[ECP] K12 Newsletter Resources and Headlines

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  • To: K12NewsLetters@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:02:36 -0500

Happy Reading,

and you know I could be sending something like this out everyday, but I'll show 
mercy :-)

<Karen>


<http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Linguistics/AAVE-Ebonics-Legal-Issues.html>DEA 
needs and seeks Experts on Ebonics to translate email and phone calls to catch 
the bad guys when the Department of Education Still can't admit it is a 
language! They need the evidence to stand up in court.

<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/27/the-worst-education-fails_n_696699.html&ct=ga&cad=:s1:f2:v1:d1:i0:lt:e5:p5:t1282914630:&cd=Mucqs-wvB1M&usg=AFQjCNGNZYBB0Bw2IcU7o7x8BwVxPtD_DA>The
 WORST Education Fails Of All Time 
<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/27/the-worst-education-fails_n_696699.html&ct=ga&cad=:s1:f2:v1:d1:i0:lt:e5:p5:t1282914630:&cd=Mucqs-wvB1M&usg=AFQjCNGNZYBB0Bw2IcU7o7x8BwVxPtD_DA>(PHOTOS)
When it comes to "fails" it doesn't get much worse than those that are 
education related. We know nobody's perfect when it comes to typos, but if you 
are a 

Inner Landscapes - Bringing the Arts to Beat the Odds
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nsScZcOAvY
Upward Bound students in Oakland, CA, make "Inner Landscape" wooden cut-out 
figures and uplift their community with artist Laurie Marshall. 

<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hGYlo_c7EjSAYCV_bLDatXrPrxJwD9HRCBU00&ct=ga&cad=:s1:f2:v1:d1:i0:lt:e6:p6:t1282914630:&cd=Mucqs-wvB1M&usg=AFQjCNEMJ1feOzrB4CzF_UMonc4OKPE7Cg>Puerto
 Rican teachers strike over staff, funding
Education officials said 30000 teachers stayed away from their posts, while 
about 13000 teachers went to work. "The effect? Devastating, definitely 

<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/class-struggle/2010/08/americas_worst_colleges.html&ct=ga&cad=:s1:f2:v1:d1:i0:lt:e10:p10:t1282914630:&cd=Mucqs-wvB1M&usg=AFQjCNGsEBt02F2YCAZHNvPgO-kx4itLfw>America's
 worst colleges
The Post's higher education reporters do a much better job covering that 
school, but those stories still don't get a lot of attention. 

<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20100827/OPINION16/100826025/1004/OPINION/A-Model-for-Open-Access-Education&ct=ga&cad=:s1:f2:v1:d1:i0:lt:e11:p11:t1282914630:&cd=Mucqs-wvB1M&usg=AFQjCNGUhOnIxE0blEZjqReTO88gl4dS7A>A
 Model for Open-Access 
<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20100827/OPINION16/100826025/1004/OPINION/A-Model-for-Open-Access-Education&ct=ga&cad=:s1:f2:v1:d1:i0:lt:e11:p11:t1282914630:&cd=Mucqs-wvB1M&usg=AFQjCNGUhOnIxE0blEZjqReTO88gl4dS7A>Education
President Barack Obama noted this month that by the end of this decade, eight 
in 10 jobs will require higher education and that, alarmingly

<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9HRDTRO2.htm&ct=ga&cad=:s1:f2:v1:d1:i0:lt:e14:p14:t1282914630:&cd=Mucqs-wvB1M&usg=AFQjCNFsqROIQNQbWOzAfK0B2t8S2PKAbw>Alabama
 view: Jobs bill goes from bad to good
By PHILLIP RAWLS The federal jobs bill that most of Alabama's congressional 
delegation opposed is now viewed as a lifeline by state education officials who

<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.thegovmonitor.com/world_news/united_states/massachusetts-invests-204-million-for-education-jobs-fund-37602.html&ct=ga&cad=:s1:f2:v1:d1:i0:lt:e19:p19:t1282914630:&cd=Mucqs-wvB1M&usg=AFQjCNF5CMTfB861XzUG4N4VumG901itLA>Massachusetts
 Invests $204 Million For 
Education<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.thegovmonitor.com/world_news/united_states/massachusetts-invests-204-million-for-education-jobs-fund-37602.html&ct=ga&cad=:s1:f2:v1:d1:i0:lt:e19:p19:t1282914630:&cd=Mucqs-wvB1M&usg=AFQjCNF5CMTfB861XzUG4N4VumG901itLA>
 Jobs Fund
Governor allocates $204 million in federal Education Jobs Funds to districts 
across the Commonwealth, Funds will save teacher positions. 

