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    Experts claim U.S. needs partners to maintain space prowess  Nov 21, 2009
    But Stevens said the United States graduates only 74,000 engineers a year, many of whom are foreigners who return home after receiving their education here. In contrast, China graduates 600,000 a year and India 350,000. (Florida Today)

    Endeavouring to bring change  Nov 21, 2009
    You cant change these things in a day, but you can change them through education and getting local communities involved, he explained. Horns thirst for exploration began with a curiosity about the natural world around him and how things worked. (The Star Online, Malaysia)

    Editorial: Thanksgiving  Nov 21, 2009
    It is here in America where we enjoy freedom of speech, the rule of law, and the right to vote, outstanding public education and public health, and of course freedom of religion. Tough economy or not, we still have so very much for which to be thankful. (KSBW 8, CA)

    Obituary: Robert Rines  Nov 20, 2009
    Nov 19th 2009From The Economist print edition. Robert Rines, scientist and Nessie-hunter, died on November 1st, aged 87. (The Economist)

    why Bad Cripple hates going to Catholic churches and health-food stores  Nov 20, 2009
    I consider this unethical preying on those that lack an adequate education or desperately and chronically ill people. said. (Harper's Magazine)

    Astronauts get extra work done in first spacewalk  Nov 20, 2009
    Local Search Site Search. THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING. (Boston Globe)

    Obama, China, and wishful thinking about American jobs  Nov 20, 2009
    Social safety nets are still inadequate, so Chinese families have to cover the costs of healthcare, education, and retirement. Young Chinese men outnumber young Chinese women by a wide margin, so households with sons have to accumulate and save enough assets to compete in the marriage market. (Christian Science Monitor)

    Barack Obama in Asia: Scaling the Asian wall  Nov 20, 2009
    Barack Obama in Asia. Scaling the Asian wall. (The Economist)

    U.N.: Climate change hurts women  Nov 20, 2009
    According to the report, universal access to reproductive healthcare and family planning -- a UNFPA goal since 1994 -- in combination with improved education of girls and gender equality would lead to significant declines in fertility, stabilizing the population of the planet at a level far below estimates commonly used in scientific models of future climate change. In turn, the argument goes, carbon emissions would also fall, reducing the risk of global warming reaching a "tipping point" and... (CNN)

    Helping children is "the only thing to do" for future  Nov 20, 2009
    Starting from 8 a.m. (Beijing time) Friday, Xinhua has been working with all participating media organizations in launching 16hours of Chinese-language coverage and eight hours of English-language coverage of education, culture, globalization, environment protection, disability, sport, charity, conflict, and traditions that are closely connected to children's lives and development ... The message, written and signed by the UN secretary-general in English and Chinese, reads:" Children are our... (Xinhuanet, China)

    Scientists Crack Corn Code: Reference Genome of Maize, Most Important US Crop  Nov 20, 2009
    These can be accessed at: For additional educational information about maize and genetics, please visit. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) is a private, not-for-profit research and education institution at the forefront of efforts in molecular biology and genetics to generate knowledge that will yield better diagnostics and treatments for cancer, neurological diseases and other major causes of human suffering. (Science Daily)

    Hitting the road for the holidays  Nov 19, 2009
    Planning a family trip to El Paso, the professor of education policy at the University of Texas started tracking airfares as far back as late August. His efforts are a testament to both his own perseverance and the proliferation of online distribution channels: Monitoring fare sales as they were rolled out. (MSNBC -- Travel)

    Experience the Mecca of Modernism  Nov 19, 2009
    After moving to Palm Springs fulltime in 2000, Imber became involved with the Palm Springs Modern Committee, with his primary interest being education and preservation advocacy. I saw a growing number of people wanting to tour this architecture, so I began the tour business to facilitate this need, he says. (Desert Entertainer, CA)

    Meteors spark delight ... and disappointment  Nov 19, 2009
    "The sky was clear and there were many meteors around 4 a.m.," said Suranand Supawannakij, director of the Science Center for Education in Rangsit, about 25 miles (40 kilometers) north of Bangkok. "They came from many directions. I am always excited seeing a meteor shower.". (MSNBC -- Technology)

