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		<title>SF Bay area school board votes to replace gay-friendly curriculum, address other biases</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:46:56 +0000</pubDate>
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SF Bay schools phase out gay-friendly curriculum

ALAMEDA, Calif. — A San Francisco Bay area school board will use broad lessons against bias to replace a curriculum against bullying gay people that had become a national centerpiece in the opposition to same-sex marriage.
The vote by the Alameda Board of Education on Tuesday did little to ease .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sf-bay-area-school-board-votes-to-replace-gay-friendly-curriculum-address-other-biases-242548/" title="SF Bay area school board votes to replace gay-friendly curriculum, address other biases">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bay Area school board votes to replace gay-friendly curriculum, address more kinds of bias</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:31:45 +0000</pubDate>
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Bay schools phase out gay-friendly curriculum

ALAMEDA, Calif. — The school board blinked.
Under the duress of a lawsuit and threats of recall, the Alameda Board of Education has voted to phase out an elementary school curriculum it adopted in May to prevent anti-gay bullying.
The so-called Lesson 9, which had become an opposition centerpiece in a national ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bay-area-school-board-votes-to-replace-gay-friendly-curriculum-address-more-kinds-of-bias-242411/" title="Bay Area school board votes to replace gay-friendly curriculum, address more kinds of bias">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>New hip-hop program at Minnesota music school gives students a license _ or diploma _ to ill</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-hip-hop-program-at-minnesota-music-school-gives-students-a-license-_-or-diploma-_-to-ill-235684/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:08:17 +0000</pubDate>
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Students get schooled on hip-hop at Minn. college

ST. PAUL, Minn. — DJ Freddy Fresh slaps a vinyl record on the turntable, cues it up and tells a student, &#8220;Remember, the top of the note was there, right? Grab it.&#8221;
The student places his hand on the disc. Freddy Fresh sets the tonearm down on a record .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-hip-hop-program-at-minnesota-music-school-gives-students-a-license-_-or-diploma-_-to-ill-235684/">Read the original article &nbsp;: New hip-hop program at Minnesota music school gives students a license _ or diploma _ to ill</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Education for brightest students struggles without backing of federal government, report says</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:53:13 +0000</pubDate>
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Report finds wide disparities in gifted education

ATLANTA — A new report says gifted children are being ignored in the U.S., as most federal education funding goes to help struggling students learn the basics.
&#8220;State of the States in Gifted Education,&#8221; released Nov. 12 by the National Association for Gifted Children, says many states and counties are .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/education-for-brightest-students-struggles-without-backing-of-federal-government-report-says-234131/">Education for brightest students struggles without backing of federal government, report says</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Federal judge refuses to halt Hawaii teacher furloughs, calls on both sides to settle dispute</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:09:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Herbert A. Sample</dc:creator>
		
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Judge refuses to halt Hawaii teacher furloughs

HONOLULU — Though conceding it was a close call, a federal judge refused to halt Hawaii&#8217;s teacher furloughs, and called on the state and lawyers for parents who filed two lawsuits to quickly reach an out-of-court settlement.
The decision by senior U.S. judge Wallace Tashima on Monday to deny a .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/federal-judge-refuses-to-halt-hawaii-teacher-furloughs-calls-on-both-sides-to-settle-dispute-224564/">Federal judge refuses to halt Hawaii teacher furloughs, calls on both sides to settle dispute</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>La. educators teach trades to reduce dropout rate; students learn welding, engine repair</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:06:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug Simpson</dc:creator>
		
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La. educators turn to trades to cut dropout rate

WEST MONROE, La. — Beginning next year, a lot of Louisiana high school classrooms could look like Wes Sebren&#8217;s: equipped with welding gear, safety goggles and circular saws.
Sebren, a teacher at West Ouachita High School near West Monroe, is at the forefront of public schools&#8217; response to .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/la-educators-teach-trades-to-reduce-dropout-rate-students-learn-welding-engine-repair-223453/" title="La. educators teach trades to reduce dropout rate; students learn welding, engine repair">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Stimulus patches part of Oregon schools&#8217; budget gap; districts face more uncertainty</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:15:48 +0000</pubDate>
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Stimulus patches part of Ore. schools&#8217; budget gap

