Posted in Education Issues and Ideas on Jul 27th, 2006 No Comments »
Guggenheim Study Suggests Arts Education Benefits Literacy Skills: “The study found that students in an arts program performed better in six categories of literacy and critical thinking skills.” (Via NYT > Education.)
Posted in Education Issues and Ideas on Jul 25th, 2006 No Comments »
Most States Fail Demands in Education Law: “Failure to meet standards set by the No Child Left Behind Act leaves several states in danger of losing some aid.” (Via NYT > Education.)
Posted in Computers and Software on Jul 19th, 2006 No Comments »
David Pogue: Like Having a Secretary in Your PC: “If you’re among the thousands who have abandoned dictation software in the past, it’s now ready for prime time” (Via NYT > Technology.)
Posted in Social Issues and Ideas on Jul 13th, 2006 No Comments »
Small Business: Disabilities No Barrier to the Entrepreneurial Spirit: “Disabled entrepreneurs say they enjoy the independence and self-sufficient feeling they get from running their own businesses.” (Via NYT > Business.)
Posted in Education Issues and Ideas on Jul 12th, 2006 No Comments »
Senator Subpoenas College Board President Over SAT Errors: “The subpoena was an attempt to force the president of the College Board to disclose a report on scoring errors involving more than 5,000 SAT exams last October.” (Via NYT > Education.)
Posted in Social Issues and Ideas on Jul 11th, 2006 No Comments »
What Kind of Genius Are You?: “A new theory suggests that creativity comes in two distinct types — quick and dramatic, or careful and quiet. By Daniel H. Pink of Wired magazine.” (Via Wired News: Top Stories.)
Posted in Low Tech Tools on Jul 6th, 2006 No Comments »
Listen to the Lecture, Then Look Up All Those Big Words: “The Merriam-Webster Dictionary and MP3 Player combines a dictionary, world clock, calculator and digital music player into one small device.” (Via NYT > Technology.)
Posted in Computers and Software on Jul 1st, 2006 6 Comments »
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