Quality House

The Challenge to Find a New Standard; A new version of No Child Left Behind is coming, but did the original help students?
U.S. News & World Report; 1/1/2010; 1167 words; ...difficult it can be for politicians in Washington to improve the quality of education offered in classrooms across the country. Mandates...Rep. George Miller, the California Democrat who heads the House education committee, says he expects that the results of Race...

Urban biofilter: environmental justice via green infrastructure.(EARTH ISLAND PROJECT NEWS)
Earth Island Journal; 1/1/2010; 1266 words; ...can effectively improve air quality and reduce storm water runoff...facilities to truckers and houses the outreach and testing facilities...local nonprofits focused on air quality issues. The bamboo has already...dramatically impacting the water quality and aquatic ecosystem. These...

Centre for alternative technology: sustainable living at Europe's leading eco-center and a healthy whiff of hippydom.(50 HIDDEN GEMS: ON ONGOING SERIES)
British Heritage; 1/1/2010; 1696 words; ...experimental prototype in 1976, it is still the best-insulated house in Britain, thanks to features like quadruple glazing and 450mm...need for refrigeration. Many of the exhibits have a homespun quality--well, they're aimed at home use, after all. Others...

Turn it up.(Editorial)
Macworld; 1/1/2010; 3548 words; ...to look out for, and sound quality. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED...Different Designs While good sound quality may be the top priority, the...speaker company tends to have a "house style." Altec Lansing's...the effect it has on sound quality and the amount of space you...

Ronald McDonald Care Mobile Brings Dental Care to Area Schools.
Heart Disease Weekly; 12/27/2009; 1534 words; ...about the need for access to quality dental care for children and...mission of Ronald McDonald House Charities is to create, find...35 years, Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC[R]) has...mission of Ronald McDonald House Charities of Arkoma is to create...campus spans 28 city blocks and ...