Ida Byrd-Hill
Ida Byrd-Hill is the author of Breakin' Out of Your Financial Funk! and President of Uplift, Inc., a 501(c)3 Idea Incubator. She can be reached at http://www.upliftinc.org.
Articles by this Author
Cyber Weapon in Illiteracy/ Dropout War
- By Ida Byrd-Hill
- Published 12/1/2008
- Advice
- Unrated
Four of every ten young-adult dropouts receive some government assistance Dropouts are eight times more likely to be in jail, and half of all prison inmates are dropouts
Special Education No More!!!!
- By Ida Byrd-Hill
- Published 12/1/2008
- Education
- Unrated
Since the 1940s k-12 schools taught the whole language concept of reading- memorizing words, known as sight-reading When we were a manufacturing society, sight-reading and memorization was the easy quick way to prepare people for the factory as basic reading skills were necessary
Video Games - The Savior of Public Education
- By Ida Byrd-Hill
- Published 11/19/2008
- Family Concerns
- Unrated
Four of every ten young-adult dropouts receive some government assistance Dropouts are eight times more likely to be in jail, and half of all prison inmates are dropouts
Breakin’ Out of Your Financial Funk! Through Entrepreneurism
- By Ida Byrd-Hill
- Published 11/4/2008
- Finances
- Unrated
Entrepreneurs and capitalism have built America with the free labor of African Americans With an earth shattering idea and dedication, a person can become a millionaire
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac 200 Billion Dollars Bailout Sign of Financial Funk
- By Ida Byrd-Hill
- Published 09/28/2008
- Finances
- Unrated
Isn’t it amazing that neither Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac provided subprime loans, but yet they are in financial trouble that requires a 200 billion dollar bailout The truth of the matter Americans have been in a financial funk a long time while our political leaders have attempted to tell us we are in a mental recession
Stuck With McMansion
- By Ida Byrd-Hill
- Published 09/28/2008
- Finances
- Unrated
Were you lured by low mortgage payments into buying a palatial mansion, only to be stuck with a big house and earth shattering mortgage payments You are not alone
