Voices from the Classroom: Tim Bailey

Elementary School History
"Real learning doesn’t take place without an emotional connection. Teaching history can make a real difference in the lives of my students."

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Obama says federal fleet to run on alternative fuels starting in 2015

Excerpts from President Obamas energy speech:

"Last year, we established a groundbreaking national fuel efficiency standard for cars and trucks. Our cars will get better gas mileage, saving 1.8 billion barrels of oil over the life of the program. Our consumers will save money from fewer trips to the pump -- $3,000 on average over time. And our automakers will build more innovative products. Right now, there are even cars rolling off assembly lines in Detroit with combustion engines that can get more than 50 miles per gallon."

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We Still Make Stuff in San Francisco

There are 200 to 300 businesses that actively manufacture products in San Francisco. It may not sound modern or even possible, but local manufacturing is happening in American cities and it's actually working. How do San Francisco businesses make it work? Kate Sofis of SFMade - a non-profit dedicated to supporting and growing manufacturing in San Francisco - explains, "Companies here share a few very noteworthy traits. They are almost all consumer-products companies [that are] design-driven, intensely customer focused, increasingly sell direct, and often marry technology in their business model."

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