    School district's elimination of dual language classes upsets some  Nov 19, 2009
    They can t make progress as fast, said Wapato s Director of Bilingual Education Dave Juarez ... This year, the Wapato School District received about 708,000 in state funds and another 184,000 from the federal government to provide bilingual education to 186 students of its 3,000-plus enrollment ... English proficiency test scores among students in those classes not only showed that they wouldn t pass the third-grade WASL, but that they wouldn t transition out of the bilingual program in a timely... (Longview Daily News, WA)

    NASA inks deal with ISRO for satellite use  Nov 19, 2009
    The agreement with the Indian Space Research Organisation will lead to the use of data from Oceansat-2 for various US agencies for research, education and other activities of public good including weather forecasting. The Letter of Intent in this regard was signed by Michael H Freilich, Director Earth Science Division, National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Mary E Kicza Assistant Administrator for Satellite and Information Science of the Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and R R... (India Times)

    Star Gaze at Bok set  Nov 19, 2009
    We have an ideal location away from city light pollution where telescopes will be set up in an open field near the Visitor Center, says Pirjo Restina, the Gardens curator of education. Students from the astronomy class and several local amateur astronomers will manage each telescope and explain the different types of deep-sky objects you will see. (Lake Wales News, FL)

    Student organizes first international engineering fair at PSU  Nov 18, 2009
    Trumbour said the engineering faculty wants engineers to have a more global education. Thomas Carolus, a professor from Germany now on sabbatical in the U.S., said he recognizes the value of international education. (Daily Collegian, PA)

    Creationists defeated in Kansas school vote on science teaching  Nov 18, 2009
    In a 6-4 vote on Tuesday night, the Kansas state board of education deleted language from teaching guidelines that challenged the validity of evolutionary theory, and approved new phrasing in line with mainstream science ... Despite this latest setback proponents of intelligent design remain active across the US. In the last five years, anti-evolution legislation has been introduced in 24 state legislatures and similar policies were under consideration in at least 20 states, according to the... (Yahoo News -- Church-State Issues)

    Dee named NSW Australian of the Year  Nov 18, 2009
    The other finalists were revered brain surgeon Dr Charles Teo, indigenous education advocate Andrew Penfold and Professor Martin Green, a respected solar energy researcher. The NSW Senior Australian of the Year is 63-year-old Hiskelina (Lyn) Thorpe, a surgical nurse from Charlestown, who has helped treat burn victims around the world and those with cleft palates and birth deformities. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    Margarets mission: Student writes President Obama in effort to save the oceans  Nov 18, 2009
    Margarets mission: Student writes President Obama in effort to save the oceans - Hamilton, MA - Hamilton-Wenham Chronicle. Wicked Local Photo by David Sokol. (Hamilton Wenham Chronicle, MA)

    Rod Serling in The Twilight Zone  Nov 18, 2009
    He started out as a physical education major and changed in time to English. During his first year there, Serling met his future wife, Carol Kramer. (Suite101.com)

    Five Things the U.S. and China Actually Agree On  Nov 17, 2009
    Education While the U.S. and China aren't certain what to think of one another, each country has taken an interest in studying its counterpart ... More than 11,000 Americans studied abroad in China last year, a 25% increase over the previous year, making it the fifth most popular destination, according to the Institute of International Education ... Growing educational exchanges can only help relations, says Zhu Feng, a professor of international studies at Peking University. (Time.com)

    Sandhurst test  Nov 17, 2009
    As I'm facing a 7ft bright green wall, I can't help but feel that it presents a similar obstacle whatever your educational background ... It is no longer about your education but is instead about the skill and potential that you possess ... Officers in 2009 are very bright and mentally quick soldiers with a good education. (BBC News -- UK)

    NASA rep reaches out to homeschoolers  Nov 17, 2009
    James P. Dean, of Colorado, leads a nation-wide aerospace outreach and education program sponsored by NASA, which focuses on inspiring youths to excel in their education and seek careers related to math, science and other technical fields. The program provides various schools with a full-size replication of the Space Shuttle flight deck hardware, built in easily transportable sections allowing it to be transported and erected at any school. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)

