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Agencies urge Interior to reject mining near national park
Two key federal agencies have recommended that the Interior Department reject a controversial coal lease proposed for an area near Bryce Canyon National Park, arguing it could impair visibility at the park and harm imperiled animals living in the region.
Read full article >>Unemployment report: January job gains have economists rethinking outlooks
An unexpectedly rosy jobs report set off a chain reaction Friday, upending economists’ gloomy predictions for the coming year, leading to a surge on Wall Street and potentially boggling the political calculus of the 2012 presidential campaigns.
Read full article >>DCPS fires principal forced out of Dallas school (updated)
Update: D.C. schools strengthening hiring process, more details D.C. school officials have now fired a principal they had recently hired without knowing that she had been accused of “unethical” behavior when she was a principal in Dallas, a district spokeswoman said Friday.
Read full article >>Corning releases sequel to “A Day Made of Glass” viral video ad (video)
Corning, the makers of Gorilla Glass, have entered into the movie-making business...sort of.
In their latest attempt at viral-video advertising, Corning released a nearly six-minute follow-up to their highly successful “A Day Made of Glass” Web video on Feb. 3. ”A Day Made of Glass 2” features a world where car dashboards, tablets, blackboards and tables are replaced with interactive display glass. Imagine a more interactive, streamlined iPad transposed on nearly every surface you interact with.
Read full article >>Guest post: An ‘Arab Spring’ of free online higher education
In recent days, we have heard President Obama lecture college presidents about cost control, and we have seen a vaunted Stanford professor quit to pursue teaching students by the millions online — at minimal cost.
Read full article >>U-Va. prepares for George Huguely’s trial for the murder of Yeardley Love
Nearly two years ago, the University of Virginia mourned and tried to comprehend the death of Yeardley Love, a fourth-year student from the Baltimore area who played on the lacrosse team. On Monday a trial is set to start for her ex-boyfriend George Huguely V, who also played lacrosse at U-Va. and is charged with her murder.
Read full article >>Criticizing (common criticisms of) praise
This was written by Alfie Kohn, the author of 12 books about education and human behavior, including The Schools Our Children Deserve, The Homework Myth, and Feel-Bad Education . . . And Other Contrarian Essays on Children & Schooling. He lives (actually) in the Boston area and (virtually) at www.alfiekohn.org.
Read full article >>Innovation, action and finding your purpose: An interview with Purpose CEO Jeremy Heimans
Before undertaking any venture, one needs a purpose.
In the case of Jeremy Heimans, Purpose is everything, including the name of the organization he co-founded and for which he currently serves as CEO.
Read full article >>Komen gives new explanation for cutting funds to Planned Parenthood
Executives of the Susan G. Komen Foundation gave a new explanation Thursday of their decision to cut funding to Planned Parenthood, but their contradictory statements failed to quell a rising controversy that led several of the organization’s affiliates to openly rebel.
Read full article >>New study doubles estimate of global malaria deaths
The number of people who die annually of malaria is roughly double the current estimate, with a huge overlooked death toll in adults who, according to conventional teaching, rarely die of the tropical disease. That’s the conclusion of a new study that, if widely accepted, could affect billions of dollars of charitable spending and foreign aid in the developing world. The new estimate is likely to spur increased competition for global health spending, which has stalled in the economic downturn.
Read full article >>Guest post: Higher education’s $64,000 question
“ Academically Adrift,” a 2010 book, shook the Ivory Tower to its foundations with evidence that a substantial share of college students show no significant learning gains between their freshman and senior years.
Read full article >>Ellen DeGeneres: Public education’s new funding stream
Correction: Money given by Ellen from J.C. Penney
Ellen DeGeneres just hosted on her television show a teacher from a Pennsylvania public school district that ran out of money — prompting unionized teachers to vote to work without pay — and handed her a $100,000 check for her school donated by J.C. Penney.
Read full article >>School food may not be so cool
My wife and I are on a health kick. We go to the local gym. We eat fish, lean meat and vegetables. I resist cheese, a life-long favorite. I astonish our children by consuming only one milkshake a week.
Read full article >>Why the Giants’ Eli Manning is a better leader than Tom Brady
This piece is part of a “faceoff” between Tom Brady’s and Eli Manning’s leadership, written by two leadership experts (and football fan rivals) for the Washington Post’s On Leadership section. Read the piece on Tom Brady here.
Read full article >>Value-added teacher evaluation goes on trial — literally
This was written by David B. Cohen, who has been a teacher since 1993 and is in his 13th year of teaching in California public high schools. He is National Board Certified, and is associate director of the Accomplished California Teachers group.
Read full article >>Rethinking leadership in America’s schools
James H. Quigley is the former CEO of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited and currently a senior partner in its U.S. member firm. He is also co-author of As One: Individual Action, Collective Power.
America’s students deserve better.
Read full article >>Student claims Harvard, Princeton discriminate against Asian-Americans
The Education Department’s Office of Civil Rights is investigating a complaint that Harvard and Princeton universities discriminates against Asian-Americans, according to a report filed today by veteran higher-ed reporter Daniel Golden at Bloomberg.
Read full article >>Drones and the new fog of war
The most surprising aspect of this week’s White House Google+ Hangout with President Obama had nothing to do with YouTube or video chat technology. Instead, it was President Obama’s public acknowledgment and defense of the Administration’s use of military drone attacks in combatant zones such as Afghanistan and Iraq.
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