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Education is truly timeless for all of us
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:50:32 -0700
School bells ring. For more than 14 years, I've worked in a wide variety of teaching situations. Education, in all forms, is key to any society.[...]
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Education commisioner gets an earful in Barre
Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:36:54 -0700
BARRE — Officials in the two-town, three-school Barre Supervisory Union told Education Commissioner Armando Vilaseca on Thursday that he missed the mark when proposing a “voluntary budget reduction target” that recommends they collectively cut more than $525,000 in school spending for the coming fiscal year. ... - By David Delcore Staff Writer
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Education More Important Than Knowledge In Stopping Spread Of HIV In Africa
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:25:55 -0700
Simply teaching people the facts about how to protect themselves from HIV may not be enough to prevent the spread of AIDS in Africa, a new study suggests. Researchers found that villagers in Ghana who had higher levels of cognitive and decision-making abilities - not just the most knowledge -- were the ones who were most likely to take steps to protect themselves from HIV infection. These ...
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Climate change education partnership program is launched
Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:17:25 -0700
( National Science Foundation ) Introducing cutting-edge science topics can be a challenge, due to the constantly evolving nature of scientific research. But an innovative new science education program aims to meet that challenge when educating students, teachers and the public about global climate change and its impacts.
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Teaching: No longer a recession-proof job
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:16:07 -0700
When Jenny Frank decided to become a teacher, she thought she was going into a profession that could weather any recession.
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Ariz. education chief: Feds looking at bias claims
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:41:15 -0700
Arizona's education chief says the federal government has launched an investigation into whether the state discriminates against teachers who are nonnative English speakers.
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