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Super Intentions at Oakland Public Schools

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 07.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Public Schools, Deficit, Education, Pendarvis-Harshaw, Oakland Unified School District, Tony Smith, Youth Radio, Youthradio, Schools, Public Education, State-of-California-Budget, State of California, California, Ousd, Politics News
Youth Radio -- Youth Media International

Originally published on Youthradio.org, the premier source for youth generated news throughout the globe. By: Pendarvis Harshaw With unprecedented ...

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Democrats in Control in DC

Huff Radio | Posted 07.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Education, Democrats, Health Care, Al Franken, Health Care Reform, Education Reform, Politics News
Huff Radio

Al Franken in the Senate and the Democrats' now-60 seat majority, we thought we'd take this opportunity to sort through the differences between Democratic factions as the Obama revolution gets underway.

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Health Class No Longer Required In Texas High Schools

Associated Press | Posted 07.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tennagers, Children, Obesity, School, Grugs, Sex Education, Texas, Health Class, Education, Nutrition, Teens, Teen Pregnancy, High School, Substance Abuse, Tobacco, Health Care, Politics News

AUSTIN, Texas (AP)-- Health class will no longer be a state requirement for high school students this fall, making Texas one of the few states in the ...

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Virtual College Tours Replace High-Cost Campus Visits

AP | Anne Wallace Allen | Posted 07.07.2009 | Style

Read More: Costs, University, Education, Tuition, College, Campus Visit, Online Tour, Youniversitytv, Style News

For high school students who have the time and money to travel, visiting a college campus is the best way to get a sense of the students, the faculty,...

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G8 in Italy Should Launch Global Fund for Education

Desmond Bermingham | Posted 07.07.2009 | World

Read More: Education for All Fast Track Initiative, Education, Unesco, Global Fund for Education, Climate Change, United Nations, World Bank, Financial Crisis, G8 Summit, FTI Catalytic Fund, Food Security, World News
Desmond Bermingham

Despite repeated pledges to help, donors and international funding agencies are not doing enough to help. National economies recover but kids will have lost the opportunity of a lifetime.

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The National Governors Association Takes Action to Reform Teaching - With No Teacher Input

Dan Brown | Posted 07.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Public Schools, Education, American Federation of Teachers, Arne Duncan, Nga, Ccsso, National Governors Association, Teachers, Education Reform, Nea, Barack Obama, National Standards, Politics News
Dan Brown

The National Governors Association (NGA) and its educational arm, the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), are writing national educational standards for mathematics and English language arts to be implemented by America's K-12 teachers -- with virtually no input from them.

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Creating Your Own Questions

Robert Rose | Posted 07.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Education, Analyzing Reading, Reading, Writing, Creating Questions, Living News
Robert Rose

The process of asking questions makes you think more deeply and thoughtfully about what you have read or a program that you've seen or an idea that has been discussed.

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Volunteering Time and Talent in Afghanistan

The Huffington Post | Stephanie Harnett | Posted 07.02.2009 | Living

Read More: All for Good, National Geographic, Afghanistan, Travel, Taliban, Afghan Women, Education, Volunteering, Service, Volunteer, Slideshow, Teaching, Afghan Girl, Taleban, San Francisco, Learning, Living News

We asked you, our readers, to submit your stories of volunteerism and community service, and you've delivered stories of doing good across the globe. ...

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Amidst Conflict, Pakistanis Persevere

Susan Davis | Posted 07.02.2009 | World

Read More: Women's Rights, Education, Poverty, Microfinance, Social Entrepreneurship, Pakistan Taliban, Pakistan, Working Women, Women in Business, Taliban, North-West-Frontier-Province, Nwfp, Poverty Alleviation, Brac, World News
Susan Davis

The impoverished North-West Frontier Province lays claim to devastating maternal and child mortality rates, and scant education for girls. But courageous women here are increasingly agents of change.

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Our Children (and Our Country) Deserve Democratic Schools

Sam Chaltain | Posted 07.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Public Schools, Civil Liberties, Education, Civic Participation, Independence Day, Civic Engagement, Civics, Civic Duty, Education Reform, Politics News
Sam Chaltain

It is possible -- indeed, essential -- for schools to find the right organizational balance between individual freedom and group structure.

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Aspen Ideas Festival: Arne Duncan, It Is Also About the Building

Cameron Sinclair | Posted 07.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Public Schools, Education, Arne Duncan, Children, Charter Schools, Architecture, Design, Education Reform, Teachers, Politics News
Cameron Sinclair

Many schools in this country are in utter disrepair and the outdated portable classrooms that dot the landscape of the American school system are harmful to the health of our children.

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Critical Thinking: Impossible in Schools?

Robert Rose | Posted 07.01.2009 | Living

Read More: Power Differences, Education, Critical Thinking, Abuses of Power, Clearer Thinking, Living News
Robert Rose

I created a classroom environment that didn't merely tolerate differences of opinion, it encouraged it! The students knew they could bring up topics that were most important to them.

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New HELP Bill Covers 97 Percent Of Americans, Costs $600 Billion

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 07.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Education, Health Care Reform, Labor and Pensions, Help, Senate Health, HELP Bill, Health Reform, Politics News

WASHINGTON — Democrats on a key Senate Committee outlined a revised and far less costly health care plan Wednesday night that includes a governm...

