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• Seychelles Installs Natural Disaster Early-warning Siren

  
  Net News Publisher — Authority: 156
  Seychelles has successfully put in place and tested an Early-Warning siren which will warn against potential dangers. The Director of the Department of Risk and Disaster Management (DRDM), Michel Vielle, indicated that the siren has been donated by the German Sircom company and is equipped with 18 speakers encased in ...
  11 hours ago

• See How Your School District Spends Your Money

  
  North Country Gazette — Authority: 576
  The often opaque world of school finances has become more transparent with a new tool that allows New Yorkers to analyze how their school districts spend money and to compare them to nearly 700 other districts around the state.Benchmarking New York–developed by the Empire Center for New York State Policy and The ...
  13 hours ago

• "Youre fired. I only want people who already know how to do their jobs."

  
  Dangerously Irrelevant — Authority: 553
  Back in July I said that I was concerned that we never seem to hold folks accountable for being self-learners. I also noted that In many job sectors, employees are expected to keep up with relevant technologies or risk job loss. When do we require that of K-12 and postsecondary educators? At what point do we ...
  20 hours ago

• Taliban attack kills eight policemen in Afghanistan

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 717
  Kandahar, Nov 16 (DPA) Dozens of Taliban fighters stormed a security post in southern Afghanistan and killed eight policemen, a senior provincial official said Monday.Three other police were injured when the militants attacked their post in Arghandab district of the southern province of Kandahar, the erstwhile ...
  21 hours ago

• Madhya Pradesh villagers being cautioned on climate change

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 717
  Bhopal, Nov 16 (IANS) With the the global Copenhagen climate change summit just three weeks away, grassroots efforts are on to raise awareness among Madhya Pradesh tribals about the impact of climate change on rural livelihoods.“Special working groups of livelihoods promoters are being formed in 3,000 tribal ...
  22 hours ago

• What Would Peter Drucker Say About Education Leadership?

  
  Education Innovation — Authority: 121
  What follows is a quote from Peter Drucker ,but with an Education Innovation twist. I have removed words likebusiness, company, executive, and economics; and replaced them withschool(s), education, and principal. “Schools prefer not toabandon the old, the obsolescent, the no-longer-productive; they’drather hang ...
  23 hours ago

• Stimulus funds bring Mich. few private-sector jobs

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 167
  DETROIT - An analysis by The Detroit Free Press has found that most of the federal stimulus funding thats reached Michigan has created few private-sector jobs. The Free Press examined more than 1,800 awards to agencies, departments, municipalities and firms in Michigan under the stimulus act. It found that the biggest ...
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• Essential Education: "Myths and Opportunities: Technology in the Classroom" by Alan November

  
  Education Innovation — Authority: 121
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• Redrawing the local lines, new precincts and voting locations for Montgomery County

  
  Esrati — Authority: 134
  Because our Board of Elections is controlled by the local political parties (the two that the State of Ohio recognizes)- we see all kinds of shenanigans – like the 2-2 ties on party lines every time there is a question of one of their approved candidates- but a 4-0 decision on anyone else (when the Mayor of Moraine ...
  2 days ago

• How about your office in this 1920’s Tudor Revival?

  
  Downtown Phoenix Journal — Authority: 500
  Why buy a small, traditional office building, when you could operate your business from this 1920’s Tudor Revival located on the border of two high-demand Historic districts?  Originally a 2 BR, 1 BA residence, it has been used as an office since ‘92.  The two original bedrooms have been combined (opened up) ...
  2 days ago

• Vote! Should Poseidon get $350 million public subsidy for private desal plant?

  
  OC Watchdog — Authority: 419
  The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California agreed this week to pony up  $350 million over the next 25 years to pay for desalinated water in San Diego County . That money will go to public entities - cities and water districts - to offset the cost of water they’ll buy from a ...
  3 days ago

• Poseidon adventure: $350 million public subsidy will help private desalination plant

  
  OC Watchdog — Authority: 419
  (Vote in our poll: Should Poseidon get the subsidy?) The mighty Metropolitan Water District of Southern California agreed this week to pony up $14 million per year - or $350 million over the next 25 years, if you prefer to think of it that way - to pay for desalinated water in San Diego County . That ...
  3 days ago

• 3 MINUTE SURVEY: Why isnt your school organization making more progress?

  
  Dangerously Irrelevant — Authority: 553
  Why aren’t schools making more progress when it comes to effective implementation and integration of digital technologies? Here’s what K-12 educators usually tell me when asked (list is in no particular order): Lack of adequate funding Unsupportive state / federal legislators Teacher / union resistance Lack ...
  3 days ago

• Farmers Branch single member Council district lawsuit appealed to SCOTUS

  
  Off the Kuff — Authority: 148
  A lawsuit on behalf of three Hispanic plaintiffs in Farmers Branch to force the creation of single-member City Council districts, which was filed last April and dismissed in November , will be appealed to the Supreme Court after the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected their argument. Valentine Reyes, Irene ...
  3 days ago

• Public School Graduates and Dropouts: School Year 2006-07

  
  Data Detectives — Authority: 425
  This First Look report presents the number of high school graduates, the Averaged Freshman Graduation Rate (AFGR), and dropout data for grades 9 through 12 for public schools during the 2006-07 school year. State education agencies (SEAs) provided the data to the Common Core of Data (CCD) nonfiscal survey.
  4 days ago

• Explore Historic Arlington on your Virginia Vacation experience

  
  IENACE — Authority: 142
  Williamsburg Virginia is a beautiful historical city that has played central stage in the heritage and development of our nation. One of the original 13 colonies that became our founding states, it is the home of many of the founding fathers of our nation. Williamsburg is located approximately 150 miles south of our ...
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• NYC Landmarks Commission Rejects Half of a Building

  
  New York History — Authority: 134
  The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission voted 6-3 on Tuesday to designate the B. F. Goodrich Company Building (1780 Broadway) as a landmark and at the same time reject the B. F. Goodrich Company Building at 225 West 57th Street. Although the buildings face adjacent streets, they are on the same lot and ...
  4 days ago

• Prince Georges increasingly using special tax districts

  
  The Washington Post — Authority: 968
  Struggling to find ways to compete in the region and stimulate major development, Prince Georges County is increasingly creating special taxing districts, a strategy used sparingly in the past.
  5 days ago

• 2010-2011 FCDC Committee Reorganization

  
  www.fairfaxdemocrats.org — Authority: 111
  The Fairfax County Democratic Committee is made up of members from the 9 magisterial district committees of Fairfax County.   FCDC and these nine districts reorganize every two years, with the next cycle being 2010-2011.  Each of the nine magisterial districts will have their own caucus to establish their ...
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• Building Out the IT Infrastructure with ECM

  
  Laserfiche News Portal — Authority: 133
  CCCSD leverages Laserfiche to improve information access and ensure employee efficiency
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