Category Archives: school

The inauguration of Jim Yong Kim – Dartmouth President

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In front of an audience of more than 5,000 people, global health pioneer Dr. Jim Yong Kim was inaugurated as the 17th President of Dartmouth College. In his inaugural address at a formal ceremony on the Dartmouth Green, President Kim challenged students to “aspire to change the world.” He’s the 17th President of Dartmouth College and the first Asian American to be appointed president of an Ivy League school. Check out his inaugural address. We have short, medium, and long versions.



The inauguration of Jim Yong Kim – Dartmouth President (under 1 minute)

The inauguration of Jim Yong Kim – Dartmouth President (under 30 minutes)

The inauguration of Jim Yong Kim – Dartmouth President (over 2 hours)

Has Michelle Rhee improved the Washington DC school system?

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Here’s the latest installment about Michelle Rhee shaking up the school system in Washington DC. It examines if education better in DC today after 2 years with Michelle Rhee as school chancellor. The test scores show almost 50% of elementary students are now on grade level, according to the city’s year-end DC-CAS test. When Rhee took over, only 29% were on grade level in math.

Even though Michelle Rhee has never even been a school principal or a school superintendent, she’s accomplished a lot. She’s closed 23 schools, slashed her central office staff, pumped $200 million into school modernization, quadrupled spending on teacher training, and replaced about half of her school principals. Her changes have caused plenty of controversy, but the results speak for themselves.

Michelle Rhee still wants at least one more change. A contract that could tie teacher pay to how well students perform on tests. Will pay for performance work in the education system? We may find out soon.

Has Michelle Rhee improved the Washington DC school system?

Lisa Ling visits Locke High School on Nightline

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After the return of Laura Ling and Euna Lee, Lisa Ling is back doing special reports. Here’s a recent report she did for Nightline on Locke High School in South Central Los Angeles. This troubled school is a notoriously tough school. In May 2008, a brawl involving a reported 600 students broke out in the middle of campus. The school is going through a transformation with Green Dot Public Schools, a privately-funded charter organization. Lisa Ling spent a year as the school transforms. Watch her report below. You can read more here.

The report reminds us of the documentary “Whatever It Takes” and Michelle Rhee making changes in the D.C. school system.

Locke High School Transformation Part 1

Locke High School Transformation Part 2

Back to School with Far East Movement and David Choi

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It’s a back to school collabo Wong Fu Productions x Far East Movement x David Choi. Watch as FM and David Choi give you tips for school as they’re decked out in JC Penney gear. Use the tips in the video with caution. Our favorite tip was about the healthy lunch – Prohgress from FM munching on a head of lettuce.


Seems like JC Penney really wants to reach the Asian American audience. Last year, they had the Get that Look campaign with Asian YouTubers. That’s the same campaign that had David Choi x Kina Grannis for the song My Time With You.

This year JC Penney is going bigger by sponsoring ISA LA 2009 and having a contest for it too. You have an opportunity to win ISA tickets as well as plane tickets to LA for ISA. Get details on how to enter here. Interestingly enough, virtually everyone in the “Get that Look” campaign will be at International Secret Agents: Los Angeles 2009 this year.

Back to School with Far East Movement and David Choi

Michelle Kwan graduates University of Denver

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Earlier this month, Olympic figure skater Michelle Kwan graduated from the University of Denver. The 28 year old received a bachelor’s degree in international studies with a minor in political science. She transfered from UCLA to Denver in 2006. Michelle Kwan is not done with school yet. She’s been accepted to the graduate international affairs program at Tufts University.

Michelle Kwan graduates University of Colorado

DJ Qbert gives some free DJ lessons

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Did you ever want to learn to be a DJ? Now you can learn online with one of the top DJs in the world, DJ Qbert. Check out the Qbert Skrath University. You can see a lesson of the basic baby skratch below. More free lessons from DJ Qbert can be found here.

Speaking of skratching, did you know that Far East Movement will have their song “Animal” in the upcoming video game Skratch the Ultimate DJ? Learn more about it here.

DJ Qbert show you how to skratch