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Suspensions in Chicago Schools Target Black Boys Most Often

Lorraine Forte | Posted 07.01.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Public Schools, Education, Ron Huberman, Chicago Public Schools, Cps Expulsions, Cps Suspensions, Race and Education, Black Students Cps, Chicago News
Lorraine Forte

When punishment for one group of students is so clearly out of proportion to their enrollment, something's undoubtedly amiss.

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Are the Rising Graduation Rates Real?

Clara Hemphill | Posted 07.01.2009 | New York

Read More: Public Schools, High School, New York City Public School, Education, New York City Graduation Rates, New York City, Graduation Rates, New York Education, New York, New York City High School, New York News
Clara Hemphill

The city boasts that nearly two-thirds of high school students graduated on time in 2008. But are the standards for graduating so low that the diplomas are meaningless, as skeptics claim?

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Why do White People Have to Outscore Everybody Else on Tests? And Other Questions You've Wondered but Didn't Dare Ask!

Richard M. Benjamin | Posted 06.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Ricci v. Destefano, Whites, Supreme Court, Education, Conservatives, Judges, Sonia Sotomayor, Racism, Conservatism, Fire, Race, Prejudice, Politics News
Richard M. Benjamin

How can public institutions achieve "diversity" in a way that's fair and legal?

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A Twa Lala -- Play a Song: My Keynote Address at the Music Educators Symposium at the Yale School of Music

Lucia Brawley | Posted 06.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Education, Music, Arts, National Endowment for the Arts, Teachers, Arts Education, Yale, Yale School of Music, u.s. Department of Education, Living News
Lucia Brawley

On June 10, 2009, it was my great honor to deliver the keynote address at the Yale School of Music's biennial Music Educators Symposium.

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Dancing With the Devil: Public Broadcasting's Questionable Choices in Sponsorships

Jaclyn Simon | Posted 06.29.2009 | Media

Read More: Exxon Mobile, Television, Education, Monsanto, National Public Radio, Corporate-Social-Responsibility, Wal-Mart, Advertising, Radio, Public Radio International, Coca Cola, Public Broadcasting, Corporate Sponsership, Media News
Jaclyn Simon

Why do they let the corporate axis of evil -- Monsanto, Exxon, and Wal-Mart -- sponsor their otherwise socially responsible programming?

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Educators Urged to Allow Their Students to Fail

Esther Wojcicki | Posted 06.28.2009 | Living

Read More: Educational Technology, Education, Necc, Education Reform, Technology, Malcolm Gladwell, Tipping Point, Iste, Living News
Esther Wojcicki

In today's world, many students in the U.S. schools aren't taught to work hard.

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Italy Hosts Child Soldiers Symposium

Jim Luce | Posted 06.27.2009 | World

Read More: U.N. Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Tamil Tigers, Giulio Terzi, Sri Lanka, Paris Principles, Iraq, Italian Government, Sri Lanka Human Rights Commission, Rome Symposium on Children and Armed Conflict, U.N. Resolution 1612, Ban Ki-Moon, Warlords, U.N. International School, Sexual Violence, Early Mortality, Francis Deng, Uganda, Suicide Bombing, N.Y.U. School of Law, Poverty, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rome, Unicef, U.N. Security Council”, Child Soldiers, International Save the Children Alliance, Kofi Annan, Save the Children Italy, Radhika Coomaraswamy, u.n. Human Rights Council, Education, Prevention of Genocide, Columbia University, Illiteracy, U.N. General Assembly, Harvard University, Child Rape, Health, Colombo, Innocenti Research Centre, Yale University, United Nations’ Millennium Declaration, Afghanistan, Human Rights, Special Representative of the Secretary General, Special Court for Sierra Leone, U.N. Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, Convention on the Rights of the Child, Explaining the Tamil Tigers, Children and Young People Affected by Armed Conflict, World News
Jim Luce

With the changing nature of armed conflict, the impact of war on children and young people has become more brutal than ever.

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Reflections and Thank Yous

Randi Weingarten | Posted 06.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Education, New York City, Politics News
Randi Weingarten

I love this union, our members and the children we serve. Teaching has always been part of my DNA. So, it is with very mixed emotions that I resign as President of the UFT.

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Expanding the Portfolio of School Innovations

Elliot Washor | Posted 06.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Innovation, Education, Politics News
Elliot Washor

Innovation is the current coin of the realm, pursued by the private and public sectors as the fountain of youth that will revive our ailing economy an...

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Why Are We Pursuing the Wrong Set of National Standards?

Sam Chaltain | Posted 06.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Education, Arne Duncan, Education Reform, Standards, Politics News
Sam Chaltain

As Harvard Business School professor Clayton Christensen's asks: Can our standardized system of schooling be adapted to handle differences in the way individual brains are wired for learning?

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Note to President Obama: Want to Fix the Schools? Look to Portugal!

Don Tapscott | Posted 06.24.2009 | World

Read More: Obama, Education, Net Generation, Schools, Children, Technology in the Schools, Computers, World News
Don Tapscott

American classrooms need to enter the 21st century. We should look to Portugal, which sought to equip every child in the country with a laptop, access to the web and the world of collaborative learning.

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Smart Kids Can Do Poorly in School

Jenifer Fox | Posted 06.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Public Schools, Children With Learning Disabilities, Education, Chicago Public Schools, Parenting Tips, Learning Disorders, Obama Education Policy, Learning Disabilities, Raising Children, Parenting, Education Reform, Public Education, Children's Health, Living News
Jenifer Fox

Most of the labels we ascribe to children overlook what is right about children. We prefer to concentrate on labeling weaknesses.

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