Summer camps are booming, fueled by largest single federal funding windfall
Pandemic spending included $3 billion for afterschool/summer programs addressing learning loss and mental health.| Youth Today
Pandemic spending included $3 billion for afterschool/summer programs addressing learning loss and mental health.| Youth Today
Motz annual Purpose Day grew even more in 2025 and was able to spread the impact to 4 charitable organizations across southwest Ohio.| Motz
The Motz Group’s commitment to shaping the future of synthetic turf continues with the appointment of Adam Coleman, Vice President of Marketing & Innovation, to the Board of Directors for the Synthetic Turf Council (STC). As the industry’s leading organization driving education, advocacy, and sustainable growth, the STC plays a pivotal role in the advancement […] The post Adam Coleman Appointed to the Synthetic Turf Council Board of Directors appeared first on Motz.| Motz
Motz is proud to announce that it has been named one of the 2024 Best Evergreen Companies® by Tugboat Institute®. This annual recognition honors privately held companies that embody the Evergreen 7Ps® principles—Purpose, Perseverance, People First, Private, Profit, Paced Growth, and Pragmatic Innovation—and commit to building businesses designed to last 100 years or more. The […] The post Motz Recognized on the Best Evergreen Companies® List by Tugboat Institute® appeared first on ...| Motz
The Motz Group, a 100% Employee Owned and Certified Evergreen organization, has once again been recognized as a Top Workplace by Enquirer Media for 2025 – marking the seventh year in a row the company has earned this distinction. The honor is based entirely on feedback from Motz employee-owners, collected through a third-party survey conducted […] The post Motz Named a Top Workplace for Seventh Consecutive Year by Cincinnati Enquirer appeared first on Motz.| Motz
At the end of 2024, The Motz Group reached a major milestone—Founder Joe Motz sold his remaining shares, making our 48-year-old company 100% employee-owned. The Motz Group began operating as an ESOP (employee stock ownership plan) in 2018, with Joe retaining majority control of the company. The formation of the ESOP cemented that Motz was […] The post Built to Last, Owned by Us: The Motz Group is 100% Employee-Owned appeared first on Motz.| Motz
The American Sports Builders Association announced their new Board of Directors, including Motz Director of Project Management, Allen Verdin, CFB, who will serve as Fields Division President. Allen has been a member of ASBA since 2012 and previously held the role of Secretary and Treasurer of the Board. Allen is looking forward to this new […] The post Allen Verdin Named Fields Division President on American Sports Builders Association Board of Directors appeared first on Motz.| Motz
More than 100 employee owners from The Motz Group will volunteer to make a positive impact in the community CINCINNATI – On October 17, The Motz Group will turn their purpose into action during their annual all team Purpose Day in partnership with the Cincinnati Reds Community Fund and the P&G MLB Cincinnati Reds Youth […] The post The Motz Group Partners with Reds Community Fund for Annual Purpose Day appeared first on Motz.| Motz
We are thrilled to announce that Motz has been recognized as a Best Evergreen Company by the Tugboat Institute. This prestigious honor reflects our unwavering commitment to building a sustainable and enduring business that prioritizes long-term growth and positive community impact. The Tugboat Institute’s Best Evergreen Companies are celebrated for their dedication to seven core […] The post Motz Honored as a Best Evergreen Company by the Tugboat Institute appeared first on Motz.| Motz
Announcing the Recipients of Our Community Impact Fund Grants In 2016, we launched a 100% employee-funded grant program to support the crucial missions of charities, non-profit organizations, and schools nationwide. The Community Impact Fund is entirely fueled by the monthly pledges of our dedicated employees, who also have the honor of selecting the grant recipients […]| Motz
Kofi Dormah ’15 traveled an unconventional path to becoming a filmmaker. When he immigrated to the United States from Ghana as a child, he didn’t know a word of English. After years of grappling with the once obstructive language, he turned the challenge of writing into an asset for entering the entertainment industry, where he […] The post Kofi Dormah ’15: A Filmmaker’s Extraordinary Journey first appeared on Syracuse University School of Education.| Syracuse University School of Education
