left behind

Left Behind is a popular book series of novels which all primarily deal with an event in biblical prophecy called The Rapture. The books have become a world wide phenomenon, selling well into the millions.

In this event, the entire world is plunged into a horrific, seven-year-long tribulation just prior to the end of the world, by a figure the Christian bible refers to as antichrist, and all Christian believers both dead and alive at the time are said to be "snatched up" into the air in order to escape the coming persecution. Those who aren't caught up in this event are "left behind," hence the series title.

On the Internet, there are a multitude of sites devoted to this topic. Among the most popular are Rapture Ready, and the Rapture Index, which gauges current world and political events on a scale to determine how close we might be to the rapture.

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• Parents in 42 states can’t access permanent record from “public” schools on test scores, grades, economic status, disciplinary problems and student pregnancies – USNews.com

  
  The Kansas Progress — Authority: 118
  US News : All 50 states and Washington, D.C. collect long term, individualized data on students performance, but just eight states allow parents to access their child’s permanent record. Forty allow principals to access the data and 28 provide student-level info to teachers. … Privacy experts say the problem ...
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• Sundance/Slamdance 2012 – Day 2

  
  FilmSnobbery — Authority: 94
  Day 2 started out pretty much the same as Day 1 with the exception that it was snowing outside, a lot. Being from MA the snow really doesn’t bother me all that much, but when you take into consideration the high altitude, it does make walking around a bit of a chore. On the plus... Read More
  6 days ago

• Big B set for Gujarat promotional ad

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 534
  Mumbai, Jan 22 (IANS) Bollywood megastar and Gujarat brand ambassador Amitabh Bachchan, who previously promoted areas like Kutch and Dwarka, is now set to attract tourists to other picturesque spots in the state.“In serene quietness of Gujarat is Bhuj. The welcome and hospitality of the people, as always, ...
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• Has No Child Left Behind really been effective in improving education?

  
  Scholarship search for international students - Colllege scholarships — Authority: 104
  I’m pretty sure that most people remember the passing of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. The bill was designed with the hopes of improving education by requiring states to administer standardized tests, showing areas that the schools need to improve in. However, I feel that the bill has not lived up to ...
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• No Child Left Behind

  
  Socyberty — Authority: 587
  The “No Child Left Behind” was signed into law by George W. Bush on Jan. 8, 2002. It was a shift into accountability for schools. The plan seemed to be a perfect plan for school children who were held back because of low test scores. There would be rules to follow and no excuses for failure. Some were fearful of ...
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• Bobby Jindal’s New Plan for Louisiana’s Public Education System

  
  Zohrbak's Blog — Authority: 98
  It’s about time I got back up on my Soapbox, dear readers.  As many of you know, I have four children in the public school system in Louisiana.  If you live in Louisiana, and you have a child who is … Continue reading →
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• Race to the Top - Its Not Just for States Anymore

  
  Seattle Public Schools community blog — Authority: 119
  Secretary of Education Arne Duncan just came out with a new idea for RTTT:  allowing districts to compete as stand-alones (as opposed to just entire states competing).   This is interesting because the most recent news on RTTT is that Hawaii was placed on a "high-risk" grant status and may have its award taken ...
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• At Patheos: TFTM: Leave the gun, take the salvation

  
  slacktivist — Authority: 110
  Fred Clark published a new post, TFTM: Leave the gun, take the salvation , at Patheos.com. This week Fred writes about part 3 Left Behind II: Tribulation Force . (Trigger Warning: Freds post includes a discussion of suicide and suicidal ideation.) Excerpt: In our survey of the books, we’ve noted many ...
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• Who Won the Debate?: January 16th 2012 Edition

  
  The Swash — Authority: 129
  *Written by Rob Rimes . I’ve lost count of all the debates that we’ve had thus far but thank god we only have another half dozen or so, unless of course they decide to work more into the schedule somewhere. This one was thrown by Fox News and held in South Carolina as their primary is less than a week away. Fox ...
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• House Proposed Title II Formula Takes Emphasis Away from Poverty

