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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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  • Same-sex “marriage” critic opposes effort to pull social work license


    ADF Alliance Alert — Authority Authority: 507
    Portland Press-Herald : "A Nokomis Regional High School guidance counselor is asking the state Office of Licensing and Registration to toss out a complaint filed against him that seeks to revoke his license as a social worker because of statements he made in a TV commercial against same-sex marriage . . . Mendell is ...
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  • “Denied relief, W.Va. schools ready to sue”


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    AP : "West Virginia will likely be sued by most - if not all - of its 55 county school boards, after the Legislature shot down Gov. Joe Manchins offer of short-term relief from retiree health costs."
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  • A Quote To Remember For You ‘General Welfare’ Leftists


    Common Sense Political Thought — Authority Authority: 142
    “With respect to the two words ‘general welfare,’ I have always regarded them as qualified by the detail of powers connected with them. To take them in a literal and unlimited sense would be a metamorphosis of the Constitution into a character which there is a host of proofs was not contemplated by its ...
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  • A 2 day affair @ MUSE 2009


    Voize.My — Authority Authority: 147
    Students showcasing the artwork at the Limkokwing University MUSE exhibition. The Faculty of Design Innovation of Limkokwing University organised a two-day student exhibition, MUSE 2009 at various locations around its campus ending last weekend. The exhibition, planned, managed and financed entirely by the ...
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  • Mongolia: Edurelief project “Laptops for Teachers”


    Global Voices Online — Authority Authority: 726
    Radigan Neuhalfen writes about new program “Laptops for Teachers”, aimed at promotion of education in Mongolia.
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  • Obama And LittleBigPlanet Team Up, For Kids [News]


    Kotaku — Authority Authority: 825
    The White House is announcing today a program to improve science and math education with a variety of initiatives including a program backed by Sony to put LittleBigPlanet in libraries and a $300,000 game design challenge. President Barack Obama announced the overarching directive that the gaming plans are part of ...
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  • Halloween advice and recipes from The Dallas Morning News — Authority Authority: 844
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  • Mmm… from food to food for thought


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    From the Independent: University accused of £36m student scam Governors urged to quit after college falsely claimed for thousands of undergraduates The body which funds English universities has taken the unprecedented step of calling for the mass resignation of governors at a university accused of misusing ...
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  • Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Don Blankenship to debate at UC: Environmental advocate, Massey Energy chief discussing future of coal


    MINING.com News — Authority Authority: 178
    (Charleston Daily Mail - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- This January, the University of Charleston will host a forum with Massey Energy president Don Blankenship and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a well-known
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  • Doctor contracts swine flu in Chandigarh


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    Chandigarh, Nov 23 (IANS) A doctor working in a leading hospital here tested positive for influenza A (H1N1) virus, health department officials said Monday.According to health officials, a junior resident doctor working at Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) and a 14-year-old student ...
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  • Bible as textbook? Idaho school under fire


    ADF Alliance Alert — Authority Authority: 507
    Salt Lake Tribune : "The Idaho Attorney Generals office has told Nampa Classical Academy officials the state wont back down from pursuing information about the charter schools possible use of the Bible and other religious texts . . . The Alliance Defense Fund said the school doesnt have to hand over anything because ...
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  • One Step Closer To A Bright Start Solution


    Progress Illinois - — Authority Authority: 654
    Its been a long time coming, but families enrolled in IllinoisBright Start college savings program might get back most of $85 millionthat was lost when the market tanked last year. For those just getting caught up (the full backstory is here ),six states, whose 529 college-savings programs were exposed toOppenheimer ...
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  • Advice From My California Readers


    Virtual High School Meanderings — Authority Authority: 140
    I received the following message from someone yesterday:My nephew was expelled from his high school in Los Angeles last week (long story) and now his parents are trying to figure out how to help him finish his senior year. The school that expelled him has suggested that he either register at a [...]
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  • Staff Nurse at NTNU


    Jobs and Vacancies in Nigeria — Authority Authority: 164
    The Nigerian Turkish Nile University (NTNU) is a private university located In the Nation’s Capital established to impart Knowledge to individuals of international standard who are sensitive, tolerant, inventive, confident and enterprising youth willing to face and help tackle the problems of Nigeria, Africa and the ...
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  • College Diplomas for Great Careers


    The Beckoners — Authority Authority: 131
    College diplomas can open doors to whole new worlds of dream jobs. It would also be the greatest gift you could give yourself. A lot of educational opportunities exist for people who wish to expand their life’s economic goals. Great college diplomas would be the ideal option to do so. Even though experience would ...
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  • Idaho AG’s office rebukes Nampa charter school


    ADF Alliance Alert — Authority Authority: 507
    Local News 8 (AP) : "In an e-mail sent Friday to school officials and obtained by the Idaho Press-Tribune, deputy attorney general Mike Gilmore says the Idaho Public Charter School Commission and its program manager, Tamara Baysinger, will not comply with a Wednesday letter sent by the Alliance Defense Fund to the ...
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  • Network Engineer at NTNU


    Jobs and Vacancies in Nigeria — Authority Authority: 164
    The Nigerian Turkish Nile University (NTNU) is a private university located In the Nation’s Capital established to impart Knowledge to individuals of international standard who are sensitive, tolerant, inventive, confident and enterprising youth willing to face and help tackle the problems of Nigeria, Africa and the ...
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  • Nampa charter may defy state


    ADF Alliance Alert — Authority Authority: 507
    Idaho Press Tribune : "Nampa Classical Academys attorney has advised the school to defy an order from the states Public Charter School Commission and use religious texts in its classrooms . . . The Wednesday letter from ADF says the Charter Commissions recent reprimands of the school are in direct retaliation for the ...
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  • The Truth about Immigration – The migrants you don’t hear about in the tabloids


    Liberal Conspiracy — Authority Authority: 695
    Fact: The population of the UK rose by 3.737 million people between 1990 and 2007. Fact: Total net migration to the UK between 1990 and 2007 was 2.097 million, 56% of the total increase in population. Of that figure, 1.859 million stems from the period from 1997-2007. Fact: Between 1997 and 2007, 1.292 million ...
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  • Is a College Degree Worth the Investment?


    Consumerism Commentary: A Personal Finance Blog Since 2003 — Authority Authority: 629
    Over the next couple of weeks, six finalists will be auditioning for the opening of “staff writer” at Consumerism Commentary. Each will be providing two guest articles to share with readers. After the six writers have shared their guest articles, readers will have an opportunity to provide feedback before we ...
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