When those who work in community school systems explain the impact of this approach in public education, they tell stories about the students they have worked with. For example, that of the middle school student who came to school with broken eyeglasses held together with tape, until coordinated efforts between school staff and outside agencies […] The post Social Work Professor Ryan Heath Helps Strengthen CNY Community Schools first appeared on Syracuse University School of Education.| Syracuse University School of Education
With five generations, nearly three-dozen family members and close to 50 degrees—and counting—the Bradley and Webster families represent a true legacy of perseverance, education and Orange pride. Their story is not only one of academic achievement but of commitment to service, compassion and community—core values that continue to shape each new generation of Syracuse graduates. […] The post Family Trees with Orange Roots: A Syracuse Tradition that Spans Five Generations first appeared...| Syracuse University School of Education
Don’t expect Cheryl Meany ’02, G’06 to take much of a step back when she is honored at two upcoming West Genesee (NY) High School volleyball meets during 2025’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month. She will be on the sidelines as usual, serving as assistant coach of the Wildcat’s girls’ varsity team just as she was […] The post Dig Pink: Cheryl Meany ’02, G’06 Spikes Breast Cancer Without Missing a Beat first appeared on Syracuse University School of Education.| Syracuse University School of Education
In the grand chambers and marble-covered halls of the Supreme Court of Canada a political drama is quietly unfolding. The federal government has launched a powerful attack on the provinces, particularly Quebec. By intervening in a Quebec case, Ottawa has … Read the rest The post Ottawa is Playing a Game of <em>Charter</em> Chicken with the Provinces appeared first on C2C Journal.| C2C Journal
Sergeant Major (SGM) Lisa Cowboy, a native of Chilchinbeto, AZ, enlisted in the US Army in 1997, beginning her career as an information systems analyst. In 2007, she reclassified as a career counselor, broadening her expertise in soldier development, career management, and retention. Over more than 28 years of distinguished service, Cowboy has held a […] The post Five Questions for Lisa Cowboy G’20 first appeared on Syracuse University School of Education.| Syracuse University School of Education
Motivation, persistence, dedication, ambition. These are some of the skills that have propelled Maximiliano Jimenez G’25 toward a burgeoning career in student affairs and higher education administration. Now, thanks to a high school-to-college success program developed as a Syracuse University School of Education (SOE) master’s degree student, Jimenez is giving back to his community by […] The post In His LA Community, Maximiliano Jimenez G’25 Builds a Viking Network first appeared on...| Syracuse University School of Education
It is common wisdom among scholars to claim Canada never had a revolution. As the late Donald Smiley wrote in 1980, “Unlike Americans in the eighteenth century…Canadians never experienced the kind of decisive break with their political past which … Read the rest The post Manufactured Judgements: How Canada’s Courts Promote Indigenous Radicalism appeared first on C2C Journal.| C2C Journal
The Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence (CTLE) recently hosted the Course Redesign Institute (CRI), guiding 20 faculty members in best practices to assess how they teach, changes to make a course more enjoyable and more effective, and high-impact tactics that boost learning outcomes and bolster student engagement. The three-day institute offered information, resources and methods faculty can use| Syracuse University School of Education
College of Eastern Idaho (CEI) President Lori Barber looked out Aug. 28 to a crowd of state legislators, the mayors of Ammon and Idaho Falls, senior Idaho National Laboratory officials and others protected from the midday sun by a large awning. It was a fitting audience for what Barber called “a once-in-a-lifetime announcement.” They were […] The post INL celebrates Legacy Project at College of Eastern Idaho appeared first on Idaho National Laboratory.| Idaho National Laboratory
At a nondescript laboratory in Idaho Falls, Idaho, Wei Tang, Wenjuan Bian and Dong Ding make highly sophisticated advanced energy materials literally from scratch.| Idaho National Laboratory
There is a dirty little secret about the law that Roger Song, recovered communist lawyer, knows all too well: lawyers can effectively change the laws just by changing the way they practise – by changing their “legal culture”. In Song’s … Read the rest The post The Law Society of Alberta’s Wokism Will Dissolve the Rule of Law appeared first on C2C Journal.| C2C Journal
