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Constructivist Approach for early education

Posted: Saturday, January 3rd, 2009 comments: Comments
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What is the best approach to early childhood education?

Does the constructivist approach work for first and second grade?

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The Duchess of Carnegie Fights Eviction

Posted: Monday, December 29th, 2008 comments: Comments
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Editta Sherman, known as the Duchess of Carnegie

96-year old Editta Sherman is not letting anyone kick her out of her home of over 50 years.

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A Broken Christmas

Posted: Wednesday, December 24th, 2008 comments: Comments
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Christmas just doesn't feel quite right this time around.

This has been a rough year. Hopefully 2009 is a little better.

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Challenges for UK School Decision Makers

Posted: Monday, December 22nd, 2008 comments: Comments
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Challenges for Policymakers and Decision Makers for Urban UK Schools

UK Urban School face new realities.

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Globalization and Human Sex Trafficking

Posted: Sunday, December 21st, 2008 comments: Comments
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Despite tough laws, sex trafficking continues to increase.

Despite tough laws, sex trafficking is on the rise.

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Why an Obesity Tax is a Dumb Idea

Posted: Friday, December 19th, 2008 comments: Comments
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Governor Patterson telling Governor Spitzer How Big it Was

Is it also Governor Patteron’s plan to tax beer? Where will things end?

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Las Vegas Snow Storm

Posted: Thursday, December 18th, 2008 comments: Comments
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Tourist get a rare photo op on the Las Vegas strip

My first winter in Las Vegas, and I get a snow storm.

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Free Primary Education in Kenya- Boom or Bust?

Posted: Monday, December 15th, 2008 comments: Comments
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Students in Kenya are lining up for a free primary education

Is free primary education in Kenya a good idea? Is it working?

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Buddha Boy Returns to the Jungle

Posted: Monday, November 24th, 2008 comments: Comments
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Ram Bahadur Bamjan, or Buddha Boy as the world now knows him, has returned to the jungles of Nepal.

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Shuuichi Endou is Capturing Tuvalu on Film Before it Vanishes

Posted: Monday, November 24th, 2008 comments: Comments
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Sea levels are rising fast and threatening to take Tuvalu under the waters; Tulvalu consists of a total of four coral reef islands just off the shores of Australia.  Shuuichi Endou however, has attempted to preserve Tuvalu via imagery and has captured 10,000 pictures of the site for future viewing.  Shuuichi hopes that one day, [...]

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