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The Choice Blog: Waiting for More College Offers, and Wincing About Having to Choose

Education News from NY Times - Mon, 02/25/2013 - 2:40pm
It might be foolish of me to think that rejections are what I should be hoping for, but I don’t want to face a difficult situation in the future.

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Assistant Professor of Political Science | Colorado Christian University

Latest Job Postings - Mon, 02/25/2013 - 11:37am
US - CO - Lakewood, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Possess at a Ph.D. degree in political science or a related field from an accredited college/university. Possess at a minimum two years of undergradua
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Full Professor (W2/ W3) in the Anthropology of Globalization | University of Cologne Germany

Latest Job Postings - Mon, 02/25/2013 - 11:05am
DEU - Nationwide, Job description The Faculty of Arts and Humanities at the University of Cologne, Germany, invites applications for a full Professorship (W2/W3) in the Anthropology of Globalization. The position
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'You can't have that data': 19 months of stonewalling by ed bureaucrats

Education News from Washington Post - Mon, 02/25/2013 - 11:00am

In state after state, critics of education reform try to get data from state education departments to see for themselves how well things are really going and they get stonewalled. Here's the story of one such data-retrieving effort, by Aaron Pallas, professor of sociology and education at Teachers College, Columbia University. He writes the Sociological Eye on Education blog — where this first appeared — for The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, non-partisan education-news outlet affiliated with the Hechinger Institute on Education and the Media.

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Director Student Assessment | Oakland University School of Medicine

Latest Job Postings - Mon, 02/25/2013 - 10:22am
US - MI - Rochester, Minimum Qualifications: • Master's degree in Higher Education, Public Administration, Management, College Student Personnel, Educational Research, Social Science, Statistics or other relevant fie
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Districts Abandoning At-Large School Board Elections

Education Week - Mon, 02/25/2013 - 8:51am
A 2001 California law has spurred some school systems to pick board members by subdistricts to increase diversity.
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The Learning Network Blog: What’s Going On in This Picture? | Feb. 25, 2013

Education News from NY Times - Mon, 02/25/2013 - 8:00am
Every Monday morning, we publish a New York Times photo without a caption, headline or other information about its origins. Join the conversation by posting about what you see and why in our comments section.

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The Learning Network Blog: Student Opinion | What Investment Are You Willing to Make to Get Your Dream Job?

Education News from NY Times - Mon, 02/25/2013 - 6:02am
What sacrifices does your dream job require before you land it?

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Physiologist | Stony Brook University

Latest Job Postings - Mon, 02/25/2013 - 5:41am
US - NY - Stony Brook, Campus Description: Stony Brook University, home to many highly ranked graduate research programs, is located 60 miles from New York City on Long Island's scenic North Shore. Our 1,100-acre campus is
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The Learning Network Blog: 6 Q's About the News | And the Oscars Went to...

Education News from NY Times - Mon, 02/25/2013 - 5:38am
Who were the big winners at Sunday night’s Academy Awards?

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The Learning Network Blog: Test Yourself | Math, Feb. 25, 2013

Education News from NY Times - Mon, 02/25/2013 - 5:26am
Can you calculate the approximate volume of the meteor that landed in Russia on Feb. 15, 2013?

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The Learning Network Blog: News Quiz | February 25, 2013

Education News from NY Times - Mon, 02/25/2013 - 4:05am
See what you know about the news of the day.

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The Learning Network Blog: Fill-In | A Soft-Spoken Snowboarder Blazes Icy Trails

Education News from NY Times - Mon, 02/25/2013 - 3:03am
Fill in the blanks in the first nine paragraphs of the article “A Soft-Spoken Snowboarder Blazes Icy Trails” by Max Klinger.

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Japan's Hope: If You Build It, They Will Come

Education News from NY Times - Mon, 02/25/2013 - 2:47am
Hundreds of new universities have opened in Japan, despite the country’s declining youth population.

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