    UN Chief Presents Plan to Save Billions From Hunger  Nov 17, 2009
    He warned of a chain reaction over the past year that threatens the very foundations of life for millions of people, with rising energy prices driving up food costs and eating away the savings that would otherwise be spent on health care or education. "It is a vicious cycle that impoverishes not only its immediate victims but all people," he said. (allAfrica.com)

    12-Toed Baby Has Extras Removed  Nov 17, 2009
    "Because of a special technique, the surgery is completely bloodless. Surgery students came to see this rare case.X-rays of Kamani's feet show the fifth and sixth metatarsals partly fused.[Theres] really kind of one bone that hasn't really separated down here yet, explained Dr. Hansen.An X-ray of Kamani's hand shows a different storyThese [are] perfectly formed bones, said Dr. Hansen. Six cases, I think, in the world have been reported and I understand why, because at any stage in... (KIRO TV, WA)

    Shuttle Commanders Daughter Is Baylor Student  Nov 17, 2009
    Join Region 12 to provide training helping educators meet the needs of students who qualify for special education services in the area of Low Incidence or Autism. Also, take a look at the most recent jobs posted to Job Board TV at KWTX.com. (KWTX.com, TX)

    From the space race to human race  Nov 17, 2009
    We need to stop hunger, spread knowledge and education - medicine, agricultural science and engineering worldwide to ensure the benefits of the modern age are available to everyone. People who hanker for a mythical agrarian lifestyle are part of the problem, not part of the solution. (BBC News -- Science)

    Crew members of U.S. shuttle Atlantis' STS-129 mission  Nov 17, 2009
    He has served numerous organizations within NASA including the Education Department at NASA Headquarters. Melvin has traveled across the country engaging thousands of students and teachers in the excitement of space exploration, and inspiring them to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. (Xinhuanet, China)

    Atlantis team carries the ball for NASA  Nov 16, 2009
    On his path to the astronaut corps: "You never know whos going to get you excited or get you turned on to something. It was my buddy, who was an engineer [at NASA's Langley Research Center], who said, 'Hey, youd be a great astronaut,' so it wasnt a traditional path like a lot of my colleagues. But all the things that Id done up to that point had kind of gotten me ready, the teamwork, the education, all those things were kind of getting me honed in to apply and to become an astronaut.... (MSNBC -- Technology)

    Geeky 'Tweeters' To Report On Space Shuttle Launch  Nov 16, 2009
    Explore the internets leading source for online universities and get financial help to further your education. ADVERTISEMENT. (KIRO TV, WA)

    Peter Sinn Nachtrieb hopes for a happy ending  Nov 16, 2009
    " Nachtrieb attributes his worldview to his education - he carried a double major in theater and biology at Brown University - and his family. The 35-year-old, 6-foot-6 playwright grew up in Mill Valley with a Berkeley-raised dad who loved comedy, and a mom raised in post-World War II Germany. "She definitely has that wicked sense of humor," he says. "She'd read us German poems for kids, you know, about not sucking your thumb or a tailor will come and cut them off - 'Shockheaded Peter. And we... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)

    Algae Turned Into High-Temp Hydrogen Source  Nov 16, 2009
    Bruce, who serves as the associate director for UT Knoxville's Sustainable Energy and Education Research Center, notes that we already get most of our energy from photosynthesis, albeit indirectly. The fossil fuels of today were once, millions of years ago, energy-rich plant matter whose growth also was supported by the sun via the process of photosynthesis. (Science Daily)

    New Greenpeace chief has fought apartheid, poverty  Nov 16, 2009
    After apartheid's end in 1994, his work ranged from campaigning against violence against women, promoting adult education and acting as spokesman for South Africa's Independent Electoral Commission. In 2005, he was among the founders of the Global Call to Action Against Poverty. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)

    Shuttle to launch with D-O graduate aboard  Nov 15, 2009
    It is a mission that, for Satcher, began with his pursuit of an education. I wouldn t be where I am without education, the 44-year-old said in an interview with NASA. I think it s something that we as a generation, I would say my generation, I think we kind of undervalue ... You can do anything you want once you have your education and education is definitely the gift that keeps on giving. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)

