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Friday, April 6, 2012

“Life After College: A Guide For Undocumented Students” | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…

“Life After College: A Guide For Undocumented Students” | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…:


“Life After College: A Guide For Undocumented Students”

I encourage my students to encourage their academic career after high school. Some wonder why they should since they’re undocumented and question if going to college will really provide them with any better opportunities than they have now.
For those students, and for others, there’s now a great free book (available for download) titled “Life After College: A Guide For Undocumented Students.”

CNN just published a piece 
on the book and its author, an undocumented college graduate. (thanks to Alexander Russo for the tip)
Here’s the official description of the book:
From the Bookshelves: LIFE AFTER COLLEGE: A GUIDE FOR UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS
LIFE AFTER COLLEGE: A GUIDE FOR UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS BRAND NEW FOR 2012! This 73-page guide contains valuable information, tips, and resources to help undocumented students navigate life after graduation. While initially it may seem as though undocumented students have limited options upon graduating 



More Resources On Economic Inequality

Here are the newest additions to The Best Resources About Wealth & Income Inequality:
The Triggers of Economic Inequality is an interactive chart from Bill Moyers.
Wealth and Inequality in the United States is a very good infographic. I just wish they had listed their sources.


PostRank’s Newest Listing Of The “Most Engaging” Education Blogs

As regular readers know, I periodically publish posts sharing what some organizations list as the “most popular” sites or services. I find them interesting and sometimes useful (see The Best Places To Find The Most Popular (& Useful) Resources For Educators –2011).
Every six months or so, I also publish Postrank’s listing of their determination of the “most engaging” education blogs (it changes weekly). I take all these lists with a grain of salt, but it can’t hurt to see a list of who mighthave important roles in the online discussion about education. Obviously, the usefulness of Postrank’s criteria is very debatable. At the very least, it’s a source of potential new blogs to read.
You can see the entire PostRank list here. And here are the “top ten”:
1. Teacher Lingo
2. EduDemic
3. Free Technology For Teachers
4. New York Times Education
5. MindShift
6. Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of The Day
7. Joanne Jacobs
8. Angela Maiers Educational Services
9. Leading Blog: A Leadership Blog @ LeadershipNow
10. Big Education Ape