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Wisconsin Professor’s E-Mails Sought by G.O.P. – DON’T USE BUSINESS EMAIL FOR PERSONAL USES
It was a lengthy and speculative examination of a national organization for conservative lawmakers that the professor, William Cronon, believed was partly responsible for what he described as “this explosion of radical conservative legislation.” The post soon received more than a half million hits, he said. Two days later, on March 17, while attending a
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Why Education Research Is Failing Us – Nice way to only half understand education research
Second-Class Science Education research gets an F. It goes without saying that effective teaching has many components, from dedication to handling a classroom and understanding how individual students learn. But a major ingredient is the curriculum the school requires them to use. Yet in one of those you’ve-got-to-be-kidding situations, the scientific basis for specific curricular
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Class Struggle – Why waste time on a foreign language?
Why waste time on a foreign language? [This is my Local Living section column for April 22, 2010.] My online discussion group, Admissions 101, recently exchanged verbal blows over foreign language courses in high school. Most of us defended the conventional wisdom. Learning another language improves cognitive development, we said. It enhances academic skills, encourages
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U.S. travel promotion bill signed into law – CNN.com
STORY HIGHLIGHTS President “has acted to support the power of travel,” U.S. Travel Association chief says Law establishes a public-private U.S. travel promotion organization Part of the funding will come from fees paid by travelers included in Visa Waiver Program Funding will be matched by private sector contributions via cnn.com I have an idea. Let’s
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