PORTLAND. Ore. — The math isn&#8217;t so hard when it comes to the faculty of the Tigard-Tualatin school district.
This year, the district employs 640 teachers on a full-time equivalent basis. That&#8217;s 56 fewer teachers than than a year ago. That&#8217;s also 55 more teachers than the district would  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/stimulus-patches-part-of-oregon-schools-budget-gap-districts-face-more-uncertainty-223329/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hawaii teacher furlough talks may occur this week as state tries to satisfy some parents</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:31:56 +0000</pubDate>
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Hawaii teacher furlough talks may occur this week

HONOLULU — With less than a week before what could be a pivotal court hearing, a federal judge and lawyers involved in two lawsuits that seek to end Hawaii&#8217;s teacher furloughs may meet privately in the next few days to discuss settling the cases.
Lawyers representing parents of public ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hawaii-teacher-furlough-talks-may-occur-this-week-as-state-tries-to-satisfy-some-parents-217817/">Hawaii teacher furlough talks may occur this week as state tries to satisfy some parents</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Amherst College in Mass. receives 2 gifts totaling $125 million, largest in school&#8217;s history</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:25:54 +0000</pubDate>
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2 Amherst College gifts largest ever to the school

AMHERST, Mass. — Amherst College received separate gifts of $100 million and $25 million, the two largest in its history, the liberal arts school announced.
The gifts were pledged by two alumni who chose to remain anonymous, with the $100 million donation believed to be the largest unrestricted ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/amherst-college-in-mass-receives-2-gifts-totaling-125-million-largest-in-schools-history-217810/">Amherst College in Mass. receives 2 gifts totaling $125 million, largest in school&#8217;s history</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama&#8217;s $12 billion proposal may not be generous enough for already crowded community colleges</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:20:01 +0000</pubDate>
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Obama community college proposal may not be enough
INDIANAPOLIS — Arthur Call commutes three hours roundtrip to his anatomy class at community college because similar courses on campuses closer to his Indianapolis home are packed this semester.
&#8220;Classes around the state were just full,&#8221; says Call, a full-time student who takes the rest of his ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obamas-12-billion-proposal-may-not-be-generous-enough-for-already-crowded-community-colleges-214359/" title="Obama&#8217;s $12 billion proposal may not be generous enough for already crowded community colleges">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Nicolas Cage&#8217;s father, literature professor August Coppola, has died at age 75</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
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Nicolas Cage&#8217;s father, August Coppola, dead at 75

LOS ANGELES — Nicolas Cage&#8217;s father, literature professor August Coppola, has died. He was 75.
Coppola is the brother of filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola, and he taught literature and served as dean of creative arts at San Francisco State University.
Cage spokeswoman Annett Wolf said he died Tuesday after a .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nicolas-cages-father-literature-professor-august-coppola-has-died-at-age-75-211541/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Nicolas Cage&#8217;s father, literature professor August Coppola, has died at age 75</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Report says states set low student achievement bar, bolsters Obama on common standards</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:37:58 +0000</pubDate>
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Report: States set low bar for student achievement

WASHINGTON — Many states declare students to have grade-level mastery of reading and math when they do not, the Education Department reported Thursday.
The agency compared state achievement standards to the more challenging standards behind the federally funded National Assessment of Educational Progress.
State standards were lower, and there were .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/report-says-states-set-low-student-achievement-bar-bolsters-obama-on-common-standards-211198/">Source article &nbsp;: Report says states set low student achievement bar, bolsters Obama on common standards</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Parents file lawsuits on behalf of students aim to halt Hawaii teacher furloughs</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:58:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Herbert A. Sample</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HONOLULU — Two groups of parents angered by the prospect that Hawaii children will be in school nearly three dozen fewer days over the next 20 months have filed lawsuits seeking to halt teacher furloughs set to begin Friday.

One of the suits, filed in federal court Wednesday, is a class-action case representing all Hawaii public .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/parents-file-lawsuits-on-behalf-of-students-aim-to-halt-hawaii-teacher-furloughs-203624/" title="Parents file lawsuits on behalf of students aim to halt Hawaii teacher furloughs">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>New breed of Home Economics focuses on careers instead of homemaking</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:31:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Monica Rhor</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HOUSTON — In just 40 minutes, Cafe Mirabeau would fill with hungry patrons — and every dish needed to be delectable, every plate a model of perfect presentation.

