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Heritage Weekly Podcast 3-15-10: Virginia Walden Ford on School Choice
On 03.14.10 09:00 PM posted byVirginia Walden Ford, a veteran school choice activist, discusses the DC Opportunity Scholarship, the Heritage documentary "Let Me Rise," and continuing the fight to save
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Public Diplomacy 2.0: Where the U.S. Government Meets “New Media”
On 12.08.09 02:17 PM posted by[1]Matt C. Armstrong,
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Patrick Schmitt chosen to be the next president of Pierce College Puyallup
03.18.10 08:07 AMPierce College District Chancellor Michele Johnson today announced that Patrick Schmitt has been chosen to be the next president of Pierce College Puyallup.
Schmitt, who currently serves as the campus executive officer and dean at the University of Wisconsin-Waukesha, holds a doctorate with specializations in American 20th century theatre and drama and dramatic theory and criticism, and a bachelors degree in communications and theatre.
He will assume the presidency at Pierce College Puyallup on July 1.
Dr. Schmitt is an articulate, forward-thinking, and collaborative leader, who is well-experienced in working in a complex district, said Johnson. We are looking forward to him joining our Pierce College team.
Schmitt was one of five finalists who visited Pierce College Puyallup the first week of March. During those visits, each candidate participated in a public forum and took a number of questions from the community.
Schmitt spoke about his experiences in education, as both a teacher and administrator, and about feeling a sense of fit with the Puyallup community.
Schmitt will replace the current president of Pierce College Puyallup, Tana Hasart, who is retiring June 30 after five years. She previously served as the vice chancellor for academic affairs and director of student affairs for the University of Washington-Bothell, president and vice president of student services at Clark College in Vancouver, and director of admission, registration and student aid for Pierce College, where she worked from 1983 to 1993. A former Pierce student, Hasart was named a Distinguished Alumnus in 1998.
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More Harm than Good
On 02.28.10 08:00 PM posted byhe United Nationss emphasis on working with and through governments can
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United States Should Focus on Building an Enduring Relationship With Indonesia
On 03.08.10 08:00 PM posted byOn his trip to Indonesia this month, US President Barack Obama has the opportunity to position the United States and Indonesia
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Free Khodorkovsky
On 03.09.10 08:00 PM posted byPresident Obama has his hands full dealing with Russia. However, high on his agenda should be the release of Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Moscow’s most famous
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Relying On Government Coming to Tipping Point
On 03.10.10 08:00 PM posted byWhile conservatives and liberals keep score on who’s winning or losing the latest debate over the size and scope of government, America steadily approaches a
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All the President’s Budget Gimmicks
On 03.15.10 09:00 PM posted byPresident Obama’s new budget proposal would raise taxes by $3 trillion over the decade and still double the national debt.
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Granada’s API Rockets to 843
09.14.09 04:00 PMDate: 9/15/2009…a jump of 30 points from last year!
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Title 1 & English Learner Advisory Committee Meetings 3/23 6:00 pm Oral Arts
03.17.10 06:40 AMPlease join us as we discuss The Chatsworth High School Single Plan for Student Achievement. There will be a Special Presentation on Effective Parenting by Family Specialist and Licensed Clinical Social Worker Tracy Hoberman.
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Plaid Press March 2010
03.14.10 04:00 PMDate: 3/15/2010 Download the latest issue…
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Hip-Hop Artist Common, Jazz Musician Washington Rucker to Headline African-American M
03.15.10 09:29 AMGrammy Award-winning hip-hop artist Common and renowned jazz musician Washington Rucker are among the music industry professionals taking part in the 11th Annual African-American Music Festival at Cal State Northridge later this month.
The festival, which is free and open to the public, is scheduled to take place March 22-27. It will feature music education workshops, for middle and high school students, that provide an opportunity for the young people to explore the creativity found in the spiritual, Blues, jazz, R&B and gospel art forms that have served as a foundation for much of the worlds music.
The festival has been an important addition to CSUNs community outreach in promoting music education regionally, said Pan-African studies professor Deborakh Broadous, advisor of the African-American Music Association (A2MA), the student group that is organizing the event. We believe in the power of mentorship and exposing these children to the most successful musicians and executives in the business. We hope to encourage these young people to pursue their dreams.
Broadous said the festival provides an opportunity to explore, learn, share and grow in the understanding of the influences of African-American music through musical workshops and student programs such as the Master Class Project, panel discussions, live performances from various artists as well as providing student performers with a platform to get their music critiqued by entertainment industry professionals.
The highlight of this years festival is scheduled to take place Thursday, March 25, when dozens of middle and high school students will take part in the Master Class Project from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the University Student Union on the east side of the campus off Zelzah Avenue. The project involves a series of music education workshops designed to provide a forum in which the students can personally interact with music educators. Famed jazz musician Washington Rucker and the R&B group KNS Rockstar are expected to perform.
