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		<title>Upcoming Forum on 21st Century Mission of Public Schools</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:58:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Date: November 14
Time: 9:00 &#8211; noon
Place: LBJ Presidential Library (meet in the lobby)
Topic: What is the 21st Century Mission for Our Public Schools?
The nation has long prided itself on a public school system that successfully educates its children to be productive citizens of a flourishing democracy. And, by many measures, that continues to be the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=texasforums.wordpress.com&blog=257696&post=708&subd=texasforums&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>St. Edward&#8217;s New College Hosts Forum on Democracy&#8217;s Challenge</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:31:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taylor Willingham</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On November 4, twenty-five students, faculty, and administrators at St. Edward’s University (SEU) participated in a deliberative forum on Democracy’s Challenge: Reclaiming the Public&#8217;s Role. Organized by the SEU New College, the university&#8217;s program for working adults, the goal of the forum was to explore different ways that students can learn and practice their roles [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=texasforums.wordpress.com&blog=257696&post=697&subd=texasforums&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Education President&#8217;s Example</title>
		<link>http://texasforums.wordpress.com/2009/11/03/the-education-presidents-example/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:50:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taylor Willingham</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t normally write such long blog posts, but I got carried away as I was preparing some background notes for the upcoming Texas Forums community conversation on &#8220;What is the 21st Century Mission for Our Public Schools?&#8221; at the LBJ Library on November 14 from 9:00 &#8211; noon. When you are organizing a program [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=texasforums.wordpress.com&blog=257696&post=680&subd=texasforums&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>By the Numbers Again</title>
		<link>http://texasforums.wordpress.com/2009/10/13/by-the-numbers-again/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:57:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taylor Willingham</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Commentary]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is an update to my post By the Numbers on April 19, 2009. I will say, just as I said then,



I know that numbers alone do not always measure impact and in this case none of the numbers really mean a hill of beans. (I am really put off by those twitterers who engage in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=texasforums.wordpress.com&blog=257696&post=674&subd=texasforums&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mark Updegrove Named New Director of LBJ Library</title>
		<link>http://texasforums.wordpress.com/2009/09/16/mark-updegrove-named-new-director-of-lbj-library/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:38:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taylor Willingham</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Acting Archivist of the United States Adrienne Thomas announced today the appointment of presidential historian Mark K. Updegrove as the new Director of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum. His appointment is effective October 11, 2009.
(View full press release&#8230;)
Biography
Presidential historian Mark Updegrove, who will become Director of the LBJ Library &#38; Museum on October [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=texasforums.wordpress.com&blog=257696&post=666&subd=texasforums&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>2nd Democracy Video Challenge Launched at United Nations to Promote Dialogue on Democracy</title>
		<link>http://texasforums.wordpress.com/2009/09/16/2nd-democracy-video-challenge-launched-at-united-nations-to-promote-dialogue-on-democracy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:14:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taylor Willingham</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have so many creative, talented people in the Texas Forums network, I would love to see some of our Dialogue and Deliberation friends submit their videos completing the statement, &#8220;Democracy is&#8230;&#8221;
Press release from The Democracy Video Challenge:
NEW YORK &#8211; September 15, 2009 – The Democracy Video Challenge, a global call to action celebrating democracy, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=texasforums.wordpress.com&blog=257696&post=661&subd=texasforums&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New exhibit opens &#8211; &#8220;School House to White House: The Education of the Presidents&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://texasforums.wordpress.com/2009/09/16/new-exhibit-opens-school-house-to-white-house-the-education-of-the-presidents/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:14:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taylor Willingham</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When: Exhibit opens October 10, 2009
 Exhibit runs through February 15, 2010 (Presidents Day)
Contact: Anne Wheeler, Communications Director
(O) 721-0216 (Cell) 731-2351 anne.wheeler@nara.gov

(Austin) &#8211; Our modern Presidents received educations and participated in school activities in ways as diverse as their backgrounds and political philosophies.
Through the records of the presidential libraries &#8211; archival material, museum objects, photographs, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=texasforums.wordpress.com&blog=257696&post=658&subd=texasforums&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Introducing Gear Up for Giving: Social Media Tutorials for Nonprofits</title>
		<link>http://texasforums.wordpress.com/2009/09/09/introducing-gear-up-for-giving-social-media-tutorials-for-nonprofits/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:59:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taylor Willingham</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[update: corrected spelling of Scott Hefferman's name. Sorry Scott!]
I am watching live streaming of the National Conference on Citizenship which will probably be archived on their website. The Case Foundation is sponsoring the live streaming of the conference and took this opportunity to debut their  Gear Up for Giving: Social Media Tutorials for Nonprofits initiative.

Click [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=texasforums.wordpress.com&blog=257696&post=653&subd=texasforums&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Art of Engaging Communities</title>
		<link>http://texasforums.wordpress.com/2009/09/04/the-art-of-engaging-communities/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 09:11:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taylor Willingham</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following is a free workshop offered by the City of Austin&#8217;s Cultural Arts Division
Presented by Barbara Schaffer Bacon/Animating Democracy
Date: Saturday, September 26, 10:00 a.m. &#8211; 5:00 p.m.
Location: Austin Community College, Highland Business Center, Room 201.0 Boardroom (5930 Middle Fiskville Road, Austin 78752)
Attendee Limit: 50
Price: FREE!
Knowing how to create meaningful civic engagement is becoming a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=texasforums.wordpress.com&blog=257696&post=650&subd=texasforums&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Make your voice heard on a decision facing Americans about the H1N1 vaccine&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://texasforums.wordpress.com/2009/08/23/make-your-voice-heard-on-a-decision-facing-americans-about-the-h1n1-vaccine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 22:55:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taylor Willingham</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In July, the Secretary of Health and Human Services announced that the federal government expects to initiate a voluntary fall vaccination program against the 2009 H1N1 flu virus. The CDC will help state and local health organizations develop the vaccination program and are working to decide the scope of the program for vaccinating Americans against [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=texasforums.wordpress.com&blog=257696&post=647&subd=texasforums&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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