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Tell us if you think the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) is working.  Why is it working?  Is it closing the Achievement Gap? If it isn’t helping the education system, what are the options?  We would like to hear from you!

Join JHU Choral Society!
No audition required! Join the oldest co-ed choir on campus. All levels of experience are welcome. Rehearsals are on Tuesdays from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the Mattin Center SDS Room. E-mail jhuchoralsociety@gmail.com.
http://web.jhu.edu/announcements/faculty-staff/targetpage.html?baid=31021

Check out Teachers.net for some great articles for current and former educators.  Add an attribute that you think a teacher needs to be effective.
http://teachers.net/gazette/MAY08/archive/

Maryland wins Race to the Top funding – http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/education/bs-md-win-race-to-the-top-20100824,0,238026.storyMaryland
Maryland will receive $250 million.  How do you think the money should be  spent?

Counseling students and alumni are invited to the Counseling Wine and Cheese Reception on Wednesday, August 25 at the Education Building in Baltimore from 4:30 – 6:30 p.m.  This event is sponsored by the SOE’s Student and Alumni Counseling Association (SACA) – Homewood Chapter.
To RSVP for this event, please email soe.students@jhu.edu.
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Valuable tips for educators this year in Teachers.net.  Dont’ miss these other articles:
Ten Tips to Deal with Difficult Parents Effectively
Five Tips to help Children Develop their Natural Gifts
Practical Tips for  Teaching Elementary Writing
Word Wall Tips

Teachers.net has some fun articles about the history of the pencil, and space toilets. These are considered general articles written by Tim Newlin of TimTim.com.  Enjoy!
Chinese Royalty and Cedar Wood, The History of the Pencil
Space Toilets
Digital Pens & Touchscreens
A World of Zippers
The Dance of the Honeybees

NPR article discusses cheating in college.  Who is the main culprit?  Why do you think more students are  cheating?
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“Leadership is not about telling someone what to do; it’s about teaching them to think. Meet Roxanne Forr, M.S. ‘96, principal of Cecil Elementary, a Blue Ribbon School in Baltimore.  Read more…

“Every once in a while you have a student assigned to your class that seems a mystery, that makes you feel inadequate to the task. The methods that work with other students do not work with her. The year ends and you have a sense that you could have done more if you only knew [...]