The Master Class will be followed at 4 p.m. by the Music Business College Tour and Student Showcase, which will feature Grammy Award-winning hip-hop artist and actor Common and Ernie Singleton, former vice president of urban music for MCA Records and CEO of Singleton Entertainment Corp.
The tour and showcase includes an educational panel and networking forum for high school and college students interested in the music and entertainment industries.
Other activities in the six-day festival include writers and contemporary worship music workshops and concerts.
The festival will culminate at 6 p.m. on Saturday, March 27, with a gospel concert and reception at Calvary Baptist Church of Pacoima, 12928 Vaughn St. in San Fernando.
For a full list of the festivals activities, dates and locations, call (818) 677-9464.
Though the festivals activities are free and open to the public, reservations are recommended for the Master Class Project and the Music Business College Tour and Student Showcase. To make a reservation, please e-mail [email protected].
The festival is supported by A2MA, CSUNs Pan-African Studies Department, the University Student Union, Singleton Entertainment Corp., the Entertainment Educational Foundation, Project MuszEd, Mixed Chicks and Secret Publicity and Special Events.
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Old school meets new school
03.14.10 01:38 PMCanoga softball players from the past defeated the lady Hunters of 2010 in our FIRST ANNUAL Girls’ Softball Alumni Game…but just barely.
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Does Creating Jobs Have to Cost Money?
On 12.10.09 08:00 PM posted byAbstract: The past 11 months have been spent on an agenda that is out of step with the struggles
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D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program in Critical Condition
On 12.13.09 08:00 PM posted byD.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program in Critical Condition
Print PageBy Lindsey BurkeToday’s Washington Post editorial page draws attention to the plight of the embattled D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program, which is now in critical condition due to language contained in the omnibus bill. The 2010 spending bill effectively kills the successful program by prohibiting any new students from receiving scholarships. The Post writes that contrary to being a compromise as some lawmakers claim, the OSP language tucked away in the omnibus bill is in fact a death sentence:
"IT IS DISTRESSINGLY clear that congressional leaders never really meant it when they said there would be a fair hearing to determine the future of the District’s federally funded school voucher program. How else to explain language tucked away in the mammoth omnibus spending bill that would effectively kill the Washington Opportunity Scholarship Program?"
"Contrary to claims of this being a compromise, the measure is really slow death for a program that provides $7,500 annually to low-income students to attend private schools. The number of students participating in the program has already shrunk from more than 1,700 to 1,319, and the nonprofit that administers the scholarships has said that it may have to pull out because the conditions would be untenable. It’s also possible that some schools that now enroll voucher students could be forced to shut down."Despite strong support locally for the scholarships, many in Congress have continued to turn a deaf ear to the pleas of District families. The Post continues:
"Key lawmakers in the appropriation process have been, at best, disingenuous about their intentions, thus placing the program’s advocates in their current no-win situation. Sen. Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.) made encouraging comments about allowing new students but, despite his clout as majority whip, did nothing to make that happen. Rep. Jose E. Serrano (D-N.Y.) said that he didn’t want to usurp local control, even as the mayor, the schools chancellor and a majority of the D.C. Council lobbied for the acceptance of new students."
In a letter to members of Congress, Joe Robert, and longtime advocate for children and chairman of the board at the Washington Scholarship Fund, calls Representative Serrano to task. Responding to a letter Serrano had written in November in opposition to the OSP, Robert writes:
"…you claim that the DC school voucher program was ‘imposed by Congress’. This is patently false and you know it. The DC voucher legislation was conceived, supported and aggressively fought for by a Democratic mayor, a Democratic school board president, and a Democratic chair of the DC City Council’s Education Committee, as well as a larger population sick to death of seeing African-American and low-income kids utterly defeated year after year by a broken education system.
"…Shame on you. Shame on all public officials who would rather relegate low-income children to continued cycles of poverty and illiteracy than take on the forces that benefit from the status quo of a broken education system. All you need to do is listen to the local education community and continue a successful program that is already in place." -
How to Make Better News on Marriage
On 12.15.09 08:00 PM posted byTabloid headlines about one more public figure’s troubled married life sound a sordid finale to yet another sad, hard year for marriage. High-profile marital strains
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Twelve Anti-Family Gifts from Congress
On 12.21.09 08:00 PM posted byA decade-long ban is lifted in the bill to allow D.C. to use local funds to run a needle exchange program for drug addicts. Unfortunately,
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Social Justice: Not What You Think It Is
On 12.29.09 12:56 PM posted by[1]G. J. Papageorgiou, "Social Values and Social Justice," Economic Geography, Vol. 56, No. 2 (April 1980), pp. 110-119.
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Politicizing Preschool
On 01.04.10 11:22 AM posted byBefore we invest $10 billion to fund new programs for preschoolers, let’s get an answer to the $100 billion question: Does Head Start provide