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"We don't need no education, we don't need no thought control," Pink Floyd sang. But to become functional humans, all children have to learn something, somehow.

What bloggers really don't agree on is how. There's a strong blogging community around homeschooling, but also strong defenders of state education in many countries. Other bloggers are just concerned about how to find the best private school.

In many parts of the world, meanwhile, parents and children are struggling to work out how to get any education at all. And then there's the whole debate about what children should be taught: from matters of sex to evolution, and much more...

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  • Sidebar: From 19th-Century View, Desegregation Is a Test


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    Justices Antonin Scalia, left, and Stephen G. Breyer have differing views of how the Constitution should be interpreted.
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  • The Quotable Black Scholar: Pedro Noguera on Class and Black Identity Formation


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    Pedro Noguera *** “In many black communities, it is the ethos, the style, the orientation of poor black kids that influences middle-class black kids in ways that [are not] true for middle-class white kids. Most middle-class white kids don’t know poor white kids.” – NYU sociology of education Professor ...
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  • TBD - Nov 12,2009


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  • President Obama Launches Major Veterans Employment Initiative


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    President Barack Obama, October 23, 2009 President Obama Launches Major Veterans Employment Initiative Initiative Would Transform Federal Government into Model of Veterans Employment   Washington, DC – Today, the White House announced the launch of an initiative that is designed to transform the federal ...
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  • Signature Student Loans:


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  • What kinds of questions do I ask during a parent/teacher conference?


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    What kinds of questions should I ask my daughters Kindergarten teacher during a parent/teacher conference?Im trying to formulate some good questions to ask. One thing I will ask is.............is there anything specific I can do at home to help her. Also, she can read at the first grade level, or at least it seems ...
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  • What Is P/E Ratio?


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    photo by ndevilTV The Price to Earning Ratio (P/E) also known as Earnings Multiple or simple Multiple is the great equalizer. In the world of investing there are a multitude of metrics that are used to determine if a stock is a good pick. No one measurement or statistic should be used to make the final decision. ...
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  • Storytelling and (tangentially) Social Studies


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    I’ve recently rediscovered my passion for books. It all started during Spring Break. I took with me two books: Little Brother by Cory Doctorow and Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame Smith. Both books made me fall in love with reading all over again for very different ...
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  • Make Your Own Melt-In-The-Mouth Chocolate Truffles


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    When you consider the entire gamut of confections, the taste of chocolate truffles speaks volumes for itself. These originated in France and the fine texture, varied flavors, hard shell and a velvety core of chocolate truffles make it the opulent confection you crave for repeatedly. You can have a perennial supply ...
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  • World leaders in Berlin to mark fall of Wall


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    Obama too busy making us the Socialist States of America to attend the 20th anniversary of the Berlin wall. World leaders past and present gathered in the German capital on Monday to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Berlin Walls fall, which led to German reunification and hastened the demise of the Soviet ...
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  • Chez Panisses Alice Waters visits a Los Angeles charter school


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    Alice Waters, the chef-owner of the landmark restaurant Chez Panisse in Berkeley, came to Los Angeles today to talk about school lunch and school gardens at the Larchmont Charter School. Our colleagues at the Daily Dish report: When Alice Waters talks about improving school lunch, she doesntjust mean making the ...
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  • Bicycle - a Perfect Associate


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    Being one of the most basic human powered vehicles, the bicycle has two wheels attached to a vehicle that is driven by a pedal. Bicycles were first presented in the 19th century and it is claimed that presently there are approximately about one billion bicycles worldwide, outnumbering machines 2 to 1. In many regions ...
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  • H1N1 vaccine: One big confusing mess


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    But Obamacare will be efficient and cost effective. There are plenty of reasons to get upset about the H1N1 influenza situation. Over-optimistic projections of vaccine supply have given way to acknowledgements that by the time the vaccine is widely available, this wave of H1N1 infection may well be over. There have ...
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  • Ft. Hood shooter was part of Obama’s Homeland Security transition team


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    Or maybe he wasn’t. The George Washington University Homeland Security Policy Institute (HSPI), an entity that "creates innovative strategies and solutions to current and future threats to the nation," published a report entitled "Thinking Anew - Security Priorities for the Next Administration - Proceedings ...
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  • Former L.A. Community College District chancellor takes Middle East post


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    Marshall Drummond, former chancellor of the Los Angeles Community College District and of the statewide community college system, has a new job in higher education. He recently started as chief academic officer and provost for the Higher Colleges of Technology in the United Arab Emirates, according to an announcement ...
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  • Its Edumactional. Although It Has Nothing To Do With Pleasuring Myself (In A Sexual Way): Korea And The World


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    Because we all should know more (although Id probably prefer that it was more about me and obviously from the post headline how to pleasure me, but Ill take what I can get). WEDNESDAY, NOV. 18, 2009 USC Symposium: Korea and the World Leading thinkers discuss North Korea, the future of U.S.-Korea economic ...
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  • DTMs from Full Wave Form LiDAR


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    The Vienna Univ. of Technology is offering a workshop this week about exploiting full waveform data. The course description indicates that the use of full waveform can lead to greater accuracy in processing DTMs. LAS 1.3 was recently approved with the main purpose being to support full waveform data. ...
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  • Ft. Hood shooting proves we need more gun control laws


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    What an asinine idea! This past week, we were sadly reminded that guns in the hands of the aggrieved or the disturbed can produce horrific consequences. Just as the nation dealt with the shock of an Army psychiatrist killing 13 and causing injury to another 38 on Thursday at Fort Hood in Texas, a disgruntled ...
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  • Obama Offers Scholarship Aid to Moms for Higher Education


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    Life as a single mother is not easy. Working multiple jobs to make ends meet, while also worrying about the welfare of your children can be a lot to handle. President Barack Obama wants to help these women by providing funding to them to go back to college, so that they can live and provide a better life for their ...
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  • Are There Any Real Debt Relief Solutions For Student Loans


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    The main purpose of this article is simply to provide those who are in need of some type of Debt Relief from their Student Loans. There are also other resources, such as articles and a directory, all related to Student Debt Relief Help and giving you the advice you need to find out the best option for your ...
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