2009 Economic Stimulus Plan & The 21St Century Classroom
We’re not going to focus on the specifics of the funding and how it’s being accounted for. We are going to talk about how this funding will greatly impact our students!
Due to funding education hasn’t been able to keep up with technology. We’re not talking about not being able to upgrade to Windows Vista…how about upgrading to Windows XP!! For those that aren’t familiar with software releases, Windows XP was released in 2005…that’s four years ago! Schools currently with Windows 98 (11 years old!) are trying to find the funds to improve their software.
Software and hardware will greatly enhance the students experience as they learn in today’s Facebook, MySpace, gamer society.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND THE SOCIETY
Introduction
. Corporate social responsibility (CSR), also known as sustainable responsible business (SRB), or corporate social performance, is a form of corporate self-regulation integrated into a business model. Ideally, CSR policy would function as a built-in, self-regulating mechanism whereby business would monitor and ensure their adherence to law, ethical standards, and internati onal norms. Business would embrace responsibility for the impact of their activities on the environment, consumers, employees, communities, stockholders and all other members of the public sphere Corporate Social Responsibility is a very well known concept in the present day world. Infact the corporate giants are very conversant with corporate social responsibility or corporate sustainability –in today’s parlance.. The responsibility they have towards the society and the community as a whole cannot be denied. A tremendous surge and then a sustained consistency in the progress of the concept of CSR has been witnessed over a span of quite a number of years, elevating it to the highest pedestal of importance in all aspects of business and production, be it private or public. In the modern times the concept CSR incorporates and strives to explain and clarify numerous co related and uncorrelated issues peculiarly, particularly or especially pertinent to SOCIAL and environmental interests and welfare, keeping in full view the financial interests and benefits of the shareholders. Responsibility has more or less taken the shape of accountability and obligation. Business ethics has also been brought into the arena of corporate social responsibility. Infact an ethical business performance acts as a positive catalyst in hastening the process of corporate success via motivating the employees and the underlying system. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a commitment to improve community well-being through discretionary business practices and contributions of corporate resources. However it is not charity but it is a core business strategy of an organization. It is not a common term,infact many Indian companies talked about responsible business or triple P(People, Planet and Profit).Some others of corporate citizenship or stewardship, responsible entrepreneurship and triple bottom line. Responsible competitiveness is nothing other than CSR.
Towards developing a rationale for Corporate Social Responsibility-