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Beacon Institute and Clarkson University Win Coveted National Science Foundation Award: Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries and Clarkson University today announced they have been jointly awarded $1.4 million through the National Science Foundation's NSF Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers ITEST grant program, a prestigious national award that recognizes innovative teaching approaches that foster Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics...; Tags: Clarkson University, FINANCE, Leadership, National Science Foundation, teacher; Research articles 2008-10-23
The 2008 Media Matters Writing Conference for New England Secondary Schools to Take Place November 6 and 7: Free conference expanded to two full days: One day for High Schools and one day for Middle/Junior High Schools BOSTON -- The Boston Globe Foundation and The University of Massachusetts Boston announce the expansion of the annual Media Matters Writing Conference to include a second day devoted to middle...; Tags: Boston Globe, CAREER, Company, conference, INTERNET, MARKETING, Media, teacher, workshop; Research articles 2008-10-20
Paul Polman Chairs Perkins School for the Blind International Advisory Board: WATERTOWN, Mass. -- Around the world, nearly 5 million blind children do not go to school. Those millions miss the chance to become literate by learning braille, to move about independently using a white cane, or to gain self-confidence and self esteem under the guidance of a skilled teacher. Perkins...; Tags: board, disability, Interactive Advertising Bureau, teacher; Research articles 2008-09-24
State farm scholarship supports racial minority teachers: Western Washington University has been awarded a $4,500 grant by State Farm for the Future Teachers of Color Promise Scholarship program at Woodring College of Education. Bellingham State Farm agent Jim Harber, who serves on Woodring's Community Leadership Advisory Council, worked with the company to secure the grant. ...; Tags: Collaboration, Groupware, Leadership, MARKETING, SOFTWARE, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., teacher, Western Washington University; Research articles 2008-09-01
Texas teachers pack guns at school: HARROLD, Texas AFP — Teachers at a tiny Texas country school packed a gun along with their lesson plans when classes started this week. The isolated, 110-student school near the border with Oklahoma is thought to be the first in the United States to allow guns in the classroom....; Tags: Agence France-Presse, teacher, Texas; Research articles 2008-08-27

Letters to the Editor: Tyler's special Sadly, we read Tuesday's article "Big move ahead for Tyler School of Art." As former Tyler students, we are sure this will mean that many great and wonderful things will be forever lost. What made Tyler special was its bucolic and intimate setting. Students, art teachers, and academic...; Tags: teacher, Temple University; Research articles 2008-08-22
Commentary:Charitable Giving: 'World of Possibilities' tells public: Helping young children from economically disadvantaged homes catch up with their peers in language and vocabulary development is very difficult, but critical in heading off first-grade failure and promoting long-term success. When the Zanvyl & Isabelle Krieger Fund and the Lockhart Vaughan Foundation learned that researchers at...; Tags: Government, Johns Hopkins University, MARKETING, SOFTWARE, teacher; Research articles 2008-08-22
Pleasant memories of Mount; NOSTALGIA: Byline: John Avison TONY Whitehead left Mount Pleasant Secondary School in July 1958 aged 15. The rest of his year group dispersed, and most of them have never set eyes on each other for 50 years. "There's a chance that many of them have left Huddersfield," said...; Tags: British Broadcasting Corp., deputy, MARKETING, memory, teacher; Research articles 2008-08-16
Canadian 'swirl face' paedophile jailed in Thailand: BANGKOK AFP — A Canadian teacher arrested in Thailand after an unprecedented manhunt was sentenced to three years and three months in prison Friday for kidnapping and sexually abusing an underage boy. Christopher Paul Neil, 33, was seized last October following a campaign by the international police agency Interpol,...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, INTERNET, Interpol, MARKETING, teacher, Thailand; Research articles 2008-08-14
Italian policeman halts total Russian Olympic wrestling advance: BEIJING AFP — Italian policeman Andrea Minguzzi brought Russia's bid to dominate the Greco-Roman wrestling event at the Olympics to a halt on Thursday. The 26-year-old underdog sensationally eliminated world and Olympic champion Aleksei Mishin in the men's 84kg division quarter-finals to hold the Russian advance. German firefighter...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, medal, Russia, teacher; Research articles 2008-08-13
