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Blog Posts
Students should be able to enjoy wide range of books, not censorship
...a small Virginia town?s headlines exclaimed its public school system was pulling an ?explicit text? from the curriculum of its schools. The book was criticized for its ?sexually suggestive references? and comments of a ?homosexual nature.? Countless other...
Mar. 09 6:18 pm
Best Practices in Educational Technology Recognized
...of NCLB and Florida?s A+ Accountability Plan. As a result, the school has implemented its first state-of-the-art learning environment that enables instructors to replicate modeled lessons and sustain consistency for a rigorous curriculum. Thomas University...
Mar. 09 6:13 pm
You be in touch so they'll be in touch
...Friday, I flew to Knoxville, Tennessee, to lead a training on social and emotional intelligence and my Cool Kids curriculum for mentors who mentor children through their churches' KIDS HOPE USA mentoring programs. On the plane home on Saturday, I reflected...
Mar. 09 6:11 pm
Full Story at Dallas Morning News - Blogs
Rush to Rewrite History?
...years," says Sewall. He warns that vocal groups from gender activists to nutritionists have "demanded" their way into curriculum, simply by being the most vocal. Sewall says an editor at a top publishing company told him years ago that the squeaky wheel gets...
Mar. 09 6:05 pm
NSU advance program application period opens
...and rewarding curriculum for gifted and talented students entering grades 8 through 12. ADVANCE provides a unique learning environment designed to motivate and challenge academically gifted students and set them on a path toward a lifetime of high academic...
Mar. 09 5:59 pm
Full Story at The Alexandria Town Talk
No lights, no cameras, no action for Minnesota Film Board?
...also said her focus is on job retention, supporting the existing production industry and advising schools on the curricula needed for graduates to find employment in the industry. She also argues that in addition to the near-term impact on projects, closing...
Mar. 09 5:45 pm
On to college?
...from low-income families. Urban Prep helped the kids make up ground by implementing a tough, college-prep curriculum that required double periods of English. All told, Urban Prep students spend 72,000 more minutes in the classroom than their peers at regular...
Mar. 09 5:33 pm
Elisa Stephens: A Higher Education Model for the 21st Century
...is the right fit for the way our current higher education model is set up because they have not had the curriculum to support them -- and our current higher educational model isn't necessarily the right model to educate students for the jobs of the 21st Century....
Mar. 09 5:25 pm
Peter Doocy Pimps Texas Textbook Propaganda On Fox & Friends
...tossed to his son, Peter, who was reporting from Austin, Texas. Doocy spoke of proposed studies to the social studies curriculum and how ?controversial? that can be because of differing opinions on what should be included and excluded in that area of study...
Mar. 09 5:25 pm