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In the article "Judge orders teens to post apology on YouTube. "A judge here is using YouTube to punish two boys who used the video-sharing website for a prank that ended with battery and criminal mischief charges against them.” At the end of the article it also stated that “The teens wrote, filmed and edited the apology video. They also were ...

Summer is here! For many, summer is a time off. For others, it simply means a different job or the same job without the students present. One of the critical elements of working in education is finding the balance needed to continue to effectively. Educators must take time to renew the mind, refresh the body, and revive the desire. *Renewal of ...

h4. CORPORATE GRANTS h4. Best Buy "Technology Inspired Teaching Grant":http://communications.bestbuy.com/communityrelations/teach_awards.asp > Level 1 – 1,300 K-12 schools will win a $2,000 Best Buy Gift Card > Level 2 – 50 K-12 schools will win $10,000 in Best Buy Gift Cards > Level 3 – 8 School districts will win a $100,000 Best Buy Spending Account h4. Nike "Let Me Play ...

h4. FOUNDATION GRANTS h4. Allen Foundation "Grants projects that benefit human nutrition in the areas of education, training, and research.":https://www.allenfoundation.org/Default.asp > In order to be considered for an Allen Foundation grant, you must be a non-profit organization. > Recent Grants range from $5,000- $92,000 h4. Gannett Foundation "Creative Approached to Education Grants":http://www.gannettfoundation.org/ >The Gannett Foundation is a corporate foundation sponsored ...

The words of Thomas Jefferson, some written more than 200 years ago, have shaped American ideals. Today, many of these impressive, stirring words adorn the interior walls of his memorial. The Thomas Jefferson Memorial stands as a symbol of liberty and endures as a site for reflection and inspiration for all citizens of the United States and the world. This is ...

Hiring (and supporting) better teachers is more important than keeping classes small, argues Jay Mathews on his Washington Post blog. He suggests a thought experiment: Would you want your child “transferred to the school’s best teacher, an imaginative and energetic motivator” with 30 students in the class? . . . when the Center for Public Education examined 19 studies of class-size ...

Meaghan Montrose from TutorFi has a great post about Study Tips and Learning Strategies for the New School Year. She compiled a list of links to previous posts that will help students be more successful. These are great suggestions and I started to wonder how I could teach students in the classroom how to create better study habits. I think the ...

h4. FELLOWSHIPS h4. Albert Einstein "Distinguished Educator Fellowships":http://www.scied.science.doe.gov/scied/Einstein/about.htm > Educator fellowships for elementary and secondary school mathematics and science teachers. > Selected teachers spend up to one year in a Congressional Office or a federal agency. h4. Fulbright "Scholars Program":http://www.cies.org/ > Fulbright offers programs in the United States and globally for US scholars. > Programs that offer U.S. faculty, administrators ...

"A monument's dimensions should be determined by the importance to civilization of the events commemorated. We are not here trying to carve an epic, portray a moonlight scene, or write a sonnet; neither are we dealing with mystery or tragedy, but rather the constructive and dramatic moments or crises in our amazing history." Gutzon Borglum. Mt. Rushmore is just one of ...

In today's education reform era, student achievement is king. We want to see our kids succeeding. We want to see test scores rise. We want to know we can better compete against foreign nations on things like PISA and TIMSS. We want assurances our students are getting a top-notch education measure by results, and not by processes. But what, exactly, is ...