Fenger students who sued Chicago Public Schools may transfer to Lincoln Par
2009-12-02 08:50:00 Lincoln Park High School might provide a safe haven for Fenger High School students who sued Chicago Public Schools for the right to be allowed to transfer.According to an article on Chicago Breaking News, a plan was approved in court on Tuesday that would allow the ten Fenger students who sued CPS to transfer to Morgan Park High School, Julian High School, Lincoln Park Academy, or the selective enrollment school, Carver Military Academy.A Medill report on Tuesday said that it is unclear why school officials selected these schools or why only students listed as plaintiffs in the lawsuit would be granted immediate transfers.Lincoln Park Academy is the only one of the four schools that is not located on the far...
Two Nepali students came first in an International Competition
2009-11-27 01:54:00 Two Nepali students came in first place in a watercraft race in the 15th International competition for Science, Mathematics, Astronomy and Computer Science (QUANTA 2009) held in Lucknow (India) from 14th to 17th November 2009. Rishav Khanal and Nagendra Ghimire, O-Level students of Budhanilkantha School came in first place in a watercraft race with ...
Can School Data Save Students?
2009-11-25 17:36:00 "Performance management" is one of those buzz phrases that I usually like to make fun of, but I did my best to withhold judgment last week when I had the chance to talk with Lori Fey from the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, which is all over the concept and has a new report out on the topic. Plus which, my favorite Bush-era press guy Kevin Sullivan pitched it to me. Five years ago there were "precious few" examples of performance management in school settings, according to Fey, and now there are at least 18 district examples and 14 charter networks doing it. The newest cohort of Dell grantees includes Denver, Charlotte-Meckl, and PG County. Chicago was one of the...
Stevenson High to j-students: publish or perish
2009-11-25 17:29:00 Because I've been in the newspaper racket for decades, folks will assume that I'm on the side of the Stevenson High School students who are fighting with the administration over what they can publish in the school newspaper.I'm not. How can I say this with the obligatory amount of sensitivity so I don't hurt anyone's feelings? The newspaper doesn't belong to the students; the school is the publisher. The school pays for the printing and the instruction. The school decides what goes on in the classrooms. A publisher gets to decide what goes into his paper and what doesn't. Editors (employees) who refuse to follow policy can be disciplined and fired. That's the reality of it. If the journalism teachers...
12,000 Illinois students skip mandatory test
2009-11-23 18:18:00 "It certainly sounds suspicious." -- understatement of the yearThe Sun-Times reports that loads of high school juniors are skipping tests they must take before graduating....
Wash U. Students Stick It to Mother's
2009-11-02 14:25:00 Photo: MorguefileI love code words, and one of my favorite code words for "no black people" is "dress code." I also love clubs and bars--where the unchallengeable goal of the establishment is to get its customers as drunk as possible, consequences be damned--that still have "dress codes." On October 17th six black students from the Washington University in St. Louis attempted to walk into the Gold Coast bar Original Mother's for a party that the class treasurer Regis Murayi, 21, had arranged three weeks earlier (you know, one of those wrist-bracelet jobbies where you're compelled to drink as much Bud Light as possible to make the $25 worth it?). They were denied entry under the "no baggy pants" (i.e....
Recall issued for high school students who read 'Soul on Ice'
2009-10-29 04:07:00 The American Association of High School Principals and Administrators has issued a recall on students who read the late Black Panther activist Eldridge Cleaver's Soul on Ice, a book that chronicled black rage in the 1960s. High school students who were assigned Soul on Ice from its publication in 1968 until Cleaver's repudiation of his Black Panther past in 1975 may contain a dormant ideology that could erupt at any time, according to Dante Van Cleave, an association spokesman....
Microsoft Ties-up With JNTU, Offers Free Softwares To Students
2009-10-28 07:02:00 One of the perks of being a student is that you do tend to get a lot of discounts on software and products. However, Microsoft took it way ahead when it lunched the DreamSpark programme. It provides no-cost access to Microsoft designer and development tools for verified students around the world, to support and advance their learning and skills through technical design, technology, math, science and engineering activities. Bill Gates had launched this programme initially in February 2008, it has later officially launched the same in India in November 2008, and the current vision is to target even school students. It is estimated that a whopping 35 million students will be able to access these software titles free of charge through this programme. Currently Dream Spark is functional in 11 countries including India, the other being United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, France, Sweden, Switzerland, Finland, Spain and China. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderaba...
