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		<title>Florida gets a waiver to NCLB</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:22:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zac Bickersteth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From my colleague Leslie Postal at the Orlando Sentinel: Florida has been granted a waiver from the federal No Child Left Behind law, which will free it from the constraints of complicated school accountability rules and allow it to use its school grading system as the sole judge of public education. A state official confirmed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leadership candidates see different futures for UCU</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:52:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mia Pinnock</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Credit: Charles Fox The 120,000-plus members of the University and College Union receive their ballot papers this week to elect their general secretary &#8211; but how will their choice affect how the union works on pay, pensions and conditions, and its relations with the wider sector? There are only two candidates: Sally Hunt, the incumbent, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Online IT course for women returning to work praised</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:18:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Owen Gyles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An online course for women in science, engineering and technology jobs (SET) that helps them return to work after a break has been praised by one of its organisers. Run by the UKRC and Open University, the course aimed to address the issue of the large number of women who fail to return to their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Monday Morning Essay Tip: Leave Out Extreme Descriptions</title>
		<link>http://www.top-rankschools.com/school-paragraph/monday-morning-essay-tip-leave-out-extreme-descriptions</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:59:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Owen Gyles</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Extreme]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week we offer an oxymoron of sorts: extreme humility. We suppose that one candidate could be more humble than the next, but one could never refer to oneself as “extremely humble,” because doing so would undermine the very claim to humility. Our philosophy at mbaMission is that candidates should let their experiences captivate the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jan 12, 30-60-90 Right Triangles (with worked solutions &amp; videos)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:18:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mia Pinnock</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Right Triangles]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[  30-60-90 Right Triangles Recognizing special right triangles in geometry can help you to answer some questions quicker. A special right triangle is a right triangle whose sides are in a particular ratio. You can also use the Pythagorean theorem, but if you can see that it is a special triangle it can save you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Letter to my Mother</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:40:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zac Bickersteth</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education Life]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Warning, this blog is about to get sappy and sentimental. I am going to lay my heart out on the table for the internet to devour. Please, attempt to be nice. This is going to be a direct message to my mother. You are welcome to comment as always, but this is going to mainly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Drink, not fees, is the biggest problem at universities</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:29:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mia Pinnock</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fellow students, this is not a good look. Action Press/Rex Features You might wonder how I came to find myself slumped against a wall, dressed in a frock with lipstick smeared across my face, slowly regaining consciousness at god knows what hour one Wednesday night. It could only happen at university, and it could only [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Juggling A Career As A Teacher and A Mom</title>
		<link>http://www.top-rankschools.com/school-paragraph/juggling-a-career-as-a-teacher-and-a-mom</link>
		<comments>http://www.top-rankschools.com/school-paragraph/juggling-a-career-as-a-teacher-and-a-mom#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:28:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[time management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The job of a teacher is ideal for a parent as it has someone working during normal school day hours. This allows teachers to pick their children up from school (or soon after) and still maintain a career with school-age children. However, it is always hard to juggle a career and be a parent, no [...]]]></description>
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		<title>3 Unique Jobs in or Around the Eagle Ford Shale</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:13:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Photo Courtesy of Flickr The Eagle Ford Shale sits along the southern tip of Texas. It is responsible for producing over a billion barrels of oil a year, and is estimated by many oil companies and experts to be highly productive for many years to come. The prediction that this oil shale will be active [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hiring a Staffing Agency for Your Business&#8217; IT</title>
		<link>http://www.top-rankschools.com/university-life/hiring-a-staffing-agency-for-your-business-it</link>
		<comments>http://www.top-rankschools.com/university-life/hiring-a-staffing-agency-for-your-business-it#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:32:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are running a company, regardless of its size or specialization, having the right IT staff is of vital importance. Whether you have a large full-time IT staff or various freelance contractors, the team that you put together for the IT department of your business needs to drive the entire information technology front in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Taxpayers subsidize Colorado unions</title>
		<link>http://www.top-rankschools.com/school-paragraph/taxpayers-subsidize-colorado-unions</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:40:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Owen Gyles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Denver Post recently analyzed the cost of taxpayer subsidies to teacher unions in the 20 largest districts in Colorado and found they added up to more than $1M per year. In many places across the country, school districts pay some or all of the salary and benefits of union presidents and other functionaries who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Franklin County students make biotechnology education a priority</title>
		<link>http://www.top-rankschools.com/university-life/franklin-county-students-make-biotechnology-education-a-priority</link>
		<comments>http://www.top-rankschools.com/university-life/franklin-county-students-make-biotechnology-education-a-priority#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:37:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zac Bickersteth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[North Carolina has long been one of the national leaders in biotechnology jobs, ranking in the top three in the field. Despite that, there hasn&#8217;t been a big push to educate students at the high school level. One high school in Franklin County is changing that. Thanks to the support of a local biotechnology company [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Treat Yourself to a Useful Computer Toolbar</title>
		<link>http://www.top-rankschools.com/university-life/treat-yourself-to-a-useful-computer-toolbar</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:13:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Computer Toolbar]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Of course, it’s a matter of opinion, but the best toolbars on the planet create ease for the user both in installation and re-installation (in case you decide you want to try something else), web search capabilities, personalization, speed and more. Image by: gurneyh Because we’re always getting more stuff to try, making our days [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Career as a Pharmacist Options</title>
		<link>http://www.top-rankschools.com/university-life/career-as-a-pharmacist-options</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:29:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Image by safoocat via Flickr There are a lot of different avenues that you can take if you want to become a pharmacist. The specific education plan and career path that you pursue will ultimately be up to you to decide. There are some basic tips that will come in handy, however, in helping you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IPads in the Classroom: A Case Study in Auburn, Maine</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:07:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Owen Gyles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the beginning of the current school year I had a chance to talk with Peter Robinson, the Director of Information Technology for the Auburn school department in Maine. With the support and help of his district and some federal money, Robinson’s staff is pioneering the use of iPads in the classroom–in kindergarten to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Edison State College less crowded</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:36:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zac Bickersteth</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Edison State College]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Classes began Monday at Edison State College, and students might not have to fight as much hallway congestion this semester. For the first time in recent years, Edison State is reporting a decline in year-over-year enrollment. Acting District President Patricia Land said the college is about 2 percent under last springs full-time enrollment, with all [...]]]></description>
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