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September 21, 2008 - September 27, 2008 Archives

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Wing it this Monday with Kidsbeat stories on migratory birds

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By Avis Gunther-Rosenberg    Email

In addition to Chapter 2 of the serial story Paper Cut, Kidsbeat looks at bird migration -- how do birds know when it's time to move on? What birds can you find today in your own backyard? According to Rhode......

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 Tags  Audubon   Audubon Society   bird migration   birds   falcons   migratory   peregrine falcons  

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Vamos a celebrarlo! Let's celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month

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By Avis Gunther-Rosenberg    Email

Last week marked the start of Hispanic Heritage Month -- observed each year between September 15 and October 15. In 1968, as President Lyndon Johnson established a week-long celebration of Hispanic Heritage. Two decades later, President Ronald Reagan extended it......

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The most important issues for young voters

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By Avis Gunther-Rosenberg    Email

Young voters speak out on the issues that will influence their choice of president in I'm Voting For. The video testimonal project is presented by Campus Progress Action, part of the Center for American Progress Action Fund, who work......

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 Tags  Campus Progress Action   election   I'm voting for  

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Does freedom of speech extend to students' clothing choices?

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By Avis Gunther-Rosenberg    Email

In Fresno, Ca. this week, a principal apologized to a student after the school punished him for wearing an American flag t-shirt to class. Fifteen-year-old Jacob Shelley wore the flag shirt during "hippie day" at Dos Palos High School. But......

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 Tags  American flag   freedom of speech   Obama   student rights   t-shirt  

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"It's not rocket science"

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By Avis Gunther-Rosenberg    Email

Sometimes people use the term "rocket science" to say what something isn't. "For goodness sake, finish your homework, Shmedly! It's not rocket science, you know!" "Do you think just maybe this once, when you take off your socks, you could......

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 Tags  NASA   rocket science   space place  

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Creative Expression Contest for middle/high school students

11:09 AM Tue, Sep 23, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Avis Gunther-Rosenberg    Email

One of your students could win an iPod touch for themselves and a $2,500 School Safety Package for your school. Here are some statitics that make me cringe: According to the Centers for Disease Control, each month, over one million......

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 Tags  contest   school violence  

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Fall into the Autumnal Equinox

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By Avis Gunther-Rosenberg    Email

At 11:44 this morning, the sun could be observed directly above the earth's equator -- something that happens only twice a year -- the vernal equinox around March 20 or 21and the autumnal equinox on September 22 or 23.......

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 Tags  autumn   equinox   fall   Paper Cut   serial story  

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