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Rider: Students not a class act
2009-10-27 01:35:00 Michelle Jones of Irving Park has learned an important lesson from her morning bus ride: Commuting with students can be a pain.Jones, 47, said her commute on the No. 80-Irving Park bus to the Brown Line was a "dream"--until September, when school started.Jones said she now deals with students who "hog the middle of the CTA bus, refusing to move for anyone and barely letting anyone else by" or students who "cram into the back-door stairwell ... [like] a game of Twister gone wrong."...
Afghani College Students -Slash- Protesters In Kabul Burn Obama Effigies Du
2009-10-26 04:37:00 U.S. Military Officials And U.S. Muslim Military Troops Deny Allegations; Call “Rumor” A “Taliban Hoax” font face=”palatino linotype”>Hey, folks — if any of you were considering attending an institution of higher learning somwhere in Afghanistan, you MIGHT... This is only a comment summary. Visit http://guntotingliberal.com to view the lastest content complete with some of the most outrageous original photoshops in the political blogosphere!
CTA rider: Students worsen my commute
2009-10-19 23:00:00 Michelle E. Jones, 47, of Irving Park wrote to "Going Public" with a complaint about her commute. Her letter continues after the jump."I see from your map you have yet to experience the pleasure of an early morning commute on the No. 80 or No. 80X Irving Park Bus route.On a good day, the commute from California and Irving Park Road to the Quincy Brown Line stop takes 45 minutes. In fact, when I started commuting to my new temp job above Union Station in April, the speed of the trip amazed me.At first I thought it was a fluke, but day after day the commute was a dream. I'd leave my house at 7:00 a.m., get downtown at a...
CTA rider: Welcome, students
2009-10-15 20:00:00 Anne Wagemaker of Logan Square wrote to "Going Public" to say she is happy to share her CTA bus with high school students."Every morning I get up and ride a bus to a train to another train to get from my Logan Square home to my job on the southeast side of the city. I leave bright and early around 6:15 a.m.The bus and both trains are often filled with high school students making very long commutes to get to school. While the afternoon rambunctiousness of these same students might cause other riders to become annoyed, I am constantly impressed with these kids.Making an hour long trip long before 7 a.m. to get to high school? They obviously have a...
Two Thirds Of State Students Suck At Math - Still
2009-10-15 19:05:00 Even if you don't give a whit about CPS or poor minority kids, these results should give you pause when you think about what we're being told by the city (which, using a different much easier test, gives a much higher number).
Flat Test Scores For IL Students (Plus Other News)
2009-10-15 13:33:00 Illinois schoolchildren flat-lined on a national math exam last spring and showed little improvement during the past two years in narrowing the achievement gap that divides minority and low-income students, according to a report released this morning.
Business resources for new students or staff
2009-09-22 16:48:00 With the university term looming, lecturers may be looking out for good online resources. Intute is constantly looking for new websites, usually free, and also updates its existing ones. Here are some suggestions to bookmark or put on your VLE, from Intute: Business and Management: For new lecturers, a must is BMAF, the H.E. Academy ...
Drive By: Whoops! Students ?Going Google? Get to Read Each Other?s Emails
2009-09-18 15:42:00 From Read Write Web: A recent bug in Google Apps allowed students at several colleges to read each other’s email messages and some were even able to see another student’s entire inbox. The issue occurred at a small handful of colleges, admitted Rajen Sheth, senior product manager for Google Apps, but he declined to say how ...
How Can High Schools Better Prepare Students?
2009-09-16 13:00:00 This week, I'm taking The Whiteboard Jungle in a bit of a different direction. Specifically, I'm looking to stimulate discussion. CR4ers come from a wide range of backgrounds, education levels, and experiences. I'd like to draw upon this diversity in order to pose a question. What could your h
MIT Students Explain How to Photograph Space for $150
2009-09-15 20:28:00 From Gizmodo: On September 2, Justin Lee and Oliver Yeh successfully took these images of Earth's curvature and the blackness of space using only a weather balloon and off-the-shelf components—without complicated hacks. Total cost: $148. Here's how they did it. First up, t
President to address school students September 8
2009-09-02 19:00:00 President to address school students September 8 There’s quite a buzz going around about Tuesday, September 8th. That’s the day President Obama will address PreK-12 students via televisions and screens in public school classrooms, auditoriums, and ‘cafetoriums’ across the nation. This is a feat never before attempted by a sitting president. Reactions are mixed, no doubt in ...
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Students and Laptops
2009-09-01 16:14:00 When it comes to things that you can buy online whether it is clothing or that great school laptops it is always best to compare for the best prices out there. You can save so much just by going so a price comparison because you find the best product out there at the best ... This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more!
