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And the Academy Award Goes to ... a Computer Scientist

nitajo sumitted ago via http://chronicle.com (Views: 20, Clicks: 3)
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Paul E. Debevec may be the only research professor whose laboratory subjects have included Charlize Theron and Will Smith. The University of Southern California computer scientist is about to take another unlikely step—from academe to the Academy Awards, for special effects. His pixel wizardry has been featured in films such as Spider-Man 2 and Avatar.

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Building a Better Teacher

Newman sumitted ago via http://www.nytimes.com (Views: 12, Clicks: 0)
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Elizabeth Green -- "There are more than three million teachers in the United States, and Doug Lemov is trying to prove that he can teach them to be better."

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Many Nations Passing U.S. in Education, Expert Says

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.nytimes.com (Views: 14, Clicks: 0)
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One of the world’s foremost experts on comparing national school systems told lawmakers on Tuesday that many other countries were surpassing the United States in educational attainment, including Canada, where he said 15-year-old students were, on average, more than one school year ahead of American 15-year-olds.

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Pressed by Charters, Public Schools Try Marketing

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.nytimes.com (Views: 19, Clicks: 1)
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As charter schools have grown around the country, both in number and in popularity, public school principals are being forced to compete for bodies or risk having their schools closed.

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TPS workers ask board not to cut their positions

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.tulsaworld.com (Views: 13, Clicks: 2)
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Nilda Reyes, director of diversity and equity; Marvin Jeter, assistant superintendent for school innovation; and Yalonda Berry, a team leader in the district's before- and after-school care program, all appealed for their jobs to be saved at the due-process hearing.

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Student shares pills at school

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.tulsaworld.com (Views: 14, Clicks: 0)
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Five students from Disney Elementary School were taken to hospitals Friday afternoon after taking prescription pills that one of the children brought to school.

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'Seusstacular' wows kids

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.tulsaworld.com (Views: 14, Clicks: 0)
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"Seusstacular" celebrates Read Across America, an initiative by the National Education Association to encourage reading in honor of Dr. Seuss, aka Theodor Geisel, who was born March 2, 1904. He died in 1991.

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National STEM program increases reach

Newman sumitted ago via http://www.eschoolnews.com (Views: 10, Clicks: 0)
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President Barack Obama on Jan. 6 announced the expansion of the Educate to Innovate program he launched last November, including the creation of several new partnerships to help attract, develop, reward, and retain outstanding STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) teachers.

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Teach for America To Receive $500,000 Infusion

nitajo sumitted ago via http://thejournal.com (Views: 14, Clicks: 0)
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Teach for America, a national nonprofit that specializes in recruiting talented educators for high-need regions and schools, will receive a $500,000 contribution from petroleum giant ExxonMobil, the company announced earlier this month.

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Duncan questioned on move to cut funding for Teach for America

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.washingtonpost.com (Views: 13, Clicks: 0)
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Education Secretary Arne Duncan faced unusually sharp questioning from House Democrats Thursday over the Obama administration's proposals to eliminate a grant for the Teach for America program and hold the line on new funding for many other education programs.

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How Oklahoma's capitol moved from Guthrie to Oklahoma City

Sculb sumitted ago via http://www.examiner.com (Views: 17, Clicks: 3)
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Combine a power-hungry cabal with a compliant governor. In the dead of night sneak the state seal through a window, carry it by horseback across red dirt roads 30 miles to hide in a closet at a hotel. Declare by proclamation that the hotel is the de facto state capitol building.

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From his sickbed, Garfield High legend is still delivering

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.latimes.com (Views: 19, Clicks: 5)
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Jaime Escalante, 79, the math teacher who was the basis for the 1988 film 'Stand and Deliver,' is battling cancer. But he still has some lessons to impart.

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As LAUSD tightens belt, 'green' resolution helps trim water, energy costs

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.latimes.com (Views: 17, Clicks: 4)
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While the Los Angeles Unified School District grapples with budget slashing, teacher layoffs, program cuts and increasing class sizes, a 3-year-old program has been steadily carving away at future water and electricity costs for the 14,000 buildings in the sprawling system.

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Oklahoma not a finalist for funding

nitajo sumitted ago via http://newsok.com (Views: 19, Clicks: 0)
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After an eight month marathon of grant writing, Oklahoma was eliminated from the first round of the Race to the Top federal grant Thursday.

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School’s Shake-Up Is Embraced by the President

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.nytimes.com (Views: 17, Clicks: 0)
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A Rhode Island school board’s decision to fire the entire faculty of a poorly performing school, and President Obama’s endorsement of the action, has stirred a storm of reaction nationwide, with teachers condemning it as an insult and conservatives hailing it as a watershed moment of school accountability.

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