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Abby Purdy
I am a Visiting Assistant Professor at Miami University Hamilton.
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Digital Archive of Literacy Narratives - 3 views
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An archive, compiled by OSU, with materials for teaching the literacy narrative as well as a database of student narratives.
Financial Literacy Month - 0 views
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Although I don't usually like the idea of using Wikipedia as a resource, this was a concise way to share that April is Financial Literacy Month.
Budgetball - 0 views
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Budgetball is a new sport being played on college campuses with the aim of making financial literacy accessible in a very physical way.
Free Personal Budget, Online Money Management, Personal Finance Software, Financial Pla... - 0 views
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Free online personal financial advisor to help you manage your finances. Save money, decrease debt and make plans with Thrive. One of a number of websites popping up, designed to make users financially literate in a hands-on way.
Free Personal Finance Software, Online Money Management, Budget Planner and Financial P... - 0 views
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Free Personal Finance Software, Online Money Management, Budget Planner and Financial Planning - Mint.com - Free personal finance software to assist you to manage your money, financial planning, and budget planning tools. Achieve your financial goals with Mint. One of a number of websites popping up, designed to make users financially literate in a hands-on way.
SmartyPig: Simple. Smart. Savings. - 0 views
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SmartyPig helps you save for a specific goal, by allowing you to invite others to contribute to your account, giving you incentive boosts from top retailers and a competitive interest rate on your money. One of a number of websites popping up, designed to make users financially literate in a hands-on way.
Wesabe: Get to Know Your Money - 0 views
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Take control of your money, find the best values in your area, and reach your financial goals by joining the Wesabe community. One of a number of websites dedicated to helping users become financially literate in a very hands-on way.
User-Generated Content Makes Web the New Sweatshop - 0 views
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The author argues that posters on sites such as YouTube and FunnyOrDie are working for free.
Three key rules of media behavior shape their discussions of "the 'torture' debate" - 0 views
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The virtual unanimity among media stars against investigations and prosecutions vividly illustrate their core function.
Logging On to the Ivy League - 0 views
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Why top-tier universities are racing to give the public free online access to their best lecturers. A great resource for free research material on the web, including a new YouTube education site.
How to Raise the Standard in America's Schools - 0 views
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Our students are falling behind their counterparts in the rest of the world, threatening the U.S.'s economic future. Why national education standards are the only way to fix the system
Would Lowering the Drinking Age Help Curb Binging? - 0 views
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Would lowering the legal age help colleges curb alcohol abuse?
Hitchens: Why Texas Is Right on Teaching Evolution | Newsweek Culture | Newsweek.com - 0 views
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An opinion piece by well-known anti-theist Christopher Hitchens.
Hitchens: Why Texas Is Right on Teaching Evolution - 0 views
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An opinion piece by Christopher Hitchens, a well-known anti-theist.
Am I hurting my local public schools-and hurting America-by sending my kids to expensiv... - 0 views
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This column is a sort of "Dear Abby" column for people looking for answers on how to be better world citizens. Obviously, not scholarly, but they do provide some interesting ideas and links to other sources.
How twentysomethings are coping with the recession. - By Emily Bazelon - Slate Magazine - 0 views
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Apprehension, with an enduring edge to it. That's the general mood among the twentysomethings I've heard from during the last several weeks in response to a question I asked about how the recession is making them feel.
It's time to kill the idea that newspapers are essential for democracy - 0 views
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An op-ed piece from Slate.
The Orwellian language of Wall Street finds its way to the Treasury Department - 0 views
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An interesting article that unites language and finance and the current fiscal crisis.
All the news that's fit to be birdcage liner - 0 views
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Newspapers have been battered by technological and economic forces, sure, but journalism has also delivered a one-two punch to its own jaw.