Daily Archives: 12:11 PM
On the Go Snack Boxes | MyPlate Fruits and Veggies Video Challenge
First Prize A middle schooler shares a great tip for older kids on the go: wash and cut up a variety of favorite fruits and veggies and store them in… Read more
Tweeting the word ‘drill’ could mean your Twitter account is read by government spies
Keywords include ‘virus’, ‘drill’ and ‘illegal immigrant’ The Department of Homeland Security makes fake Twitter and Facebook profiles for the specific purpose of scanning the networks for ‘sensitive’ words –… Read more
If You Thought War Expensive, Wait Until You Pay for Peace
John Ransom – Global politics is mostly about resource sharing, like oil. The free flow of oil is the main strategic reason that the US is involved in the… Read more
Good news about closing urban achievement gaps
Joe Nathan – As we move toward 2012, here’s some good news about closing urban achievement gaps. Creative, hard working educators in Minneapolis in partnership with Cargill have produced major… Read more
Moshe Feiglin Looks Forward to Crucial Head-to-Head Election versus Benjamin Netanyahu on January 31st
On January 31, 2012, the Likud Party will be holding its election for Party Chairman. The winner of this primary will be the candidate who will run for Prime Minister… Read more
Grey Lady to Grey Ghost as NY Times to sell regional newspapers
The New York Times Co said it will sell 16 regional newspapers spread across the U.S. Southeast and California to Halifax Media Holdings for $143 million in cash as it… Read more
Schools Spokesman Resigns
Two days after an outburst in which he grabbed an Independent reporter’s camera and demanded she stop filming, schools spokesman Chris Hoffman announced his resignation. Hoffman submitted a letter of… Read more
CUNY’s Pathway to Whatever
By Peter Wood – City University of New York is moving forward with a controversial plan for a thirty-credit “common core.” In part one of this post, “How Central is the… Read more
It’s Not the Test’s Fault
By Kate Hamilton – Fall 2011 has seen some major milestones for the SAT/ACT optional movement. DePaul University, for instance, initiated its first admission cycle sans test requirement. Clark University… Read more
Gov. Jerry Brown says he will increase education funding
The governor’s 2012-13 spending plan, to be released in January, assumes billions in additional revenue from his tax increase initiative. If the measure fails, Brown says, more drastic cuts would… Read more
