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Popular Education Defined

A process using participant-based learning to uncover root causes of social, economic and political oppression and using this analysis to move a group into action for a more just world.

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Good News Business Roundup

Published July 5, 2009, 1:42 am, Reno Gazette-Journal

Tahoe Youth & Family Services, for operational support for up to 63 units of counseling, education, prevention and support services at the Douglas Drop-In Center.

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Hyde Receives Spirit of Vassar Award

Published July 5, 2009, 12:45 am, East Aurora Advertiser

The Alumnae and Alumni of Vassar College recently honored Alison Church Hyde, Vassar class of 1959, with the Spirit of Vassar Award during the college’s annual reunion weekend in June. Each year an individual or group is chosen by the association for this honor for volunteer efforts that “exemplify an enduring spirit of community and caring, and recognize an outstanding commitment to Vassar or ...

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The Influence Game: New drink tax widely opposed

Published July 4, 2009, 9:34 pm, The Palm Beach Post

A push for new taxes on soda, beer and wine to help pay for Americans' health care is stirring up more than just the beverage industry.

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Outdoors Calendar

Published July 4, 2009, 9:29 pm, Asheville Citizen-Times

Submit items one week in advance for the Outdoors Calendar, a weekly listing of hiking, mountain biking, paddling, running and other activities in Western North Carolina.

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She"™s Everyone with lots of humor

Published July 4, 2009, 3:04 pm, Philippine Daily Inquirer

She is a God-fearing government fixer, a fortune-telling Sto. Niño, and a domestic helper on a plane sitting beside another OFW who looks suspiciously like Jose Rizal.

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Fame, fortune for Web tutors in education-crazy South Korea

Published July 3, 2009, 3:18 am, ABS-CBNNEWS.com

SEOUL - For a teacher who never sees his students and instructs only online, South Korean Woo Hyeong-cheol makes a lot of money, $4 million a year to be exact.

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Fame, fortune for web tutors in education

Published July 3, 2009, 2:07 am, CIOL

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA: For a teacher who never sees his students and instructs only online , South Korean Woo Hyeong-cheol makes a lot of money, $4 million a year to be exact.

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Celebrity Golfers To Drive Home The Message

Published July 2, 2009, 6:28 pm, Scoop.co.nz

On Thursday 12 November, well known television presenter Peter Williams and Lance Murray, New Zealand Golfer’s editor, will take on and lead the annual Golf Marrowthon 100 Hole Challenge to help raise funds for the Leukaemia & Blood Foundation.

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Shana Foundation recognized for public awareness drive

Published July 2, 2009, 5:27 pm, Atlanticville

MONMOUTH BEACH — Madeline Wasserman, executive director of the Monmouth Beach-based Shana Foundation, was recognized for her educational advocacy on behalf of the public and the health care community by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey at a State House ceremony on May 21.

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Reassessing the Jackson-Vanik Amendment

Published July 2, 2009, 11:08 am, Foreign Relations

The Jackson-Vanik Amendment , an addition to the U.S. Trade Act of 1974, was crafted to put pressure on the Soviet Union for human rights abuses but has become a symbol of lingering tensions in the U.S.-Russia relationship.

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  • The Official Flat Stanley Project
  • UC Irvine, OpenCourseWare: A Revolution Yhe University of California, Irvine has a long history of social engagement. As a leading public research University, an important part of its mission is to showcase and disseminate the research and scholarship of the University to the public. Open educational content is a concept that will advance human knowledge, creativity, lifelong learning, and the social welfare of educators, students, and self-learners across the globe.
  • Online Video Lectures and Course Materials ? Open Yale Courses: Open Yale Courses provides free and open access to a selection of introductory courses taught by distinguished teachers and scholars at Yale University. The aim of the project is to expand access to educational materials for all who wish to learn.
  • Notre Dame OpenCourseWare: Notre Dame OCW is a free and open educational resource for faculty, students, and self-learners throughout the world. We hope you find Notre Dame OCW valuable, whether you're a student looking for some extra help, a faculty member trying to prepare a new course, or just interested in learning more about a topic that interests you. Notre Dame OCW does not grant credits or degrees, and does not provide access to faculty. What Notre Dame OCW does give you is open access to the materials used in a variety of courses.
  • OpenCourseWare Finder
  • Open Learning Initiative Free Online Courses: OLI course designs improve learning outcomes Using intelligent tutoring systems, virtual laboratories, simulations, and frequent opportunities for assessment and feedback, OLI builds courses that are intended to enact instruction ? or, more precisely, to enact the kind of dynamic, flexible, and responsive instruction that fosters learning.

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