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College Is a Journey, Not a Destination
Source: thechoice.blogs Posted By: Len WIS...4032 days ago
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Too often, students will race through their secondary school years, compiling tallies of courses and A.P. credits completed, joining activities to lengthen their resume, taking and retaking SAT....
There’s a lot of ‘acting’ at U.S. Education Department
Source: Washington Post Posted By: Len WIS...4032 days ago
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Nearly six months after the presidential election, the Education Department is still riddled with “acting” officials, and Secretary Arne Duncan is losing some of his key aides. Deputy Secretary....
Higher education worth the investment, UF study finds
Source: alligator.org Posted By: Len WIS...4033 days ago
Campus: Not specified
With tuition, textbooks, rent and other expenses that plague the everyday college student, it may be a surprise that most Floridians feel a college education is a good investment. According....
Future of affordable education looks bleak
Source: wildcat.arizona Posted By: Bailey COS...4033 days ago
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While there are a variety of loans, scholarships and federal aid options available for students, the future is still not looking bright, especially for those aiming to get subsidized federal....
Sequester And Budget Add Up To Education Confusion
Source: NPR Posted By: Jason BRI...4033 days ago
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This is TELL ME MORE from NPR News. I'm Michel Martin. Later in the program, it's hard to believe but it's been 50 years since Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote his famous letter from Birmingham....
What employers want in college grads
Source: CBS News Posted By: Jason BRI...4034 days ago
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For quite awhile now, the liberal arts have been getting pummeled as a field of study. If you listen to the critics, including some state governors, it would be easy to believe that anybody who....
Debating the math on education funding
Source: vagazette.com Posted By: Ronny FLI...4034 days ago
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During the General Assembly’s 2013 session, state legislators debated how much to spend on public education. But has education funding been going up or down? It depends on whom you ask. Democratic....
Source: CBS News Posted By: Len WIS...4035 days ago
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For high school seniors stressing over where they will be going to college in the fall, time is running out. The national college decision day is May 1. That's the date when many colleges....
Education Reform: Starting at the Beginning
Source: huffingtonpost. Posted By: Cat BEC...4035 days ago
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I heard a report today on NPR about the school officials in Atlanta who have been accused of racketeering for cheating on tests in order to gain bonus pay and status for their schools. This sad....
How Storytelling Can Transform Education
Source: huffingtonpost. Posted By: Cat BEC...4038 days ago
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The art of storytelling is underrated now more than ever. A story, in its purest form, is possibly the most human way to communicate. Yet with the advent of technological and scientific advances,....
What is the Common Core US education initiative?
Source: wsws.org Posted By: Cat BEC...4039 days ago
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Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for Math and English language arts are being implemented in kindergarten through 12th grade classrooms across the United States this year. The federal initiative....
‘Test-and-punish’ sabotages quality of children’s education
Source: tv.msnbc.com Posted By: Maxcy JON...4039 days ago
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There is a saying that American students are the most tested, and the least examined, of any in the world. We test students in the U.S. far more than any other nation, in the mistaken belief....
Even 'Highly Motivated' Students Aren't Ready For College
Source: NPR Posted By: Maxcy JON...4041 days ago
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Low-performing high school students are often unprepared for college. But some analysts say even gifted students are falling behind. Host Michel Martin discusses why many students, across the....
Getting Over Rejection, From College
Source: NPR Posted By: Maxcy JON...4041 days ago
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Most recently let anxious students know who is getting in —and who is not— for the next academic year. And many applicants are dealing with rejection from their dream school. Host Michel Martin....
Source: news.harvard.ed Posted By: Erin HER...4041 days ago
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Andrew Ho, research director of HarvardX and an assistant professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE), spoke with the Gazette about a recent study that found that interspersing....
To Transform the U.S. Education System, Focus on Teacher Effectiveness
Source: Forbes Posted By: Erin HER...4041 days ago
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Never in my wildest dreams could I have envisioned, when I was Director of Education at University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC), that one day I’d be known as a social entrepreneur, a founder....
College campuses seek to lure more veterans
Source: dallasnews.com Posted By: Erin HER...4042 days ago
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Sara Stocks didn’t take the traditional path to college. But the path she did take made her more prepared to tackle higher education. The Army veteran, 27, who served 15 months in Iraq, enrolled....
Part 1: Answers to Your Questions on Making the Final College Decision
Source: thechoice.blogs Posted By: Erin HER...4042 days ago
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Higher Grades vs. More Prestige Q. My son’s focus has changed since he applied to schools. He was rejected by three (one with an invitation to apply as a transfer next year), accepted by....
How to Bring Quality Online Education to a Global Student Population
Source: Forbes Posted By: Billy TAM...4042 days ago
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From the outside, it is a nondescript building in downtown San Jose, California. But inside, 20 ninth- and tenth-grade students and seven educators are creating a new educational paradigm. Armed....
What Makes a College ‘Selective’ — and Why It Matters
Source: economix.blogs. Posted By: Billy TAM...4045 days ago
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When researchers study selective colleges, they often use a group of 200 to 250 colleges, based on categories chosen by Barron’s, which publishes a popular college guide. I have cited such research....
