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Staying Safe in the School Drop-Off Lane
KickingTiresMy son started Kindergarten last week. After weeks of everyone asking him how excited he was, he very nervously entered the building last Friday. He was a wreck but didn't cry (I might have, just a little), and he ended......Tags: Family, Education, Teaching and Learning
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Newtown official calls for FAU professor's firing
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsI'm all for academic freedom and freedom of speech, but there's a not-so-fine line between critical thinking and crackpot lunacy. Florida Atlantic University professor James Tracy has clearly stepped over it. Tracy's doubts about the Sandy Hook Elementary...Tags: Gun Control, Politics, Personal Weapon Control, Education, Interior Policy
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Today's Electric Cars Could Sell for Less Tomorrow
KickingTiresWhen Nissan began taking reservations for the Leaf all-electric car in April 2010, Greg Tyler was among the first to plop down the $99 fee. Nineteen months later, the 59-year-old college professor was handed the keys. "The Leaf was the......Tags: Religion and Belief, Taxation, Politics, Tax Credits, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Are more Broward teacher layoffs coming?
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsIn Broward, it's become an unpleasant annual tradition as the school year winds down: Pink slips for teachers. Will the trend continue this year under new Superintendent Robert Runcie? Runcie has said it's his goal to avoid classroom teacher layoffs,........Tags: Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Punishment, Career and Workplace, Fines, Job Layoffs
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Dr. Shaq reax: Readers split on Barry U. doctorate
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsDid former NBA superstar Shaquille O???Neal do research worthy of a doctoral degree? Or was this a case of celebrity doctorate lite, with Barry University in Miami cheapening itself by trading off an advanced diploma for a ton of national......Tags: Barry University, Celebrities, Computer Science, Sports, Norma Talmadge
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Runcie's priorities for Broward schools laudable
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsIf there's one thing to remember about schools in general and Broward schools in particular, it's this: When change is proposed, somebody's always going to grumble. Doesn't matter if it's school boundaries, bus policies or class scheduling, you're never...Tags: Punishment, Fines, Students, Teaching and Learning
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Gloucester schools substitute teacher list has one supervisor
Who's on Team Gloucester?Supervisor Gregory Woodard is on the substitute teacher list for Gloucester County Public Schools, according to information from the school system. But Woodard has yet to work as a substitute teacher in Gloucester in the 2010-11 school year. Woodard is......Tags: Schools, Education, Teaching and Learning, Public Schools
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Top Palm Beach County educators touting Barack Obama
Palm Beach Politics | Sun-Sentinel BlogsThe race for the White House is taking a turn toward Palm Beach County???s school system. Several local educators, including Palm Beach County School Board Chairman Bill Graham, are hosting campaign events today for Sen. Barack Obama???s presidential...Tags: Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Politics, White House, Beach Vacations, Palm Beach County School Board
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The Heat offers a ticket deal for educators
The Business of Sports | Sun-Sentinel BlogsThe Heat is expecting a big crowd ??? possibly a full house ??? for tonight???s game against the Atlanta Hawks. The team???s won four games in a row and crowds tend to pick up during the holiday season. But filling......Tags: Career and Workplace, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Milwaukee Bucks, Utah Jazz, Minnesota Timberwolves
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Lincoln, Obama, Darwin... Sarah Palin?
The SwampMark Silva Happy birthday, Abe Lincoln. Happy birthday, Charles Darwin. Today is not only the 200th anniversary of the birth of the American president who saved the union, but also the 200th anniversary of the birth of the British naturalist......Tags: Sarah Palin, Alaska, Science and Technology, Science, Government
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Ron Klein labels his opponent's policies 'radical'
Palm Beach Politics - Sun-Sentinel BlogsU.S. Rep. Ron Klein's campaign on Wednesday blasted positions taken by his Republican challenger, Allen West, as "radical policies" that would hurt South Florida. West's offense: advocating abolition of the federal Department of Education. Klein, a Boca...Tags: Career and Workplace, Palm Beach County School District, Retirement, Political Systems, Politics
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Proof math can be a real pain
Sian Beilock is the author of "Choke: What the Secrets Of the Brain Reveal About Getting It Right When You Have To." She recently co-authored a report that suggests that when a person is anxious about math, his or her brain responds in the same way it...
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