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Education reformer Geoffrey Canada answers your questions – Nightly News – msnbc.com.

You’re right to suggest that even though we doubled per-child support in education in my lifetime, we haven’t seen an improvement in academic performance. So it’s clear this is a problem about more than just dollars. But I would be the first to say that we are not spending the dollars that we do have as efficiently and as wisely as we could, and in some states you just can’t deny that they are not putting enough money in education. But, we should look at what has proven to be successful and some schools, a longer school day, a longer school year, the use of data, holding educators responsible, as the cornerstones for improving education in America. Some of this might call for money to be re-directed, some of might call even for additional support, but all of it should be tied to student performance.

Recent stories of teachers calling their students “future criminals,” “germ bags,” or saying they “hate their guts” over Facebook have grabbed media headlines. With a rising trend of teacher firings and suspensions due to inappropriate online behavior, school districts are now beginning to establish guidelines on what teachers can and can’t do on social networking sites.

Such policies are already being debated by board members and committees

In a new document, the district lays out several guidelines teachers should follow. Although they take no position on an employee’s online activity during “personal time,” the document offers a general rule of thumb: “If your blog or web page was a movie, it should be rated G.”

District spokesman, Christopher Patton, reflected on two cases over the past two years where teachers and students became “too close” online:

Curriculum 21 – Home.

Curriculum 21 is the outgrowth of the work of a dynamic group of educators worldwide attempting to help colleagues transform curriculum and school designs to match the needs of 21st century learners.

Creativity & Innovation.

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Across the globe, education is the great equalizer, the one force that can consistently overcome differences in background, culture, and privilege. Increasing teacher autonomy and participation in reform is vital not just to improving student outcomes but to elevating the teaching profession. We reject the prevailing wisdom that it can’t be done.

AFP: Computer expert says US behind Stuxnet worm.

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LONG BEACH, California — A German computer security expert said Thursday he believes the United States and Israel’s Mossad unleashed the malicious Stuxnet worm on Iran’s nuclear program.

“My opinion is that the Mossad is involved,” Ralph Langner said while discussing his in-depth Stuxnet analysis at a prestigious TED conference in the Southern California city of Long Beach.

“But, the leading source is not Israel… There is only one leading source, and that is the United States.”

There has been widespread speculation Israel was behind the Stuxnet worm that has attacked computers in Iran, and Tehran has blamed the Jewish state and the United States for the killing of two nuclear scientists in November and January.

“The idea behind Stuxnet computer worm is really quite simple,” Langner said. “We don’t want Iran to get the bomb.”

#TED launches exciting new educational initiative! Educators, students, & creatives, learn more here: http://bit.ly/ggUKNN @TED_ED.

Every minute, three hundred new learners are born into this world. How can TED play a role in enriching the education of these individuals? How can TED enrich the education of the billions of learners around the globe? We need your help to answer these questions.

In a few weeks, TED will be launching an online forum. We’re calling it the TED-ED Brain Trust. We’re seeking the expertise of visionary educators, students, organizations, filmmakers & other creative professionals to guide, galvanize & ultimately lead this exciting new initiative.

To express your interest in joining the TED-ED Brain Trust, please click the button below & fill out the short form. To invite capable colleagues, please share this page. We will notify you when we launch the Trust.