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Our Summer Reading Contest begins! This week our judges are a team from Random House Kids, and the winners will be announced on July 1. Students 13 to 19, post your pick by Thursday, June 27.    

US - NY - Cortland, Summary of Position: Full-time one-year visiting professor position (non-tenure track) starting August 2013 to teach Sociology related courses.Major Responsibilities: Expected course load, subject to

Bill Gates is a central figure in the modern school reform movement, thanks to his willingness to spend billions of his own dollars for projects he likes. He, for example, spent $2 billion in an effort to break up large high schools and create a network of small schools, but he abandoned that when he decided it hadn't worked. He and his foundation injected hundreds of millions of dollars into experiments to develop controversial teacher assessment systems, is pushing a project to videotape every teacher in the country to help them see how they do their job, spent at least $150 million to help the Common Core State Standards initiative, provided $100 million to build a controversial student database, and, well you get the idea. His money has deeply affected the course of school reform.

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US - CA - Gilroy, Gavilan CollegeFALL SEMESTER 2013SOCIOLOGY PART-TIME INSTRUCTOR(PART-TIME – NOT TO EXCEED 67% OF A FULL-TIME LOAD)Open Until FilledLIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES – Contact: Dean Fran Lozano at

US - CA - Gilroy, Gavilan CollegeFALL SEMESTER 2013HISTORY PART-TIME INSTRUCTOR(PART-TIME – NOT TO EXCEED 67% OF A FULL-TIME LOAD) Open Until FilledLIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES – Contact: Dean Fran Lozano at

Admission deans and college counselors suggest summertime reads for college-bound students, their parents and anyone who enjoys reading for pleasure.    

What is Sing for Hope, and what is the idea behind its piano project?    

1) Frilly socks -- Kingsholm Primary School in Gloucester, England, banned them after a child with a very long frill apparently tripped and fell, according to the Independent.

2) Triangle-shaped flapjacks -- Castle View School in Essex, England, banned flapjacks in triangle shapes after one was thrown and hit a student in the eye, according to the Independent.

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This word has appeared in two New York Times articles in the past year.    

Across the country, states and districts are increasingly funneling public funds to religious schools, private nursery schools and a variety of nonprofit organizations that conduct classes.    

Former President Bill Clinton announced a project on Thursday to expand the use of Open Badges — online credentials that employers or universities can use in hiring, admissions, promotions or awarding credit.    

A review of federal data found that technology investments in schools had not changed the nature of education.    

Valerie J. Reidy, 64, cited her age and family concerns in her decision to retire from the school, which is being investigated over accusations of hazing on the boys’ track team.    

US - CA - La Jolla, Associate Professor, Ethnic Studies Division of Social Sciences University of California San DiegoJob Description:The Ethnic Studies Department (http://ethnicstudies.ucsd.edu) at the University

US - CA - La Jolla, Temporary Lecturer, Critical Gender StudiesDivision of Social SciencesUniversity of California San DiegoJob Description:The Critical Gender Studies Program (http://cgs.ucsd.edu) at the University of