| Online casino funded Malawi school opens
Classes have begun at the rural African school built by popular online casino and mobile slot machine site, Slotland.com. It's not only changing the lives of the children of Juma, Malawi - the project is now reaching out to bring new hope to surrounding villages as well. "In Europe and America and everywhere Slotland.com games are played, we take basics like education and food and water for granted," said Hannah Morante of Slotland.com. "Slotland feels obliged to share our bounty." A little more than a year ago, Slotland.com began collaborating with local villages in Malawi to build and operate the elementary school. Classes have now begun and hundreds of villagers are involved in maintaining the school and the demonstration gardens that feed its 116 students. "These people don't know what an online slot machine is and they've never seen a mobile phone, never mind played video poker on one," said Slotland's local project coordinator.
Expanding the Pool of Qualified Educators
Drexel University Online, a pioneer in Internet-based education programs, aims to provide quality education options to busy educators seeking to excel within the education field. The online university has added three new education degree programs to its offerings. Philadelphia, PA (PRWeb) February 7, 2007 -- Drexel University Online, a pioneer in Internet-based education programs, aims to provide quality education options to busy educators seeking to excel within the education field. The online university has added three new education degree programs to its offerings. The new online programs include, Bachelor of Science in Education, Master of Science in Global and International Education, and Master of Science in Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum degree.
According to the National Center for Education Statistics 2008, nationwide, 2.4 million teachers will be needed in the next 11 years due to growing enrollment and class size reduction efforts.
Ag Calendar
Soybean/Aphid/Biological Control Distance Education program, 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 6, Room 206, Admin/Extension Building, UW-Fond du Lac campus. Soybean Aphid Biological Control distance education program, 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 6, Room 206, Admin/Extension Building, UW-Fond du Lac. Hog carcass evaluation, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 7, Loehr's Meat Service, Campbellsport. The 12th annual Graziers Gathering, 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 7, Room 114, UW-Fond du Lac, pre-registration is required. For The Reporter
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Sex Education in Public Schools Take Center Stage at Legislature
MOANALUA (KHNL)- Sex education in Hawaii's schools is getting attention at the State Capitol. Currently schools are required to teach both abstinence and contraception. Under a bill now being considered, organizations that teach only one or the other would lose state funding. "Try Wait" and Planned Parenthood are two local organizations on opposite sides of the issue. Try wait teaches kids about abstinence, but doesn't tell them how to use condoms. "I think it sends a mixed message because were telling children that abstinence is the healthiest choice for them, said Lisa Jensen, "Try Wait" Program Director. "For us to come in after we teach about abstinence and say, oh by the way, go ahead and use contraception if you can't remain abstinent, that's a mixed message." "If these youngsters chose to become sexually active, they need to have some information about those consequences," said Annele Amaral of Planned Parenthood.
Commission honors Indiana sophomore
On Feb. 27 at the Armstrong-Indiana Drug and Alcohol Commission and the Two County (Armstrong and Indiana) Tobacco Free Coalitions meeting, Sarah Alman, a sophomore from Indiana High School, was recognized for her participation in the Tobacco Needs Assessment Survey of 2006. The survey is a requirement by the Department of Health under the Comprehensive Tobacco Prevention and Control Grant to assess the community thoughts of Armstrong and Indiana counties in regard to Tobacco Prevention, Education and Cessation. Sarah, while working toward her Girl Scout Congressional Silver Award, received a certificate that thanked her for placing more than 400 responses on a database and creating a PowerPoint presentation for the Coalition that demonstrated preliminary findings. Sarah also solicited community responses for the survey at the Indiana County and the Dayton Fairs.
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