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Candidates: Competitive grants hurt rural states� - AP Politics - The Charleston Gazette - West Virginia News and Sports -

Candidates: Competitive grants hurt rural states� - AP Politics - The Charleston Gazette - West Virginia News and Sports -
Candidates: Competitive grants hurt rural states
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - The Democratic and Republican candidates for South Dakota's lone U.S. House seat said Friday that the Obama administration's shift to federal education funding based on competitive grants puts rural states at a disadvantage.

Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin and Republican challenger Kristi Noem debated education issues and funding Friday at the convention of the Associated School Boards of South Dakota and School Administrators of South Dakota.

Herseth Sandlin is being challenged by Noem and independent candidate B. Thomas Marking, who did not participate in the debate.

The two candidates fielded questions on such topics as the federal No Child Left Behind law, funding for students with disabilities and competitive grants programs such as the Education

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In Inquiry at Marc Hauser’s Harvard Lab, a Raid and Then a 3-Year Wait - NYTimes.com

In Inquiry at Marc Hauser’s Harvard Lab, a Raid and Then a 3-Year Wait - NYTimes.com

In Harvard Lab Inquiry, a Raid and a 3-Year Wait


By NICHOLAS WADE

Published: August 13, 2010

Marc Hauser’s academic career was soaring when suddenly, three years ago, Harvard authorities raided his laboratory and confiscated computers and records.
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Rick Friedman for The New York Times
Marc Hauser, who has explored the origin of morality, is on academic leave.

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Dr. Hauser continued to publish and lecture widely until last week, while all the time researchers at Harvard and elsewhere who knew of the raid kept waiting for the other shoe to drop.
In January this year, a faculty committee at last completed its report, said to contain eight charges against Dr. Hauser. But the report was kept secret and nothing changed until this month when someone showed The Boston Globe a letter about the investigation from Dr. Hauser to his faculty colleagues. Dr. Hauser’s automated e-mail reply says he is “on leave, furiously writing a book.”
Dr. Hauser has been one of Harvard’s rising academic stars, with a public visibility approaching that of the

Data Show Low Loan Repayment at For-Profit Schools

by By TAMAR LEWIN
The schools are already under scrutiny after an investigation showed fraudulent practices in student recruitment.

August Historical Events Fill-In

by By KATHERINE SCHULTEN
From Hiroshima and the 19th amendment to Woodstock and Elvis Presley, here are 31 historical events that took place in the month of August. How many of the fill-in-the-blanks can you get right?

Student Challenge Favorite | Deconstructing Materialism

by By HOLLY EPSTEIN OJALVO
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This is our eleventh "favorite" in our weekly Summer Reading Student Challenge.
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Natalie Merchant's master class at 826 Valencia

Natalie Merchant's master class at 826 Valencia

Natalie Merchant's master class at 826 Valencia

Natalie Merchant's master class at 826 Valencia
"I want to ask you all a question and it's kind of candid," Natalie Merchant says to her students. "Have...









S.F.'s low-performing Muir School starts over

S.F.'s low-performing Muir School starts over
John Muir Elementary School is officially one of the worst public schools in the state. Despite years of...




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Portland's Jefferson High won't have a full-time principal this year | OregonLive.com

Portland's Jefferson High won't have a full-time principal this year | OregonLive.com

Portland's Jefferson High won't have a full-time principal this year

Published: Friday, August 13, 2010, 4:51 PM Updated: Friday, August 13, 2010, 6:06 PM
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Portland's troubled Jefferson High School has a new principal -- one who will keep her other full-time job while she runs the North Portland high school during the pivotal year ahead.

Toni Hunter, former principal of Grant High who now serves as a deputy superintendent of Portland Public Schools, will fill both the Jefferson principal's role and her deputy superintendent job for the coming year, Superintendent Carole Smith announced late this afternoon.


Jefferson's former principal, Cynthia Harris, will remain on leave. She is under investigation for financial mismanagement at the school, but no conclusive findings have been announced and she has not been charged with any crime or reported to the state educator licensing board. The school's business manager, who also was put on leave during the investigation, has been laid off.

The coming year will be key to Jefferson's future. The school board is set to vote as early as


Babies are teaching scientists much about the human mind

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By Joe Rojas-Burke, The Oregonian

August 13, 2010, 7:45PM
Scientists in Portland this week at the annual meeting of the Cognitive Science Society present the latest research on how our brains learn, create and make us what we are. The surprisingly capable minds of babies have become an important focus of research. Full story »
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Stocks fall for fourth straight day

By The Associated Press

August 13, 2010, 2:05PM
Friday's reports about consumers' attitudes and spending didn't point to a shopping rebound anytime soon. Full story »
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Nike Summer Literacy Academy lifts students skills using fun techniques

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By Wendy Owen, The Oregonian

August 13, 2010, 11:00AM
The four-week summer program focuses on kids who are slightly below grade level in literacy. The 375 students come from all 25 elementary schools in the Hillsboro School District. Full story »
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Your Input Appreciated… | Reflections on Teaching

Your Input Appreciated… | Reflections on Teaching

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Klein dials back, but doesn’t withdraw, emergency powers threat | GothamSchools

Klein dials back, but doesn’t withdraw, emergency powers threat | GothamSchools

Klein dials back, but doesn’t withdraw, emergency powers threat

by Philissa Cramer
In a major reversal, the city said today it would ask a Lower East Side charter school to find a new space instead of expanding inside its current building.
Facing a threat of litigation, Schools Chancellor Joel Klein is backing down, at least for the moment, from using new emergency powers to allow Girls Preparatory Charter School to add a middle school inside the PS 188 building. Klein said last week that he would use the powers to override a state ruling barring the expansion, but the city never took the steps to make his declaration official.
Klein said he hasn’t ruled out taking those steps in the future.
“Given the threats of litigation and continuing uncertainty, we are working with the Board of Girls Prep to find a

Remainders: Backstory on the fired unionizing union reporter - The backstory on the union reporter who says he was fired for unionization efforts. (Norm Scott) - Answering just one question can land states federal edujobs funding. (Politics K-12) - Milwaukee balked when thousands of its ...
Space-strapped charter school sent students to factory space [image: photo-3-copy] Security camera footage captures students walking into a building that is not certified for educational use but houses the offices for the Believe Charter School Network. Strapped for space, a Brooklyn charter school network sent ...
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School Tech Connect: A Great Post in Salon

School Tech Connect: A Great Post in Salon

A Great Post in Salon

by effacethefacade@yahoo.com (Tim)
I didn't hear about this post in Salon until just a few minutes ago--- saw it over at TuttleSVC. I can only say this: any school that lets go of a writer like that ought to have its administrative heads examined. Anyone who has that kind of voice in her writing is someone you want to have around kids.

A couple of years ago I was trying to hire an English teacher--- this is going to sound terrible, but it's very difficult to find an outstanding English teacher. There are hundreds and hundreds of applicants, but when you get them in the interview, they're hard-pressed to name any books they've recently read or a list of recommended books for kids. They also tend to come in with these portfolios of the cutesy things they did during student teaching-- those portfolios start to blur together in about three hours. They're big onliteracy kudzu-type things. Surprisingly few come in with any decent body of original writing, and not many of them are able to talk from first-hand experience about how writing is much more
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