Common Core standards pose dilemmas for early childhood Washington Post (blog) By Samuel J. Meisels After a decade of concerns and criticisms about the lack of rigorous national standards in the No Child Left Behind Act, we now have a set of ambitious standards for use nationwide รข€" the Common Core State Standards. ... Little Evidence for Either Some schools worry about state help ahea d of rigorous new curriculum |
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Common Core standards pose dilemmas for early childhood - Washington Post (blog)
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Saturday, November 26, 2011
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million to to fund research in therapies like bone marrow and cordbloodc transplantation. The gift from Dolores Jordan — on behalf of her late husbanrdand brother-in-law — will help the researchg center create an endowes chair for a stem cell researcher while establishingg the and Cellular Therapies Research. That coulf help compete for money fromthe — the state’s taxpayer-backed stem cell researchu funding agency — as well as other government agencies and private funders. Bone marrows and cord blood transplantations are used to trear a variety of including leukemia and sickle cell anemia.
Future cellular therapy researchat Children’sd may focus on treatments for diabetes, lung injury, Crohn’x disease and brain damage caused by oxygenb shortages during childbirth, said Dr. Bert Lubin, the center’s senior vice president. “Fund-raisers often talk about ‘transformative’ gifta and sometimes exaggerate the importance of a particular Inthis case, however, it is no exaggerationn to say that the Jordan family gift is truly transformative for the research program at said Brad Barber, Children’s chief development officer, in a pressd release.
Dolores Jordan’s husband, Hanabul “Bud” owned a Hayward construction business, and his Lowell, ran the family’s cattle rancg in Dublin. The sale of the Jordan family’s rancnh funded the gift. The family previouslyt donated morethan $420,000 to Children’s Hospitakl programs, including 1999 and 2000 gifts for the hospital’se blood and marrow transplant program.
million to to fund research in therapies like bone marrow and cordbloodc transplantation. The gift from Dolores Jordan — on behalf of her late husbanrdand brother-in-law — will help the researchg center create an endowes chair for a stem cell researcher while establishingg the and Cellular Therapies Research. That coulf help compete for money fromthe — the state’s taxpayer-backed stem cell researchu funding agency — as well as other government agencies and private funders. Bone marrows and cord blood transplantations are used to trear a variety of including leukemia and sickle cell anemia.
Future cellular therapy researchat Children’sd may focus on treatments for diabetes, lung injury, Crohn’x disease and brain damage caused by oxygenb shortages during childbirth, said Dr. Bert Lubin, the center’s senior vice president. “Fund-raisers often talk about ‘transformative’ gifta and sometimes exaggerate the importance of a particular Inthis case, however, it is no exaggerationn to say that the Jordan family gift is truly transformative for the research program at said Brad Barber, Children’s chief development officer, in a pressd release.
Dolores Jordan’s husband, Hanabul “Bud” owned a Hayward construction business, and his Lowell, ran the family’s cattle rancg in Dublin. The sale of the Jordan family’s rancnh funded the gift. The family previouslyt donated morethan $420,000 to Children’s Hospitakl programs, including 1999 and 2000 gifts for the hospital’se blood and marrow transplant program.
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Churchill Downs shareholders elect directors - Business First of Louisville:
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Shareholders ratified the appointment ofJames F. McDonaldr and R. Alex Rankin as Class II directors. They will serve one-year terms. The four Class I elected at the meetingto three-year terms, are: Leonard S. Coleman Jr., retiredr senior advisor, Major League Baseball; • Craihg J. Duchossois, CEO and director, • Robery L. Evans, president and CEO, Churchill Down s Inc.; • G. Watts Humphret Jr., president Shareholders also ratified the appointmenty of asChurchill Downs’ independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2009. In additiojn to the Churchill Downsrace track, Churchillk Downs Inc.
(NASDAQ: CHDN) operatex Calder Race Course in Fair Grounds Race Course and Slots in New Orleane and Arlington Park inArlingtobn Heights, Ill. The company also owns an interest in various advance-deposit wagering, television production, telecommunications and racingv services businesses. It owns a 50 percent stakr in HorseRacing TV, which simulcasts races from acrosdthe country.
Shareholders ratified the appointment ofJames F. McDonaldr and R. Alex Rankin as Class II directors. They will serve one-year terms. The four Class I elected at the meetingto three-year terms, are: Leonard S. Coleman Jr., retiredr senior advisor, Major League Baseball; • Craihg J. Duchossois, CEO and director, • Robery L. Evans, president and CEO, Churchill Down s Inc.; • G. Watts Humphret Jr., president Shareholders also ratified the appointmenty of asChurchill Downs’ independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2009. In additiojn to the Churchill Downsrace track, Churchillk Downs Inc.
