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Stanford raises tuition 3% for 2012-13
Don’t bother checking your new 2012 college guide for what it costs to attend Stanford University – it’s already thousands of dollars out of date. The private university, considered one… Read more
Did Facebook Game Investors with a slowing growth future?
Few experts were surprised when Facebook disclosed in its recent IPO filing that its user growth had slowed in the U.S. and Canada. But a deeper look at Facebook’s user… Read more
Transfers from L.A. school in child sex abuse case OK’d
LOS ANGELES – School officials on Tuesday offered parents the opportunity to transfer their children out of Miramonte Elementary School, where the entire faculty and staff are being replaced to… Read more
Gifted-and-talented not a first for DCPS
The gifted-and-talented pilot announced Monday by DCPS may be the first of its kind, but it’s not the first. As several readers have pointed out, the system had one in… Read more
Reasonable doubt on teacher evaluation
By Aaron Pallas – I’ve been relatively quiet in the ongoing debate about how best to evaluate teachers in New York City and across New York State. I’m not close… Read more
The Coming Global EPA’s Gestapo Units with Marc Morano
Marc Morano is the executive editor and chief correspondent for ClimateDepot.com, a global warming and eco-news center founded in 2009. Morano served for three years as a senior advisor, speechwriter,… Read more
Online social networks as formal learning environments: Learner experiences and activities
George Veletsianos, Cesar Navarrete – Abstract While the potential of social networking sites to contribute to educational endeavors is highlighted by researchers and practitioners alike, empirical evidence on the use… Read more
SearchReSearch: What does it mean to be literate?
Daniel M. Russell – Are you literate? I don’t mean to be presumptuous, but maybe the question is better framed like this: “How illiterate are you?” Technically, to be literate… Read more
Julia Steiny: Could Trauma Be The Root Cause of Major Misbehavior?
At a recent conference, nearly 600 attendees learned painful lessons about trauma’s effect on the young, developing brain. Dr. James Greer, psychiatrist and Clinical Professor at Brown Medical School, and… Read more