A squadron of white-jacketed cooks scurried from stove to cutting board, stirring, saucing, dicing, whipping. Thin curls of steam carried tempting hints: freshly simmered sweet potato and pear .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-breed-of-home-economics-focuses-on-careers-instead-of-homemaking-201264/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: New breed of Home Economics focuses on careers instead of homemaking</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hawaii reducing school year and closing classrooms on Fridays amid recession</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:26:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Niesse</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HONOLULU — At a time when President Barack Obama is pushing for more time in the classroom, his home state has created the nation&#8217;s shortest school year under a new union contract that closes schools on most Fridays for the remainder of the academic calendar.

The deal whacks 17 days from the school year for budget-cutting .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hawaii-reducing-school-year-and-closing-classrooms-on-fridays-amid-recession-200081/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Medical examiner: UConn football player killed by single stab wound, death ruled a homicide</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:52:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[STORRS, Conn. — An autopsy shows a University of Connecticut football player was killed by a single stab wound to his abdomen, and the state medical examiner&#8217;s office has ruled his death a homicide.

The medical examiner&#8217;s office released its findings Monday.
Jasper Howard and another male student were stabbed outside the UConn Student Union early Sunday ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/medical-examiner-uconn-football-player-killed-by-single-stab-wound-death-ruled-a-homicide-199967/">Medical examiner: UConn football player killed by single stab wound, death ruled a homicide</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Editors of student humor publication at Oregon college apologize for satire about killing Jews</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 05:27:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PORTLAND, Ore. — A student editor at a college campus-run humor publication in Portland says he and others plan to be more cautious when making decisions about the newspaper&#8217;s content after running a phony article that said students at another college killed all the Jews at their school.

Glenn Harrison, a student at Reed College and ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/editors-of-student-humor-publication-at-oregon-college-apologize-for-satire-about-killing-jews-197707/" title="Editors of student humor publication at Oregon college apologize for satire about killing Jews">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>On nationwide math tests, fourth-grader progress stalls but eighth-graders improve</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:10:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Libby Quaid</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — New math scores show fourth-graders made no gains since 2007, the first time in two decades they have failed to improve. Eighth-graders advanced for yet another year.

Education officials called the results troubling, even though it is impossible to know from one test whether progress over the long term has stalled.
&#8220;We&#8217;re clearly not requiring .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/on-nationwide-math-tests-fourth-grader-progress-stalls-but-eighth-graders-improve-195981/">Source &nbsp;: On nationwide math tests, fourth-grader progress stalls but eighth-graders improve</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>College students lukewarm to Kindle textbooks: What about doodling in the margin?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:25:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Mintz</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SEATTLE — It&#8217;s an experiment that has made back-to-school a little easier on the back: Amazon.com gave more than 200 college students its Kindle e-reading device this fall, loaded with digital versions of their textbooks.

But some students are finding they miss the decidedly low-tech conveniences of paper — highlighting, flagging pages with sticky notes and .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/college-students-lukewarm-to-kindle-textbooks-what-about-doodling-in-the-margin-195096/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: College students lukewarm to Kindle textbooks: What about doodling in the margin?</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NM Indian school beats poverty, language barrier to boost reading, math scores in 3 years</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 08:03:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Clark</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TOHATCHI, N.M. — Fifth grader Darius Yazzie&#8217;s after-school chores include hauling water for horses and feeding chickens, while his classmate, Shanika Begay, rides a bus 15 miles each way through the rolling hills of this impoverished corner of the Navajo Nation.

Some students travel a much greater distance, as far as 45 miles on dirt roads ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nm-indian-school-beats-poverty-language-barrier-to-boost-reading-math-scores-in-3-years-193520/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : NM Indian school beats poverty, language barrier to boost reading, math scores in 3 years</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Witnesses: Instructors rushed to help bleeding student after stabbing attack at UCLA lab</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:15:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas Watkins</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — Blood gushed from a student&#8217;s neck and formed a puddle on the floor of a UCLA lab as instructors struggled to stanch the wound.