In late September, Torri was driving down the highway with her 11-year-old son Junior in the back seat when her phone started ringing. It was the Hamilton County Sheriff’s deputy who worked at Junior’s middle school in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Deputy Arthur Richardson asked Torri where she was. She told him she was on the way to a family birthday dinner at LongHorn Steakhouse. “He said, ‘Is Junior with you?’” Torri recalled. Earlier that day, Junior had been accused by other studen...| Juvenile Justice Information Exchange
Dean by day, cruciverbalist by night, Dr. Mark MacLachlan discusses the science behind the art of his hobby as a crossword creator for The New York Times and more.| UBC News
When asked to describe her job within the Molten Chloride Reactor Experiment (MCRE), Kristy Spencer smiled. “Whenever the project needs anything, I’m there and ready to help because I’m kind of obsessed with it,” she said. Spencer is a nuclear spent fuel analyst at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL). She isn’t the MCRE lead, but […] The post The heartbeat of progress: Teamwork fuels first-of-a-kind reactor design test appeared first on Idaho National Laboratory.| Idaho National Laboratory
It’s Tuesday morning in early June and the Idaho National Laboratory’s (INL) Transient Reactor Test Facility (TREAT) control room is crawling with visitors. Men in fatigues thumb through logbooks, monitor radiation levels, and consult data and images on laptop computers. These visitors are members of the U.S. Army’s Nuclear Disablement Team (NDT), participating in a […] The post U.S. Army taps INL’s nuclear expertise, capabilities to strengthen radiological response and readiness ap...| Idaho National Laboratory
In many electricity markets, hydropower operators earn a significant portion of their revenue from the day-ahead market. In this market, utilities buy electricity based on expected demand for the next day, while power producers offer to sell electricity at prices based on forecasted production and demand. This process ensures that enough electricity is available to […] The post HydroBoost: Increasing hydropower revenue with realistic forecasting appeared first on Idaho National Laboratory.| Idaho National Laboratory
How often do you hear of parents who take a sick or injured child to a hospital emergency room only to wait for untold hours before admission, treatment or at times even an assessment from overloaded admitting or triage nurses? … Read the rest The post Dead Wait: Canada’s Fatal Obsession with Public Health Care appeared first on C2C Journal.| C2C Journal
Pushing the economy forward: Together with public and private sector partners, UBC and its researchers are fuelling job creation and solving real-world challenges When Dr. Pieter Cullis arrived at UBC as an undergraduate physics student in 1964, he had no idea he would one day help develop a scientific breakthrough…| UBC News
Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming widely adopted across multiple industries, including the critical field of grid operations.| Idaho National Laboratory
Sweden may have inflicted Greta Thunberg and her environmental hectoring on the world, but Canada is now making its own contribution to children’s activism. Ontario climate zealots have launched a court battle – with seven children and youth named as applicants – alleging the province’s modest rollback of its greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets violates their Charter rights. Exploiting children is bad enough, but in this devastating critique, retired litigation lawyer Andrew Ro...| C2C Journal
Canadian artist JP Saxe has shelved his upcoming tour -- and provided a brutally honest explanation of the reasons for the cancellation.| Digital Music News
Spotify stock (NYSE: SPOT) has seen its post-earnings rally cool as analysts continue to voice concerns about ARPU's trajectory.| Digital Music News
Most big N.C.-based stocks soared over the past year. But 33 of the 75 showed declines. Stocks of North Carolina’s 75 largest public...| Business North Carolina
“La révolution est dans la rue,” as the excitable French like to say. The same holds true in placid Canada. After receiving four photo radar tickets for going just slightly over the speed limit in Ottawa, John Robson declares the current proliferation of automated speed cameras to be a revolution in how Canada’s streets are policed, and an outrageous violation of the principles of fundamental justice. Robson is not alone in his outrage. While Ontario cities eagerly embrace these cash-h...| C2C Journal
Gifted students are being held back by policies that keep them in classrooms where they don’t belong, harming both them and their peers.| C2C Journal
