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Education has always been thought of as a local issue, but Malala Yousafzai has called on world leaders to address the issue as a global community in order to ensure a brighter future for the next generation

Interesting article that suggests that we are reaching the limits of economic globalism, and that the only way to keep expanding is to focus internally. Particularly interesting for Honors kids because it supports Bill McKibben's ideas about localism from a financial standpoint

by Aaron Saenz July 21st, 2010 | Comments (20) Think the global human population is growing too quickly? Then work to decrease infant mortality among the world's poor. That's the message that world-class health analyst and statistician Hans Rosling presented at the recent TED Talks at Cannes.

If the pictures of those towering wildfires in Colorado haven't convinced you, or the size of your AC bill this summer, here are some hard numbers about climate change: June broke or tied 3,215 high-temperature records across the United States.

This article outlines a lot of the problems we have globally with water scarcity. It lists important statistics that we need to keep in mind when we work on the issue of fresh water.

An article that shows that, despite the frigid temperatures across the US, temperatures are warmer in places like the Arctic, Europe, and Asia.

STOCKHOLM - For the first time, the world's top climate scientists on Friday formally embraced an upper limit on greenhouse gases while warning that it is likely to be exceeded within decades if emissions continue at a brisk pace, underscoring the profound challenge humanity faces in bringing global warming under control.

If you want to know why there has been no action on climate change in Congress, this is the article.

Article that explains how global warming impacts the forming of superstorms, and explains how these factors affect the frequency of superstorms.

TUNIS (Reuters) - The moderate Islamist Ennahda party, which leads Tunisia's government, will not back calls by conservatives to make Islamic law, or sharia, the main source of legislation in a new constitution, a senior party official said on Monday. "Ennahda has decided to retain the first clause of the previous constitution without change," Ameur Larayed told Radio Mosaique.

"No Human Being Is Illegal," read the T-shirt worn by the rapper Residente, leading the Puerto Rican group Calle 13, as he started the band's concert at Celebrate Brooklyn! on Friday night. Calle 13, which swept the Latin Grammy Awards in 2011, revved up an exultant global party.

Explore our interactive snapshot of 125 countries showing the best and worst places in the world to eat, and the challenges people face getting enough of the right food. Around the world, one in eight people go to bed hungry every night, even though there is enough food for everyone.

An old coal power plant in Salem, Mass. is scheduled to be replaced by a newer, smaller, 'greener' natural gas plant. Environmental advocates say that if we install this plant we will not meet our mandate for reducing carbon emissions, as set forth in the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2008 (the one that Dr. Cash worked on!!!). However, energy and power experts say that if this plant does not get built on schedule, Massachusetts will be in danger of blackouts and power shortages in 2016.

Very interesting article that links a mother's education level in Afghanistan to her health, home life, children's health, access to facilities, and overall quality of life. Argues that "human development hinges upon the status of women."

UNESCO reports that 175 million youths in developing countries are illiterate, most of whom are female. Funding misspent on education accounts for 10% of global spending on education

A UN report cites ill-qualified teachers and inaccessibility as major barriers to the basic education (reading, writing, basic arithmetic) of some 125 million students around the world. Basic education is currently underfunded by $26 million a year, according to UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova.

The UK cut funding to education in Sudan in 2012. Women's literacy has been linked to health and quality of life, and education is one of the few things that can release Sudanese women from a life of domestic violence and oppression.

While it is saddening that the UK cut its funding, I wonder how many of the Sudanese women were able to attend the classes that they were previously offered. Based off of the article it is evident that the women are extremely oppressed, so it made me wonder if their husbands or whoever has "authority" over them would allow them to get an education.