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• National Board calls ‘Slumdog’ year’s best film
The National Board of Review, which is composed of film historians, students and educators, was founded in 1909. The awards will be handed out Jan. 14 in a New York gala hosted by Whoopi Goldberg. Last year’s pick for best film, “No Country for ...
• Lie, cheat and steal: high school ethics surveyed
NEW YORK - In the past year, 30 percent of U.S. high school students have stolen from a store and 64 percent have cheated on a test, according to a new, large-scale survey suggesting that Americans are too apathetic about ethical standards. Educators ...
• Encouraing kids to do right thing
It's a flaw in our system that whatever we are doing as educators allows this to continue." Too blase about ethical shortcomings Josephson contended that most Americans are too blase about ethical shortcomings among young people and in society at large ...
• How to talk to your kids about the shootings
While there have been several attacks in a short period of time, parents and educators should discuss how unlikely it is for such an attack to occur at school. Try to limit excessive rehashing of the news, but "the more important thing to do is make ...
• Union backs Obama teacher pay plan
Union backs Obama teacher pay plan Many educators oppose tying their compensation to student performance ... WASHINGTON - A teachers' union said it supports President-elect Barack Obama in trying to tie pay raises to student ...