Online classes clicking with students

June 12, 2010

More and more, college classes are moving outside the brick and mortar building and toward a virtual offering. Western Nebraska Community College officials say students and teachers are embracing online courses for their offerings.

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In bold move, Colorado alters teacher tenure rules

June 12, 2010

Colorado is changing the rules for how teachers earn and keep the sweeping job protections known as tenure, linking student performance to job security despite outcry from teacher unions that have steadfastly defended the system for decades.

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New concerns arise over body scanners

June 12, 2010

Aviation security experts say the machines may miss items that metal detectors catch. Airline passengers may also be able to hide materials in the groin or body cavities. As the government begins deploying whole-body imaging machines to replace metal detectors at airports nationwide, some security experts worry that the new technology could make it easier, not harder, to sneak weapons and …

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In bold move, Colorado alters teacher tenure rules

June 12, 2010

Colorado is changing the rules for how teachers earn and keep the sweeping job protections known as tenure, linking student performance to job security despite outcry from teacher unions that have steadfastly defended the system for decades.

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In bold move, Colorado alters teacher tenure rules

June 12, 2010

Colorado is changing the rules for how teachers earn and keep the sweeping job protections known as tenure, long considered a political sacred cow around the country.

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Keeping ‘virtual criminals’ at bay

June 12, 2010

What will you do if your National Identity Card is lost or stolen? Gone are the days when you panicked over such a ‘trivial’ matter. Just an ‘official’ police complaint and a fresh application addressed to the Registrar of Persons for a new ID will settle the whole issue!

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In bold move, Colorado alters teacher tenure rules

June 12, 2010

Colorado is changing the rules for how teachers earn and keep the sweeping job protections known as tenure, long considered a political sacred cow around the country.

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The Macalope Weekly: Wrong, wrong, wrong!

June 12, 2010

Everyone’s got it wrong this week! Fake Steve says the Mac is dead, Fortune gets burned trying to slam the iPhone 4, and an eWeek pundit turns a top ten list into a stupid pet trick. The Macalope knows we’re only days from graduation, but that’s it! You’re all repeating the third grade!

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Educating earns extension director Citizen of the Month

June 12, 2010

John Fulton, the Logan County Extension director for the University of Illinois Extension office in Lincoln, continues to help provide educational programs and research-based information, which helps our community improve the quality of their lives.

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Gaming goes 3D. Are you ready?

June 12, 2010

With 3D movies boosting both audience experiences and box office coffers, videogame publishers are following Hollywood’s lead and developing 3D games.

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