates as "Read". Furthermore, one Hadith by our prophet PBUH stresses the importance of knowledge:'Seek knowledge even in China.'

kyu ki gyan he hame hamara hak dilata he.

Everyone always complains about U.S. Students aren't keeping up with other countries, but yet the first thing attacked when there are budget issues is the education system, including after school programs music programs teacher cuts and most of the time cuts are made by seniority leaving our childrens education to teachers that may not be the best just the oldest.

just to assist others socially, economically, emotionally, educationally, environmentally and healthfully.