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Encounter With Comet Bob: An Adventure at the New York City Center for Space Science Education

Zoe P. Strassfield | Posted 05.28.2012

Read More: Challenger Learning Center, Education, Nasa, Space Exploration, Children, Space, Mission Control, Science, Astronauts, Space Shuttle, Future, School, Comets, Science Education, Science News
Zoe P. Strassfield

After dealing with a buildup of static electricity and a few other minor problems, an announcement suddenly flashed across the main TV screen -- an unknown object had been detected, on a collision course with the Spacecraft!

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Should Schools Go Modern?

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Ipads, Electronic Devices, School, Tablets, Education News
Youth Radio -- Youth Media International

By: Rayana Godfrey It has always been a rule: No electronic devices in class, and No using social networks during school hours. For a long time, teac...

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Attention Kids: Grades Are NOT Everything

Jim Higley | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Raising Children, School, Grades, Bobblehead Dad, Children, Homework, Parents-Dads, Gpa, Kids and Stress, Kids and Pressure, Parents News
Jim Higley

I think kids should work hard, use their talents and take school seriously. But more than anything, I want my kids to learn how to learn.

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The 'Inappropriate' Outfit That Got My Daughter Into Trouble

SParker | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Tooele, Adult Onset Atheist Burqa, Adult Onset Atheist, Fatherhood, Fathers and Daughters, Middle School, School, Dad Bloggers, Dress Codes, Teenagers, Junior High School, Inappropriate Outfits, The Inappropriate Outfit, Parents News
SParker

Yesterday I get one of "those" phone calls that parents dread. My daughter had been escorted to the front office by the principal, and was cooling her heels there until a parent could come in and sort stuff out. Her life of crime had begun.

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Students Fall Through Collapsed Deck While Taking Prom Photos

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: High Schoolers, Video, Prom Photos, High School Students, Prom Night, High School, Prom Fails, Prom, High School Prom, Prom Photo Fails, School, Teen News

Waaaaaahahaa -- or, ehem, thank goodness nobody was hurt! A pre-prom photo shoot for twelve students from Churubusco High School in Fort Wayne, In...

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Royal College of Art: Meet the Students (VIDEO)

Crane.tv | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Rca, Tariq Mahmoud, Craftsmanship, Design, Knitwear, Benedicte Holmboe, School, London, Millinery, Ma Fashion, Show, Avant Garde, Art, Graduate, Jewellery, Rajinder Johal, Accessories, Footwear, Hiroaki Kanai, crane.tv, Louise Van Hauen, Royal College, Hannah Morgan, Video, Arts News
Crane.tv

Those who wonder why London continues to be such an important influencer on the global creative industry are no longer left guessing. With a three-p...

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Jan Gehl: Cities for People (VIDEO)

Crane.tv | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Toronto, New York, Edinburgh, Design, Architecture, City, Urban Design, London, Melbourne, School, Danish, Professor, Royal Danish Academy, Jan Gehl, crane.tv, Moscow, American, Copenhagen, Fine Art, Video, Arts News
Crane.tv

Architect and urban designer Jan Gehl has dedicated a significant proportion of his career to making cities better places for people by studying public spaces and their impact on civic society.

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Making Sense of Your Child's Standardized Test Scores

Sharon Duke Estroff | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Tests, Standardized Testing, Education, Parenting, School, Kids, No Child Left Behind, Parents, Standardized Test Scores, Criterion Referenced Tests, Norm Referenced Tests, Parents News
Sharon Duke Estroff

Coloring inside the lines didn't carry high stakes when we were kids. But for our children growing up in the era of No-Child-Left-Behind, coloring in ...

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5 Teacher Evaluation Must-Haves

Teach Plus | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Boston Public Schools, Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Teacher Evaluation, Education, Massachusetts, Teachers, Education Reform, Teaching, School, Education News
Teach Plus

When done right, evaluation in any career provides not only accountability, but also a welcome boost to the next level of excellence.

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Should I Go Back to Grad School?

Women & Co | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Business School, Earning Potential, Grad School, Cost of Higher Education, Salary, Graduate School Debt, Higher Education, Graduate School, School, Going Back to School, Money News
Women & Co

When it comes down to it, the decision to pursue further education lends itself quite nicely to the same thing we rely on to help us make other expensive decisions: simple math.

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What Is It Like to Have Your College Undergraduate Admission Rescinded?

Quora | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: University, College Admissions, College, College Acceptance, Undergraduate Admissions, Universities, High School Graduation, High School, School Grades, Grades, School, College News
Quora

Even after I received the fat envelope, I never made a conscious decision to slack off... it just happened.

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KTC: Ethical Fashion in China (VIDEO)

Crane.tv | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Fair Wear Foundation, Ktc, crane.tv, Fashion, Laos, School, China, Sweatshops, Video, Culture News
Crane.tv

There's not one person that hasn't heard a horror story involving workers in China being paid a pittance for hours of intense labor. We're all familiar with these tales, but what about the flip side?

