USDA Backs Production of Rice With Human Genes - washingtonpost.com

Seeded on Sat Mar 3, 2007 10:43 AM EST (The Washington Post)

This is not a product that everyone would want to consume," Rissler said, adding that other companies grow such plants indoors or in vats. "It is unwise to produce drugs in plants outdoors."

food, fda, health, plants, genetic-engineering, gmo

Firefly Prepaid Mobile Phone

Seeded on Sun Dec 3, 2006 3:16 PM EST (familysafemedia.com)

has a number of techno gadgets for parents.

education

The Immigration Answer? It's in Mexico's Classrooms - New York Times

Seeded on Fri Dec 1, 2006 8:41 AM EST (The New York Times)

I'm not sure I agree with the point or solutions this article makes, but I agree there is an unnatural imbalance of people who immigrate to a foreign country. Labor is better rewarded in the US than Mexico which serves less educated males.

immigration, education, mexican, us-news, feminism, poverfy

Bigger Better Preschoolers as Parents Seek an Edge - New York Times

Seeded on Thu Oct 19, 2006 6:58 AM EDT (The New York Times)

Fueled by the increasingly rigorous nature of kindergarten and a generation of parents intent on giving their children every edge, the practice is flourishing in New York City private schools and suburban public schools.

education

Faso, Spitzer agree on charter schools, but not on school aid

Seeded on Sat Oct 14, 2006 8:22 AM EDT (CNET News.com)

"No matter who's governor, we're optimistic. Both candidates support charter schools," said Peter Murphy of the New York Charter Schools Association.

ny, spitzer, schools, education, students, teachers, parents, discipline, charter-schools

U.S. Group Reaches Deal to Provide Laptops to All Libyan Schoolchildren - New York Times

Seeded on Wed Oct 11, 2006 5:32 AM EDT (The New York Times)

It is possible, Mr. Negroponte said, that Libya will become the first nation in the world where all school-age children are connected to the Internet through educational computers. "The U.S. and Singapore are not even close," he said.

technology, schools, education, africa, school, teachers, outsourcing, globalization, online-education

In Many Public Schools, the Paddle Is No Relic - New York Times

Seeded on Sun Oct 1, 2006 7:38 AM EDT (The New York Times)

But gradually, the tenor of the school turned around, he said, for the better.

youth, children, schools, education, teachers, parents, discipline, punishment, juvenile-justice

Betting on the dot-edu bubble

Sun Sep 24, 2006 2:32 PM EDT

Giving away computers and software away to public education is a time-tested strategy of corporations hoping their label will be the monopoly that owns global academia.

Continue reading this entry ...

youth, schools, education, teachers, parents, elearning, instructional-technology, eschools, ischools

Murder your wife? 7 years!

Seeded on Fri Sep 8, 2006 6:34 AM EDT (CNET News.com)

Fishkill man who killed wife faces 7 years Judge accepts manslaughter plea

violence, women, gender, muder

Private Vrs Public Schools

Seeded on Tue Jul 25, 2006 7:10 AM EDT (The New York Times)

Imagine school vouchers being used to help this school. It's not surprising that public schools grades are fairly consistent with those of private schools, at least in New York; they operate so similarly. If you pay them ... they will be very predictable.

youth, race, schools, education, private, vouchers, funding, discipline, administration, grades

Help wanted: 30,000 skilled welders, electricians and pipe fitters willing to relocate to Canada

Seeded on Sun Jul 9, 2006 10:12 AM EDT (USA Today)

Daily production from oil sands is expected to quadruple to 4 million barrels by 2020, according to the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers.

canada, oil, jobs, labor, outsourcing, world-news

A Republican agenda: It's Time to Raise Taxes - New York Times

Seeded on Wed Jun 28, 2006 6:34 AM EDT (The New York Times)

This means we have to transfer ownership of roughly $1 trillion of our assets to foreigners every year to cover our excess of international purchases over sales. But the total worth of all the assets in the United States is not greatly more than $50 trillion.

