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January 18, 2008 a bi-weekly update on U.S. Department of Education activities relevant to the Intergovernmental and Corporate community and other stakeholders NCLB UPDATE, NATIONAL DASHBOARD, FEDERAL STUDENT AID, GRANTS FORECAST, MATH COURSETAKING AND ACHIEVEMENT

Tools: Captchas explanations for KNOW NOTHINGs, KNOW SOMETHINGs, and KNOWITALLs, colloquially speaking. Learn why it's bad for accessability - Imagine a World Without Apple, Bloggers, Google or Dell - Youtube Remixer button - blogtv - 2008 eduWeb Conference in Atlantic City

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Teen-distributed child porn; MO cyberbullying case; Imposter profiles; Online 'friending'; 'Semi-permeable' classrooms; Everybody a spin doctor; Oz filtering; Online socializing in Japan; UK's top social sites

* Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools -- CFDA# 84.184E * Professional Development for Arts Educators (PDAE)Program -- CFDA# 84.351C

Martin Luther King, Jr Day - which is January 21st this year - including audio and video links to some of Dr. King's most-loved speeches. Black History Month all year long. CLASSROOM RESOURCES, LEARN HISTORY THROUGH SONG, MUSIC, POETRY,and the ARTS. FOLKTALES -- 2 ORIGINAL E - BOOKS Read and Hear A Brother Anansi and Brother Tecoma Stories spoken in Standard English and Negerhollands English. LESSON PLANNING, UNDERGROUND RAILROAD, ABOUT AMISTAD, CENSUS 1999, PLANTATIONS, ADULT TOPICS, BOOKS, ONLINE TOOLS, BLACK SLAVERY IS NOT HISTORY ONLINE PROJECT

The great folksinger and storyteller Utah Phillips http://www.utahphillips.org/ has had to retire from performing due to chronic and serious heart problems that have plagued him for years. How you can help.