Day: January 5, 2011

‘Baker Street’ Singer Gerry Rafferty Dead at 63

From Yahoo! Music: Gerry Rafferty, the Scottish singer-songwriter who had hits in the late ’70s with the street life anthem "Baker Street" and mom favorite "Right Down the Line," passed away at the age of 63 following a long illness, the Guardian reports. Rafferty also left his mark with later generations,[Read More…]

Department of Education Releases Guidelines for Anti-Bullying Laws and Policies, Includes Enumeration

New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)– GLSEN, the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, lauds the Department of Education for releasing comprehensive guidelines for anti-bullying laws and policies in a technical assistance memo released last week, and in particular the Department’s inclusion of enumeration. "GLSEN applauds the Department of Education for recommending common-sense guidelines supported[Read More…]

GLSEN Welcomes Barnes & Noble as Official No Name-Calling Week Partner to Combat Bullying

New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)– Barnes & Noble and GLSEN, the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, have joined together to combat bullying. GLSEN is pleased to announce that Barnes & Noble, the world’s largest bookseller, has become an official partner of No Name-Calling Week, presented by Cisco. The eighth annual No Name-Calling[Read More…]

Glenn Beck’s Radio Empire Program Whacked In The Big Apple

Commentary By Will Bunch Media Matters for America Glenn Beck’s new year started a few days late, with a signal that he’s hoping that 2011 will be even more momentous than the first two years of the Obama presidency, when his massive resistance to the White House catapulted the right-wing[Read More…]

AACC signing

GSU Backs National Community College Agenda

Left to right: Lorine S. Samuels – Chair, GSU Board of Trustees; (standing) Linda Uzureau – Assistant to the President for Community College Partnerships; Elaine P. Maimon – President, Governors State University. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Governors State University (GSU) is Illinois’ first public university to sign a national[Read More…]

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