    The quest towards higher income  Nov 14, 2009
    That will mean encouraging and fostering the developments of all kinds of industries to tap into the consumer dollar restaurants and pubs, leisure activities, entertainment, local travel, home-stays, further education, lifestyle products and much more. In the quest for the foreign buyer of goods, we have ignored those far more important the Malaysian consumer who offers great potential as a customer for goods and services. (The Star Online, Malaysia)

    NI's 11-plus replacement tests begin  Nov 14, 2009
    More than 7,000 primary school pupils in Northern Ireland are due to sit new grammar school entrance tests, against the wishes of education chiefs. The 11-plus was abolished last year but, with no political agreement on a replacement, the Association for Quality Education has set the tests ... The Department of Education at Stormont insists the exams should not go ahead. (BBC News -- UK)

    Mozambique: Elections - How Serious Was Vote Tampering? [opinion]  Nov 14, 2009
    Costa attributed this to "lack of civic education or bad faith by some interested parties of people involved in the electoral process" ... How can "lack of civic education" possibly be involved. (allAfrica.com)

    Cassel marshals Players 4 Planet  Nov 14, 2009
    " One issue these athletes will lobby for is to have their teams promote environmental education programs. "We have been working diligently on grade-specific, downloadable lesson plans," said Cassel. "And we can promote these through the players themselves -- for example, 'Hunter Pence's lesson plan. " One of the longer-term goals Cassel and Dickerson are working toward is a "Green Day" that would be celebrated throughout the world of sports. "Similar to breast cancer and prostate cancer... (MLB.com -- Cleveland Indians)

    Any drop to drink?  Nov 14, 2009
    Space exploration: Any drop to drink. Science and technology. (The Economist)

    No vaccine for viral meep in Danvers  Nov 14, 2009
    No vaccine for viral meep in Danvers - Danvers, MA - Danvers Herald. Courtesy of MuppetWiki. (Danvers Herald, MA)

    Faith schools attacked over staff  Nov 14, 2009
    Page last updated at 00:35 GMT, Saturday, 14 November 2009. By John McManus BBC News. (BBC News -- UK)

    Thrifty makeover  Nov 14, 2009
    Mike Baker is an education writer and broadcaster. Bookmark with. (BBC News -- UK)

    How to Save Billions On Health Care Now  Nov 13, 2009
    Capitalism has no heart for health care and education ... Capitalism has no heart for health care and education. (CBS News)

    Today's Mailbag: Fort Hood  Nov 13, 2009
    After all, the U.S. had only paid for his entire education and his MD, and trained him to be an expert in combat stress but still, he was afraid. Poor thing. (The News-Press -- Opinion)

    A long way from home, Utah's Smithson is his brother's keeper  Nov 13, 2009
    Money for food, clothing, lodging and education is deposited into a trust overseen by Utah's office of athletics compliance. Complicating the arrangement is the fact Anthony is of prospect age. (USA Today -- Sports)

    California Academy of Sciences becomes first aquarium in US to breed dwarf cuttlefish  Nov 13, 2009
    The California Academy of Sciences is a world-class scientific and cultural institution based in San Francisco, home to Steinhart Aquarium, Morrison Planetarium, and Kimball Natural History Museum, along with research and education programs. In 2008, the Academy opened a new LEED Platinum-rated facility, and remains the only institution in the world to combine all of those elements under one roof. (EurekAlert!)

    MORE JOBS FROM CAREERBUILDER.COM  Nov 13, 2009
    com - CareerBuilder - Jobs. Your registration is out of date, you need to update your challenge questions to continue. (Florida Today)

    Butterfly Payload To Launch Nov. 16 On Space Shuttle  Nov 13, 2009
    Dubbed "CSI 03 -- Butterflies in Space," the project is the fourth K-12 educational experiment to be flown by CU-Boulder on ISS, said BioServe Director Louis Stodieck, principal investigator on the project ... The butterfly experiment is sponsored in part by the National Space Biomedical Research Institute based in Houston and is being conducted in collaboration with several nonprofit educational organizations ... Participating students and the public will be able to view the butterfly images... (Science Daily)

