An interesting read for those concerned about the information they are not getting. Don't know if it relates to ADEPT directly...but it is from one of my favorite alternative news sites. - Steve

Project Censored. Now in its 26th year, Project Censored is back with a new annual report on the biggest stories the major US news media have ignored or underreported. Stories awarded this dubious honor include: * FCC Moves To Privatize Airwaves * New Trade Treaty Seeks to Privatize Global Social Services * United States' Policies in Colombia Support Mass Murder * Bush Administration Hampered FBI Investigation into Bin Laden Family * U.S. Intentionally Destroyed Iraq's Water System * U.S. Government Pushing Nuclear Revival * Corporations Promote HMO Model for School Districts * NAFTA Destroys Farming Communities in U.S. and Abroad * U.S. Faces National Housing Crisis * CIA Double Deals In Macedonia [PR Watch's Spin of the Day]

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How Can We Encourage Authentic Learning Around 9/11?

The Chicago Teachers' Center encourages teachers to help students to think for themselves and use the skills learned in class to create an understanding of the world around them. Unfortunately, neither the NEA nor political conservatives think that students can think for themselves.

Lesson Plans for Sept. 11 Offer a Study in Discord. Educators are engaged in a tug-of-war over exactly what to teach in classrooms on the anniversary of Sept. 11. By Kate Zernike. [New York Times: Education]

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