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BCA considers new ways to make hiring progress

The head of the Black Coaches and Administrators group called Wednesday for more involvement by college presidents in hiring football coaches, a move he said would lead to more minority coaches on the sidelines.

Study flunks 49 states in college affordability

An independent report on American higher education flunks all but one state when it comes to affordability — an embarrassing verdict that is unlikely to improve as the economy contracts.

Watchdog group cites video games for violence, sex

Gang members slitting the throats of their rivals and beating up strippers. Combatants hacking away with chain saw-equipped assault rifles. Football players taking steroids and celebrating game victories with hookers.

Group Cites Growing Video Game Violence

Graphic scenes of gunshot victims spurting blood and a man urinating into a prisoner's cell are included among the 10 video games that a media watchdog group warns should be avoided by kids and teens under 17.

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Mr Obama's Economic Report Card
Source: The New York Times

FIRST, "Saturday Night Live" parodies President Obama's "achievements." Then Mr. Obama wins the Nobel Peace Prize, bringing yet more head-scratching.

13-Year-Old with Asperger's Syndrome Uses Dad's Credit Card and Report Card to Fly Across The Country Alone — With No Id
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Boy's baffling airplane trip A 13-year-old uses his dad's credit card to fly across the country alone — with no ID. How he got past security... See more irresistible headlines

Obama Starts Strong Even With Rookie Mistakes: Albert R. Hunt
Source: Bloomberg.com

Whether you love or hate Obama, you will find this article interesting. Obama has been in office one month during one of the most chaotic and divisive environments the US has seen.

Sarah Palin doesn't make the grade so how can she win?

SARAH PALIN GETS AN F FROM AMERICAN WOMEN Polls have shown that Palin is dragging own the McCain ticket –perhaps to defeat tomorrow. No wonder, American women don't think highly of her.

Roger Clemens Congressional hearing report card
Source: ESPN.com

The congressional hearings have come and gone, and in case you haven't quite figured it out yet, here's the lesson we all learned Wednesday: It matters little if you're right or wrong ... it's how you come across when the cameras are rolling.

So Is That Like an A?
Source: The New York Times

If report cards are weighed down with educational jargon, it is fair to ask who the school administrators are really reporting to.

Macworld 2008 rumor report card: some hits, mostly misses
Source: Engadget

As far as novelty news goes, Apple tea leaf reading and rumor speculation seems fairly fruitless (no pun intended).

Premier League Managers Mid-Term Report Card - Part I

So, we're exactly half-way through the Premier League season, and it has been a tight and thoroughly exciting affair.

Connecticut School District Wants Report Cards for Parents
Source: FOXNews.com

Parents in Connecticut might be the ones getting the report cards if a proposed plan makes the grade at a Manchester public school district.

Hurricane Katrina Anniversary Report Card

Two years after Hurricane Katrina much has become clear. We know that the devastation in New Orleans and surrounding areas was less a natural than a man-made disaster.

Teachers 'must try harder' to be PC to pupils
Source: Scotsman.com News

FOR generations of schoolchildren the report card was a source of annual dread. "A disruptive influence", "hopeless" and even "this child will amount to nothing" were among the more withering comments regularly hurled at sub-standard pupils.

Supporting Our Troops With Lip Service

One of the problems with American elections and our politicians in general, is that much of what they claim about themselves sounds pretty good. The soundbites and speeches are filled with Patriotic themes and values that are hard to argue with.

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