    > Lifetime Acheivement Award: Larry Rodriguez  Nov 13, 2009
    Young people who are entering the workplace need to really focus on an expansion of their formal education process by learning from those they interact with at work. Supplementing the knowledge you acquire through formal education with the experience of those in the business world will enhance your efficiency in leading, managing and producing a good product or service. (Pacific Business News, HI)

    Is masturbation an OK topic for high school lit class?  Nov 12, 2009
    Granteed, I don t think this was the best topic to do that in, but I do see the educational merits and they must have thought this is a topic the students would focus in on ... Education is supposed to lift you up, inspire, inform and teach you how to think ... Sex education generally, including masturbation, should absolutely be taught in schools. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)

    Hotel kids programs  Nov 12, 2009
    Instructors with a background in education or marine biology teach intros to snorkeling, skimboarding, and boogie boarding, and crafts like hemp-jewelry and tie-dye-shirt making. Thats just what children do at one of the programs Naguila oversees, the Jean-Jacques Cousteau Ambassadors of the Environment program at the Ritz-Carlton Kapalua, in Maui, where snorkeling is taught one session and underwater photography the next. (MSNBC -- Travel)

    WISE Mission Media Briefing  Nov 12, 2009
    NASA TV will broadcast the briefing on the NASA Education Channel. Panelists will be. (NASA Watch)

    Able Planet Wins Five 2010 International CES Innovations Design and Engineering Awards  Nov 11, 2009
    The awards program is also endorsed by the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA), the voice of industrial design, committed to advancing the profession through education, information, community and advocacy. Able Planets award winning Linx Microphone (LM1000) and True Fidelity Gaming Headphones (XG300) will both be featured at the 2010 International CES, which runs January 7-10, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Creationists defeated in Kansas school vote on science teaching  Nov 11, 2009
    In a 6-4 vote on Tuesday night, the Kansas state board of education deleted language from teaching guidelines that challenged the validity of evolutionary theory, and approved new phrasing in line with mainstream science ... Despite this latest setback proponents of intelligent design remain active across the US. In the last five years, anti-evolution legislation has been introduced in 24 state legislatures and similar policies were under consideration in at least 20 states, according to the... (Yahoo News -- Church-State Issues)

    Senate approves funding for NH climate study  Nov 11, 2009
    NEWSPAPERS IN EDUCATION Concord Monitor can deliver free newspapers to your local school's classrooms. Find out how. (Concord Monitor)

    Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles...  Nov 11, 2009
    The state-of-the-art technologies support world-class scientific education programming for audiences of all ages. Tickets are $7 for adults and less for kids, students and seniors. (Suite101.com)

    South Africa: Zuma Conveys Condolences to Kasrils's Family  Nov 10, 2009
    She later became a geologist and technician and worked in London for the Inner London Education Authority. The couple returned to South Africa in 1992 and again Kasrils continued her revolutionary work towards the 1994 democratic breakthrough and beyond. (allAfrica.com)

    Sesame Street Goes Green at 40--But Warming "Too Scary"  Nov 10, 2009
    " and those are really adult concepts, and it's just too scary for children," said Rosemarie Truglio, vice president of research and education at , the New York City-based nonprofit that produces Sesame Street. "The place we're coming from is, 'Let's love and care for the , because it's so beautiful, and we appreciate its awe and wonder, and we're going to respect it.'". (National Geographic)

    2 school employees honored for saving lives  Nov 10, 2009
    A few days later, an eighth-grader at Galaxy Middle School in Deltona became ill and stopped breathing in his physical education class. Jay Hoffman, his physical education teacher, called 9-1-1 and then began doing cardiopulmonary resuscitation on the boy until he started breathing on his own again. (Daytona Beach News Journal)

    BioMEMS target medical, space applications  Nov 10, 2009
    (11/09/2009 5:23 PM EST). Widely considered the father of bioMEMS, Professor Mauro Ferrari has founded a company to commercialize MEMS-based medical solutions and possible space applications. (EETimes)

