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NATIONAL CHARTER SCHOOLS CONFERENCE IN NEW ORLEANS EXPECTED TO HOST RECORD NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS JUNE 22-25

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:19:40 EDT

Governor Jindal, Senator Landrieu, Petra Nemcova, Danny Glover and Geoffrey Canada among Conference's Highlighted Speakers
Washington DC - In a sign of the growing popularity of public charter schools in the United States, a record 2,800 participants are expected to gather in New Orleans, Louisiana June 22-25 for the Eighth National Charter Schools Conference, National Alliance for Public Charter Schools President Nelson Smith announced today.

�Kids Still Wild About Books�

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:08:43 EDT

The rumors of books’ demise have been greatly exaggerated. A new study finds that 75 percent of kids ages five to 17 say that although they love technology, they still want to read books.

Oklahoma City National Memorial Launches National Education Program

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:05:09 EDT

MEMORIAL ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF NATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM
Program uses lessons of Memorial to teach resilience, respect, responsibility
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum has announced the launch of a new national education program geared to middle school students and based on the lessons of the Memorial.

ASQ Seeks Outstanding Education Teams

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:57:35 EDT

Award Program to Spotlight First-Class Quality Education Efforts
When it comes to success in education, teamwork is essential. Teachers, administrators, students and parents working effectively together provide our children with the best opportunity to achieve. If you are part of a successful school team, the American Society for Quality (ASQ) invites you to participate in its 2nd Annual Education Team Excellence Award, which will showcase the nation’s most outstanding improvement efforts at the 16th Annual National Quality Education Conference (NQEC) in Reno, Nev., November 16-18, 2008.

Hard Knocks and Straight Talk: From the Jungles of Vietnam to the American Classroom

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:50:54 EDT

RETIRED MARINE AND AWARD WINNING TEACHER INSPIRES OTHERS TO “WAKE UP” TO AMERICA’S PROBLEMS
PART AUTOBIOGRPAHY, PART EDUCATION AND OFTEN SHOCKING BOOK
As the bumper sticker says, “If you can read this, thank a teacher. If you read this in English, thank a Marine.” William C. Howey has had the honor and privilege to be both. In Howey’s new book, Hard Knocks and Straight Talk (Keller Publishing, April 2008), he details a life not for the feint of heart, from the front lines of combat in Vietnam to 15 years as a high school teacher.

Judge Approves Agreement Struck By ACLU And Civil Rights Lawyers To Desegregate Hartford Public Schools

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:46:44 EDT

Agreement In Decades-Old Lawsuit Mandates State To Meet Demand Of Minority Students For Integrated Education
HARTFORD – A Superior Court judge today approved an agreement mandating the state of Connecticut to implement compliance with a longstanding order from the state Supreme Court to desegregate the Hartford Public Schools.

Recorded Books Announces Final Offer for Free Giveaway

Wed, 28 May 2008 23:02:57 EDT

Prince Frederick, MD - Recorded Books, the largest provider of audiobooks for K–12 schools, is giving away a free audiobook and lesson plans on the Recorded Books K–12 blog at recordedbooks.wordpress.com. Free downloads of Paul Fleischman's Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices audiobook will be available through May 31, 2008.

CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS AVAILABLE FOR AP EDUCATORS

Wed, 14 May 2008 17:02:41 EDT

Educators Who Register by May 31 for the AP Annual Conference 2008
Can Save Up to $180
The 2008 AP® Annual Conference will be held from July 16 through July 20 at the Washington State Convention Center & Sheraton Hotel in Seattle, Washington

Texas Economics Whiz Kids Win Regional NCEE and Goldman Sachs National Economics Challenge

Mon, 12 May 2008 20:01:38 EDT

New York, NY – Competing against eight high schools from across the country, Texas’s Bellaire High School economics team will compete in New York City in the 2008 Goldman Sachs Foundation National Economics Challenge on May 19. The Challenge, which is administered by the National Council on Economic Education, offers students two levels of competition on the basis of their course enrollment in the subject area to date.

LIVE webcast of 6 JPL/NASA Engineers

Sun, 11 May 2008 23:06:46 EDT

LOS ANGELES, May 7, 2008 -- JPL/NASA and Caltech will have several of their engineers conduct a LIVE video webcast on LatinoGraduate.net web site(http://www.LatinoGraduate.net/) on May 15, 2008 from 6 PM to 8 PM (PST).