Right for America or Wrong for Illegals? The DREAM Act Takes Center Stage

PoliticsDaily: Right for America or Wrong for Illegals? The DREAM Act Takes Center Stage by Jill Lawrence

DREAM, expected to come up for a vote in the year-end lame-duck session of Congress, is catchy shorthand for Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors. Translation: The act would offer a path to citizenship – and economic prosperity -- for undocumented immigrants who were brought here as children age 15 or younger. . .

For more info, visit:

• www.dreamactivist.org/
• www.dreampositive.info
• www.facebook.com/DreamAct2010

Celebrating 35 Years of IDEA

usedgov: Celebrating 35 Years of IDEA

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act is the legislative foundation for all services that students with disabilities receive in schools today. At the 35th anniversary of its passage, this video takes a look back to what the conditions were like before IDEA, and how its passage has changed the educational landscape for students with disabilities today

More High School Students Acquire Online Credits

More High School Students Acquire Online Credits By BRIAN THEVENOT and SARAH BUTRYMOWICZ

More and more students are flocking to online programs to make up failed classes.

N.Y./Region: Neediest | A Teacher in Training - nytimes.com/video

N.Y./Region: Neediest | A Teacher in Training - nytimes.com/video

After losing her eyesight, Libin Zhang, alone in a new country, rediscovers an old dream.

In Efforts to End Bullying, Some See Agenda

In Efforts to End Bullying, Some See Agenda By ERIK ECKHOLM, NYTimes

Lessons to teach acceptance of homosexuality, which have gained urgency after suicides, are causing culture wars. (Also checkout the audio clip from NYTimes Radio)

Going Clubbing

Going Clubbing By JAMES R. PETERSEN, NYTimes

Student groups for the 21st century.

• Slide Show: Early Extracurriculars »

Accommodations Angst

Accommodations Angst By ABIGAIL SULLIVAN MOORE, NYTimes

Advocates for the learning disabled say it has become harder to get extra testing time. What’s a student to do?

The China Boom

The China Boom By DAN LEVIN

A wave of Chinese undergraduates is choosing American colleges. Culture shock? Beer pong, anyone?

Mensa Workout

Mensa Workout NYTimes

Are you Mensa material? Test your gray matter with these brain teasers.

• Also checkout the NYTimes Crosswords, Games & Cartoons

Modern Minstrelsy: Exploring Racist Stereotypes in Literature and Life

Modern Minstrelsy: Exploring Racist Stereotypes in Literature and Life NYTimes Learning Network

What are the roots and legacy of minstrelsy and the Scottsboro Trials? How can stereotypes be used not only to reinforce a bias, but also to satirize that very bias? In this lesson, students learn about the minstrel tradition, consider how it echoes through stereotypes of African-Americans today and explore the legacy of black stereotypes and the Scottsboro Trials in popular culture, history and literature.

Learning in Dorm, Because Class Is on the Web

Learning in Dorm, Because Class Is on the Web By TRIP GABRIEL, NYTimes

Online education is finding its way into more colleges, many of them public institutions facing tight budgets.

• Live vs. Distance Learning: Measuring the Differences

China Surges Past India as Top Home of Foreign Students

China Surges Past India as Top Home of Foreign Students By TAMAR LEWIN

The numbers for China went up 30 percent in 2009-2010 academic year, a sign of the country’s booming economy.

Questionable Science Behind Academic Rankings

Questionable Science Behind Academic Rankings By D.D. GUTTENPLAN

A recent revelation that the works of one scholar put a little-known university into a top league table is embarrassing for the business of academic ratings.

• French University Rankings Draw Praise and Criticism

More Professors Give Out Hand-Held Devices to Monitor Students and Engage Them

More Professors Give Out Hand-Held Devices to Monitor Students and Engage Them By JACQUES STEINBERG, NYTimes

More than half a million college students now use wireless devices to register class attendance and take quizzes.

• How Clickers Work

California Court Backs Illegal Immigrants

California Court Backs Illegal Immigrants By IAN LOVETT, NYTimes

The California Supreme Court ruled that illegal immigrants can be eligible for the same reduced tuition at public colleges and universities as legal residents of the state.

Looking for Students Like Me!

Looking for Students Like Me! By TESS LANGAN, NYTimes

As the search for the right college continued, the more muddled my mind became.

What Do You Mean I Can’t Take This Course?

What Do You Mean I Can’t Take This Course? By PAMELA PAUL, NYTimes

Students find hurdles, even rejection, when trying to sign up for coveted electives.

• At Registration, to the Savvy Go the Spoils

There’s More Than One Way to Apply to College

There’s More Than One Way to Apply to College By AMY ZIPKIN, NYTimes

The Common Application isn’t the only game in town. Here’s a guide to the new apps. Hit ‘submit’ once.

Fill in the Blanks--Too Much Room to List Extracurricular Activities?

Fill in the Blanks By JACQUES STEINBERG, NYTimes

College applications can include as many as a dozen spaces for work and extracurriculars. Get busy?

Veterans Day Teaching and Learning Resources

Veterans Day Teaching and Learning Resources from www.free.ed.gov/

• Experiencing War (Voices of War): Stories from the Veterans History Project is the companion website for a book from the Veterans History Project.
• Veterans History Project is collecting oral histories, letters, diaries, and photos of America's war veterans
• Veterans Day provides resources for observing and learning about Veterans Day
• Veterans Day features a teachers guide that suggests classroom activities

Application Inflation: When Is Enough Enough?

Application Inflation: When Is Enough Enough? By ERIC HOOVER, NYTimes

Do colleges really need 30,000 applications to find 1,500 great students?

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Italian Studies Regains Spot on the List of AP Courses

Italian Studies Regains Spot on the List of AP Courses By TAMAR LEWIN, NYTimes

The program, which was suspended last year, will be reinstated at the start of the next school year, and its AP exam will again be offered in May 2012.

At English-Mandarin Public School, High Test Scores, but Also Strife

At English-Mandarin Public School, High Test Scores, but Also Strife By SHARON OTTERMAN, NYTimes

The Lower East Side public academy is being investigated after accusations of financial mismanagement and admissions irregularities.