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American Library Association Files Comments on National Education Technology Plan

The American Library Association (ALA) says the Department of Education’s National Education Technology Plan (NETP) presents significant challenges that will take the coordinated effort of many stakeholders to overcome, and libraries are a resource that should be leveraged as the plan’s recommendations are carried out on the state and local level.

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Eli Broad on Education: “The American Public Doesn’t Get It”

I feel strongly that the very future of our country is directly tied to the quality of our secondary schools. How are we doing? Not very well. The United States has plummeted in terms of educational rankings over the last few decades.

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Higher Education: On Life, Landing a Job by Kenneth Jedding

Higher Education: On Life, Landing a Job, and Everything Else They Didn’t Teach You in College is the book Kenneth Jedding went looking for when he first graduated. Obviously he didn’t find it, so he created this guide to help other new graduates.
Based mostly on his own experiences as a career counsellor and life coach [...]

Submissions Pour In On Special Education Review

APress Releasepublished byHeather Royat 8:54am on 24 Mar 2010 in the following categories:Education.

Are Colleges Passing the Buck on Student Rape Investigations?

According to a joint investigation by the Center for Public Integrity and NPR , the very unfortunate answer is: Yes. In a series of four installments which began Wednesday and go until March 3, NPR will air reports on its findings—namely the uphill battle that sexual assault victims face to bring their attackers to justice.

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Engineering Education “Today in History” Blog: First Barbie doll goes on sale and the recent announcement of the first computer engineer Barbie

Today in History - February 13, 1959 - the first Barbie doll goes on sale. Barbie’s inventor, Ruth Handler, was inspired by seeing that her daughter, Barbie, and her girl friends enjoyed playing with adult female dolls, but most dolls at the time were baby dolls. Handler created 3D models of dolls that she thought [...]

Education focus of Live United Film Series event on 1

Join KLRU and United Way Capital Area for a special film screening and discussion on education issues in Austin on Thursday, January 28, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. in KLRU’s Austin City Limits Studio 6A. RSVP here. Light hors d’oeuvres and beverages provided.
The discussion will take place immedately after a screening of It All Adds [...]