Webster's Spanish-English Dictionary for Students
2009-08-29 14:43:00 Product DescriptionCreated by the editors of Merriam-Webster, this Spanish-English dictionary is a concise reference to the core vocabulary of contemporary Latin-American Spanish and American English. Appropriate for Spanish-speaking students learning English as a second language, as well as English-speaking students who are learning Spanish, it is an up-to-date, affordable reference.About the
Only 3 Days Remaining in Students for a Free Tibet ?s Online Art Auction
2009-08-28 00:10:00 [This is an organization I used to print for, and I highly recommend supporting. -RS] Thanks to everyone who attended 50×50 Art for Tibet earlier this month, to those who have already participated in the online auction, and of course to the artists who made this event possible. Because of your support, Art for Tibet has ...
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Why College Students Should Get a Credit Card NOW
2009-08-25 14:51:00 “Student” and “credit cards” are words many people don’t like to hear mentioned in the same sentence. It is easy to point out how many students have racked up thousands of dollars in credit card debt and make a blanket statement that students should stay as far away from credit cards as possible. But I ... Related Articles:Using Credit Cards to Rebuild Your Credit ScorePros and Cons of Secured Credit CardsThink Twice Before Canceling Credit Cards
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College Students Make TV Ads For Facebook & Google – Must See!
2009-08-21 07:25:00 If a bunch of college students were asked to make TV ads on facebook and google how would they look like? Well we have an answer.. infact we have two ads which I saw at a college event called Ad-venture held at my alma matter Jai Hind College. These two ads also were among the top 5 ads in the competition.. I saw them and thought it was very interesting to see how youth in colleges perceived brands like facebook and google. Have a look for yourself. The Facebook Ad The Google Ad Related Posts Prayers to God Via Twitter -- A Look At The Online Prayer Market In India! Travelocity Buys Travelguru -- Implications For Indian OTA Space? Digital Commerce Opportunities & Challenges -- WATBlog Panel -- An Analysis Now Access Twitter Inside Gmail -- Read To Know How Consim Info, Owner of Bharatmatrimony Defers IPO Plans -- What Happened To Shaadi, Yatra & Makemytrip IPO Plans? Follow us on: Twitter | Facebook | Linkedin | Orkut Our Network: WATShow.com | WATJob.com | WATGame.com ...
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Helping students find purpose.
2009-08-13 14:49:00 In his article, “The Moral North Star,†William Damon urges educators to help students connect what they do in school to their lives. All of us in education like to believe that we can help students find out what they are great at! It’s a phrase I’ve used at various Freshman Orientations and other occasions a number of times to encourage students to get involved, try everything, and explore all of their potential talents.In order for students to connect with school, with classes, with a team, or with something larger then themselves, they must become aware that they make a difference. “My actions matter†must be a thought that is real to students according to Damon. That means that educators have to help students discover a way to “contribute something of value through an engaging activity†that draws on academic, athletic, or artistic skills. In this time of accountability through standardized testing, Damon warns us not to forget that our purpose is to get “stude...
How Can We Effectively Teach Students?
2009-08-05 07:00:00 There are many different ways that people interpret intelligence and how it is assessed. Not everyone can learn the same information by using the same method. Educational systems often only utilize one style of instruction when teaching students, which will only effectively teach one kind of l
TCS Gen Web 2.0 Survey Claims 99% of Delhi Students Have Mobile Phone Acces
2009-08-03 07:39:00 An interesting survey conducted by Tata Consultancy Services, India’s biggest IT services company has thrown up some interesting statistics. The study, called the TCS Generation Web 2.0 survey was conducted across 12 of the biggest cities in India – Ahmedabad, Bhubaneshwar, Cochin, Coimbatore, Lucknow, Pune, Kolkata, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Delhi and Chennai. 14,000 students between the ages of 12-18 years were surveyed to understand what’s in the mind of these affluent students in the metros and tier II cities. The survey shows that an overwhelming 71% of students had access to Internet and 80% of them had access to mobile phones. A striking 99% of students in Delhi had access to a mobile phone while in Kolkata the corresponding number was 90%. The highest use of personal computers comes from Delhi and Bangalore; 77% of students from both the cities having answered in the affirmative. However, Chennai records the highest use of Internet from home. What is s...
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Tom Hess: why do you struggle to get guitar students?