Marylanders tell what they want to be: Greg, pilot for Johns Hopkins: Greg Pilot / Assistant to the President Johns Hopkins University >> Education Middle School: Parkville Junior High High School: Parkville Senior High Favorite subjects: Math, biology, physics Activities: Track, pole vaulting, high jumping, basketball, tennis...; Tags: job, Johns Hopkins University, president, teacher, training; Research articles 2008-08-01
Meeting the challenge of adolescent literacy; research we have, research we need: Meeting the challenge of adolescent literacy; research we have, research we need. Ed. by Mark W. Conley et al. Guilford Pr. 2008 162 pages $25.00 Paperback LB1632 Contributors in educational psychology, teacher education, literacy, and curriculum and instruction review what is known...; Tags: Michigan State University, teacher; Research articles 2008-08-01
UC Irvine Extension Offers New Forensics Course for Educators: Online Access Opens New Doors for Middle and High School Teachers IRVINE, Calif. -- The University of California, Irvine Extension announced plans to offer a new course designed for middle and high school science educators. The course, "Forensics and Science in the Classroom," will meet from September 15 to...; Tags: teacher, University of California; Research articles 2008-07-30
Do you speak English? Maybe not if you teach it in Costa Rica: SAN JOSE AFP — Less than 10 percent of English teachers in Costa Rica's public schools and colleges have a good command of the language, according to the Ministry of Public Education, citing its own study Wednesday. Only 315 out of 3,193 English teachers from educational institutions across the...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, teacher; Research articles 2008-07-30
Francoise Jones, 88, a teacher of French: Francoise "Frannie" de Saint Jones, 88, formerly of Chestnut Hill, a French teacher for more than 40 years, died of heart failure Tuesday at Springfield Residence in Wyndmoor. Mlle. Jones was born in Williamsport, Pa., and grew up in Philadelphia. Her French mother met her father when he was stationed...; Tags: Jones, teacher, University of Pennsylvania; Research articles 2008-07-26
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan and Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Complete Acquisition of SAESA Group: TORONTO & NEW YORK -- The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (Teachers') and Morgan Stanley Infrastructure MSI have completed the transaction to jointly acquire SAESA Group SAESA, a Chilean electricity distribution, transmission and generation company from Public Service Enterprise Group PSEG for a purchase price of US$887 million. Under the agreement...; Tags: acquisition, Benefits, Morgan Stanley, Ontario, teacher; Research articles 2008-07-24
Hispanic Heritage Foundation and Staples Foundation for Learning Announce Continued Collaboration and Recognition of Teachers: Staples Foundation for Learning Demonstrates Ongoing Support of Educational Leaders Making a Difference in the Latino Community WASHINGTON -- The Hispanic Heritage Foundation HHF, a national non-profit organization that identifies, inspires, promotes and prepares Latino leaders in the community, classroom and workforce, today announced the renewal of a $100,000...; Tags: CAREER, collaboration, FINANCE, Heritage Foundation, Leadership, Staples Inc., teacher; Research articles 2008-07-09
Judy L. Harris Named Chief Executive Officer of Smarterville, Inc: BALTIMORE -- Judy L. Harris has been named as Chief Executive Officer of Smarterville, Inc., a leading supplemental educational products company that sells Hooked on Phonics, the #1 trusted brand in teaching kids to read. Prior to joining Smarterville, Harris served as President and CEO of the Educational Media...; Tags: brand, Branding, MARKETING, PBS, teacher; Research articles 2008-07-08
Reading First program could be on its last legs: WASHINGTON -- Is the federal government getting out of the reading business? The Senate Appropriations Committee voted last week to eliminate funding for Reading First, the groundbreaking but controversial Bush administration program that has given states $1 billion a year since 2002 to teach low-income elementary...; Tags: advisor, FINANCE, Government, Investment, Reading, teacher, U.S. Department of Justice; Research articles 2008-07-02
REPORT ON THE SYMPOSIUM ON PRESCHOOL-THE FIRST STEP IN EDUCATION: House of Sweden, 2900 K St., NW, Washington, DC According to a recent OECD report, Starting Strong, Sweden ranks as one of the most successful school systems in the world, largely because of a well-designed universal early childhood system. This past fall, I was fortunate to attend an event sponsored...; Tags: Government, OECD, Sweden, teacher; Research articles 2008-07-01