As other countries build new cities to address housing needs, John Roe says Canada should do the same to tackle the housing crisis.| C2C Journal
From “non-crime hate incidents” to two-tier justice, the UK’s war on free speech deepens. As immigration surges, censorship and unrest grow.| C2C Journal
Spotify (NYSE: SPOT) posted a solid subscriber gain -- and a profit miss -- in its Q1 2025 earnings report.| Digital Music News
The House has passed the TICKET Act with a bipartisan vote of 409-15. Now the bill heads to the Senate to await a final vote.| Digital Music News
Is Mark Carney unintentionally helping Alberta separatists? His globalist policies and climate agenda could be driving Western alienation.| C2C Journal
A flood of advanced new artificial intelligence models is upon us, led by China’s DeepSeek. They purport to “think” and even to explain their reasoning. But are they really a step forward? In this original investigation, Gleb Lisikh – who previously took on ChatGPT to probe its political biases – engages with DeepSeek in a debate about systemic racism. Lisikh finds it doesn’t just spout propaganda but attempts to convince him using logical fallacies and outright fabrications. In a...| C2C Journal
The 67th annual Grammy Awards are a go! Here are the latest winners, loser, snubs, and everything in-between.| Digital Music News
When the Métis were included in Canada’s 1982 Constitution as “aboriginal peoples”, some members complained that they’d been handed an “empty box” compared to the ample rights and treaties offered to Indian and Inuit people. Since then, however, Canada’s court system has been hard at work filling up that box. Now, with the signing of a “nation-to-nation” treaty late last year, Manitoba Métis have a box that’s positively overflowing with new rights, powers and federal cas...| C2C Journal
Jazz mainstay Mack Avenue has sold to Exceleration Music, which is incorporating the company into a new label group.| Digital Music News
Influence Media Partners scores $360M in debt financing via a private securitization collateralized by royalties from its portfolio.| Digital Music News
The English lyrics to “O Canada” have changed numerous times to keep pace with current fashion, most recently to insert the gender-neutral line “In all of us command.” Meanwhile, the French lyrics – including the ancient-sounding “As is thy arm ready to wield the sword, so also is it ready to carry the cross” – have remained fixed since 1880. This discrepancy in the treatment of the heritage of English and French Canada is not limited to the national anthem. Looking into the f...| C2C Journal
All of us have a favourite tune – perhaps a whole list of them. But when was the last time any of us asked ourselves what melody actually is, where it came from or how it differs from other pleasing sounds? The animating spirit of music, melody travels deep into the human soul, moves the heart like no other sound and can be traced to the dawn of humanity. But what is it? Probing the evanescent force that is melody, David Solway finds that while the metaphysics may remain forever enigmatic, ...| C2C Journal
Few things about Donald Trump’s recent election are causing worse disarray worldwide than the incoming U.S. President’s vow to erect a tariff wall against all imports in order to spur a resurgence in American manufacturing might. Canada’s up to $200-billion-a-year worth of oil and natural gas exports lie at stake, feared to be among the new Administration’s tariff targets. But how strong is the basis for such fears? Probing the political psychology of Trump’s economic and trade poli...| C2C Journal
Most Canadians have come to agree that the federal carbon tax needs to go. But while the rallying cry “Axe the Tax!” has been a deadly partisan tool for Pierre Poilievre, it does not constitute a credible election campaign platform, let alone a coherent environmental policy for a new government. The Conservative Party needs to develop both, writes Robert Lyman. The election this past week of Donald Trump as U.S. President creates an urgency to remake Canada’s climate policy on more real...| C2C Journal
Amidst the jostling theories about the nature of education, the philosopher G.K. Chesterton once succinctly summarized it as “simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another.” But what if that soul is being torn apart from within? What if today’s kids are told to despise almost everything about yesterday, in order to prepare them to overturn society tomorrow? James Pew traces the path of so-called “critical pedagogy” from the fever-dream of a Brazilian commu...| C2C Journal
Nevada continues to grow by leaps and bounds in population, industry and economic diversity.| Nevada Business Magazine
