My media team and I are working on a story that I think you and your audience will find interesting. We’re taking an in-depth look into the Confucius Institute.

As you may know, the Confucius Institute is a Chinese government-funded program that sends teachers around the world. The Chinese government pays these teachers and gives extra money to the schools that house them. These teachers then instruct their students in the Chinese language and culture.

There are over 420 Confucius Institutes around the world. The majority of these institutes are in the United States. Poorer states tend to have more of these programs (Georgia has the most, followed closely by Kentucky).

Some schools (like Stanford University) have refused to accept Confucius Institutes. They fear that these institutes might be a soft power ploy by the Chinese government. The Confucius Institutes have also been in the news lately because they are suspected of having discriminatory hiring practices for the teachers they send abroad.

Much of this story revolves around the education system here in America, as well as education systems around the world. My team and I would be eternally grateful if you would check out our Facebook site and share your opinion of the materials that we have posted there. It would be great if your readers could contribute as well.

We want to make sure that we do justice to this story. We would be grateful for your input.
http://www.facebook.com/InsideConfucius

Stephanie Bronner

Fusion Journalist at Western iMedia

In many years as a Reading Specialist, I discovered that there are 3 built-in reading TRAPS that actually cause reading problems. When these 3 built-in reading TRAPs are removed, even those children diagnosed with “reading disability” or “dyslexia” are able to progress in reading as are average-achievement students. My book, “At Last! A Reading Method for EVERY Child! was included in the U.S. Dept. of Ed. Research Project: “Becoming a Nation of Readers” and was the Main Selection of 3 of Macmillan Book Clubs. I would like to share this information with those students who are caught in the reading trap and would appreciate your advice. I would be happy to list these 3 built-in reading TRAPS and their solutions on your site at your request. You will note on my web site that “At Last!” has been acclaimed by all major professional and lay sources. It would be a boon especially to low-income students who make up our largest segment of the reading disabled. I look forward to your response.

I love keeping up with your blog and wanted to get in touch to talk more about historical business magnates. I actually just published an article called “7 Historical Business Figures Who Shunned Higher Ed”: http://www.onlinemba.com/blog/7-historical-business-figures-who-shunned-higher-ed/ and thought you might interested in reading it, and possibly passing it on to your other readers. Let me know if you’d like to consider it.

Thanks for your time!
Becky Celestine

I must acknowledge your efforts to spread education and overall awareness worldwide. Recently, with online education getting more popular and of course that I have been part of the revolution since I recently earned my online Master’s degree. My MBA thesis was a comparison between traditional and online education system’s impact on an individual’s overall development of the brain. The umbrella topic for my research was Higher Education. Some of the findings were interesting and I was wondering if I could share my research through a guest blog post for your blog.

Let me know.

Have a good one.