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Hafizullah Amin is Dead
Submitted by hfeldman on Thu, 06/04/2009 - 09:39.
Hannah's Feature on Fossils!
Submitted by hfeldman on Fri, 02/20/2009 - 03:01.
Los Angeles Times: Major cache of fossils unearthed in L.A.
New York Times: Los Angeles Tar Yields Mammoth’s Skeleton
But What Does It Mean? Photo Credits
Submitted by hfeldman on Fri, 01/16/2009 - 15:31.
Education Intelligence Agency
Submitted by hfeldman on Fri, 01/16/2009 - 05:13.
Antonucci, Mike. “Current Spending Statistics of Public Elementary-Secondary School Systems for 2005-06: District Rankings for Pennsylvania in Enrollment, Full-Time Equivalent K-12 Teachers, Per-Pupil Spending, and Spending on Compensation.” Education Intelligence Agency. April 2008. 15 Jan. 2009 <http://www.eiaonline.com/districts/Pennsylvania.pdf>.
This source provided a wealth of quality information on each school district in the state of Pennsylvania. It provided the amount of money spent per student, and the total number of students enrolled in each district. It provided additional information on how these numbers have changed in between 2001-02 and 2005-06, but those percentages were not used in this presentation.
Napoleon Bonaparte
Submitted by hfeldman on Fri, 01/16/2009 - 05:11.
Bonaparte, Napoleon. Council of State meeting. 1807. 15 Jan. 2009 <http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Education#For_state_education>.
This source provided some lovely insights into why education is important, and some of the criticisms as well.
National School Lunch Program
Submitted by hfeldman on Fri, 01/16/2009 - 05:10.
United States. Dept. of Agriculture. Food and Nutrition Service. National School Lunch Program. July 2008. 15 Jan. 2009 <http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/Lunch/AboutLunch/NSLPFactSheet.pdf>.
This source helped define what ‘economically disadvantaged’ means.
But What Does It Mean?
Submitted by hfeldman on Fri, 01/16/2009 - 05:07.
PSSA Results
Submitted by hfeldman on Fri, 01/16/2009 - 05:01.
Pennsylvania. Dept. of Education. 2007-08 District Level Math and Reading PSSA Results. 14 Aug. 2008. 14 Jan. 2009 <http://www.pde.state.pa.us/a_and_t/lib/a_and_t/2008_District_Level_PSSA_Results.xls>.
This source provided a wealth of information. It contained all PSSA scores for every district in the state. It included information on the number of kids tested per district, and breakdowns by status- gender, IEP, ELL, race, migrants, economic disadvantage, Title I, and Title III. Information was given in percentages of students who scored Below Basic, Basic, Proficient, and Advanced. The numbers of students to whom each category was applicable were also included.
Open Letter to President-Elect Obama
Submitted by hfeldman on Thu, 11/13/2008 - 02:14.
Dear President-Elect Obama,
Congratulations on your election to the office of the Presidency. I look forward to your Presidency with hope and happiness.
During your campaign, you talked about your energy policy, which included the use of clean coal technology. However, clean coal technology is not clean, and coal will never be a clean source of energy. The toxic byproducts of coal are not magically neutralized through the process to make “clean coal.” They are simply captured in filters. But those filters need to replaced every six months or a year, and they have to be stored somewhere.
Sports Can Be Educational, Too!
Submitted by hfeldman on Thu, 10/30/2008 - 19:39.
Let's put it out there: I don't like sports.
I don't care about football, and I fall asleep watching baseball. Basketball is annoying, and hockey is overhyped.
BUT. But, I do love my city. And I love its history. And sports are a part of history.
Last night, when the Phillies won the World Series, a wave of screams rose from the streets up to my 10th floor window. Cars blared their horns, egged on by the exulting masses spilling out from the bar doors.
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