The 20-year-old woman was taken across the hall after being slashed in the neck by a classmate, and two staff members quickly applied pressure and put gauze on the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/witnesses-instructors-rushed-to-help-bleeding-student-after-stabbing-attack-at-ucla-lab-192107/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Witnesses: Instructors rushed to help bleeding student after stabbing attack at UCLA lab</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Kennedy Center program that links arts groups with struggling schools could reinvent education</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:36:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brett Zongker</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The Kennedy Center is announcing a new program that could reinvent arts education for schools struggling with budget cuts and fewer art teachers.

The center says a pilot project in Sacramento, Calif., that was announced Friday could expand to three cities each year. Local arts groups will partner with schools to help carry out .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/kennedy-center-program-that-links-arts-groups-with-struggling-schools-could-reinvent-education-191906/" title="Kennedy Center program that links arts groups with struggling schools could reinvent education">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Summary of key events in the life and times of President Barack Obama</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:31:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — President Barack Hussein Obama&#8217;s long, winding path to the White House was strewn with a mix of personal and social obstacles, victories and defeats, comebacks and come-uppances. A summary of key points in his life, his quest for the presidency and key themes and goals he&#8217;s articulated while in the White House:

—Aug. 4, ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/summary-of-key-events-in-the-life-and-times-of-president-barack-obama-191751/" title="Summary of key events in the life and times of President Barack Obama">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama hosts White House party where the stars (and the moon and Jupiter) are the real stars</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:39:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Seth Borenstein</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Call it a star party with real star power.

The White House set up 20 telescopes, an inflatable dome with a three-dimensional video tour of the universe, and displays of moon rocks and meteorites as President Barack Obama was hosting a South Lawn star party for about 150 middle schoolers Wednesday evening.
It was a ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-hosts-white-house-party-where-the-stars-and-the-moon-and-jupiter-are-the-real-stars-189941/">Obama hosts White House party where the stars (and the moon and Jupiter) are the real stars</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Young people in 4-H do better in science and are more likely to pursue it, Tufts study finds</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:40:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Pratt</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BOSTON — American universities have an ally in their efforts to educate more students in science, technology and engineering and keep the nation competitive in the global economy, a Tufts University study released Wednesday shows.

Children involved in 4-H perform better in those subjects and are more likely to pursue science careers, according to the study, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/young-people-in-4-h-do-better-in-science-and-are-more-likely-to-pursue-it-tufts-study-finds-189789/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Young people in 4-H do better in science and are more likely to pursue it, Tufts study finds</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Supreme Court declines to review constitutionality of Fla. Pledge of Allegiance law</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:18:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal to review a Florida law that requires public school students to recite the Pledge of Allegiance each day unless they have their parents&#8217; written permission excusing them.

The justices declined Monday an appeal filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida on behalf of a high .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/supreme-court-declines-to-review-constitutionality-of-fla-pledge-of-allegiance-law-187251/">Supreme Court declines to review constitutionality of Fla. Pledge of Allegiance law</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Indonesia calls off search for survivors under rubble, focuses on rebuilding after quake</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:38:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Irwan Firdaus</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PADANG, Indonesia — Helicopters dropped instant noodles and other aid to cutoff hillside communities that were without food for five days, as rescue workers gave up their search Monday for survivors from last week&#8217;s massive Indonesian earthquake.

When all the bodies are counted and the missing declared dead, the death toll from Wednesday&#8217;s 7.6-magnitude quake in .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/indonesia-calls-off-search-for-survivors-under-rubble-focuses-on-rebuilding-after-quake-186890/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Victims of Indonesian quake threatened by storms, possible landslides</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 06:11:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Irwan Firdaus</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PADANG, Indonesia — Heavy rain threatened to trigger more landslides and hamper delivery of desperately needed aid Monday on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, where thousands of people were buried by last week&#8217;s powerful earthquake.

The Meteorological and Geophysics Agency warned that remote areas could see strong winds and storms for the next two days, worsening ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/victims-of-indonesian-quake-threatened-by-storms-possible-landslides-186829/" title="Victims of Indonesian quake threatened by storms, possible landslides">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Some students get classes in tents after Indonesian quake ravages school system</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 02:36:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Irwan Firdaus</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PADANG, Indonesia — Hundreds of children went back to class Monday in schools set up in tents in Indonesia&#8217;s earthquake zone to get counseling on the loss of loved ones and homes, as authorities tried to restore normalcy after the disaster.

