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FEDERAL JUDGE REFUSES TO DISMISS SEXUAL HARASSMENT LAWSUIT AGAINST CITRUS COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD
Federal Judge William Hodges refused to dismiss a motion_to_dismiss, filed in April 2011, alleging sexual harassment and retaliation by the Citrus County School Board against three female students at Citrus… Read more
High School Athletes Win Title IX Trial
A group of female athletes in Chula Vista, California, won their class action lawsuit against Sweetwater Union School District, having convinced a federal judge at trial that the school violated… Read more
Single-Sex Education Will Not “Save” Black and Latino Boys, Professor Argues
In an opinion piece on the Education Week blog, NYU Professor Pedro Noguera argues that coeducation single-sex education is not the solution to problem that young men of color experience… Read more
POLLS SHOW SANTORUM TAKES THE LEAD
2.11.12 — Excerpts from: Ramparts 360 http://ramparts360.com/2012/02/icymi-polls-show-santorum-takes-the-lead/ ICYMI: Polls Show Santorum Takes the Lead by SIBYL WEST on FEBRUARY 11, 2012 via Matt Beynon | February 11, 2012 |… Read more
RESULTS FROM MAIN REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES
Romney – 39% Ron Paul – 36% Santorum – 18% Gingrich – 6% Total of anti-Romney vote: 60% Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, a prominent voice among some… Read more
Adults Only
Colon Hannaford – “Can atheists achieve union with God?” I thought about this whilst making a pot of tea. “Yes, they can. Actually they have an important advantage.” “Can you… Read more
Video games ‘more creative than reading’
Middle-class parents should not be afraid of letting their children play computer games because the experience is more creative than reading, one of the country’s leading playwrights claimed yesterday. Lucy… Read more
Richard Biske Presentation at Utah Capital on Singapore Math and Teacher Preparation (Video)
Its extremely informative and focusses on main issues in our struggle the quality of elementary math programs and pre-service and inservice teacher training in the US. The presentation was prepared… Read more
Has Michigan’s faltering economy undermined the state’s academic achievement?
Julie Mack – The same week Education Trust – Midwest released a report that suggests Michigan is falling behind in academic achievement compared to other states, the New York Times… Read more
Debating Higher Ed: STEMs, Skills, Humanities, and Hiring
By Joshua Wright – Forget about all the perceived problems with the American higher education system, and ponder these two numbers: 12.8 million and 3.4 million. The first is the… Read more
