This is an excellent suggestion, along with extending the school day. The extra month and time will allow for a deeper more extensive coverage of subject matter allowing students mastery time of material, thereby higher academic achievement.
http://politics.usnews.com/news/articles/2010/09/27/obama-suggests-extending-school-year.html.
Dr. Hyman provides some good food for thought about some illnesses that can be caused by an unlikely source.
Mark Hyman, MD: 5 Steps to Kill Hidden Bugs in Your Gut That Make You Sick.
This is from her newest CD, Chamber Music. Chamber Music is a one of the best jazz album’s this year. In this song, Esperanza took a poem from William Blake and set it to music and reinvented it.
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Sesame Street is a landmark of television programming. Over twenty years of exemplary shows has taught generations of children and their children and now their children’s children.This goes out to some very special children: Jayden, Brianna, and Aalyah the Soul Brother loves all of you!
This series was some of the best educational programming EVER on network television. It is timeless and I along with millions of other kids in the 70’s grew up on this. Take a moment to reminisce, call the kids to the computer, and maybe take some notes because you forgot the subject. Don’t worry though, next Saturday the Soul Brother will post another episode
Sade is one of the GREATEST singers today. Her music is like good wine, it gets better with time. Her melodies, lyrics, and the simplicity and elegance of her performances are unmatched. This is from her 2000 disc, Love Deluxe.
Intimacy dropped right before my vacation and the video for the single came out while I was away. The CD stays the course, no surprises just excellent melodic song after song. Real R&B at its best.
She is one of the greatest of the new generation of soul and r&b singers out today. You can feel the power and emotion in every song she sings. This is from her 2005 début, A Change Is Gonna Come.
soulbrotherspeaks.com 
A Historic Opportunity
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Honorable Cory Booker, the Mayor of Newark, NJ writes on the meaning, significance of, and the potential discussion surrounding how to use the $100M grant from Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg. The grant can change the direction of public education not just for the city of Newark but can be an example for the United States public educational system.
Cory Booker: A Historic Opportunity.