UNICEF provided tents and basic supplies for schools in three of 10 districts along the .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/some-students-get-classes-in-tents-after-indonesian-quake-ravages-school-system-186771/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Freshmen at large universities embrace &#8216;psychologically smaller&#8217; approach to college life</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 08:03:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLUMBIA, Mo. — The freshman experience at large state universities can still resemble a failed social experiment more than the start of a four-year journey to enlightenment.

Overwhelmed freshmen in many places still sit anonymously in large lecture halls, surrounded by hundreds of peers whose names the professor couldn&#8217;t possibly remember. Dorm life isn&#8217;t much better, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/freshmen-at-large-universities-embrace-psychologically-smaller-approach-to-college-life-185746/">Original article on  : Freshmen at large universities embrace &#8216;psychologically smaller&#8217; approach to college life</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Second quakes terrifies Indonesians after temblor kills hundreds, fells buildings</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 07:02:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Irwan Firdaus</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[2nd quake shakes Indonesia after temblor kills 467

PADANG, Indonesia — A second powerful earthquake rocked western Indonesia on Thursday as rescuers struggled to reach survivors of the previous day&#8217;s temblor, which killed at least 467 people and left thousands trapped under collapsed buildings.
The death toll from Wednesday&#8217;s undersea quake of 7.6 magnitude was expected to .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/second-quakes-terrifies-indonesians-after-temblor-kills-hundreds-fells-buildings-183512/" title="Second quakes terrifies Indonesians after temblor kills hundreds, fells buildings">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama emphasizes on longer school days, shorter summer vacation for students</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:14:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Libby Quaid</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Students beware: The summer vacation you just enjoyed could be sharply curtailed if President Barack Obama gets his way.

Obama says American kids spend too little time in school, putting them at a disadvantage with other students around the globe.
&#8220;Now, I know longer school days and school years are not wildly popular ideas,&#8221; the .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/more-school-obama-says-kids-need-longer-school-days-shorter-summers-181365/">Obama emphasizes on longer school days, shorter summer vacation for students</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Slain Yale student remembered for big smile, fun spirit as family, friends mourn in California</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 21:13:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Thompson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. — Family members of the Yale University doctoral student found murdered on what was to be her wedding day said they&#8217;ll always remember the beaming smile and fun-loving spirit of the brilliant woman who hoped to change the world through her medical research.

&#8220;She always brought a smile to our faces,&#8221; said .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/slain-yale-student-remembered-for-big-smile-fun-spirit-as-family-friends-mourn-in-california-179831/">Slain Yale student remembered for big smile, fun spirit as family, friends mourn in California</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Murdered Yale student to be remembered as &#8216;great achiever&#8217; as family, friends mourn in Calif.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 13:04:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Thompson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. — A Yale University doctoral student found murdered on what was to be her wedding day is being remembered Saturday as a brilliant woman who hoped to change the world through her medical research.

Annie Le, who was 24, is to be eulogized and buried near where she grew up in California&#8217;s ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/murdered-yale-student-to-be-remembered-as-great-achiever-as-family-friends-mourn-in-calif-179650/">Original article on  : Murdered Yale student to be remembered as &#8216;great achiever&#8217; as family, friends mourn in Calif.</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mrs. Obama leads G-20 spouses on tour of Pittsburgh performing arts school, Warhol museum</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 21:25:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darlene Superville</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PITTSBURGH — First lady Michelle Obama, a supporter of arts education, says the arts are a form of diplomacy that challenges assumptions and helps people learn from and inspire each other.

Underscoring her point, she spoke at the Pittsburgh Creative and Performing Arts School. Its students are like those depicted in the movie, &#8220;Fame,&#8221; majoring in .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mrs-obama-leads-g-20-spouses-on-tour-of-pittsburgh-performing-arts-school-warhol-museum-179174/" title="Mrs. Obama leads G-20 spouses on tour of Pittsburgh performing arts school, Warhol museum">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:12:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darlene Superville</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PITTSBURGH — Comparing the arts to a form of diplomacy, first lady Michelle Obama on Friday promoted arts education while treating her counterparts to tours of two of this city&#8217;s leading cultural institutions.

