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A graduation behind locked gates
At a youth correctional facility to be shuttered by budget cuts, a final high school class graduates. Hope for the future mixes with concern about transfers to remaining… Read more
Putting our minds to helping immigrants learn English
By Steve Lopez – In my back-to-school column two weeks ago, I wrote that parents ought to look in the mirror before pinning all the blame for the… Read more
Cyberbullying Is a Serious Problem, but Is It an Epidemic?
Larry Magid – I’m glad that media outlets and public officials are shining a light on cyberbullying and bullying in general. It’s important to pay attention to this… Read more
SIIA Pledges Ongoing Support for the Federal Digital Promise Initiative
Public-Private R&D Partnership will Help Unlock Breakthroughs in Learning Technologies Washington, DC. (Sept. 16, 2011) – The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), the principal trade association for the software… Read more
What If The Secret To Success Is Failure?
Dominic Randolph can seem a little out of place at Riverdale Country School — which is odd, because he’s the headmaster. Riverdale is one of New York City’s… Read more
G.I. Jobs magazine names Colorado State University a top military-friendly school
FORT COLLINS — Spotting military veterans on an American college campus these days is not always easy. Most are still in their 20s and they’ve let their hair grow out… Read more
The End of Innocence: The cost of sexualizing kids
Even in a mall in Utah, one of the most conservative states in the country, bodies scream for attention. On a late summer afternoon, a teenage “novelty”… Read more
Am I Latino Enough?
Yvette Borja – Growing up in Pacifica, California, a predominantly white suburb of the Bay Area, there was never any question in my mind of whether or not… Read more
The Apple effect: How Steve Jobs & Co. won over the world
The one and only time I met Steve Jobs was back in 1991. I was managing editor of the Harvard Business Review (HBR), and I’d made the trip… Read more
Ariel: First in ”Laptops for All Teachers Program
Beginning this year, all 204 teachers in Ariel’s schools will receive a laptop computer, and 120 hours of training. Ariel, a town which already has a reputation as… Read more
