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May 5, 2010

Sustainability News 05-05-10

Ashley Thorne

In sustainability news this week are 'green' graduation garb, Unity College's newly enlisted energy monitor, the 'new era' of sustainability, and a political science professor......

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May 4, 2010

College Students Aspire to Be Citizens of the World

Ashley Thorne

Over at NAS.org, we occasionally re-post one or two pieces from the same month a year ago in order not to lose sight of some of NAS's best articles and the ones that have received the most atten......

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May 3, 2010

What Academia Could Learn from the Business World

Ashley Thorne

Results-based accountability, for one thing, writes NAS board member Herbert London in his editorial, "Profit vs. Proselytizing: Business Lore and Academic Practice."

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May 3, 2010

Schools and Groups Train Young Eco-Warriors to 'Green' Their Parents

Ashley Thorne

Children today are getting a strong message from their schools, extra-curricular activities, and popular culture: "You need to help your parents live greener." Reinforcing this message are campaigns......

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May 3, 2010

Toward Truth in Testing

Candace de Russy

It seems that some teachers and administrators, when offered incentives (within systems such as No Child Left Behind) for boosting students' test scores, act unethically to inflate the......

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