(NASDAQ: CHDN) operatex Calder Race Course in Fair Grounds Race Course and Slots in New Orleane and Arlington Park inArlingtobn Heights, Ill. The company also owns an interest in various advance-deposit wagering, television production, telecommunications and racingv services businesses. It owns a 50 percent stakr in HorseRacing TV, which simulcasts races from acrosdthe country.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Phoenix Business Journal honors Most Admired CEOs - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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Post, along with 25 CEOs of Arizon a public andprivate companies, are being recognized at a dinnedr Tuesday night and in a specialk supplement to Friday’s print editionb of the Journal. Editor Ilanaw Lowery called the localleaders “the epitome of achievement.” “Thei companies are successful; they’ve helped to build Valley and they’ve contributed their time and expertise in the communitgy on numerous levels,” she said. Post, for example, starteds his career with Pinnacl e West subsidiary Arizona PublicService Co.
as a draftsman in moving up the ranks to servw as president and CEO of the parent company for 13 But he also has been a community leaderf serving as chairman of Greater PhoenixEconomicv Council, where he helped creatse a group to study issues key to the region’sz economic growth. J. Doug Pruitt, Sundy Construction Inc. Doug Parker, US Airways Group Inc. Jerry Stardust Cos. Steve Betts, SunCorr Development Co. Rick Simonetta, Metro lighyt rail Sharon Harper, The Plaza Cos. Donalde Smith Jr.
, SCF Arizona Robert Phoenix Children’s Hospital Kimberly McWaters, Universal Technical InstituteRichard Boals, Blue Cross Blue Shields of Arizona Susan Frank, Desert Schoolsa Federal Credit Union Jonah Shacknai, Medicis Pharmaceutical Jim Tuton, American Traffic Solutions Inc. Derrick Arizona Diamondbacks Roy Vallee, Avnet Inc. Todd Davis, LifeLocj Inc. Richard Silverman, Salt River Project Philip Francis, PetSmart Inc. Davidf McIntyre Jr., TriWest Healthcare Alliance Mike Ahearn, First Solaer Inc. Neil Irwin, Bryan Cave LLP Rhondq Forsyth, John C. Lincoln Health Network Brad Casper, Henkel Consumer Goods Inc. Dave Sonora Quest LaboratoriesLinda Hunt, St.
Joseph’s Hospitaol and Medical Center “It wasn’gt easy narrowing down the Valley’s Most Admire CEOs to just Lowery said. “But as we shine the spotlightf onthis year’s winners, keep in mind that a stronv business community is key to developinbg future leaders.” Selections were made basexd on feedback solicited from the Journal’s newsroom, peers and othersz in the business community. To subscribe or ordetr a copy of the June 12 issu e that includes thespeciapl publication: jbertolino@bizjournals.com.
Post, along with 25 CEOs of Arizon a public andprivate companies, are being recognized at a dinnedr Tuesday night and in a specialk supplement to Friday’s print editionb of the Journal. Editor Ilanaw Lowery called the localleaders “the epitome of achievement.” “Thei companies are successful; they’ve helped to build Valley and they’ve contributed their time and expertise in the communitgy on numerous levels,” she said. Post, for example, starteds his career with Pinnacl e West subsidiary Arizona PublicService Co.
as a draftsman in moving up the ranks to servw as president and CEO of the parent company for 13 But he also has been a community leaderf serving as chairman of Greater PhoenixEconomicv Council, where he helped creatse a group to study issues key to the region’sz economic growth. J. Doug Pruitt, Sundy Construction Inc. Doug Parker, US Airways Group Inc. Jerry Stardust Cos. Steve Betts, SunCorr Development Co. Rick Simonetta, Metro lighyt rail Sharon Harper, The Plaza Cos. Donalde Smith Jr.
, SCF Arizona Robert Phoenix Children’s Hospital Kimberly McWaters, Universal Technical InstituteRichard Boals, Blue Cross Blue Shields of Arizona Susan Frank, Desert Schoolsa Federal Credit Union Jonah Shacknai, Medicis Pharmaceutical Jim Tuton, American Traffic Solutions Inc. Derrick Arizona Diamondbacks Roy Vallee, Avnet Inc. Todd Davis, LifeLocj Inc. Richard Silverman, Salt River Project Philip Francis, PetSmart Inc. Davidf McIntyre Jr., TriWest Healthcare Alliance Mike Ahearn, First Solaer Inc. Neil Irwin, Bryan Cave LLP Rhondq Forsyth, John C. Lincoln Health Network Brad Casper, Henkel Consumer Goods Inc. Dave Sonora Quest LaboratoriesLinda Hunt, St.
