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Google Maps for Politics: Flock Together
My brother, Martin, has put together a really nice site, Flock Together, to map political events using Google Maps From Serious Instructional Technology on February 12, 2006 at 1:46 p.m..

Windows Live @ edu Program - free email hosting for universities and more
Update: Gmail has come out with a similar program - when I first wrote about this, I didn’t highlight the fact that this is @yourdomain.edu - Robert Scoble reports that at least 20 Universities have signed up for this While there has been understandably vigorous discussion about Apple’s iTunesU, I am surprised that the Windows Live [...] From homoLudens III on February 12, 2006 at 12:45 p.m..

Gmail for Domains
Earlier I wrote about Microsoft offering e-mail hosting for universities and colleges - what I wasn’t clear about was that this hosting was at the college’s domain, e.g. @email.yourcollege.edu. I think this is a big deal - with MSN, it comes with the suite of MSN tools, including spaces (weblogs, etc.). Now Google is getting [...] From Serious Instructional Technology on February 12, 2006 at 12:45 p.m..

Applications to Law Schools Are Declining
Admissions officers and career counselors say they are not sure what is causing the drop. From New York Times: Education on February 12, 2006 at 12:45 p.m..

Panel Explores Standard Tests for Colleges
The panel is examining whether the tests would prove that students are learning and allow easier comparisons on quality. From New York Times: Education on February 12, 2006 at 12:45 p.m..

On-Time High School Graduation Rate Fell in 2005
The figures have sent education officials in the Bloomberg administration scrambling for explanations. From New York Times: Education on February 12, 2006 at 12:45 p.m..

Parent Council to Boycott City's Lobbying Trip to Albany
While boycotting the administration, the Chancellor's Parent Advisory Council will still lobby for the schools, traveling with the city teachers' union. From New York Times: Education on February 12, 2006 at 12:45 p.m..

The Nation: Thinning the Milk Does Not Mean Thinning the Child
Why expect that a small change, like replacing whole milk with skim, would affect children's weights? From New York Times: Education on February 12, 2006 at 12:45 p.m..

Tutor Program Offered by Law Is Going Unused
Four years after President Bush signed the No Child Left Behind law, vast numbers of students are not getting the tutoring that the law offers as one of its hallmarks. From New York Times: Education on February 12, 2006 at 12:45 p.m..

Oaxaca 3
Wandering the streets of the Centro Historico sparks new thoughts. The Cultural Center is in a convent built in the mid-sixteenth century. The relics from Monte Alban show sophitication and artistry from 3000 years ago. Were I from Oaxaca, I don't think I could ever forgive the Spaniards for [...] From Internet Time Blog on February 12, 2006 at 12:45 p.m..