business, china, economy, jobs, taxes, budget, inflation, deficit

Summer Camp Directors watching the web - New York Times

Seeded on Thu Jun 22, 2006 7:44 AM EDT (The New York Times)

In addition, "We are asking local police enforcement for more of a presence and are beefing up internal security, all of that directly because of MySpace," said Fritz Seving, Fernwood's director.

camp, youth, schools, education, school, teens, discipline, juvenile

MiamiHerald.com | 06/15/2006 | Miami-Dade Schools ban book on Cuba

Seeded on Fri Jun 16, 2006 7:14 AM EDT (The Miami Herald)

Opponents of Vamos a Cuba pointed to several passages they considered inaccurate or misleading, including:

cuba, immigration, schools, school, ban, us-news, censor, elementary

Day Labor Nation

Seeded on Fri Jun 16, 2006 6:52 AM EDT (The New York Times)

One time, he said, an employer berated him for not cutting the grass at the proper angle and then refused to pay him. Mr.

economy, immigration, jobs, civil-rights, us-news

A Ring Tone teachers cannot hear.

Seeded on Mon Jun 12, 2006 8:02 AM EDT (The New York Times)

In that old battle of the wills between young people and their keepers, the young have found a new weapon that could change the balance of power on the cellphone front: a ring tone that many adults cannot hear.

student, schools, education, school, teacher, teen, discipline

Who Should Decide Land Use? U.S. Government Already Does - New York Times

Seeded on Wed May 31, 2006 6:22 AM EDT (The New York Times)

A result, as Mr. Kennedy and others have argued, was federal mortgage incentives, insurance programs and other initiatives that dispersed people into unsettled areas.

fire, defense, politics, environment, social-planning

Heavy Turnover in New York's Principal Ranks - New York Times

Seeded on Mon May 22, 2006 7:25 AM EDT (The New York Times)

In many ways, the new principals mirror the new "educrats"—some of them former management consultants, or lawyers like the chancellor— who replaced longtime Board of Education bureaucrats and have helped Mr. Klein reshape the nation's largest school system.

nyc, schools, education, school, administration

Immigrants Hear God's Word, in Chinese, via Conference Call - New York Times

Seeded on Sun May 21, 2006 6:59 AM EDT (The New York Times)

Although reliable numbers are difficult to come by because most Fujianese are here illegally, it is estimated that 300,000 immigrants from the Fuzhou region are in the United States, with the largest concentration, about 60,000 to 70,000, in New York City, said Kenneth J.

china, immigration, religion, poverty, god

Even in children's textbooks - Process destroys innovation

Seeded on Fri May 19, 2006 8:10 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

In Texas, the Board of Education is dominated by political conservatives who are heavily lobbied by conservative activists,

youth, children, schools, conservatives, education, school, god, liberals

Fuzzy Math for 'Best High Schools' List - New York Times

Seeded on Wed May 17, 2006 8:15 AM EDT (The New York Times)

Newsweek's 21st best school in America, and Pensacola High, 38th best, both have D ratings from Florida, meaning that 2,465 of Florida's 2,773 schools are considered better. At both of these "Best" schools only 15 to 20 percent of black and Hispanic children read at grade level

race, schools, education, school, teachers, administrators, economic-class

As Test-Taking Grows, Test-Makers Grow Rarer - New York Times

Seeded on Fri May 5, 2006 9:04 PM EDT (The New York Times)

With federal law requiring wider testing of schoolchildren, the nation faces a critical shortage of people like Mr. Wu with the mathematical, scientific, psychological and educational skills to create tests and analyze the results.

new-york, immigration, testing, education, school, outsourcing, discipline, nclb

Third-grader takes teacher's van for joyride - Apr 19, 2006

Seeded on Thu Apr 20, 2006 5:41 AM EDT (CNN)

"You can't do anything but laugh," said Brady, who spent 90 minutes Tuesday teaching other pupils about the consequences of choices they make. She said she would not let the boy return to her class, according to the Bee.

student, youth, schools, education, school, discipline, elementary