Sunday, November 11, 2012

Teaching Is Keeping the School Door Open Tweets of the Morning 11/11/12

Getting to school after Hurricane Sandy in New York.

1. Girls Volleyball: After Hurricane Sandy blows roof off its gym, Watchung Hills focuses on tournament

http://www.nj.com/hssports/blog/girlsvolleyball/index.ssf/2012/11/girls_volleyball_after_sandy_blows_roof_off_its_gym_watchung_hills_tries_to_focus_on_tournament.html 

2. Schools in Hurricane Sandy ravaged parts of New York City reopen... but many students can't make it in 

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/schools-reopened-sandy-displaced-students-article-1.1198430

3. Beach Channel HS football team plays PSAL opening-round playoff game against Port Richmond despite being hit hard by Hurricane Sandy

Ghana

4. Pearson to invest in low-cost private education in Africa and Asia

http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/2012/jul/03/pearson-invest-private-education-africa-asia 

5. Pakistan marks "Malala Day", poor children to get cash for school

 http://news.yahoo.com/pakistan-marks-malala-day-poor-children-cash-school-065600828.html

6.  Poor Kids Get Paid to Go to School in Peru

http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=353834&CategoryId=14095 

Netherlands

 

7.  Why are Dutch children so happy?  

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/6360517.stm 

7a.  Education For All

Student Support Systems
http://www.ncee.org/programs-affiliates/center-on-international-education-benchmarking/top-performing-countries/netherlands-overview/netherlands-education-for-all/ 

8. In Mexico, a Plan to Beat Poverty With Health Care and Education

Playing soccer in Sao Paulo

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/july-dec09/mexico_12-29.html 

9. Spaces of hope--Brazil

http://www.unicef.org/football/world/brazil.html 

10. Six hours' power for one trip to the bathroom! African teenage girls create 'pee-powered' generator

 

 

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