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Archive for April, 2010
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Saturday, April 24th, 2010RT @AdamDurso 1.2 million students drop out each yr. 75% of America's inmates dropped out- @2020schools is important! #iammyschool # RT @AdamDurso Drop outs from 2007 will cost > $329B in lost wages taxes & productivity in their lifetimes- @2020schools #iammyschool # RT @KenBobe RT @AdamDurso Drop outs from 2007 will cost > $329B in [...]
Reload 1.2.3 Coming to NY/NJ June 12
Friday, April 23rd, 2010The greatest value for the youth ministry training dollar returns to the NY/NJ metro area June 12. Greater NY youth workers are already familiar with Reload, the best-of-class, one-day training experience offered by Urban Youth Workers Institute (UYWI) in 20+ cities each year. Metro New York has hosted Reload for 4 of the last 5 [...]
I Am My School
Tuesday, April 20th, 2010Register for I Am My School here. WHEN & WHAT? Saturday // May 15 Join 1500 students in prayer walking the schools near you. Sunday // May 16 Invite your congregation to adopt 1 school within walking distance of the church for regular prayer and service. Monday // May 17 Commission students to return meaningful, [...]
Suspect Improvements
Tuesday, April 20th, 2010New York has boasted record gains in Math and Reading proficiency for the last five years. Federal testing suggests differently. Have we been lying to our kids? [L]ast week, the federal government released scores for the nation and the states, and New York did not fare well. In fact, almost all of New York’s reported [...]
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Saturday, April 17th, 2010It's easy to lose our religion. We do all The Stuff to fill a void that doesn't fill. What then? 2crossroads.com # We serve a God who is bigger than we can comprehend. At best our understanding is incomplete. Leave room for grace & mystery 2crossroads.com # "For in him we live& move& have our [...]
Recently on Twitter: Weekly Digest
Saturday, April 10th, 2010Today we celebrate: death, where is your sting? "To live is Christ, and to die is gain" … BECAUSE He is risen. # Celebrating resurrection power at Abounding Grace http://twitpic.com/1d7l53 // http://agmin.org # Play ball! Spring has sprung when the World Champion #Yankees retake the field. Hip hip Jorge + a grand welcome for Curtis! [...]
Political Bickering Means NYS Races to the Bottom of Education Reform Funding
Wednesday, April 7th, 2010Education officials and charter school backers on Monday lashed out at teachers unions and the Legislature after New York failed to get $700 million in federal Race to the Top money. Tennessee and Delaware scored a combined $600 million of the competitive $4.3 billion pot of education money to help turn around failing schools and [...]
F is for Failure
Monday, April 5th, 2010Newsweek probes the failures of education reform over the last decade.
Recently on Twitter: Weekly Digest
Saturday, April 3rd, 2010Amazing two days w @dslaybaugh planning the life I am meant to live. Thnx 4such a gift! Next step: accountability. Plans don't self-execute. # Sadly, too true // RT @HarryTucker "The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings." – Eric Hoffer # "This generation needs the best books you [...]
Judah’s latest article
Thursday, April 1st, 2010Judah’s third article at PS 102′s Journalism Stars Virtual Journal is now online. Just slightly more lighthearted than last month’s Haiti opus, for March’s “How?” issue Judah delved into the world of creating custom Pokemon cards.Herewith, for my personal archive, “Pokemon Card Creator.” Attention all Pokemon card lovers. I am about to teach you how [...]