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Holiday Giving: Intimate Evenings with Acclaimed Authors and Rare Collector's Books

Marissa Bronfman | Posted 12.14.2009 | Books

Read More: Charity Christmas Gifts, Charity Organizations, Holiday Giving, India, Holiday Shopping, Developing World, Holiday Season, Rare Books, Charity, Developing Countries, Tax-Receipts, Donating to Charity, Collector's Edition, Margaret Atwood, Michael Ondaatje, Holiday Gifts, Literacy, Education, Illiteracy, Cbc, Park-Hyatt, Giving Back, Peter Mansbridge, Christmas Gifts, Adult Illiteracy, World Literacy of Canada, Rohinton-Mistry, Christmas Shopping, Giving, Economic Growth for Developing Countries, Kama Reading Series, Books, Books News
Marissa Bronfman

Giving is a given during December but why not give a little something extra special this holiday season that will delight the book lovers in your life and promote literacy abroad?

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Invictus Kicks Off New Campaign for the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Linda Milazzo | Posted 12.14.2009 | Los Angeles

Read More: Freedom of Assembly, Larry Gross, Morgan Freeman, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Eleanor Roosevelt, Invictus, Rent Control, Bonnie Abaunza, Nobel Peace Prize, Matt Damon, Nobel Laureate, Desmond Tutu, Mary Wald, Los Angeles, Pacific Design Center, Education, Hunger, Human Rights, Coalition for Economic Survival, West Hollywood, Tiger Woods, Freedom, Udhr, TheCommunity.Com, Discrimination, Healthcare, Los Angeles News
Linda Milazzo

Los Angeles gets a bad rap. It's assailed for being shallow and rarely acknowledged for its good heart. But Los Angeles has a huge heart - at the center of which is pulsating non-stop activism.

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I Found A Mentor: Now What? 7 Steps To Building A Quality Mentoring Partnership

Shannon Cutts | Posted 12.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Mentors, Education, Key to Life, Mentorconnect, Mentoring, Shannon Cutts, The Balanced Life, Living News
Shannon Cutts

The success of any relationship boils down to one thing - good relationship-building skills. Here, we will discuss seven key steps you can take to make the most of your opportunity to work with a mentor.

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Computing Our Children's Future

Maria Klawe | Posted 12.11.2009 | Technology

Read More: Computer Security, Education, Wii, Video Games, Technology News
Maria Klawe

Today's Internet-savvy, video game-saturated culture has lulled parents into thinking that children already know what they need to know. But the ability to operate a PC, use a Wii, or surf the Web isn't enough.

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"Stones Into Schools": Greg Mortenson On His New Book

USA Today | Bob Minzesheimer | Posted 12.10.2009 | Books

Read More: Islam, Greg Mortenson, Muslims, Stones Into Schools, Education, Pakistan, Three Cups of Tea, Greg Mortenson Stones Into Schools, New Books, Pacifism, Afghanistan, Books, Kidnapping, Books News

Greg Mortenson has written a sequel to his 2006 best seller, Three Cups of Tea, about his efforts in Pakistan. Mortenson, 51, who lives in Montana, sp...

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Colorado Charter Schools: DC Organization Ranks Colorado 7th In Nation

The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel | EMILY ANDERSON | Posted 12.10.2009 | Denver

Read More: Denver Schools, Charter School Financing, Education, School Board, Charter Schools, Education Reform, Colorado Schools, Colorado Charter School, Denver News

Colorado charter school laws are the seventh best in the nation, according to The Center for Education Reform, a Washington, D.C.-based charter school...

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It Is Time to Refocus on Education, R&D and Innovation If We Are to "Think Different" and Remain Competitive

Jenny Darroch | Posted 12.10.2009 | Business

Read More: Innovation, Future, Education, Economic Power, Recession, Debt, Gdp, Economic Growth, Us, Auto Industry, Expenditure, Business News
Jenny Darroch

The ability to "think different" is critical to the future success of many industries. To innovate as a way to generating growth within organizations can only help industries and the economy as a whole.

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Pell Grant College Aid Program Will Fall $18 Billion Short

AP | LIBBY QUAID | Posted 12.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: University, Government Aid, Education, Pell, Pell Grant, Financial Aid, Higher Education, College Aid, Private Loans, Student Loans, Student Aid, Politics News

WASHINGTON — The Pell Grant program for needy college students is facing a massive shortfall as the country's bleak job market drives people bac...

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A Jobs Crisis Quickly Turning Into a Political Crisis

David Jones | Posted 12.09.2009 | New York

Read More: Community Service Society, Education, President Obama, Unemployment, Ged, Latino, Jobs, Poor, Black, Joblessness, High School Diploma, New York City, New York News
David Jones

Even as economists are reaching a consensus that the recession is ending, there seems to almost universal agreement that high rates of unemployment will persist through 2014.

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Going Broke in Albany, Part 3: Why We're Still Screwed

Will Schwartz | Posted 12.10.2009 | New York

Read More: Gambling, The New York Times, Education, New York Daily News, Governor Paterson, Political Corruption, Medicare, Budget, Pedro Espada, Health Care, Corruption, Albany, New York News
Will Schwartz

I bet this Deficit Reduction Plan (DRP) won't last us through May. That's about six months before the next bout of calamity.

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Children Of Illegal Immigrants Twice As Likely As Other Kids To Be Poor

Washington Post | N.C. Aizenman | Posted 12.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Literacy, Language, Education, Statistics, Poverty, Kids, Children, Public School, Income Gap, Illegal Immigration, Social Services, Immigration, Health Care, Politics News

Of all the disadvantages that U.S.-born children of Hispanic immigrants might confront, none is more significant than being raised by parents who are ...