<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.statesman.com/news/local/texas-will-seek-830m-in-federal-education-aid-881966.html&ct=ga&cad=:s1:f2:v1:d1:i0:lt:e20:p20:t1282914630:&cd=Mucqs-wvB1M&usg=AFQjCNHpunyWMZz_0zu5TvDPn1DCp0pRFA>Texas
 will seek $830M in federal 
education<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.statesman.com/news/local/texas-will-seek-830m-in-federal-education-aid-881966.html&ct=ga&cad=:s1:f2:v1:d1:i0:lt:e20:p20:t1282914630:&cd=Mucqs-wvB1M&usg=AFQjCNHpunyWMZz_0zu5TvDPn1DCp0pRFA>
 aid
By Kate Alexander Top state officials said Thursday that it is unlikely Texas 
will be able to secure $830 million in emergency education aid from Washington 

<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.gainesville.com/article/20100827/ARTICLES/8271012/1002&ct=ga&cad=:s1:f2:v1:d1:i0:lt:e21:p21:t1282914630:&cd=Mucqs-wvB1M&usg=AFQjCNEkJt2u5bwOUhtZkq7KO1hyksyGpw>Suit
 over state's 
education<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.gainesville.com/article/20100827/ARTICLES/8271012/1002&ct=ga&cad=:s1:f2:v1:d1:i0:lt:e21:p21:t1282914630:&cd=Mucqs-wvB1M&usg=AFQjCNEkJt2u5bwOUhtZkq7KO1hyksyGpw>
 funding may move ahead to trial
By Christopher Curry A lawsuit challenging state government's public education 
funding and policies as unconstitutional may move ahead to trial

<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/101620223.html&ct=ga&cad=:s1:f2:v1:d1:i0:lt:e22:p22:t1282914630:&cd=Mucqs-wvB1M&usg=AFQjCNHa3XjMvJhWjTzjVFeT4Sierhy69A>Legion,
 gathering in area, discusses aiding veterans with 
<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/101620223.html&ct=ga&cad=:s1:f2:v1:d1:i0:lt:e22:p22:t1282914630:&cd=Mucqs-wvB1M&usg=AFQjCNHa3XjMvJhWjTzjVFeT4Sierhy69A>education
The American Legion emblem at Kilbourn Park on E. North Ave. is dedicated on 
Thursday. Michael Tobin, executive director of the Milwaukee Fire and Police 

<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.rgj.com/article/20100827/MVN01/8270333/1305/BIZ01&ct=ga&cad=:s1:f2:v1:d1:i0:lt:e26:p26:t1282914630:&cd=Mucqs-wvB1M&usg=AFQjCNEJ5jViKswO0gHC_UPP1gynhQp4Lw>Hunter
 
education<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.rgj.com/article/20100827/MVN01/8270333/1305/BIZ01&ct=ga&cad=:s1:f2:v1:d1:i0:lt:e26:p26:t1282914630:&cd=Mucqs-wvB1M&usg=AFQjCNEJ5jViKswO0gHC_UPP1gynhQp4Lw>
 needed before dove hunting
According to the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW), any person born after 
January 1, 1960, must also successfully pass a Hunter Education course before 


<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.rutlandherald.com/article/20100827/OPINION02/708279979&ct=ga&cad=:s1:f2:v1:d1:i0:lt:e27:p27:t1282914630:&cd=Mucqs-wvB1M&usg=AFQjCNGvFg05iUSs9zVsDbldnYNIeJd-Iw>Education<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.rutlandherald.com/article/20100827/OPINION02/708279979&ct=ga&cad=:s1:f2:v1:d1:i0:lt:e27:p27:t1282914630:&cd=Mucqs-wvB1M&usg=AFQjCNGvFg05iUSs9zVsDbldnYNIeJd-Iw>
 about Holocaust is not enough
Recently an article was written by Aron Heller of The Associated Press 
reporting about a tour of Yad Vashem, the new Holocaust museum in West Jerusalem

<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.myeyewitnessnews.com/news/local/story/Law-Enforcement-Leaders-Say-Early-Education-Cuts/4VhQnGOqFkKxYOr1a_scjg.cspx&ct=ga&cad=:s1:f2:v1:d1:i0:lt:e33:p33:t1282914630:&cd=Mucqs-wvB1M&usg=AFQjCNHdZM8MHys3-AhZw0aebC55MaV4TQ>Law
 Enforcement Leaders Say Early 
Education<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.myeyewitnessnews.com/news/local/story/Law-Enforcement-Leaders-Say-Early-Education-Cuts/4VhQnGOqFkKxYOr1a_scjg.cspx&ct=ga&cad=:s1:f2:v1:d1:i0:lt:e33:p33:t1282914630:&cd=Mucqs-wvB1M&usg=AFQjCNHdZM8MHys3-AhZw0aebC55MaV4TQ>
 Cuts Crime
MEMPHIS, TN ? Local law enforcement leaders and anti-crime group Fight Crime: 
Invest in Kids, are urging lawmakers to invest in high quality early education 

