If you’ve been reading the blog this week, you know we’re focusing on immunization and vaccines. From our coverage of World Malaria Day this week to our posts on the urgency of eradicating polio once and for all, there is no better time to talk about these issues!

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The classic educational path of four years of high school followed by four years of college is outdated. Today, three out of four undergraduates are older, and they struggle to balance their work, school, and family responsibilities.

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Community colleges are the unsung heroes of our education system. They prepare today’s workers for tomorrow’s careers, and they get little support and even less recognition for their efforts. For millions of Americans, the local community college is the gateway to the American Dream.

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The world has set goals to reduce child deaths, improve maternal health, and combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis, as well as other poverty-related challenges—the Millennium Development Goals. I’ll be discussing the MDGs more this week as part of the lead-up to TEDxChange, a TED event that looks at the progress we’ve made toward achieving these goals.

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We were impressed with the many excellent submissions we received for our Millennium Development Goals poster design contest, organized in partnership with GOOD.

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