The first stop for Mrs. Obama and the spouses of world leaders attending an economic summit was the Pittsburgh Creative and Performing Arts ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mrs-obama-leads-g-20-spouses-on-tour-of-pittsburgh-creative-and-performing-arts-school-178929/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Mrs. Obama leads G-20 spouses on tour of Pittsburgh Creative and Performing Arts School</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mrs. Obama plans hands-on day for summit spouses at performing arts school, Andy Warhol museum</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 09:11:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darlene Superville</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PITTSBURGH — From the pop artistry of the late Andy Warhol to the work of student performers, a display of arts was in store for the spouses of world leaders on the final day of an international economic summit.

First lady Michelle Obama, the hostess for the global gathering, was to take her counterparts on tours ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mrs-obama-plans-hands-on-day-for-summit-spouses-at-performing-arts-school-andy-warhol-museum-178589/" title="Mrs. Obama plans hands-on day for summit spouses at performing arts school, Andy Warhol museum">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Education secretary defends accountability but wants changes in No Child Left Behind</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:18:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Libby Quaid</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is committed to the school accountability at the heart of the No Child Left Behind law championed by former President George W. Bush but also wants to make changes, says Education Secretary Arne Duncan.

Duncan credited the law for shining a spotlight on children who need the most help, according to .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/education-secretary-defends-accountability-but-wants-changes-in-no-child-left-behind-177224/">Education secretary defends accountability but wants changes in No Child Left Behind</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Michelle Obama to treat G-20 spouses to dinner at Heinz Kerry farm, lunch at Warhol museum</title>
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		<dc:creator>Darlene Superville</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PITTSBURGH — First lady Michelle Obama is taking on a new role as international hostess when she welcomes the spouses of world leaders headed to this river city for a two-day economic summit.

While the presidents and prime ministers spend Thursday evening and Friday chewing over the world&#8217;s problems, Mrs. Obama will entertain their spouses by  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/michelle-obama-to-treat-g-20-spouses-to-dinner-at-heinz-kerry-farm-lunch-at-warhol-museum-177218/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 01:03:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Libby Quaid</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is committed to the testing and school accountability at the heart of the No Child Left Behind law championed by former President George W. Bush, Education Secretary Arne Duncan said.

In a speech prepared for delivery Thursday, Duncan gave the law credit for shining a spotlight on kids who need the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obamas-education-secretary-seeks-parents-educators-comments-on-no-child-left-behind-law-2-177070/">Read : Obama&#8217;s education secretary seeks parents&#8217;, educators&#8217; comments on No Child Left Behind law</a>.]]></description>
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		<dc:creator>Tarek El-tablawy</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CAIRO — Saudi Arabia has dug into its oil-fueled coffers to set up a new research university, a multibillion dollar coed venture built on the promise of scientific freedom in a region where a conservative interpretation of Islam has often been blamed for stifling innovation.

The King Abdullah Science and Technology University — complete with state-of-the-art ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/with-an-eye-to-the-future-saudi-arabia-launches-world-class-research-university-175511/" title="With an eye to the future, Saudi Arabia launches &#8216;world class&#8217; research university">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Conference examines role of biotechnology in South Dakota&#8217;s economy</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/conference-examines-role-of-biotechnology-in-south-dakotas-economy-171842/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:51:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wayne Ortman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — South Dakota must overcome what university president James Abbott characterized as an inferiority complex if it&#8217;s to produce college graduates who can grow a biotechnology industry that&#8217;s already taken root.

Abbott and others speaking at the 4th South Dakota Biotechnology Summit said a strong academic foundation and support from government and industry ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/conference-examines-role-of-biotechnology-in-south-dakotas-economy-171842/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Conference examines role of biotechnology in South Dakota&#8217;s economy</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Houston-area school district wins $1 million Broad Prize; money will go to scholarships</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/houston-area-school-district-wins-1-million-broad-prize-money-will-go-to-scholarships-170298/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:04:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Monica Rhor</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HOUSTON — A Houston-area school district where 84 percent of students qualify for free or reduced lunch on Wednesday won the nation&#8217;s top prize in public education, winning $1 million for making strides in student achievement.

The Aldine Independent School District, which has been a finalist for four of the last six years, was honored for .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/houston-area-school-district-wins-1-million-broad-prize-money-will-go-to-scholarships-170298/">Houston-area school district wins $1 million Broad Prize; money will go to scholarships</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Puerto Rico education chief defends decision to ban 5 books from high school curriculum</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:53:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura N. Perez Sanchez</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico&#8217;s top education official on Monday defended his decision to ban five books from the curriculum at public high schools across the U.S. territory because of &#8220;coarse&#8221; language.

