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Albany, NY – THE ODD COUPLE IN EDUCATION: ON THE ROAD WITH REV. AL SHARPTON AND FORMER SPEAKER NEWT GINGRICH

"2 MILLION MINUTES: THE 21ST CENTURY SOLUTION" THE SEQUEL -

Education Secretary, Arne Duncan, is making frequent school visits around the country as part of what is billed a Listening and Learning Tour, to try and find out what school strategies work and why they work.

On several of these tour stops, Secretary Duncan is being joined by a seeming odd couple Rev. Al Sharpton and former Speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich.

Albany, NY –
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION RESEARCH IN DISABILITIES
EDUCATION SERIES

ACCESS TO ADVANCEMENT: AN AUDIO EXPLORATION OF THE NATIONAL EFFORT TO INCREASE THE ROLE OF WOMEN WITH DISABILITIES IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS

THIS EPISODE: "DO-IT AND ACCESS STEM IMPROVE TRANSITIONS TO STEM EDUCATION AND CAREERS" -

Albany, NY – H1N1 GOES TO COLLEGE -

As we already know, the fall flu season is in full swing. Adding to the usual concerns to student and public health in general, is the uncertainty of the H1N1 flu virus strain.

We've observed wide-spread reports of H1N1 across many parts of the United States. In the Midwest, Eastern Kentucky University recently confirmed its first swine flu case.

TBOOK finds out what precautions are now being taken at that Richmond, Kentucky school and by many other schools around the nation.

Albany, NY – NATIONAL DISABILITIES EMPLOYMENT AWARENESS MONTH

JEWISH GUILD FOR THE BLIND SCHOOL: MUSIC THERAPY CLASSES -

The Jewish Guild for the Blind has been serving blind, visually impaired, and multi-disabled children and adults for nearly 100-years.

Thousands of people are helped each year through a wide range of programs and services designed especially to enhance their physical, emotional, and intellectual functioning.

Albany, NY – NATIONAL DISABILITIES EMPLOYMENT AWARENESS MONTH

NEW HANDHELD SOFTWARE FOR SPECIAL NEEDS COMMUNITY -

This is the personal story of parents who have a son with autism. They are now using new technologies to help improve their family communication. And it turns out their efforts could have widespread impact on the special needs community at large.

Albany, NY – ASTROBIOLOGY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION SERIES

"THE BERNARD HARRIS SUMMER SCIENCE CAMP"
Part One - STEM Education, Meet the Team Winners, Their Winning Mission -

Albany, NY – NATIONAL ADDRESS TO AMERICA'S SCHOOCHILDREN:
REMARKS BY PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA -

Albany, NY – BACK TO SCHOOL: STUDENTS NEED TO EAT SMART TO BE SMART -

Albany, NY – ASTROBIOLOGY RESEARCH IN EDUCATION SERIES

"THE ORIGIN OF LIFE: WHERE AND WHEN DID IT OCCUR?"
Part Two: THE SEEDING FROM SPACE MODEL, THE HYDROTHERMAL VENT MODEL, AND THE SEARCH FOR LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS -

Albany, NY – GOING BACK TO SCHOOL WITH THE H1N1 FLU VIRUS:
GOVERNMENT SETS RULES AND REGULATIONS INTO MOTION
RECOMMENDS AT LEAST TWO IMMUNIZATION SHOTS FOR STUDENTS -

Teachers and students are back in their classrooms beginning the new school year. Paramount on their minds this fall is not only the economy, but national health care. And we're not talking about the hotly debated legislation in Congress. Everyone wants to know about the H1N1 flu virus, and its potential impact on education.