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New group pushing multiple changes to Texas education
Source: chron.com Posted By: Len WIS...4127 days ago
Campus: Not specified
Changing policy on multiple fronts could do wonders for public education in Texas, a newly formed group of philanthropists and activists said Thursday in Austin. "We have a real chance here,"....
Jobs recovery favors highly educated workers
Source: money.cnn.com Posted By: Bailey COS...4128 days ago
Campus: Not specified
"In the recession and recovery, those with the most education are hurt the least and recover the fastest," said Anthony Carnavale, director of the Georgetown University Center on Education and....
California school district gets high-powered rifles
Source: Fox News Posted By: Jason BRI...4128 days ago
Campus: Not specified
The school police force in this Southern California city has acquired 14 high-powered semiautomatic rifles for officers to bring to campuses. Fontana Unified School District police purchased....
Education plan reopens divide on U.S. history
Source: startribune.com Posted By: Jason BRI...4129 days ago
Campus: Not specified
Far from the classroom, an intense but nearly invisible battle is being waged for the hearts and minds of Minnesota's schoolchildren. The fight is over how history and other social studies....
Community college dealing with enrollment boom
Source: king5.com Posted By: Jacky SIL...4130 days ago
Campus: Not specified
Overcrowding at Everett Community College's East County campus in Monroe is becoming a major issue. The campus is only two years old, but it’s already out-growing it space. Classes are held....
Education Department says 1-in-5 students don't earn high school diploma on time
Source: Fox News Posted By: Ronny FLI...4130 days ago
Campus: Not specified
The nation's high school graduation rate is the highest since 1976, but more than a fifth of students are still failing to get their diploma in four years, the Education Department said in a....
Obama Evaluating Early Childhood Education Push In Second Term
Source: huffingtonpost. Posted By: Ronny FLI...4134 days ago
Campus: Not specified
Arne Duncan, President Barack Obama's education secretary, has a slogan that summarizes his tenure and the view of his mission that he shares with his boss. "Education is the civil rights issue....
Athletics Over Academics: The Growing College Sports Spending Gap
Source: keepingscore.bl Posted By: Len WIS...4135 days ago
Campus: Not specified
If you think that American higher education doesn’t have its priorities straight, that schools focus way too much on sports, a new study may make you scream. On Wednesday, the American Institutes....
Texas budget proposals would cut funds from higher education
Source: dailytexanonlin Posted By: Cat BEC...4135 days ago
Campus: Not specified
Higher education institutions would face a 2 percent funding decrease during the 2014-15 biennium if the Texas Legislature passes preliminary budget proposals filed Tuesday. However, funding....
$2.5b school aid plan outlined by Governor Patrick
Source: bostonglobe.com Posted By: Maxcy JON...4136 days ago
Campus: Not specified
Governor Deval Patrick proposed Tuesday to sharply increase spending on public education by more than $2.5 billion over the next four years, an investment he said was critical to the state’s....
Teachers, NAACP team to tackle education issue
Source: Boston Globe Posted By: Billy TAM...4136 days ago
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The Massachusetts Teachers Union and local NAACP are teaming to tackle a gap in education achievement they say affects students of color and low-income students. The partnership’s priorities....
Four College Scholarships for Kids Under 13
Source: Fox Business Posted By: Billy TAM...4137 days ago
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It's never too early to start applying for scholarships. Although senior year is synonymous with searching for college aid, children under 13 and as young as 5 can earn money toward a college....
Obama's education secretary staying
Source: Fox News Posted By: Anna CEC...4137 days ago
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An Education Department official says Secretary Arne Duncan will remain in President Obama's Cabinet into a second term. The official disclosed the decision Monday on the condition of anonymity....
Why U.S. News Ranks the Best Online Education Programs
Source: usnews.com Posted By: Mary PER...4137 days ago
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Online education is becoming an essential part of the higher education landscape. Students and employers are increasingly finding value in the way subjects can be mastered in a digital environment.....
Schools weigh how to spend new funds
Source: utsandiego.com Posted By: Johnnie RIM...4138 days ago
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After years of doom and gloom, schools in San Diego County and California are in the unfamiliar position of deciding how to spend more money. They are looking forward to an infusion of fresh....
Vote set to name Conn. school for slain Newtown teacher
Source: USA Today Posted By: Johnnie RIM...4138 days ago
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A proposal to name a school after a teacher killed in the Newtown, Conn., school shootings is set to go before the Town Council. Stratford Mayor John Harkins is recommending naming a new elementary....
Ohio gets B-minus for its education
Source: Biz Journals Posted By: Johnnie RIM...4141 days ago
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Ohio has received high marks for its education system, according to Education Week’s annual state report cards. The Buckeye State received a B-minus, which ranked it No. 11 in the U.S. Related:....
$2.7B increase proposed for K-12 education
Source: dailydemocrat.c Posted By: Renee HIC...4141 days ago
Campus: Not specified
As he had hinted he would do, Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday morning promised to increase K-12 funding for 2013-14 and to overhaul the decades-old complicated formulas that award some schools vastly....
Ohio receives C-minus on national education report card
Source: Biz Journals Posted By: Renee HIC...4144 days ago
Campus: Not specified
The state of Ohio received a C-minus on a new national education report card. While the grade is nothing to smile about, most states got D’s and F’s. The report comes from StudentsFirst, which....
Education official: Texas public schools face $1B shortfall
Source: CBS News Posted By: Benny Penito..4144 days ago
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Public Education in Texas is running $1 billion short, meaning officials will soon have to seek that much in supplemental appropriations from the state legislature. That's what Shirley Beaulieu,....