2009-07-31 07:37:00 Do you struggle to attract a lot of new guitar students? Do your guitar teaching ads and website not seem to really work like you want them to? Are you sick of constantly having to put effort into promotion and aren't getting enough students from it? Does it seem impossible to fill up your teaching schedule (and keep it filled)? If you are like most guitar teachers, you probably really struggle... This is a content summary only. Visit Truth In Shredding to find out more!
Another suit filed in the drowning deaths of three West side students
2009-07-22 00:13:00 A wrongful death suit against North Lawndale College Prep was filed today in Cook County over the death of 16-year-old Adrian Jones, one of the three students who drowned in the Fox River on a school leadership retreat in November 2008. Also named as defendants in the suit are the YMCA of McHenry County, Visionquest Association, Inc., and Visionquest retreat organizers Walter Fluker and Peter Vedro....
India to Maintain Database of Overseas Students
2009-07-16 19:27:00 India to maintain database of overseas students: Today in India everybody wants to go abroad for better studies. Indians lavish their all to capture location in global universities. They put their all efforts for this position. But few days back attack on the Indian students in abroad create a question in every body? s mind whether to go abroad for further studies and take a risk of life or stay here? This question also arises in front of the Indian government as Indian students were treated in abroad very badly. Indian government thinks about it and arrives at a solution. Indian ministry decides to protect the students there. They decide to keep all the information of the overseas students. They will decide to create a database for this process. This database will maintain a record of Indian students living in abroad. After seeing the condition of Indian students there, Indian government decides to take such steps as we always take some serious step only after a mishap. They will...
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Teacher Crystal Defanti Gives Sex Tape to Students (Video)
2009-07-02 22:02:00 Crystal Defanti, a naughty schoolteacher from Isabelle Jackson Elementary School, wanted to make a DVD for her students with memories of their school year but ended up accidentally including x-rated scenes from one of her intimate sex tapes. After sending the DVD home to her students, Crystal found out about her horrible mistake and immediately ...
INK BLAST | SUMMER JOBS WILL HELP BLACK AND LATINO TEENS
2009-07-01 15:43:00 This summer, there?s good news for many Black and Latino youth around the country. The federal government has designated $1.2 billion of the $787 billion stimulus package for the creation and support of summer jobs for disadvantaged youth.
MIT's EurekaFest Showcases High School Students' Problem-solving
2009-06-30 15:27:00 From TechCrunch: EurekaFest is a yearly event held at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that showcases the prototype inventions of high school students from around the country. The inventions consist of various gadgets and devices aimed at helping solve real-world problems.
Attacks By Hooligans Against Foreign Students In Australia
2009-06-05 01:06:00 In relation to attacks against foreign students in Australia, there are some tough questions. The issue is complex, and not as portrayed either by certain sections of the Indian media and zealots nor by an isolated but powerful and disgraceful class of radio biggots and their poorly-educated audiences we have in Australia, known as 'shock jocks'. No amount of misrepresentation can alter the facts that most Australians do not engage in nor approve of racism. Many who have migrated to this country from a great many countries attest to this fact. I offer some questions - very preliminary - that I think my fellow Australians will need to consider:
Indian Students Attacked In Melbourne Australia: Cricket Star Brett Lee Voi
2009-06-03 21:46:00 Brett Lee is a prominent example of strong ties between India and Australia. It is good that someone with his credibility has stepped forward to bring calm to the situation following recent attacks on Indian students in Melbourne. Unless leaders with credibility in both countries make their voices heard, discussions about the relative roles played by racism and sheer, opportunistic street thuggery looking for "soft targets" will not have a proper chance to be heard.
Attacks Against Indian Students in Melbourne, Australia
2009-06-02 00:16:00 There have been attacks against Indian students in Melbourne, Australia. Yesterday's news reported what is alleged to have been a peaceful demonstration waylaid by a small number of anti-social elements. This blog recently reported Channel NineMSN's exposure of security personnel violence against protesting staff and disabled clients at SWARA in Brisbane. Reports that suggest the Melbourne protest was derailed by over-reaction of authorities, brought back eery reminders of those accounts which a number of those involved (including those who remain Sathya Sai Baba devotees) have given.
SUMMER PROGRAMS FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
2009-05-26 17:14:00 Summer educational programs for high school students.
electrical projects for engineering students
2009-05-23 07:09:00 Hi I am Ranjith. i would like to know the areas in which an eletrical engineering student can do a practical project? if possible please state various sources of information as well... thank you.
Gradefund: Corporate Sponsorship For Students Who Get Good Grades!