    Read the story  Nov 10, 2009
    100 percent health care for everybody in this country -- yes, the so called "illegals" who do our dirty work and pick our crops too-- pay as we go policies where our great grandchildren don't get stuck with our bills, registering all guns, free education for all including universities, taxing the super rich and stopping the exploitation of our workers by outsourcing our jobs, stop the financing of political candidates by companies, individuals or the candidates themselves and have the govt. fund... (CBS News -- Evening News)

    Special camp to teach youngsters about protecting the environment  Nov 9, 2009
    THERE has probably never been a more crucial time for environmental education. Keeping this in mind, popular cosmetic brand Kiehls thats part of LOral Malaysia will be supporting the Save Our Rare Earth Biodiversity Camp in mid-November at Gunung Nuang in Ulu Langat, Selangor, with its long-term partner Yayasan Anak Warisan Alam (Yawa). (The Star Online, Malaysia)

    Eleven local leaders honored at Onyx Awards  Nov 8, 2009
    INDIALANTIC INDIALANTIC -- Music, food and fanfare marked an event Saturday to honor 11 Space Coast leaders in areas including business, diversity, public service, education and communication ... The fundraising event, hosted by Onyx Magazine and its LBS foundation, aims to honor black leaders for their service to the community and encourage individuals, corporations and small businesses to be proactive in support of health and education initiatives ... "There's nothing like being recognized for... (Florida Today)

    - From the Right: Communism’s enablers and excusers 0  Nov 8, 2009
    Many Cubans take pride in their free education system, high literacy rates and top-notch doctors. Ardent Castro supporters say life in the United States, in contrast, seems selfish, superficial and despite its riches ultimately unsatisfying. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)

    Gigantic, chilly Jupiter has its peers across the universe  Nov 7, 2009
    Local Search Site Search. THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING. (Boston Globe)

    Suffolk University extends president’s contract  Nov 7, 2009
    5 million in 2007-08, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education ... Next week, it will turn to the state s Health and Educational Facilities Authority to issue $110 million in tax-exempt bonds to restructure debt and solidify finances. (Boston Globe)

    Teacher rewarded for leading the way  Nov 7, 2009
    Others were told that yesterday's event was simply a visit by Michael Walsh, deputy secretary for administration at the State Department of Education ... The state Department of Education recommends about 10 educators, and the foundation makes its decisions using that input ... "People who did not have parents who were education advocates were not being given the same kind of educational opportunities," she said. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)

    Dogs vs. SUVs vs. the earth, debunked  Nov 7, 2009
    A parent had been trying to stop "An Inconvenient Truth" from being distributed by the Department of Education to secondary schools ... " Take the first half of that sentence: No nation can dominate another. There is no 8-year-old who would say that -- it's so absurd. And the second half? That is adolescent utopianism. Obama talks in platitudes, but offers a vision to the world of America diminished or constrained, and willing to share leadership in a way that no other presidency and no other... (Salon)

    NASA rep reaches out to homeschoolers  Nov 7, 2009
    James P. Dean, of Colorado, leads a nation-wide aerospace outreach and education program sponsored by NASA, which focuses on inspiring youths to excel in their education and seek careers related to math, science and other technical fields. The program provides various schools with a full-size replication of the Space Shuttle flight deck hardware, built in easily transportable sections allowing it to be transported and erected at any school. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)

    Options for kids affected by furloughs  Nov 7, 2009
    Contact Craig Mitchell at the Imiloa Education Department at 808-969-9720, or e-mail ... Blue Moon Mysteries: Offering educational history mysteries where students act in plays to solve the mystery at Mauka Lani Elementary School. (Honolulu Advertiser)

    Enablers, excusers of communism  Nov 6, 2009
    In 2006 an Associated Press story said, "For all its flaws, life in Cuba has its comforts. Many Cubans take pride in their free education system, high literacy rates and top-notch doctors. Ardent Castro supporters say life in the United States, in contrast, seems selfish, superficial and - despite its riches - ultimately unsatisfying." Is that why so many Cubans have risked their lives to reach America. Again, Ted Turner on North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il: "I saw a lot of people over there.... (Juneau Empire)