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Are Too Many People Going to College?

Michael J. Wilson | Posted 12.08.2009 | Living

Read More: Education, Hispanics, Higher Education, African Americans, Obama Education Policy, Obama Administration Education, Living News
Michael J. Wilson

The correlation that stuck with me the most from my service at the Department of Labor during the Clinton years was the one between learning and earning, simply, "The more you learn, the more you earn."

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The Heart of Teaching and Learning: Celebration in the Bronx

Kate Quarfordt | Posted 12.08.2009 | New York

Read More: Heart, Education, Celebration, College, Theater, Teaching, Learning, South Bronx, New York News
Kate Quarfordt

A few weeks ago something really amazing happened at the school where I've taught for the last seven years. It was "College Application Mail-Out Day" at Bronx Prep.

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Urban Education Reform, LA Style

Charles Kerchner | Posted 12.08.2009 | Los Angeles

Read More: Los Angeles, Education, Lausd, Urban Education, Education Reform, Los Angeles News
Charles Kerchner

When policy wonks pick interesting examples of urban education reform, Los Angeles Unified School District is not among them. It should be.

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Continuing Education Through The Newspaper

Terry Gardner | Posted 12.07.2009 | Living

Read More: Golf in the DMZ, Los Angeles Times, Football, Column One, Travel, Dancing With the Stars, Education, Opera in the Botswana Bush, Newspapers, Living News
Terry Gardner

If newspapers were dinosaurs (as some claim), why would they be helping me with my continuing education? Frankly, I like getting a bit of news print on my fingers every morning.

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College Admissions Anxieties

Michael Roth | Posted 12.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Education, Politics News
Michael Roth

This is the season for college admissions anxiety. The consistent message from a recent panel at Wesleyan was that admissions offices are looking for an authentic portrait of a student's achievement and potential.

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Focusing On Education From the Get-Go

Larry Balaban | Posted 12.04.2009 | Living

Read More: Education, Music, Baby Genius, Music Education, Living News
Larry Balaban

Our education problem starts at the very beginning of the process: in the preschool years. Sadly, despite being one of the most powerful countries in the world, we do not have a unified preschool curriculum.

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The U.S. Tax Code

Leslie Pratch, Ph.D. | Posted 12.06.2009 | Business

Read More: Social Good, Scholarships, Sliding Scale, Education, Entrepreneurship, U.S. Tax Code, Business News
Leslie Pratch, Ph.D.

The U.S. tax code is a cruel joke. The simple answer is to scrap the code completely and replace it with a sliding scale of tax on everyone, with no exceptions, no special interest groups, no trust funds to protect the rich.

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An Early Indicator of Recovery: Keep an Eye on the Students

Rod Shrader | Posted 12.03.2009 | Chicago

Read More: College Students, Economic Recovery, Economic Indicators, Entrepreneurship, Education, Mba, Business, Chicago News
Rod Shrader

As a teacher in the College of Business Administration at UIC , I keep my eye on a special type of leading indicator, the attitude of the young people in my classes about their job prospects.

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You Asked for It: How to Talk to Girls About the Messages of New Moon, With a Free Activity Plan for Educators

Rachel Simmons | Posted 12.03.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Education, Parenting, Media, Relationships, Gender, Dating, Entertainment News
Rachel Simmons

Sitting in a sea of girls twittering and swooning at the phenomenal acting skills of Taylor Lautner's torso, I began to wonder how we could talk to girls about this film.

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School Dress Codes Target Gender

Tove Hermanson | Posted 12.02.2009 | Style

Read More: Homosexuality, Cross Dressing, Gender Stereotypes, Education, Sex Education, Gender, Style News
Tove Hermanson

If unusual or gender bending clothes cause a dreaded disruption in class, banning the clothes is still not going to address the core problem: that gayness is considered an undesirable aberration.

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Going Broke in Albany, Part 2: Where's a Press-Induced Panic When We Need One?

Will Schwartz | Posted 12.10.2009 | New York

Read More: Corruption, Albany, Education, New York Daily News, David Paterson, Budget, New-York-State-Budget, Social Services, Medicaid, NY Times, NY State Senate, Journalism, New York, Healthcare, New York News
Will Schwartz

There's a good chance we're on the verge of entering a new financial era in New York State. An era that will be defined by the cutting, gutting, and slashing of our social services.

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College's Too-Fat-To-Graduate Rule Under Fire

cnn.com | Posted 12.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Lincoln University, Too Fat to Graduate, Graduation, Education, Workout, College, Exercise, Health, Fitness, Fat, Fitness Test, Obesity, School, Wellness, Living News

Most college students expect to receive their diplomas on the basis of grades, but at a Pennsylvania school, physical fitness matters too....

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Fire the Teacher!

Alan Singer | Posted 12.01.2009 | New York

Read More: New York City Schools, Public Schools, Education, Education Reform, Michael Bloomberg, New York News
Alan Singer

Brian (or Amir, or Jose, his name does not really make a difference) failed the 9th grade math level one Regents. The mayor says, "Fire the teacher!"

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Co-op Preschools As Anchors In Strong Communities

Cameron Sinclair | Posted 12.01.2009 | Living

Read More: Community, Education, Parenting, Schools, Sausalito, Co-Ops, Preschool, Co Op Preschools, Living News
Cameron Sinclair

Education isn't just 'about the kids'. It's also about the teachers who inspire, the parents who go well above and beyond the call of duty, and the whole community that supports its' future generations.

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