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FACS Teachers Ahead of the Curve with Financial Education

To many FACS teachers is sounded like an early April Fool’s joke when in March, the Council for Economic Education, a nonprofit promoting financial education, unveiled new standards for teacher...

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Why Buy Local?

One of the major food trends of today is to grow and purchase food locally. I believe this trend is in response to a number of societal factors. One factor is today’s struggling economy and workforce....

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April is Financial Literacy Month: Meet some education tools that work

The Minneapolis Star Tribune recently ran an article on the less-than-stellar results of financial education in the classroom. They report… April is holy month for the financial literacy movement that...

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A New Generation of Preservers

Lately more people seem to be making and packaging their own products and then giving them away as gifts or selling them at farmers’ markets. Every December, my husband and I are the delighted...

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Celebrity Chefs Cooking Too Large?

A recent UK report  has found that meals created by celebrity chefs are less healthy than “ready meals” or packaged meals from the grocery store… Celebrity chefs are “exacerbating” the country’s...

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The Home Ec (FACS) Debate Rises Again

About a week ago, the Boston Globe ran an Editorial by Ruth Graham (Bring back home ec!) that promoted FACS promoted Home Ec but sort of fell short of recognizing the potential of FACS education as it...

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The Healthy Lunchtime Challenge Recipe Contest- one winner from every state!

We’re happy to share this fun news from the USDA. Good luck to our young chef friends… Together, with the help of their parents, children ages 8 – 12 years old are invited to submit an original lunch...

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Introduce kids to FACS with niche sumer camps

On an immediate look, this applied to our friends in Minnesota, close to the MN History Center – but its more than that. It’s a great model for future summer camp programs. A tie into history (or...

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Family and Consumer Sciences is alive and well! What’s your story?

In recent press, there has been a lot of talk about the need for teaching our youth cooking and survival skills once again.  As a former FCS educator and founder of Learning ZoneXpress, my team and I...

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So many FACS stories from you – thank you!!

We asked and you responded! I am writing to express my incredible gratitude for so many of you sharing your stories about Family and Consumer Sciences in your schools and/or organization. I plan to...

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