I’m planning to bring this blog back in some form, and I’m going to try something new. At One Degree, we share interesting news articles on our Slack channel, and I thought it’d be interesting to post the articles that we’ve been sharing.
Here’s what we’ve been sharing and reading at in January:
On being homeless in Santa Clara county, Silicon Valley:
The New Republic A good listen about tackling poverty and education, and an inspiring way to start the new year:
NPR.org We got a mention in this Forbes piece from my buddy, Adam Geller:
Forbes From article:
“A new view. Today’s technology can be so much more than a system to speed parents’ ability to react to a situation. Instead, districts can choose to promote technologies that more actively involve the parents. Software like ClassDojo provides a way for parents to receive information and communicate with the teacher. And marketplaces like One Degree connect families with needed local resources like after school programs.”
Los Angeles Times 
Fast Company
This happened in February, but we also got a mention in this article as well:
Mashable This was shared in December, but it’s still pretty interesting:
www.codeforamerica.org Lastly, here’s a picture of me “reading” in the Dead Sea because… why not:
