Monthly Archives: November 2008
School nutrition programs fail at making students healthy; succeed at making them sad
Despite the strict new nutrition regulations in many school districts–which often result in bans on bake sales and birthday cake–school food policies may not have any particular effect on students’ eating habits. A (small, quasi-experimental, nonrandomized) study in the Journal … Continue reading
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Yes We Can…Teach the Alphabet?
This Yes We Can (Hold Babies) post is less than galvanizing, given said baby’s failure to point his Ns the right way. Clearly it’s fake, but would it be too much to ask for our GObama! inspirational images to have … Continue reading
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Teachers alternately warm our hearts; kill our buzz
The Edweek Blogboard focuses on the implications of the new administration. Highlights: Cindi Rigsbee, a teacher who herself attended segregated schools, writes about what it means to teach an Obama victory. “So now we have a Black President,” she says. … Continue reading
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5-17 Non-Voting Bloc Celebrates Obama Win
Minority students in Brooklyn, Rockville, and presumably everywhere else celebrated President-Elect Barak Obama yesterday. Sixth-graders at Eagle Academy described Obama’s acceptance speech as “heartwarming”, “outstanding”, “magnificent” and “amazing”. Grant Durando, of Potomac Falls High, told the Washington Post, ”Today, I said the … Continue reading
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Florida School gets F in Non-Racism (and teaching students!)
The Duval County, FL school board voted Monday not to change the name of Nathan Bedford Forrest High School, despite Forrest’s status as Confederate general and KKK leader. Defeated 5-2, only the board’s two black members cast votes to change … Continue reading
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Amazing Babies of the Day: Presidential Edition
A 5-year-old lists the presidents in order, with a little plug for her candidate of choice thrown in for good measure. [YouTube via Yes We Can (Hold Babies)]
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NCLB Update
Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings announced new regulations to strengthen NCLB last week. Highlights include: Under the new regulations, all states will use the same formula to calculate how many students graduate from high school on time and how many … Continue reading
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Students Continue Ignoring Their Professors
According to the NYTimes, college professors’ insidious schemes to turn their students into mindless liberal zombies are failing. By which I mean, professors are not the ones turning college campuses into Steamy Dens of the Left. Which makes sense. … Continue reading
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Festive Babies of the Day: Halloween Edition
Jezebel’s stunning gallery of Past Fashions: Halloween. Extra points for early-’90s goodness.
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