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Feb 13, 2010
Georgia State College of Education to promote service learning in schools and communitiesGeorgia State University
ARCHE News Service
Faculty from all six departments in Georgia State University’s College of Education will be working together over the next three years to increase service learning throughout metro Atlanta. The college received a $654,000 grant this month from a non-profit organization, Learn and Serve America. GSU’s education faculty will use the grant to integrate service learning activities into teacher preparation courses. They will also increase students’ civic engagement and academic learning through service learning activities in metro Atlanta schools.
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Today in Georgia History(courtesy of Georgia Info)
1906 Gov. Joseph Terrell approved a joint resolution of the General Assembly proposing a constitutional amendment to create Ben Hill County.
1942 Albany-born Harry James and his band recorded the Columbia Records million-seller "I've Heard That Song Before."
1954 In a game against the Brooklyn Dodgers, Milwaukee Brave first baseman Joe Adcock hit four home runs and a double for a total of 18 bases in a game – a Major League record.
1985 Aboard the Challenger shuttle, Coca-Cola became the first soft drink in space.
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Georgia CrossingsWhen Voice Control Meant Whoa
Linda Erbele writes, in a world where high-speed rail is the next expectation and Broadband speed is the norm for communications, it’s hard to imagine that going somewhere once meant leading the horse over to a buggy.
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