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87% of Hispanics value higher education, 13% have college degree

Fri, 07/30/2010 - 14:49
"Aspirations for higher education are very strong among Hispanics, but there is a yawning discrepancy between aspirations and actual attainment," ...
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Obama defends education policies to critics

Fri, 07/30/2010 - 14:47
Challenging civil rights organizations and teachers' unions that have criticized his education policies, President Obama said Thursday that minority ...
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18 states, D.C. named Race to the Top education grant finalists

Thu, 07/29/2010 - 11:58
Eighteen states and the District of Columbia were named finalists Tuesday in the second round of the federal "Race to the Top" school reform ...
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Report: Colleges don't do enough to stop student drinking

Tue, 07/27/2010 - 15:34
College administrators need to do more work with communities to reduce excess drinking by students, according to a University of Minnesota study ...
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Programs, $650M fund help entrepreneurs in education market

Tue, 07/27/2010 - 13:15
A movement is underway to make it easier for entrepreneurs to navigate the lucrative and sometimes-tricky education market and introduce new ...
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Civil rights leaders, Sec. Arne Duncan talk education reform

Mon, 07/26/2010 - 16:24
Civil rights leaders are criticizing Obama administration education reforms aimed at turning around low performing schools and closing the achievement ...
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Law school professors' tenure in danger?

Mon, 07/26/2010 - 13:50
The American Bar Association is moving ahead with changes in its accreditation system that faculty members fear could erode tenure protections ...
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D.C. firestorm: Hundreds of school workers to be dismissed

Sun, 07/25/2010 - 10:47
D.C.'s public school system will fire more than 200 employees for poor performance -- 4% of its workforce -- and is putting another 700 employees ...
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Calif. council accepts resignations of 3 over salary flap

Fri, 07/23/2010 - 18:10
Three administrators whose huge salaries sparked outrage in this small blue-collar suburb of Los Angeles have agreed to resign, the City Council ...
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Arizona State U. has problems, just how its president likes it

Fri, 07/16/2010 - 16:57
Since Michael Crow was named president of Arizona State University eight years ago, the university has increasingly organized itself with an ...
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TV, movies shoot 'on location' at L.A. schools needing funds

Mon, 07/12/2010 - 17:13
In an era of yawning budget deficits and teacher layoffs, schools in the Los Angeles area are looking at a nontraditional source for some extra ...
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Duncan: Congress needs to act now on school funding

Mon, 07/12/2010 - 17:10
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan is urging Congress to act soon to increase education funding because cash-strapped states can't wait until ...
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Miami University sororities' antics spur alcohol debate

Wed, 07/07/2010 - 10:50
Sorority spring formals call up visions of young women in colorful dresses dancing the night away -- not vomiting on tables, urinating in sinks ...
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Some schools grouping students by skill, not grade level

Mon, 07/05/2010 - 12:19
Forget about students spending one year in each grade, with the entire class learning the same skills at the same time. Districts from Alaska ...
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Budget cuts likely to widen gap between rich, poor L.A. schools

Tue, 06/29/2010 - 14:50
The Los Angeles Unified School District has grappled with $1.5 billion in budget cuts and nearly 3,000 teacher layoffs during the past two years. ...
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New York public schools top nation in per-student spending

Tue, 06/29/2010 - 12:05
New York spent $17,173 per student for public education in 2007-08, more than any other state and 67% more than the U.S. average, according to ...
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Teachers become the students in U.S. Supreme Court

Tue, 06/29/2010 - 11:43
From Elena Kagan to choosing the court's docket, the Supreme Court Summer Institute for Teachers covered a range of topics for a group of 30 ...
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Small schools up graduation rates for struggling NYC kids

Tue, 06/29/2010 - 11:42
They were known as dropout factories: Big high schools in poor neighborhoods where only a quarter to a third of students graduated. Now, small, ...
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4 charged in Texas videotaped school beating

Tue, 06/29/2010 - 11:41
A teacher and three other educators at a Houston charter school were charged Monday in connection with the videotaped beating of a 13-year-old ...
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Going for grants: 31 states join to create national academic tests

Wed, 06/23/2010 - 15:29
A group of 31 states has banded together to compete for a federal grant to create a series of new national academic tests to replace the current ...
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Peter's Edu Blog Article
California Forum for Diversity

21st Annual Graduate Forum which will be held this year at California Sate University, Sacramento on October 16, 2010. This all day event is sponsored by The California Forum for Diversity in Graduate Education at no cost to any students participating in the event.
~http://gradforum.blogspot.com/

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Central Valley Software Partnership

 

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Shockwave Flash and Firefox

http://www.flickr.com/photos/peterfortuna/ / CC BY 2.0

After a few annoying Firefox crashes I figured out that Shockwave Flash was freaking out on me. 

How I Figured It Out

I figured out it was Shockwave Flash plugin by visiting seveal gaming sites and watching the cursor spin and spin.  I had to Force quit the browser on my 10.6 by going to Mac->Force Quit->Firefox.  I restarted Firefox and disabled all the add-ons by Firefox->Tools-Add-Ons.  Went back to a gaming site.  The site asked me to install Flash.  I then re-enabled Shockwave Flash 10.1.x and watch the browser crash.

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Fastweb Poster Contest 2010

Please Vote Daily
http://fastweb15years.com/entries/3451/ / CC BY 2.0

Not Super? Thats OK!
You don't need to be a super hero
to pay for college anymore.

 

I just entered the www.FastWeb15Years.com/entries/3451 contest to win a $15,000 scholarship for school.  If I win, I will be using the scholarship to complete my Ed. in Educational Leadership and help improve my community and education in general. 

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Innovate the Future by David Croslin

When it comes to entering, creating, or dominating markets, disruptive innovation is the most powerful tool you have. Unfortunately, most companies find disruptive innovation difficult to achieve and virtually impossible to replicate.

Isbn:  Innovate the Future: A Radical New Approach to IT Innovation

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Hosting Company InkandPixel.com

Shameless plug and debt of gratitude posting; the hosting company, InkAndPixel.com rocks.  Quick and fast service with a smile... errr email.

 

Thanks...!

 

 

Isbn:  How to Market and Sell Your Art, Music, Photographs, & Handmade Crafts Online: Turn Your Hobby into a Cash Machine

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