ASKING QUESTIONS, EXPLORING OPTIONS, CHANGING THE IMPACT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION.
Amanda Nicolo is an educator and Rice University MBA graduate (class of ’11). She is currently working as the Director of Recruitment & Selection at YES Prep Public Schools in Houston, Texas.
Filed Under: Amanda Nicolo, Library
Posted by: Amanda Nicolo
I’ll admit I’m not well-informed on the topic of libraries. The space libraries hold—or no longer hold— in our communities has been a nagging presence in my thoughts for some time, and I feel compelled to ask the REEP community:
What about our libraries?
Filed Under: Entrepreneurship, National Youth Entrepreneurship, Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship
Posted by: Amanda Nicolo
A recent Huffington Post blog shared news of the National Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge based out of New York City, NY. The event, hosted by the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship, included 31 students representing 29 businesses from across the country.
Filed Under: AEI, Amanda Nicolo, Arne Duncan, Eddie Awards, Education Next, Education Policy, Eric Osberg, Policy Innovators in Education Network, Public Policy, Rick Hess, Secretary of Education, Thomas B. Fordham Institute
Posted by: Amanda Nicolo
REEP is thrilled to hear of news of Rick Hess, REEP Summer Institute lecturer and faculty member, receiving two national nominations for an education ‘Eddie’ award in the category of “Most Actionable Research.” (more…)
Filed Under: Amanda Nicolo, Childhood Obesity, Kids Nutrition, Kirsten Tobey, Kristin Richmond, Nutrition Guidelines for Schools, Obesity Rates in US, Public School Nutrition, Revolution Foods, School Cafeteria
Posted by: Amanda Nicolo
Houston schools are experiencing a thrilling food revolution. Allow me to repeat that for dramatic effect: A food revolution. Here in Houston. Courtesy of Revolution Foods and a serving of savvy social entrepreneurship.
As referenced from a 2010 New York Times article, co-founders Kirsten Tobey and Kristin Richmond, alums of UC-Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, “have worked on Wall Street, traveled the world and taught school from East Africa to Ecuador. Now they make lunch for a living.”
Filed Under: ADHD, Attention Disorder, Children Learning & Development, Children Social Skills, Children's Games & Activities, Fran Lasker, Pareting Tips
Posted by: Amanda Nicolo
What was your childhood playtime like? Do you think it stands in stark contrast to that of today’s child? I can recall, while eaching, that most of my students’ preferred afternoon and weekend activities revolved around playing video games, and lunchtime provided a much-anticipated opportunity to discuss their gaming adventures at great length. At REEP, we’re wondering how much technology in a child’s playtime is too much technology, or is there such a thing?
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Andrea Hodge is the Executive Director of the Rice Education Entrepreneurship Program (REEP) at Rice University.
