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Still true to her colours: Lady Thatcher wears blue for celebratory 86th birthday lunch
She has always had a knack for knowing what makes a successful party. Baroness Thatcher was able to put that talent to the test once more yesterday as… Read more
University graduate ‘distributed extremist Islamic books and DVDs that were seen by 7/7 bomber’
A university graduate distributed extremist books and DVDs with the aim of ‘priming people for terrorism’, a court heard today. Ahmed Faraz is accused of possessing and disseminating… Read more
Rank pupils by their marks, not by grades: This would better distinguish stars at A-level, says Gove
Pupils could be ranked on their raw exam marks under proposals to tackle grade inflation at A-level. Currently, the marks awarded to candidates are converted into grades. However… Read more
How to Stop a Multinational
Three Argentineans put themselves in harm’s way as they try to stop a gold mining company destroying their environment. Argentineans are used to hitting the streets to start revolutions, fight… Read more
Gloomy oil executives see recession, lower prices
LONDON: The oil industry has an overwhelmingly gloomy economic outlook, expecting recession in the next year, less demand for fuel and lower oil prices, a survey of delegates… Read more
The awful truth about A-levels is finally out
Top marks for Michael Gove – if that’s not damning with faint praise. By opening up a debate on a return to “norm referencing” in exams (that is,… Read more
‘Thousands of children’ sexually exploited by gangs
Thousands of children in England are being horrifically abused by gangs, the deputy children’s commissioner has said, as she launches an inquiry. Current estimates say up to 10,000… Read more
Wall Street Mobs Play into Herman Cain’s Hands
If anyone needed more evidence that the stars seem aligned for Herman Cain’s campaign for presidency, then I submit the logically challenged Wall Street protestors. The intellectual bankruptcy and childish… Read more
An Interview with Peter Hopkins, and Adam Glick Co-Founders of The Floating University and Dr. Leon Botstein, President BARD College
Michael F. Shaughnessy – Whose “Great Big Idea” was it to have Harvard, Yale and Bard all teach the same class?
Getting It Done: Leading Academic Success in Unexpected Schools
Getting It Done: Leading Academic Success in Unexpected Schools, by Karin Chenoweth and Christina Theokas, describes in clear and helpful detail what leaders of successful high-poverty and high-minority schools have… Read more »