  
  NewAmerica.net Blog Posts — Authority: 103
  As we discussed last week , the House Education and Workforce Committee recently introduced two new bills as part of its piecemeal approach to reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA, currently known as the No Child Left Behind Act). The first bill provides new language for Title I of the law, ...
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• Gaga makes history with 18 mn followers on Twitter

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 534
  London, Jan 17 (IANS) Pop star Lady Gaga has become the first person in the world to cross 18 million followers on micro-blogging site Twitter.The 25-year-old has left behind teen sensation Justin Bieber who was recently announced as the most followed celebrity with 16 mn online fans, reports contactmusic.com.The ...
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• Online mentoring program encourages students to stay in school (Part one)

  
  Envirothink — Authority: 105
  tGuidance counselors are tasked with helping guide students through the often confusing, frustrating paths of secondary education and help them determine a plan for what’s next. Sadly, even with the No Child Left Behind program over the past decade, there’s been a significant drop in the number of public ...
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• Rocketship charter expansion to SFUSD approved by BOE over CDE denial

  
  California's Children — Authority: 118
  January 16, 2012: This mornings story by John Fensterwald, writing in the Silicon Valley Educational Foundations "Educated Guess," carefully follows the story of "fast-expanding, innovative charter organization" Rocketship, which has five schools in San Jose and approval to open 25 more in Santa Clara County by school ...
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• On Education: Study on Teacher Value Uses Data From Before Teach-to-Test Era

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 867
  Results that come from a time prior to No Child Left Behind should be kept in mind when analyzing a new study that tries to determine if teachers have a lasting effect on students’ lives.
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• “Christian” Armageddon Author Tim LeHaye Endorses Newt Gingrich So He Won’t Be “Left Behind”

  
  Back2Stonewall.com — Authority: 521
  Religious “writer” Tim LaHaye who has been fictionally predicting the “End Times” and  has been raking in wads of christian cash with his best-selling Left Behind book series since 1995 now has come out to endorse Newt Gingrich to his “end of the world” followers as only pretentious ...
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• Poverty in America likely to get worse, report finds. Indiana University study says 46 million Americans are living below the poverty line – up 27% since start of recession

  
  InvestmentWatch: Emerging markets, Real Estate, Personal finance, Business management, Politics, Economics — Authority: 148
  Chris McGrealguardian.co.uk A soup kitchen in Detroit. The report said Michigan had one of the highest rates of poverty, with minorities among the hardest hit. Photograph: Mark Blinch/Reuters Millions of Americans will be forced into poverty in the coming years even as the US hauls itself out of the longest and ...
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• Let’s make a deal

  
  Joanne Jacobs — Authority: 553
  Now that everyone’s cards are on the table, let’s make a deal on reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (aka No Child Left Behind), writes Mike Petrilli on Gadfly. Democrats across and beyond the nation’s capital—in the Administration on  Capitol Hill in advocacy groups  and in  ...
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• Racist Homework in GA Elementary School

  
  AskCherLock.com — Authority: 103
  We know that No Child Left Behind has been shown to be a failure in our schools. In June of 2008 I wrote an article in which I stated, “ Teachers who have traditionally been able to imbue their students with a love of learning have been thwarted. The ramification is that tens of thousands of teachers are ...
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• House Bill for ESEA Includes Glaring Omissions on Early Ed Too

  
  NewAmerica.net Blog Posts — Authority: 103
  Answering the Senate education committee’s fall proposal for the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, last Friday, Rep. John Kline (R-MN), chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, introduced two final ESEA bills, completing a package of five bills that would rewrite the ...
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• Is a Great Teacher Worth $100,000?

  
  Education Blog — Authority: 117
  A new study argues that we should pay great teachers $100,000 to stay in schools, and pay a similar amount to poor teachers to retire.
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