<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/campaign_touting_education_as_priority_101621138.html&ct=ga&cad=:s1:f2:v1:d1:i0:lt:e35:p35:t1282914630:&cd=Mucqs-wvB1M&usg=AFQjCNE2K0jNE1RhkqzVo-yvBR6zrewWGw>Campaign
 touting 
education<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/campaign_touting_education_as_priority_101621138.html&ct=ga&cad=:s1:f2:v1:d1:i0:lt:e35:p35:t1282914630:&cd=Mucqs-wvB1M&usg=AFQjCNE2K0jNE1RhkqzVo-yvBR6zrewWGw>
 as priority
By Gary Scharrer - Express-News AUSTIN ? Texas school districts worried about 
the state of education are trying to enlist the public's help ? even 


<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.examiner.com/public-policy-in-dallas/texas-expands-elearning-creates-texas-education-on-itunes-u&ct=ga&cad=:s1:f2:v1:d1:i0:lt:e37:p37:t1282914630:&cd=Mucqs-wvB1M&usg=AFQjCNEccWTVz3k0bSPxwYi4YfYJTuMunw>Texas
 expands eLearning, creates Texas 
Education<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.examiner.com/public-policy-in-dallas/texas-expands-elearning-creates-texas-education-on-itunes-u&ct=ga&cad=:s1:f2:v1:d1:i0:lt:e37:p37:t1282914630:&cd=Mucqs-wvB1M&usg=AFQjCNEccWTVz3k0bSPxwYi4YfYJTuMunw>
 on iTunes U
iTunes U will easily and efficiently distribute Texas-based educational 
materials to teachers, parents and students statewide, and will help improve 
Texas 


<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://philanthropy.com/blogPost/Colleges-Start-Early-in-Bid-to/26481/&ct=ga&cad=:s1:f2:v1:d1:i0:lt:e39:p39:t1282914630:&cd=Mucqs-wvB1M&usg=AFQjCNFVkVLUvGtgiu2-a3opmxefzTqYqg>Colleges
 Start Early in Bid to Build Lifelong Donors
As alumni giving and state support for higher education lag, a growing number 
of universities are encouraging students to donate from the time they arrive 


<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://channel6newsonline.com/2010/08/u-s-department-of-education-awards-101-million-to-pennsylvania-for-reforms-to-raise-student-achievement/&ct=ga&cad=:s1:f2:v1:d1:i0:lt:e41:p41:t1282914630:&cd=Mucqs-wvB1M&usg=AFQjCNHgMN2hjFBcLcOcxgQxg7PY5u6Utw>US
 Department of 
Education<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://channel6newsonline.com/2010/08/u-s-department-of-education-awards-101-million-to-pennsylvania-for-reforms-to-raise-student-achievement/&ct=ga&cad=:s1:f2:v1:d1:i0:lt:e41:p41:t1282914630:&cd=Mucqs-wvB1M&usg=AFQjCNHgMN2hjFBcLcOcxgQxg7PY5u6Utw>
 awards $101 million to Pennsylvania for reforms to
HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA (BNO NEWS) ? The US Department of Education awarded on 
Thursday $101 million in federal funds to implement bold reforms aiming at 


<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.freep.com/article/20100827/NEWS15/8270364/1322/Sandbox-crowd-provides-a-convention-warm-up&ct=ga&cad=:s1:f2:v1:d1:i0:lt:e42:p42:t1282914630:&cd=Mucqs-wvB1M&usg=AFQjCNFu0hxdIv6uh-Q4Zwth1IdNJDDcSw>Sandbox
 crowd provides a convention warm-up
Republican candidate Snyder gave an abbreviated stump speech of his vision for 
Michigan to improve the economy and education system and keep more young 


<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/thomson-reuters-expands-carenotes-patient-education-system-to-support-15-languages-101571298.html&ct=ga&cad=:s1:f2:v1:d1:i0:lt:e43:p43:t1282914630:&cd=Mucqs-wvB1M&usg=AFQjCNGZghS6oZj4WkPSD6pBZYQSU-SW8w>Thomson
 Reuters Expands CareNotes® Patient 
Education<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/thomson-reuters-expands-carenotes-patient-education-system-to-support-15-languages-101571298.html&ct=ga&cad=:s1:f2:v1:d1:i0:lt:e43:p43:t1282914630:&cd=Mucqs-wvB1M&usg=AFQjCNGZghS6oZj4WkPSD6pBZYQSU-SW8w>
 System to Support 15 
26 /PRNewswire/ -- Thomson Reuters has expanded its Micromedex CareNotes 
patient education system to include coverage in 15 languages

Fun:

Bobby McFerrin Don't Worry Be Happy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9K4BKkLaCI

Bobby McFerrin - Concert Solo 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtXrKo8Btfc

Bobby McFerrin - Ave Maria 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgvJg7D6Qck

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