Palm Beach Community College Trustees Prefer Pets
Absolutely astounding: Palm Beach Community College recently voted against extending benefits to domestic partners but are allowing a discount program for … pet health care.
Eduwonkette on NAEP Exemptions
It’s not part of her theme this week (exploring Fordham and Ogbu’s “acting white” hypothesis), but her post on Lies, Damned Lies, and NAEP Exemptions is still required reading, following up on Elizabeth Green’s story in the New York Sun on the large number of exemptions in New York City’s urban NAEP testing.
Jaimita Haskell, five years later
Half a decade ago, Jaimita (“Jay”) Haskell was upset about being tracked into the general curriculum at her Staten Island high school. She crafted a radio piece criticizing tracking, and in part because of her speaking up for herself, she was finally admitted into the honors classes she wanted. As she said towards the end […]
Small bits: gratitude through use and reciprocity
If you’re the parent or teacher of an adolescent, or an adolescent looking for concrete study skills, the best way to thank the folks who put together James Madison University’s Learning Toolbox is to use it. It contains a concise description of various study skills. A different way to be thankful for opportunities is to […]
Guess who has poor information design?
By Sherman Dorn on November 25, 2007
Is there anyone else who is astounded that even after a redesign, the Educause Connect website is almost impossible for newcomers to navigate? I’m all for accommodating power users, but not on the face you show to the world, where you hope people will return after a first use!
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