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Million Hoodie March, Victor Hugo Edition: Les Miserábles in the South Bronx

Kate Quarfordt | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: School, Bronx, Les Miserables, Teaching, Learning, Arts Education, South Bronx, New York News, Education News
Kate Quarfordt

In all my years making theater in the Bronx, I've never seen kids give this much of a damn about a show before. Ironically enough, I think it's because we've never done a show that connects so directly to their lives.

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Mighty Movie Podcast: Philippe Falardeau on Monsieur Lazhar

Dan Persons | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Tragedy, Oscars 2012, Monsieur Lazhar, Montreal, Recovery, Education, Children, Philippe Falardeau, Oscar Nominations, Oscars, Healing, School, Canada, Oscar Nominees, Fellag, Entertainment News
Dan Persons

Philippe Falardeau's Monsieur Lazhar finds finely-shaded drama in a venue that has defeated many a filmmaker: a classroom full of children.

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Casting My Lot

Hayden Bixby | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Orphanage, Invisible Children Kony, Disney, The Sorcerer's Apprentice, Kenya, International Development, School, Victoria Safford, Adrienne Rich, World News
Hayden Bixby

Not for the first time since I got involved with Cura Orphanage, I wonder whether critics like those who chastise and even mock IC's efforts would say similar things about my work, were it more bold, more public.

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Testing Our Limits: The Trouble with Computerized Exams

Melissa Bollow Tempel | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Public Schools, Testing, Standardized Testing, Milwaukee Public Schools, School, Map, Computers, Education News
Melissa Bollow Tempel

As educators and parents, we need to be honest about how computerized testing serves to emphasize economic disparities.

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Teaching Our Kids to Deal With Rejection and Slights

Barbara Greenberg | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Education, Rejection, Bullying, Daughters, Safety, Teens, Sons, Tresilency Skills, Psychology, Parenting, School Shootings, School, Mothers, Fathers, Family, Tweens, Parents News
Barbara Greenberg

Some things do stay consistent over generations. Kids have been getting teased and bullied for generations but what has changed is that bullying is ha...

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Moms Are Powerful

Carolyn Ossorio | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Moms, School, Kids, Cooking, Parents News
Carolyn Ossorio

As a journalist mom I enjoy interviewing interesting entrepreneurs and companies that are passionate about kids and community. King Arthur Flour is o...

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Thinking Outside the Box to Boost Teacher Effectiveness

Martin J. Blank | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: K-12 Education, Community Schools, Education, Education Reform, Schools, K-12 Education Reform, School, Education News
Martin J. Blank

By making schools the hubs of their communities and engaging a range of partners with expertise and resources that schools do not have, community schools support students' needs and boost their learning.

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Will Measuring Creativity In Schools Help Youth Be Workforce Ready?

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Aclifornia Alliance for Arts Education, Creativity, Education, Are They Really Ready to Work?, The Conference Board, Massachusetts, Creativity Index, Innovation, School, Mary Wright, California, Education News
Youth Radio -- Youth Media International

Last month, the California State Senate approved a bill to develop a Creativity and Innovation Education Index, designed to measure how schools are fo...

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Children of Divorce and Their Friendships

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Friendship, Friend, Parent, Grandmother, School Avoidance, Divorce, School Phobia, Grandparent, Preteens, Friendship Advice, School, Coaching, Parents News
Dr. Irene S. Levine

When parents go through a divorce, there can be friendship fallout for kids QUESTION Dear Irene, My formerly popular 11-year old granddaughter is b...

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Making Friends: Kids Who Are Different

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Friendship, Children's Friendships, Elementary School, Friendship Advice, Parenting, School, Friends, Parents News
Dr. Irene S. Levine

Adults can help children learn the social skills they need to make friends and get along with others.

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The Poetry of a Classroom

Carol Smaldino | Posted 04.08.2012

Read More: Pacifica, Education, Poetry From a Hidden Classroom, Children, Wbai, Dennis Bernstein, School, Poetry, Education News
Carol Smaldino

This is not the pretty poetry that makes you smile knowingly at the talent of even the most impoverished lives made quaint. It's rather the gift to the reader of sad, tragic, even brutal information.

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Five Tips for a Safer Internet Day 2012

Christopher Burgess | Posted 04.08.2012

Read More: Friends, Youth, Children, Oversharing, Technology News, Password, School, Tagging, Eu, Safer Internet Day, Scott Porad, Online Safety, Education, Social Networks, Rebecca Herold, Security, Bethan Cantrell, Parents, sid2012, Technology News
Christopher Burgess

Lose one, and the criminals will find a way to exploit them all. Easy way to remember that was given to me many years ago: Passwords are like toothbrushes; you don't share them and you change them regularly.

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"I Just Want a Job"

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Public Schools, College Students, U.S. Economy, Poverty, Economy, Budget, Eviction, Economic Crisis, Drugs, School, Working Poor, Child Poverty, Education, Hunger, Homelessness, College, Homeless, Poor, Poverty in America, Forclosure, Welfare, Welfare Reform, Safety Net, Tanf, Food Pantries, Employment, Jobs, Unemployment, Job, Food Pantry, Politics News
Marian Wright Edelman

Anyone who thinks welfare recipients do nothing but sit around and cash their checks isn't familiar with the schedules of Tiffany and many others like her.

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