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Matt Weber | Posted 07.08.2012 | Home
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Matt Weber

General Colin Powell is arguably one of our nation's most respected public servants. He is a diplomat, a general, yet also a lifelong educator and proponent of schools and student successes through America's Promise Alliance.

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Oprah's Thoughts on Gaga, Harvard

Matt Weber | Posted 05.05.2012 | College
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Matt Weber

In this interview, Oprah muses in her own words, with immediate reactions from the afternoon. She talks Gaga, bullying, education, inspiration, Harvard, and even ends up with a surprise gift underneath her chair.

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Memo to Mayor Bloomberg: Let Them Make Games!

Dr. Idit Harel Caperton | Posted 03.14.2012 | Home
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Dr. Idit Harel Caperton

Children learn best when they are the designers, builders, navigators, engineering and key operators of their own learning.

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Not Your Typical Rainn Wilson College Tour

Matt Weber | Posted 01.16.2012 | College
Read More: Baha'i, Iran, Harvard University, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Rainn Wilson, College News
Matt Weber

Rooms were packed, students excited, but comedy was not the topic.

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Sal Khan: Celebrity Math Tutor

Matt Weber | Posted 12.27.2011 | Home
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The Harvard EdCast took a few minutes this month to get to know Sal Khan and candidly explore his pedagogy.

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Why Parents Should Both Monitor And Empower Kids Using Social Media

Tina Barseghian | Posted 06.16.2011 | Home
Read More: Social Networking, Anti-Bullying Laws, Eric Sheninger, Social Networking and Kids, Facebook Suicide, Kids and Social Media, Henry Jenkins, Benjamin Franklin Middle School, Tyler Clementi, Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Kaiser Family Foundation, Social Media and Kids, Kids and Facebook, Harry Potter Alliance, Electric Cars, Home News
Tina Barseghian

With guidance and support -- and with parents to set examples of what they think is appropriate -- kids can learn their place and their responsibility as part of a worldwide online community.

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Lucia Graves

Randi Weingarten, Steven Brill Face Off Over Education Reform

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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"Is education advancing or retreating?" asked Sir Harold Evans, editor at large of The Week and moderator of an education roundtable on Thursday spons...

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