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Distance Education amp; The Library - Web Resources Posted: 3 years ago by MaxShemet
These are web resources that I used for my recent paper on the impact of distance education on the academic library for ILS560-College amp; University Libraries.
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Math Education: An inconvient Truth Posted: 2 years ago by lsojunkie
What text book companies are trying to teach kids is crazy! Having an atlas is not something that I would expect in a MATH book. Having chapters about calculator use instead of teaching how to do actual multiplication and division. I know that America does not have the best education system in the world but come on!
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States stop the funding of abstinence education Posted: 2 years ago by roarkmeister
The education system has finally figured out that there is no way to stop teens from having sex, and some states are denying the funding to abstinence education.
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Texas to revert Social Studies education to the dark ages Posted: 7 months ago by equinox
Perhaps I exaggerate, but the Texas State Board of Education is about to create a panel of experts to oversee the creation of their next social studies curriculum "that includes absurdly unqualified ideologues who are hostile to public education" and believe, for example, that wildfires and hurricanes are divine punishments for tolerance of homosexuality
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Kan. Spikes Conservative Sex Ed Policies Posted: 3 years ago by AutumnLotus
The Kansas Board of Education on Tuesday repealed sex education policies enacted last year, the latest move by the moderate majority to undo efforts by conservatives when they dominated the board.
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Typo on diplomas embarrasses Ohio principal Posted: 1 year ago by princess2408
Who need education when you can get an "educaiton"...330 graduates received their diplomas with education spelt wrong on them.
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1337 speek overriding formal education? Posted: 3 years ago by bevissimo
"Text messaging, with its use of phonetic spelling and little or no punctuation, seems to pose a threat to traditional conventions in writing."
I've noticed this in my own students and it makes me shudder. Remember when they tried to make "Ebonics" a formal language? How do we get "these kids today" to remember proper language?
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National Guard Troops Denied Benefits Posted: 2 years ago by 2manyusernames
Minnesota National Guard troops have to be deployed 730 days to qualify for GI bill education benefits. Their orders were written for 729 days!
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Let's talk about (safe) sex, baby Posted: 11 months ago by lynxears
An education campaign is testing the use of 20-minute cell phone soap operas to spread the word about safe sex to high-risk women.
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Interesting new educational statistics Posted: 2 years ago by rambler
This article provides some interesting (and some disturbing) insights into education in various countries, as well as trends in general.
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Toronto’s Education System Votes Yes to Segregation! Posted: 2 years ago by super
Last night the Toronto District School Board set back any hopes of racial equality at least 40 years by voting 11 – 9 in favour of opening a publicly funded alternative Africentric school in 2009.
Edit: News version of this story
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Top Ten Solutions to the World's Biggest Problems Posted: 1 year ago by 2manyusernames
Which of the world's problems can we be the most effective in solving? The Copenhagen Consensus Conference, ranked 30 such problems and their solutions. #1 was giving vitamin A & zinc to 80% of the 140 million children who lack them. This would result in $1 billion in benefits at a cost of $60 million. Other solutions were for, pollution, disease control, the education of women,and more.
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Homebrewed Science Posted: 2 years ago by 2manyusernames
A fellow Plimate, Snocrash, has a website called Homebrewed Science that you might find interesting.
It is a new community that encourages discussion and experimentation on science projects you can do at home. Read it for enjoyment, read it for education, check it out today.
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U.S. science education lags. Whatever. American Idol was renewed! Posted: 3 years ago by Galoot
Comparisons of science standards and curricula in the United States with that of countries that perform well on international science tests reveal overly broad and superficial coverage of science topics in U.S. classrooms.
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Make A Mushroom, Support Art Education Posted: 9 months ago by suebe
Paper bag mushrooms are planted by various schools and organizations throughout the nation. Here are some examples of the many many many mushroom installations throughout the nation. Check out more of artist Doug Rhodehamel's works here
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George Carlin: Education and the Owners of America Posted: 2 years ago by stinkobinko
NSFW--language
Can't really argue that.
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Abstinence-Only Is Always Bad Policy Posted: 2 years ago by 2manyusernames
Abstinence-Only education is an asinine policy when it comes to sex-education and it doesn't work for most other concerns either. Don't believe me? Read the comic at the link.
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New Jersey rejects abstinence-only sex education Posted: 3 years ago by peggyarcher
State's Governor Jon Corzine and Health Commissioner Fred Jacobs tell feds the 'keep in in your pants' method doesn't work.
I don't know why the image of elmo came up when I typed in 'sex', but I just had to use it.
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Colorado DoE Working to Kill Bill Providing Free College Tuition to Decorated Combat Vets Posted: 2 years ago by 2manyusernames
A bill that would grant Colorado residents who were awarded Purple Heart or higher medal free college tuition is under fire as too costly by people such as David Skaggs of the Dept of Education. The same David Skaggs who proposes having tax payers pay a large percentage of illegal alien's tuition.
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Ghana: Teachers Run for Cover As GES Undertakes Headcount Posted: 5 months ago by rambler
The Ghana Education Service (GES) is embarking on a head count of teachers in the Northern region as part of efforts to clean the bloated pay roll.
The exercise has apparently created panic among teachers the region.
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