A Sampling of Clips for Sept. 3, 2010

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Viewpoints: Best Way to Evaluate
Teachers Goes Beyond Student Test Scores
The Sacramento Bee, Sept. 3 -- The Los Angeles Times created a firestorm recently when it released a report that evaluated 6,000 Los Angeles teachers based on the test score gains their students had made over one year. The Times reporters concluded there are 1,000 teachers who are highly effective. The other 5,000 – not so much. (Mentions The Preuss School UCSD).  More

Surfboard Donated by Famed Artists Brought
in 2nd Highest Bid at Surfs for a Cure Fundraiser
Surfline.com, Sept. 2 -- A collaborative surfboard created by internationally acclaimed artists Aaron Chang and Wade Koniakowsky and shaped by John Carper brought in the second highest bid at the Annual Moores UCSD Cancer Center Luau and Longboard Invitational Surfs for a Cure. The surfboard was among a record 20 surfboards auctioned this year at the luau, which attracts some of the top collectors in the world. More

San Diego Fine Art Society Announces Art Award Winners
San Diego Union-Tribune, Sept. 3 -- Susy Bielak has been named new artist of the year at the San Diego Fine Art Society’s first Art Awards Thursday night.  A graduate of UC San Diego, Bielak’s work is currently on view as part of “Here Not There” at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego’s La Jolla galleries. More

 GOP Regains Edge in County's Voter Registration
San Diego Union-Tribune, Sept. 2 -- Republicans have reclaimed bragging rights as the party with the most registered voters in San Diego County, at least for now.  New voter registration figures show that as of late last month, Republicans had edged out Democrats in overall countywide tallies.  (Quotes Thad Kousser, professor of political science at UC San Diego). More

Imaging Reveals Key Metabolic Factors of Cannibalistic Bacteria
Science Daily, Sept. 2 -- Researchers at the University of California, San Diego have revealed new details about how cannibalistic bacteria identify peers suitable for consumption. The work, which employed imaging mass spectrometry, is a first step toward a broader effort to map all signaling molecules between organisms. More

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