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Dillon Lucas

Obama: Jobs plan needed to help stalled economy - CNN.com - 0 views

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shared by Dillon Lucas on 09 Sep 11 - No Cached
  • Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama hit the road Friday to rally public support for his new job creation plan, calling it critical to efforts to invigorate an ailing economy and avert a new downturn
Aaron Fischer

College Presidents Have Problems With Obama's Message On Tuition : The Two-Way : NPR - 0 views

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College Presidents Obama Tuition

shared by Aaron Fischer on 27 Jan 12 - No Cached
  • His message to colleges and universities: "You can't assume that you'll just jack up tuition every single year. If you can't stop tuition from going up, then the funding you get from taxpayers each year will go down."
  • "The president wants to mimic the 'Race to the Top' program used to reform K-12 education, by creating Race to the Top grants for colleges and universities that come up with ways to keep tuition in check. Higher ed officials say this smells like another example of federal overreach into higher ed, a system which, as the president acknowledged in his speech at the University of Michigan today, is viewed by many as the world's finest.
heather wendel

Obama controlling college costs - 0 views

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shared by heather wendel on 27 Jan 12 - No Cached
  • In 2010, Congress approved a bill that restructured the federal student loan program and redirected $61 billion towards post-secondary education spending,
  • heather wendel on 27 Jan 12
     
    In 2010, Congress approved a bill that restructured the federal student loan program and redirected $61 billion towards post-secondary education spending.
  • heather wendel on 27 Jan 12
     
    Rising college tuition and student debts
anonymous

'War-weary' Obama says Syria chemical attack requires response - CNN.com - 0 views

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      anonymous on 04 Oct 13
       
      Russia and Syria are culturally connected.
  • "It's important for us to recognize that when over 1,000 people are killed, including hundreds of innocent children, through the use of a weapon that 98 or 99 percent of humanity says should not be used even in war, and there is no action, then we're sending a signal that that international norm doesn't mean much," Obama said. "And that is a danger to our national security."
Robin Galloway

National Educational Technology Plan: Your Questions Answered | Edutopia - 2 views

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shared by Robin Galloway on 26 Jan 11 - No Cached
  • An Internet-enabled device for every teacher and student in the country. Universal broadband access for homes and schools. Those, along with an embrace of cloud computing, openly-licensed educational materials and open source technologies are part of the new education technology recommendations from the U.S. Department of Education.
  • An Internet-enabled device for every teacher and student in the country. Universal broadband access for homes and schools. Those, along with an embrace of cloud computing, openly-licensed educational materials and open source technologies are part of the new education technology recommendations from the U.S. Department of Education.
  • The 124-page document lays out an ambitious agenda for transforming teaching and learning through technology. Much of the plan emphasizes "21st century learning," and competencies that, according to the Department of Education, include critical thinking, complex problem solving, collaboration, and multimedia communication.
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  • a world of digital knowledge, "always on"0- learning resources, and online communities for both educators and students
  • At least one Internet-enabled device for every student and educator
  • Use of Creative Commons and open licenses in course content
  • Changes to CIPA (Children's Internet Protection Act) to open access to the Internet and rethink how filtering works in schools
  • Transform the print-based classroom into a digital learning environment.
  • Encourage online learning
  • As good as the NETP may sound, it may be a bit disconcerting that here we are, two years into the Obama Administration, and we've only just now agreed on the plan for education technology.
  • But a plan, of course, is merely that -- a plan. It remains to be seen if there is either the political willpower or the budget to enact its contents.
  • Robin Galloway on 26 Jan 11
     
    "An Internet-enabled device for every teacher and student in the country. Universal broadband access for homes and schools. Those, along with an embrace of cloud computing, openly-licensed educational materials and open source technologies are part of the new education technology recommendations from the U.S. Department of Education."
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