Is teacher education a disaster?
Much has been written about the problems with this report, particularly about the significant limitations of its analysis, built primarily on one kind of information: syllabi, course descriptions, and other program materials. … I'll have more to say …
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Wonkbook: How insurers see Obamacare
Wonkbook's Top 5 Stories: (1) Obamacare marches on; (2) House Republicans are ready to reopen the immigration conversation; (3) House discovers it doesn't have to be that way; (4) Obama taps Congress for NSA ideas; and (5) expect more tapering. 1. Top …
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Daniel Patrick Moynihan's 1998 lesson on the price of secrets
The leaks flow on as I write this, including details about the successful efforts of the NSA to compromise cryptography in our computers and phones and undermine security on the internet. The NSA's … On occasion, the national security establishment …
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Upcoming 'Blackphone' Commits Greater Privacy through Secure Communications
This comes at the height of the controversy following NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden's previous claims that the government agency intrudes on people's privacy by obtaining access on private data from wireless networks. Blackphone's basic features …
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Collaborative spirit, students propel UW-Stevens Point paper business
Art students at Stevens Point can have it at no cost, allowing free-flowing ideas to emerge from their etchings, plates, presses and silk screens. … Heft regularly donates to the local food bank because she's knows art students who go there for …
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BMO Financial Group Hosts 2014 U.S. Grocery Industry Outlook
28, Leading Food Experts From Willard Bishop and BMO Capital Markets Will Provide Insights on Industry Prospects … Is Your Business 100% Ready for the New Era of Cloud Computing and Big Data? … to ensure – through an intensive three-day schedule of …
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Economy-boosting idea incubator draws hundreds to conference at R.I. …
Hundreds of ideas were distilled down to 21 proposals in five categories: increasing impact of the state's competitive advantages, promoting emerging opportunities, supporting connectivity, building the capacity of the business “ecosystem” and …
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Pope Francis : Social media requires real engagement
Engaging in dialogue does not mean renouncing our own ideas and traditions, but the claim that they alone are valid or absolute. Social media requires listening, not talking, first. Reading first what others are writing, not pushing one's own content …
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Rentrak Announces Worldwide Box Office Results for Weekend of Jan. 26, 2014
Rentrak provides the stable and robust audience measurement services that movie, television and advertising professionals across the globe have come to rely on to better deliver their business goals and more precisely target advertising across numerous …
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Taking Singles Seriously — in a Fun Way: Part 1
In a few days, I will post some other pictures of the event at my personal blog.) If you have some ideas about what makes events such as … The single person in me said, “Yay singles, how cool is that? Single people have their own holiday!” while the …
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Outlier conference promotes startup businesses, building relationships
“(A lot of) ideas start on napkins,” said Jeff Sherman, a member of Outlier. These ideas are often the launchpads of startup businesses, and Outlier, through its collaborative workspace location, conference series and popular online Outlier Magazine …
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The importance of the right ecosystem for entrepreneurs
After many years and multiple editions of Tata First Dot, powered by the National Entrepreneurship Network (NEN), student entrepreneurs have proved us right. Every year there are more young students who are starting up businesses while still on campus.
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Ann Arbor entrepreneur develops equipment rental site to encourage inter …
Mond's idea for MuniRent grew from his existing business 1000tools.com. The site acts as a localized tool rental community, where people can list any tool – such as a tile cutter, bread mixer or an auger – for rent. He said he got the idea for that …
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Let us handle it: Birmingham city officials to investigate possible city …
… limits on the Birmingham Works Board. Council President Johnathan Austin today asked Mayor William Bell for help in examining possible city ordinances to quell some contentious issues at the water works that are the subject of proposed state …
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We're about to see how serious Europe is about climate change
If you weed out the jargon and dispel the political smokescreen that usually comes with big announcements from Brussels, what you're left with is Europe's big plan to get to grip with the one of the biggest challenges humanity is facing – climate …
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Business People
Contact Graham, Hiebert or Neufeld to share training and ideas for future early childhood initiative endeavors that includes how to enhance, expand upon and further coordinate early childhood initiatives and programs already in place in Reno County …
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In boomtown Washington's shadow, a prime example of the income gap
In the District, the top 20 percent of households earn an average $ 259,000, second only to San Francisco, while the bottom 20 percent earn an average $ 9,100, according to a 2012 analysis by the DC Fiscal Policy Institute. So the rich earn 29 times more …
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2014 Harold Webster Smith Awards
The Waterbury Regional Chamber's Small Business Council has announced recipients of their prestigious 2014 Harold Webster Smith Awards established to recognize companies which have shown achievement and excellence in small business. The Council … In …
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To Lie or Not to Lie
Is Gov. Chris Christie lying when he says he had absolutely no personal involvement with the acts of political retribution that lead to "Bridgegate"? I don't know. … With your history of major screw-ups and downright disasters, it is inevitable that …
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The Quest to Improve America's Financial Literacy Is Both a Failure and a Sham
The Seattle entrepreneur took a class in personal finance when he was an undergraduate in college, and another when he attended Brigham Young University's business school. But the lessons, by and large, didn't take. By the time … In between, there …
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ShopperTrak: Holiday sales up 2.7 pct
The latest sales data from the holiday season shows that U.S. shoppers increasingly prefer to research clothes, TVs and shoes online, or ''virtual window shop,'' before heading to stores. ShopperTrak, which tracks data at 40,000 stores in the U.S …
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Mix Stocks – Aaron's, Inc. (NYSE:AAN), the Medicines Company (NASDAQ …
Charleston, SC — (SBWIRE) — 01/21/2014 — Hot Shot Stock Alerts is a market and commodities news and marketing web service, providing investing news, business news, headline news, news alerts, personal finance, stock market, and press releases. Hot …
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Community Bulletin Board
A threshold singers group meets Tuesdays at 10:45 a.m. “Threshold singing” is learning, loving gentle simple songs to sing at the bedside of the sick and dying. We rehearse a long time and learn many songs before … Seeking business people to expand …
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5 Tips for How to Get More Business from Conferences and Networking Events
While smiling is a simple and often-mentioned tactic for networking events, the reason it comes up so frequently is because it's effective. Unfortunately it's also easy to forget in the whirlwind of action at a conference or expo. Here are some ideas …
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Green Business Ideas: Sustainable Coffee House
… Reddit Stumbleupon Tumblr Plusone. coffee house The recent popularity of coffee houses, as being not just another place to grab a cup of joe, but also functioning as a meeting place, a working space, and a community hub, can be a big element in …
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