2009-05-21 21:44:00 Last week, I introduced you to Do Good for Debt, an organization that partners individuals with student loans leftover from their educational pursuits with charities that are willing to pay off students' debts in exchange for good deeds. While that may be a helpful way for former students to get back on their feet and start their lives without the burden of financial restraint, there's no denying that it takes away from the philanthropist attitude; so today I will outline another business that helps students overcome the financial repercussions of pursuing a post-secondary education. Gradefund offers a sponsorship-style system, that rewards students for their good grades, that way the better they do, the more corporate sponsors they'll have behind them to pay off their debts before they even have a chance to accumulate.
Japanese High School Students to Use Radiation Before Graduation
2009-05-15 01:29:00 A group of science students from Japan's Hitachi 1st Senior High School may get to live out the ultimate geek fantasy by using the JRR-3 research reactor in Tokaimura to perform a set of experiments. No word if the students are pushing for a test ban treaty.
Video: Polish students take building light shows to the next level
2009-05-14 23:49:00 From Engadget: Our friends at Engadget Polska caught this video of a giant lightshow -- a nerdworks, if you will -- put on by a group of students at Wrocław University of Technology. This is not the first time we've seen such a display, nor is it a first for this particular
Need Students - $5 per lead by mostpop
2009-05-06 19:40:00 We are a college. Not a regular college, we are better than most college because we basically train students on careers. Anyone can come to us and we will train them to become medical assistant, paralegals, etc.... (Budget: $30-250, Jobs: Data Entry, SEO, Telemarketing, Web Promotion, Website Design)
Attract students to Japanese School Website by CyberTechWriter
2009-04-22 12:50:00 We have a School in Japan that teaches Japanese Flower Arrangement, English, Maths and Spiritual Classes. Our school website is currently under way and will be operational in a week or two. We are... (Budget: $30-250, Jobs: Link Building, Market Research, Web Promotion)
Students Protest Mean-Spirited Commencement Speaker
2009-04-22 00:51:00 The Tea Parties showed how conservative and libertarians could use new media to organize and promote their ideas. Now, Glenn provides us with an example of how conservative students are using the web to protest their school’s choice of a mean-spirited partisan to deliver a commencement address: About 130 American University students have signed an online petition of sorts asking the school’s administration to withdraw an invitation to Barney Frank, who is slated to deliver a commencement address at AU’s School of Public Affairs in a few weeks. It seems these students are smart enough to read beyond the headlines and the MSM coverage of the financial meltdown. They know that Republican politics and corporate greed did not cause the collapse, writing on their Facebook page As young Americans across the country continue to lose their jobs and “rising” college graduates struggle to find employment post-grad, should American University honestly be honorin...
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Pro-Gay Sites Filtered From Tennessee Students | Threat Level from Wired.co
2009-04-16 06:38:00 Pro-Gay Sites Filtered From Tennessee Students By David KravetsApril 15, 2009 Public schools in Tennessee are filtering access to online websites discussing lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues, but are not blocking sites advocating “reparative” therapy to change their lifestyle. Nobody is disputing the existence of the filters in the Knox County Schools and Metro Nashville Public ...
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Armed Students
2009-04-14 08:12:00 Snowflakes in hell has some analysis of the 20/20 piece "If I only had a gun"
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NYPD VS. STUDENTS FRACAS AT THE NEW SCHOOL ON GOOD FRIDAY
2009-04-11 00:31:00 NYPD's Finest at their finest...it will be interesting to see how NYC's PR guru's will try to spin this story.
Students - Activate your right brain through meditation for better grades!
2009-04-04 23:34:00 Greetings from the UK Togathering (Residential Deepening Course) in Norwich. One of our young meditators, Zoe, a 21 year old student of Marketing at the Middlesex University in her 2nd year, has reported an increase in her grades from being below average with passes of around 45-50% to a soaring 75-95% pass rate. She is one course for a 1st (Distinction) when she finishes her degree next year in 2010.
Webcams Let Students Stay Connected to Their Classes Despite Serious Illnes
2009-03-31 15:49:00 From Wash Post Technology: Almost every day for the past six weeks, 7-year-old Becky Wilson has turned on her laptop, made sure the built-in webcam was working, and started a live video chat. Her bright blue eyes peer into the camera, and her face widens into a smile: Time for clas
Mercedes-Benz Design Students Create New Concept Around 1880s Styling
2009-03-30 02:14:00 Even though the automotive industry may be struggling in more ways than one, that surely won't stop the manufactures from having a little fun every now and again. This is especially true when it comes to training the next generation of designers, which is something Mercedes-Benz takes very seriously. It was this combination of free-thinking designers and highly focused training that led the F-Cell Roadster. |
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