| Group launches public school parent blog
(STATEN ISLAND ADVANCE) -- They said their voices weren't being heard, but at least now their message can be seen. Education advocates have created what they're calling New York City's first public school parent blog in order to challenge what they view as Department of Education misinformation, media inaccuracy and a false perception in other cities that parents here are pleased with mayoral control of public schools. "I want everybody to have a forum to really express their views of what's happened here in New York City over the past six years," said Leonie Haimson, of the advocacy group Class Size Matters, who helped create the blog along with colleague Patrick Sullivan. The blog (short for weblog) hosts have secured noted education historian Diane Ravitch as a regular contributor, and have invited about 15 other education experts to do the same.
OEDb: Online Education Database Publishes Online College Rankings
Chicago - CHICAGO -- OEDb earlier today published their first annual Online College Rankings. OEDb's Online College Rankings 2007 ranks 21 undergraduate colleges and universities that offer most or all of their degree programs online. The overall ranking for each college was derived from data from up to eight different metrics. Grand Canyon University topped the list. Due in large part to the growth of the Internet over the last 10 years, the face of education is changing rapidly. Distance education programs via the Internet are available more than ever before. Yet, the lack of transparency about the quality and acceptability of the education delivered by online colleges still remains a big issue. .
Raffle's chances
Was your Feb. 12 article ("Lottery idea: $20 a play for $1 million") on the upcoming state raffle a math test for us, or was it to see if we were paying attention?Recently you reported that the lottery might be falling short of expected revenues, and some noted that North Carolina pays a smaller percentage back to the players (about 52 percent) than many states, including South Carolina (59.9 percent) and Virginia (58.1 percent). According to your article on the raffle, it will pay even less than that -- 50 percent. It would take another $200,000 given out in prizes to meet the 52 percent return (I would suggest 2,000 winners of $100 each).You also reported that if all tickets are sold [the plan is to sell 500,000 tickets at $20 each], the game will generate $3.5 million for education. Granted, that is the 35 percent designated for education, but that leaves $1.5 million left over.
Palestinans pull folk tales from schools
RAMALLAH, West Bank - The Hamas-run Education Ministry has ordered an anthology of Palestinian folk tales pulled from school libraries, reportedly over mild sexual innuendo, the most direct attempt by the Islamic militants to impose their beliefs on Palestinian society. The 400-page anthology of 45 folk tales narrated by Palestinian women was first published in English in 1989 by the University of California at Berkeley. It was put together by Sharif Kanaana, a novelist and anthropology professor at the West Bank s Bir Zeit University, and by Ibrahim Muhawi, a teacher of Arabic literature and the theory of translation. West Bank novelist Zakariya Mohammed said he feared Hamas decision to ban the book "Speak Bird, Speak Again" was only the beginning and urged intellectuals to act.
University of Michigan's Zell Lurie Institute Awards Over $95000 ...
ANN ARBOR, Mich., March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business today announced the recipients of the 2007 Eugene Applebaum Dare to Dream Grant Program and 2007 Michigan Business Challenge (MBC) award. Grant recipients and award winners were presented with funding totaling $97,500 for excellence in new business concepts and business plan development. Dare to Dream and MBC focus on the development and application of entrepreneurial skills nurtured at the Zell Lurie Institute. The programs offer students the opportunity to develop and present their business plans, receive feedback from skilled entrepreneurs and faculty, and be rewarded with funding and support. "The Zell Lurie Institute helps students to develop as entrepreneurial leaders, in order to both create their own ventures and also to contribute entrepreneurial thinking to larger organizations," said Tom Kinnear, Executive Director of the Samuel Zell & Robert H.
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