    Nader Offers Grand Vision  Nov 6, 2009
    Upon doing so, countries were redesigned to include a wealth of social services, such as universal health care, paid sick and maternity leave and tuition-free education. As Mr. Nader sees it, Americans have the power to enact such a change, and they should exercise that might. (Litchfield County Times, CT)

    Juneau's Banghart named state's chief museum curator  Nov 6, 2009
    Bob Banghart of Juneau has been named chief curator of the Alaska State Museums, Education Commissioner Larry LeDoux announced this week ... Bob Banghart of Juneau has been named chief curator of the Alaska State Museums, Education Commissioner Larry LeDoux announced this week ... Banghart's appointment must be confirmed by the state Board of Education when it meets in December, but he began work in his new job this week. (Juneau Empire)

    McDonnell elected governor  Nov 5, 2009
    Anderson congratulated Marshall and urged him to pursue "responsible investments" in education and economic development. "These are trying times and Southside will need a partner in Richmond now more than ever if we are to create new jobs that will allow our families to pursue their dreams," Anderson said. (Chatham Star Tribune, VA)

    Education Secretary Hosts DC Students for Talk With Space Station  Nov 5, 2009
    NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan are hosting Washington area middle and high school students Thursday for a live discussion with astronauts aboard the International Space Station ... The live call from orbit will take place between 10:10 and 10:30 a.m. EST during an event Nov. 5 scheduled from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in the auditorium of the Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave., SW, Washington ... The event is part of the 10th annual celebration of... (NASA Watch)

    Exhibition Opening: TARO SHINODA: LUNAR REFLECTIONS: Press Preview Event: This Wednesday// Tomorrow// 9AM // Join Us!  Nov 5, 2009
    Guest speakers include Eugene Joo, the Keith Haring Director and Curator of Education and Public Programs at The New Museum. . (AbsoluteArts.com)

    University of Utah celebrates telescope's 'first light'  Nov 5, 2009
    "We will certainly utilize the facility for education of students and for public outreach opportunities," including star parties in Salt Lake City that will use the telescope by remote control. . (EurekAlert! -- Business News)

    1 World Trading Co. brings eco-biz to Portsmouth  Nov 5, 2009
    "The education level, the caring level in this community seems to be very high, and I just think it's a good mix.". The store sells earth-friendly goods, including fair trade, recycled and locally made products. (Seacoast New Hampshire)

    Engineers Build Real Sci-Fi Space Elevator  Nov 5, 2009
    Explore the internets leading source for online universities and get financial help to further your education. Do you want the look of a quality paint job without the hassle of having to redo it over and over. (TheSanDiegoChannel.com, CA)

    Activists rally to OK gay nuptials  Nov 5, 2009
    By Brad Cain, Associated Press Writer Tuesday, November 03, 2009. Evan Wolfson of the national gay rights group Freedom to Marry said Monday he thinks hearts and minds are changing and that Oregon voters will at some point be willing to reverse their 2004 vote banning same-sex unions. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)

    Safety already on Olympia agenda  Nov 5, 2009
    Dave Quall, a Mount Vernon Democrat and chairman of the House Education Committee, said legislators will be reviewing education funding this session. But there's no way to guarantee a tragedy like this won't occur again, he said. (Yahoo News -- School Violence)

    Global media campaign launched to mark Universal Children's Day  Nov 5, 2009
    Ten global child representatives will be selected by Xinhua and other institutions to tell of their present and future from different perspectives, such as armed conflicts, poverty, environmental degradation, health-care and education ... These reports, including hard news, features, commentaries and backgrounders, will all bear "Universal Children's Day" in the headline and will be categorized into special columns such as "rights and interests", "on being strong", "education" and "environmental... (Xinhuanet, China)

    Letter to The President: # 4  Nov 5, 2009
    Open education and an IT-enabled economic growth in Ghana: Musings of a dutiful citizen ... There is an interconnect between the IT education policy in a country and the economic growth experienced or expected ... Two significant forces are explored: IT policy, especially with regard to adoption of free and open source software, and learner-focused education. (Ghana Web, Ghana)

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