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Study Takes a Sharp Look at the CityĀ’s Failing Students
The study found that nearly 140,000 young people have either dropped out of high school or are already so far behind that they are unlikely to graduate. From New York Times: Education on October 21, 2006 at 10:45 p.m..

A First Amendment Scholar, Dogged by Free-Speech Fights
There is probably no university chief in America more steeped in issues of free speech than Lee C. Bollinger, the president of Columbia University. From New York Times: Education on October 21, 2006 at 10:45 p.m..

Folksonomies and rich serendipity
Patrick Lambe has provided a simple model on the use of folksonomies. To quote: What makes folksonomic tagging activity different from "free text" keywords entered into optional metadata fields by publishers of content into content management systems? Why does the... From Column Two on October 21, 2006 at 9:45 p.m..

New UK Student Bloggers
If nothing else, this trip has reminded me how much fun it is to work with kids and how I really love to be in an environment where I can be serious and be really silly at the same time. All of the kids that I met this week in Liverpool and Bolton just sparkled [...] From A Copyfighter's Musings on October 21, 2006 at 5:46 a.m..

A scenario-based approach to evaluating CMS vendors
Tony Byrne has written an article on his scenario-based approach to evaluating vendors. To quote: There is no "best" web content management system. I don't believe in magic quadrants, leaders-and-laggards, and other horserace-style evaluation approaches. Neither should you. The best... From Column Two on October 21, 2006 at 3:48 a.m..

[TS] Talking Business: The University of Raising Big Money
Are fund-raising campaigns by AmericaĀ’s elite universities just an example of the rich getting even richer Ā— just because they can? From New York Times: Education on October 21, 2006 at 2:45 a.m..

Basic Instincts: Relax, Itā€™s Just Preschool
In choosing between public and private schools, education can be as much about whom your children sit beside as what they learn. From New York Times: Education on October 21, 2006 at 2:45 a.m..

Turmoil at Gallaudet Reflects Broader Debate
The protests over the selection of a new president illuminate differences over the future of deaf culture. From New York Times: Education on October 21, 2006 at 2:45 a.m..