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• Child war-zone refugees learn to adapt to U.S. public schools – USATODAY.com http://bit.ly/dhR36Q #

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• Education Week: Arizona, Tucson At Odds Over Ethnic Studies http://bit.ly/bgI8js #
• Is the ban on the face veil in Syrian schools motivated by secularism or by fear of Islamists? http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2010/1011/re6.htm #
• Syria Today | No place for the Niqab http://www.syria-today.com/index.php/politics/11359-no-place-for-the-niqab #
• How Time’s Aisha Cover Obscures the Horror of War – COLORLINES http://colorlines.com/archives/2010/08/on_monday_time_magazine_will.html #
• Some Thoughts on “Acting White” | Racialicious – the intersection of race and pop culture http://bit.ly/cDhdmX #

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• ACLU, CCR seek to have Obama enjoined from killing Awlaki without due process – Glenn Greenwald – Salon.com http://bit.ly/dd2XaC #
• AZ schools chief wants video of 'ethnic classes' to ensure compliance with new law: http://bit.ly/bQOA8C #
• Schools begin dropping race-based mascots after state orders – JSOnline http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/news/99949269.html #
• Annandale High School students aim to rebuild Somalia's educational system http://bit.ly/c1U4OD #
• Unschooling Is My Job http://homeedmag.com/HEM/195/sounschool.html #
• An Evidence-based Approach for Fostering Positive Social Behaviors in Schools http://bit.ly/azkjYN #

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• If Britain decides to ban the burqa I might just start wearing one | David Mitchell | Comment is free | The Observer http://bit.ly/aETpOR #
• On Education – Equity of Test Is Debated as Children Compete for Gifted Kindergarten – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/bcneM1 #
• New York Will Make Standardized Exams Tougher – NYTimes.com http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/20/nyregion/20tests.html?fta=y #
• A fictional (but interesting!) conversation: Jaime Escalante, Alfie Kohn, John Taylor Gatto and Frank Smith http://bit.ly/aFMIDB #
• Cool Tools: The Best Magazine Articles Ever http://www.kk.org/cooltools/the-best-magazi.php (Overwhelmingly male, but lots of good stuff) #

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• http://wii.sh/D43 Students disclose illegal status as part of push for immigration law reform #
• BBC News – Swedish-style free schools in England 'could widen social divide' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-10725724 #
• Schavan says school Islam lessons improve integration http://bit.ly/cmKLLK #
• Discouraging news, when parents can but won't help pay for college, and won't release FAFSA info. http://nyti.ms/9jCJYE #

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• http://wii.sh/D39 About Those Unpaid Internships | The American Prospect #

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• http://wii.sh/D31 Alas, a blog » Blog Archive » A huge long list of comics recommendations for an 11-year-old girl, by Rachel Edidin #

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• http://wii.sh/D23 Wonkette : Arizona School Demands Black & Latino Students’ Faces On Mural Be Changed To White #
• http://wii.sh/D24 Does the Internet Make You Smarter? – WSJ.com #

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• California school moves to ban THE DICTIONARY; rest of world succumbs to despair about the state of American education: http://bit.ly/5Jw9WP #

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• Newsflash, rich people are meaner: http://bit.ly/5Mjlev #
• Interesting. Religious respondents (of any faith) have a more favorable view of Muslims than do the non-religious: http://bit.ly/51rQiE #
• "The hatred towards Muslims has grown to a level that defies all logic and is an affront to British values." http://bit.ly/81mULb #
• Texting and chat-speak actually improve children's spelling skills: http://bit.ly/5RBURZ #
• Realizing that one's intelligence may be improved may improve one's intelligence: http://bit.ly/5m1c6Q #

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• College admissions still overwhelmingly favor elite: http://bit.ly/6e1v35 #
• Liberty Clinic. Do you have a question about your rights? http://bit.ly/8yBeiq #
• The history of monotheism, if it were fanfiction: http://bit.ly/8t9HJ1 #

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• Conservatives re-write textbooks in Texas; all US students given same books: http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2010/1001.blake.html #
• What makes a great teacher? TFA releases 20 years of data: http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/201001/good-teaching #
• Survey: South Asian languages taught in the US at the K-12 level http://desilearn.us/ #
• Are AP classes overenrolled? http://bit.ly/8uYF0C #

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• Why is feminism still so divisive? http://bit.ly/6uR3JS #

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• US taking wrong lessons from Chinese schools: http://bit.ly/JKKjJ #
• The king's son and the fish: http://bit.ly/1VxAFi #

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• Do teachers need education degrees? (Part 1) http://bit.ly/4itlF #
• The value of education degrees: teachers respond http://bit.ly/2aMN2J #
• Eduwonk: Responses to the NYT on reinventing teacher ed programs http://bit.ly/2JZYn #

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