Author: Katy Farber

Katy Farber, Ed.D, is an educator, teacher coach and writer. She is the author of three books about education: Why Great Teachers Quit and How We Might Stop the Exodus (Corwin Press, 2010); Change the World with Service Learning: How to Create, Lead and Assess Service Learning Projects (R&L, 2011); and its new edition, Real and Relevant: a guide for service and project based learning, released in June 2017. She also wrote a middle grade fiction novel called The Order of the Trees (Green Writers Press, 2015). Her writing has been published on CNN’s School of Thought blog, Educational Leadership, Edutopia, the Synapse, the Huffington Post and on environmental websites and blogs. Learn more about her work and connect at katyfarber.com.

Say What? You Can’t Find the EPA’s Climate Change Kids Site?

BY Katy Farber ON June 1, 2017

In the midst of the daily news cycle, it’s easy to miss some impulsive policy decisions made by the Trump administration. Here’s a kid-related one that may have zipped by your radar. The EPA, under the Obama administration, created a website, A Student’s Guide to Global...

TOPICS: Climate Change, EPA, MCAF News, Politics, Schools

Teachers and Students React to Climate Denial Book Sent to Schools

BY Katy Farber ON May 18, 2017

Following the publication of my article, Poisoning the Minds of Children: Climate Denial Book Sent to Schools, I wanted to share reactions from teachers and students about the “textbook” that was allegedly sent to every science teacher in the nation by the Koch Brothers funded,...

TOPICS: Climate Change, Politics, Schools, Science

Poisoning the Minds of Children: Climate Denial Book Sent to Schools

BY Katy Farber ON April 10, 2017

Fake news is a phenomenon of “alternative facts” that’s been sweeping the news. It continues to challenge our nation with divisive diversions. According to the Washington Post, a fake science book aimed at our children, titled “Why Scientists Disagree About Global Warming” has been delivered to 25,000 science...

TOPICS: Climate Change, Schools, Science

Invisible Harm: Toxic School Air Affects 8,000 Public Schools

BY Katy Farber ON March 2, 2017

When you drive along an interstate, or through a big city, how many times do you see local schools right up near the highway? Probably often. Sometimes you can’t see them, because they are hidden behind sound barriers, or tucked into neighborhoods. But they are there....

TOPICS: Air Pollution, Allergies, Asthma, Heart Health, Indoor Air Pollution, Schools

#findyourbrave

BY Katy Farber ON February 8, 2017

Our nation is in turmoil and our democracy is at risk. The news cycle is a constant sea of trouble – pulling many of us under. With so many things to understand, to keep up with, to act on, it’s easy to get overwhelmed and...

TOPICS: Activism, Motherhood, Politics

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