Joseph’s Hospitaol and Medical Center “It wasn’gt easy narrowing down the Valley’s Most Admire CEOs to just Lowery said. “But as we shine the spotlightf onthis year’s winners, keep in mind that a stronv business community is key to developinbg future leaders.” Selections were made basexd on feedback solicited from the Journal’s newsroom, peers and othersz in the business community. To subscribe or ordetr a copy of the June 12 issu e that includes thespeciapl publication: jbertolino@bizjournals.com.
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Lamb's 26 points lead to Kentucky win - Statesman Journal
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BigBlue247.com | Lamb's 26 points lead to Kentucky win Statesman Journal 2 Kentucky 85, Penn State 47: Doron Lamb had 26 points and No. 2 Kentucky routed Penn State Saturday in the H » |
Friday, November 18, 2011
University System of Md. to break up biotechnology institute - Business First of Louisville:
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The public university system’s Board of Regentxs approved Friday a sweeping restructuring ofthe (UMBI) that will parcekl out its four research along with staff and other to other campuses. System leaders hope the restructurinb will drive research collaboration and boost acces tooutside funding. It also means an end for which was launched to great fanfares two decades ago with the mission ofadvancinyg education, research and economic development for what was then the state’sz nascent biotech industry.
A months-lony study of UMBI by an ad hoc committese led by USM regents Chairmam Clifford Kendall concludedthat “the organization of UMBI as a geographicallyu dispersed, free-standing entity has created intractablee problems.” Those problems include d an inability to scale UMBI programs, isolation amongb UMBI’s research centers, the lack of a criticalk mass of graduate and undergraduate students involvefd in UMBI research, and administrativw inefficiencies. “After a comprehensive and deliberativee process, we have concluded that restructuring UMBI’as assets is the right thing to Kendall said ina statement.
“With a focuss on collaboration — across disciplines and acroswsinstitutions — and with recognitionm of the exceptional talent within the UMBI communityg and the system’s other institutions, this action will positiobn USM to take fuller advantage of its system-wids strengths in the biosciences and to fuel the state’se knowledge economy even The move isn’t a total Critics have long questioned whether the state was duplicatinh its research efforts in the biosciences. UMBI’s four centersw in Baltimore, Rockville and Colleg Park conduct researchon biotechnology, marine and environmental science.
At the same time, statde funding for higher education is pinched by the recessioh andthe state’s budget and universities’ research needs are Under the restructuring approved Friday by the regentd at a meeting in a joint University System of Marylanr research center will be established at UMBI’s Center for Advanced Research in Biotechnology in Rockville. The system’sw flagship College Park campus will overseer the facility and work with the University of Baltimore to elevate workin physics, engineering and computationa sciences as well as structurakl biology, protein design and drug discovery.
• UMBI’ Center for Biosystems Research will also be overseen byCollegwe Park. • A jointf research center at UMBI’s Centeer of Marine Biotechnology in Baltimore will be with administrative responsibility falling to the Universitgof Maryland, Baltimore County. UMBC will collaborate with the University of Marylanf Center for Environmental Science and the Universityhof Maryland, Baltimore to drivd research in environmental and genomic sciences. • UMBI’zs Baltimore-based Medical Biotechnology Center will fall under the Universityhof Maryland, Baltimore’s purview. • UMBI’s Institute of Fluorescencw will be administeredby UMBC.
• UMBI’ s K-12 educational programs will be overseen by with an eye on enhancing itsteaching focus. UMBI Presidentg Jennie Hunter-Cevera is steppiny down June 30 after 10 years inthat role. She will become executive vice president of discovery and analyticall sciences and corporate developmentat , a North Carolina The University System of Maryland will honor tenur e held by UMBI faculty and administrative support staffers will be able to stay in theie jobs through fiscal 2010.
Job opportunities at other system campuses willbe identified, and memorandza of understanding outlining future operations and collaborations are expectedr to be completed by the end of this year and fullty implemented by the end of fiscal 2010. UMBI generatexs about $25 million in research activity annually, and universityt system leaders hope to see that number increass dramatically by breaking upthe “Today’s decisions by the board provide a tremendous opportunity for the Universit y System of Maryland to increasee the volume and impact of its basixc and applied research in the biosciences,” said USM Chancello r William E. Kirwan in a statement.
“This restructuring has the potential to double the research productivitygof UMBI’s current assets within five
The public university system’s Board of Regentxs approved Friday a sweeping restructuring ofthe (UMBI) that will parcekl out its four research along with staff and other to other campuses. System leaders hope the restructurinb will drive research collaboration and boost acces tooutside funding. It also means an end for which was launched to great fanfares two decades ago with the mission ofadvancinyg education, research and economic development for what was then the state’sz nascent biotech industry.
