Education

Ali's Corner: Safer Cleaning and Disinfectant for New Americans and Child Care Programs 01/20/2025

Host Ali Dieng talks with Susan Kaplan, Project Manager at Informed Green Solution, about programs for New Americans and safe cleaning products.

Informed Green Solutions, Inc. (IGS) was established in 2009 as a 501(c)(3) to educate the general public on the benefits of environmentally preferable purchasing and the impacts our purchasing decisions have on human health and the environment. By purchasing products that have been developed and manufactured using standards that include social, health and safety criteria, we will move our country and the world toward better health and a green economy.

IGS provides education and technical assistance on how to transition to a more sustainable footprint through your purchasing decisions.

For more information visit: https://www.informedgreensolutions.org

Moments with Melinda: Interview with Jim Lockridge 01/16/2025

From Melinda Moulton:

Jim Lockridge has spent thirty years focused on the Vermont music scene. He co-founded the non-profit organization Big Heavy World in Burlington and is the Executive Director and public face for the organization.

For more information visit: http://www.bigheavyworld.com

Burlington School Commissioners' Corner: BHS & Tech Center Campus Construction Update 01/16/2025

From Burlington School Commissioners' Corner:

Board Chair Clare Wool meets with Brian Leet, Senior Project Manager from FFF Architects about the BHS/BTC campus construction to provide updates on the project.

For more information visit: www.bsdvt.org

Financial Fitness with The Money Doctor - Jocelyn King, Smarter Online Safety 01/15/2025

From Frances Rahaim, Ph.D.

Protecting yourself from Cyber Crime takes knowledge, and this week's guest Jocelyn King of Smarter Online Safety has it... first hand! After losing over 1/2MM dollars, having her home bugged and security system hacked, she turned her experience into a business helping others.

Female Founders - Economic Power 01/13/2025

From Media Factory:

This panel on economic power will teach women how to get it, grow it, and give it. The topic will be a conversation around how women create new income and wealth through entrepreneurship, and how they use this economic power to build up other women.

Team Yap: The Pokémon Podcast: Episode 14 - New Year, New Yap 01/13/2025

In episode 14 of Team Yap: The Pokemon Podcast, co-hosts Emily and Chris yap about their recent TCG pulls, getting ready to have some cards graded, Pokemon Go events, mainline game updates, and Emily's new Gameboy!

Perspectives on the Barge Canal: The Value of Wild 01/10/2025

From Friends of the Barge Canal:

Listen to master naturalist Alicia Daniel talk about the natural history of the Barge Canal, and the importance of this space to Burlington’s wildlife.

The Pine Street Barge Canal is perhaps best known for being a superfund site, and most often makes the news because of the many attempts to develop it. But the Barge Canal is more than its contamination and potential for development. The Perspectives on the Barge Canal podcast aims to showcase the value of this land to all of the locals.

For more information visit: https://www.pinestreetbargecanal.org/

Vermont Access Network (VAN): Listen and Learn Tour in House and Senate Education Committees 01/10/2025

On Friday, the House and Senate Education committees took joint testimony from Agency of Education Secretary, Zoie Saunders, and Interim Deputy Secretary, Jill Briggs-Campbell. They reported on the Listen and Learn tour and gave an overview of their experience - the official proposal is coming soon. A link to their presentation and materials are below.

AOE Listen and Learn Tour Summary Presentation: https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Workgroups/House%20Education/Agency%20of%20Education/Listen%20and%20Learn%20Tour/W~Zoie%20Saunders~Agency%20of%20Education%20Listen%20and%20Learn%20Tour%20Summary%20Presentation~1-10-2025.pdf

Voices of Vermont: Burlington Mayor's Executive Order Against Burlington Police Department Press Releases 01/10/2025

From Eric Agnero:

This episode focuses on the Burlington Mayor's executive order that requires all police department press releases to be approved by her office before being sent out.

Host Eric Agnero will guide discussions with guests Sandy Baird, Steve Goodkind, and Kim Fiske.

African Variety Show: Phone and Social Media-free Schools Draft Bill 01/09/2025

From Dr. Wetchi:

Host Dr. Wetchi is joined by Laura Derrendinger to discuss the legislative intent behind the drafted bill for a phone and social media-free school.

Laura is a mother of 4 children who are 15, 13, 11 and 9. She is also a nurse and worked with Medecins Sans Frontieres and the International Rescue Committee in DR Congo, Darfur Sudan, Niger, Chad, Uganda, Sumatra, Kosovo doing humanitarian relief work before becoming a mother. Now as a volunteer Laura does advocacy and education to parents to share the independent science of how digital and online products impact our health, especially children's health and development. This is a commercial for-profit industry that is hijacking and stealing what is healthy - away from children. One of the best books she encourages communities to use is a course book called "Kids Brains and Screens".

It is the intent of the General Assembly for all students in Vermont to access the benefits of a phone- and social media-free school environment, which promotes academic focus, improved mental health, and increased social cohesion.

L'Assemblée générale souhaite que tous les élèves du Vermont aient accès aux avantages d'un environnement scolaire sans téléphone ni réseaux sociaux, qui favorise la concentration académique, l'amélioration de la santé mentale et une cohésion sociale accrue.

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