Katy Farber

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.

Articles by Katy Farber

State Of The Union Addresses Mercury, Moms and Hope

Read about the statements made by the president in the State of the Union Address discussing mercury pollution and natural gas fracking.

The Eat To Breathe Diet: 5 Simple Changes

Read five great tips to avoid toxic chemicals in the food you eat and feed your family, reduce air pollution and make safe and healthy meals.

3 Ways Factory Farms Contribute to Air Pollution

Learn what a factory farm is an dhow they produce air, water and soil pollution, as well as finding out how you can help.

Unraveling The Web: Air Pollution Linked To Obesity And Diabetes

Read about a new study that links particle air pollution to obesity and type 2 diabetes, in addition to the documented increase in asthma and heart disease.

Ozone Threats: 5 Things You Need To Know

Learn about ground level ozone pollution – also called smog – and why we need to contact the president and encourage him to support new standards.

President Obama: We Can’t Hold Our Breath for Two Years

Hear from a disappointed mom who calls President Obama’s recent actions to prevent new smog rules a big step backwards for clean air.

My Family Loves Clean Air!

Watch some young Moms Clean Air Force supporters tell you why it’s important to have clean air to breathe, for everybody!

5 Ways To Clean Up The Air At School

Find 5 relatively simple ways you can help your school dramatically improve the air quality in your school buildings and surrounding area.

Flashmobs, Friends, and Moms Clean Air Force: BlogHer ’11

Read about MCAF at BlogHer 2011 and the joy of being a booth where no donations were solicited, no products sold, only voices coming together for clean air.

Is your state on the list? Or a state nearby?

The NRDC released a list of the most toxic states in the country. Find out how close you live to the nation’s worst air polluters.

Dr. Suess Was Right: Air pollution And Our Kids

The Lorax warned us in 1971 about the effects air pollution. Now it’s actually happening. Find out what you can do to change it!

Increasing Asthma Rates in African American Children

Find out why asthma rates are higher for African-American children. Then learn what you can do to protect your child.