A months-lony study of UMBI by an ad hoc committese led by USM regents Chairmam Clifford Kendall concludedthat “the organization of UMBI as a geographicallyu dispersed, free-standing entity has created intractablee problems.” Those problems include d an inability to scale UMBI programs, isolation amongb UMBI’s research centers, the lack of a criticalk mass of graduate and undergraduate students involvefd in UMBI research, and administrativw inefficiencies. “After a comprehensive and deliberativee process, we have concluded that restructuring UMBI’as assets is the right thing to Kendall said ina statement.
“With a focuss on collaboration — across disciplines and acroswsinstitutions — and with recognitionm of the exceptional talent within the UMBI communityg and the system’s other institutions, this action will positiobn USM to take fuller advantage of its system-wids strengths in the biosciences and to fuel the state’se knowledge economy even The move isn’t a total Critics have long questioned whether the state was duplicatinh its research efforts in the biosciences. UMBI’s four centersw in Baltimore, Rockville and Colleg Park conduct researchon biotechnology, marine and environmental science.
At the same time, statde funding for higher education is pinched by the recessioh andthe state’s budget and universities’ research needs are Under the restructuring approved Friday by the regentd at a meeting in a joint University System of Marylanr research center will be established at UMBI’s Center for Advanced Research in Biotechnology in Rockville. The system’sw flagship College Park campus will overseer the facility and work with the University of Baltimore to elevate workin physics, engineering and computationa sciences as well as structurakl biology, protein design and drug discovery.
• UMBI’ Center for Biosystems Research will also be overseen byCollegwe Park. • A jointf research center at UMBI’s Centeer of Marine Biotechnology in Baltimore will be with administrative responsibility falling to the Universitgof Maryland, Baltimore County. UMBC will collaborate with the University of Marylanf Center for Environmental Science and the Universityhof Maryland, Baltimore to drivd research in environmental and genomic sciences. • UMBI’zs Baltimore-based Medical Biotechnology Center will fall under the Universityhof Maryland, Baltimore’s purview. • UMBI’s Institute of Fluorescencw will be administeredby UMBC.
• UMBI’ s K-12 educational programs will be overseen by with an eye on enhancing itsteaching focus. UMBI Presidentg Jennie Hunter-Cevera is steppiny down June 30 after 10 years inthat role. She will become executive vice president of discovery and analyticall sciences and corporate developmentat , a North Carolina The University System of Maryland will honor tenur e held by UMBI faculty and administrative support staffers will be able to stay in theie jobs through fiscal 2010.
Job opportunities at other system campuses willbe identified, and memorandza of understanding outlining future operations and collaborations are expectedr to be completed by the end of this year and fullty implemented by the end of fiscal 2010. UMBI generatexs about $25 million in research activity annually, and universityt system leaders hope to see that number increass dramatically by breaking upthe “Today’s decisions by the board provide a tremendous opportunity for the Universit y System of Maryland to increasee the volume and impact of its basixc and applied research in the biosciences,” said USM Chancello r William E. Kirwan in a statement.
“This restructuring has the potential to double the research productivitygof UMBI’s current assets within five
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Cooper proposes domicile move to Ireland - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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The electrical products maker’s board has approved moving the company’ws domicile to Ireland from Bermuda. “The decision to change Cooper’s place of incorporation was impacted by the unprecedentee global economic conditions that have led to a dramaticx reduction in global demand in virtually all markets that we serve and was made tomaintainj Cooper’s global competitive Kirk Hachigian, chairman and chief executive officer, said Tuesday in a Cooper (NYSE: CBE) said it had established tax residencyy in Ireland as of December 2008.
The which has its administrative headquarter sin Houston, is asking shareholders to approve the If approved, a new Irisb entity known as Cooper Industries plc will replace Cooperr Industries Ltd. as the parent company. Cooper’s move to changed its place of incorporation follows several other Houston companiesincludingh , and , though Cooper is the first non-energy company to make the Another high-profile local energy company, (NYSE: remains incorporated in Bermuda.
The electrical products maker’s board has approved moving the company’ws domicile to Ireland from Bermuda. “The decision to change Cooper’s place of incorporation was impacted by the unprecedentee global economic conditions that have led to a dramaticx reduction in global demand in virtually all markets that we serve and was made tomaintainj Cooper’s global competitive Kirk Hachigian, chairman and chief executive officer, said Tuesday in a Cooper (NYSE: CBE) said it had established tax residencyy in Ireland as of December 2008.
The which has its administrative headquarter sin Houston, is asking shareholders to approve the If approved, a new Irisb entity known as Cooper Industries plc will replace Cooperr Industries Ltd. as the parent company. Cooper’s move to changed its place of incorporation follows several other Houston companiesincludingh , and , though Cooper is the first non-energy company to make the Another high-profile local energy company, (NYSE: remains incorporated in Bermuda.
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