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School Chief Kathy Cox Wins $1 Million On Game Show
"School Chief Kathy Cox Wins $1 Million On Game ShowCox Won 'Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?'POSTED: 6:26 am EDT September 6, 2008UPDATED: 2:10 pm EDT September 6, 2008Georgia schools superintendent Kathy Cox...
created by master_jim2008 | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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295 views | 2 recommendations | 1 comment
Obama-backer Oprah says no Sarah Palin on her TV show
" The 44-year-old Palin is the first female nominee on a Republican presidential ticket in the party's 164-year history, though she is little-known outside Alaska, where she was elected a reform governor in...
created by Albert Milliron | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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631 views | 0 recommendations | 13 comments
Meeks calls off school boycott in Chicago
The Reverend Meeks, a powerful Illinois state senator, has called off the Chicago public schools boycott after being heavily criticized by politicians and the media."A controversial, four-day Chicago Public Schools boycott ended on Day Two -- after Gov. Blagojevich said any...
created by Dave Keating | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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287 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Katrina Pain Index: New Orleans Three Years Later
" Katrina hit New Orleans and the Gulf Coast three years ago this week. The president promised to do whatever it took to rebuild. But the nation is trying to fight wars in several countries and is dealing with economic crisis. The attention of the president wandered...
5 SPECIAL BACK TO SCHOOL SAFETY TIPS
School has started the perps are on the prowl. The list of Safety tips are to help you, your child and your family. Get to know the route your children will take to and from school. Even if school... Armed police officers to be stationed at Toronto high schools
There have been 45 murders in Toronto already this year, and now armed police officers are about to be stationed at two dozen public high schools. Scary stuff..."When Toronto high school students return to class, they will be joined by Toronto police officers, CTV News has... Canada's first sex-ed grad school opens at U of T
The University of Toronto will offer Canada's first grad program in sexual diversity studies this fall. Up until now, Canadian universities have only offered undergraduate programs in the discipline, but U of T...
created by Rob Peters | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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1618 views | 8 recommendations | 3 comments
Freedom/Liberty, The Abused Ideal!
Freedom/Liberty, The abused Ideal. By, Uwe Paschen. How often have we heard those words and used them our self? They can be traced back to the antiquity and yet many do not know their origine even less... 1372 views | 26 recommendations | 20 comments
YouTube and The New Classroom
Anyone who runs a classroom can speak volumes about the struggles to keep the students engaged in good class discussions. There is always the challenge of meeting the learning needs of each student, without... 529 views | 39 recommendations | 22 comments
Saudi Arabian girl, 8, seeks divorce
A Saudi Arabian court is to rule next month on the divorce of an eight-year-old girl from a man in his fifties. It's ridiculous. As far as i know, no marriage, with 8 years old girl, is allowed in any religion. It's forbidden!" The girl, who still does not know...10 lessons from the medieval knights
"Police are putting unruly youngsters through their paces on an eight-week "knight school", to teach them some of the ways of medieval knights. The Lincolnshire scheme has been hailed a success in improving behaviour, so what kind of lessons could knights teach youngsters...Gordon Brown promises more competitive sport in schools
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has vowed to make competitive sport a serious priority in UK schools, proposing a number of ideas to bring this about:1) Increase time spent on sports from two to five hours a week at...Student shot, killed in Tennessee high school
"KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (AP) -- A student fatally shot a 16-year-old classmate during a dispute Thursday at a Knoxville high school, and a suspect was taken into custody moments later on a nearby street, authorities said. ...Scottish council strike sparks disruption
Local services in Scotland, such as rubbish collections and the ferries, have been suspended as thousands of council workers have staged a walk-out over their pay."Up to 150,000 members of the GMB, Unite and...Corporal punishment rife in U.S. schools, report shows
I was shocked to learn from this report that 21 US states still allow teachers in public schools to hit students! It's also amazing to see who is getting hit. The report concludes that in the states which still allow corporal punishment, which are mostly in the South, blacks...
created by Dave Keating | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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678 views | 4 recommendations | 1 comment
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