The move drew criticism over the weekend from university professors on the Caribbean island.
Education Secretary Carlos Chardon told reporters he decided not ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/puerto-rico-education-chief-defends-decision-to-ban-5-books-from-high-school-curriculum-168436/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Puerto Rico education chief defends decision to ban 5 books from high school curriculum</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Tenn. county seeks millions for schools, sewers, arts, PR to fix image after coal ash spill</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 15:11:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Duncan Mansfield</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KINGSTON, Tenn. — For a Tennessee community that fears being forever linked to one of the country&#8217;s worst environmental disasters, an estimated $1 billion being spent to clean up a massive coal ash spill that flooded its lakeside homes isn&#8217;t enough.

Roane County leaders want millions more dollars to repair their economy and image after 5.4 .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/tenn-county-seeks-millions-for-schools-sewers-arts-pr-to-fix-image-after-coal-ash-spill-167357/">Source &nbsp;: Tenn. county seeks millions for schools, sewers, arts, PR to fix image after coal ash spill</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sports save schools: Colleges are adding sports to boost revenue and increase enrollment</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 17:27:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Raby</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[FOREST GROVE, Ore. — Money killed Pacific University&#8217;s football program and money is bringing it back.

Seventeen years ago, the Boxers were losing, McCready Field was falling apart and football was draining the budget at the small liberal arts school west of Portland. Now Pacific is planning for a return next season to boost enrollment — .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sports-save-schools-colleges-are-adding-sports-to-boost-revenue-and-increase-enrollment-166876/">Original source &nbsp;: Sports save schools: Colleges are adding sports to boost revenue and increase enrollment</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Volunteers turn national pain into national pride at 9/11 service events nationwide</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:41:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Thousands of people heeded the call by President Barack Obama and Congress to observe Sept. 11 by volunteering. Here is a sample of events around the country.

CHICAGO — It may not seem like much, spreading mulch on the ground at a park on Chicago&#8217;s northwest side.
But to Betty Johnson, working in a garden Friday was .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/volunteers-turn-national-pain-into-national-pride-at-911-service-events-nationwide-166189/">Volunteers turn national pain into national pride at 9/11 service events nationwide</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Aage Bohr, Danish Nobel prize winner and son of nuclear physicist Niels Bohr, dies at 87</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:16:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jan M. Olsen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[COPENHAGEN — Aage Bohr, a nuclear physics professor and Nobel laureate like his father, has died. He was 87.

Bohr was awarded the Nobel Prize for physics in 1975. His father, Niels Bohr, who was a colleague and close friend of Albert Einstein, was awarded the Nobel Prize in physics for nuclear research in 1922.
The institute .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/aage-bohr-danish-nobel-prize-winner-and-son-of-nuclear-physicist-niels-bohr-dies-at-87-164580/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Aage Bohr, Danish Nobel prize winner and son of nuclear physicist Niels Bohr, dies at 87</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>In Gaza, where Holocaust denial runs strong, UN caught in dispute over study of genocide</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:17:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karin Laub</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Gaza students won&#8217;t learn about the Holocaust this year.

Angry protests by Palestinians have disrupted tentative plans to introduce information about the Nazi genocide of 6 million Jews into the curriculum in U.N. schools.
The dispute touches on one of the largest psychological barriers dividing Arabs and Jews: Arabs see the Holocaust ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/in-gaza-where-holocaust-denial-runs-strong-un-caught-in-dispute-over-study-of-genocide-162930/" title="In Gaza, where Holocaust denial runs strong, UN caught in dispute over study of genocide">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Curriculum will teach students in 7 states about 9/11, aims to connect attacks to present</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:47:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani joined Sept. 11 family members and college professors on Tuesday at a hotel blocks from the World Trade Center site to unveil a plan to teach middle and high school students about the 2001 terrorist attacks.

The 9/11 curriculum, believed to be the first comprehensive educational plan focusing on .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/curriculum-will-teach-students-in-7-states-about-911-aims-to-connect-attacks-to-present-162845/">Curriculum will teach students in 7 states about 9/11, aims to connect attacks to present</a>.]]></description>
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