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Lawmakers To Resume Education Focus In New Session
Source: newschannel5.co Posted By: Len WIS...4145 days ago
Campus: Not specified
Legislation that would allow parents to decide the fate of a struggling school is among several education-related proposals lawmakers are likely to discuss in the session that convenes Tuesday. Officials....
Number of UK students applying to university slumps for second year in a row
Source: independent.co. Posted By: Bailey COS...4149 days ago
Campus: Not specified
The number of UK students applying to university has slumped for the second year in a row, official figures show. New UCAS statistics show that 265,730 people living in the UK had applied....
College Education Is Expected to Remain a High Priority for States
Source: chronicle.com Posted By: Jason BRI...4149 days ago
Campus: Not specified
The number of UK students applying to university has slumped for the second year in a row, official figures show. New UCAS statistics show that 265,730 people living in the UK had applied....
State panel's report aims to boost education quality
Source: newsday.com Posted By: Jason BRI...4149 days ago
Campus: Not specified
Students seeking admission to SUNY schools of education should be required to have grade-point averages of at least 3.0, with the aim of boosting teacher quality, a blue-ribbon state advisory....
Graduate School sees 5 percent increase for 2012
Source: volanteonline.c Posted By: Jacky SIL...4150 days ago
Campus: Not specified
The University of South Dakota Graduate School has reached an all-time high. “Graduate enrollment, not including the Medical School and Law School, was at 2,157 this past fall,” Brandy Durham,....
UT, Texas A&M launching early high school grad program
Source: Biz Journals Posted By: Ronny FLI...4150 days ago
Campus: Not specified
Parents in San Antonio might want to encourage their teens to actually graduate high school early in order to gain early admission into the University of Texas at Austin or Texas A&M University. Under....
Boston's School-to-Career Program Gives Disadvantaged Students Running Start
Source: pbs.org Posted By: Ronny FLI...4152 days ago
Campus: Not specified
Escarolyn Garcia grew up learning several skills that would be useful in the workplace. She participated in pageants as a teenager, and they taught her about communication, self-presentation,....
Number Of California College Grads Taking Jobs In Retail, Restaurants Doubles
Source: sanfrancisco.cb Posted By: Len WIS...4156 days ago
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Young college graduates in California are facing a bleaker job outlook than just five years ago. The number of young Californians with degrees working in restaurants and retail jobs has nearly....
National Education Reform: School Choice Equals Opportunities For Hispanics
Source: huffingtonpost. Posted By: Cat BEC...4156 days ago
Campus: Not specified
The Latino population is one of many groups affected by a national education reform. One of the most discussed programs is that of school choice, which varies from state to state, and offers....
Legislative action critical in funding public education
Source: southbendtribun Posted By: Maxcy JON...4156 days ago
Campus: Not specified
Every decision we make as school trustees must be based on sound budget policies. As a member of the South Bend Comm-unity School Corp. board of trustees, I am concerned about Indiana public....
Hundreds of college presidents urge gun control
Source: Washington Post Posted By: Billy TAM...4159 days ago
Campus: Not specified
About 300 college presidents, including several from the Washington region, have signed an open letter urging Congress to enact new gun controls in the aftermath of the school shooting this month....
Six Places to Look for College Funding if You Can’t Get Merit Aid
Source: blogs.wsj.com Posted By: Billy TAM...4163 days ago
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But students who don’t quality for merit-based aid aren’t entirely out of luck. Several sources of free aid—such as grants and scholarships that don’t need to be paid back—are still available.....
California tries a new way to reform education
Source: sacbee.com Posted By: Anna CEC...4164 days ago
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Thirteen years ago, the Legislature – spurred by then-Gov.Gray Davis – made one of its periodic forays into educational reform, or so we were told. The Public Schools Accountability Act purported....
Republican Smith appointed to fill vacant Board of Education seat
Source: westport-news.c Posted By: Mary PER...4165 days ago
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After missing out on "admission" last year, Jeannie Smith has finally been enrolled as a Board of Education member. Board of Education members unanimously voted Monday to appoint Smith to....
Chinese school offshores its graduates to U.S. colleges
Source: philly.com Posted By: Johnnie RIM...4166 days ago
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Teachers at a new high school here, like teachers the world over, like to boast about all the colleges that have accepted their students. In the school's main lobby stands a 10-foot sign with....
Lawsuit challenges new education law
Source: shreveporttimes Posted By: Johnnie RIM...4166 days ago
Campus: Not specified
A district judge is being asked today to throw out a new education law that was one of Gov. Bobby Jindal's key proposals in this year's legislative session. The Louisiana Federation of Teachers....
Some Texas Districts Pursuing School Choice Locally
Source: texastribune.or Posted By: Johnnie RIM...4169 days ago
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In debates over school choice, like the one brewing as the 83rd legislative session draws closer, traditional public school districts are often cast as stubborn defenders of the status quo. Proposals....
Herbert targets education in 2013-14 budget plan
Source: cachevalleydail Posted By: Renee HIC...4170 days ago
Campus: Not specified
Gov. Gary Herbert's $12.8 billion state budget proposal maintains public education and promises teachers and all state workers a 1 percent pay raise. Herbert, in his budget plan released Wednesday,....
Private education grant tied to Gov. Christie staying in office
Source: blog.nj.com Posted By: Renee HIC...4170 days ago
Campus: Not specified
What passes for educational reform in New Jersey has relied heavily on private foundation money — millions from the likes of Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates, among others — and a common complaint....
Some Colleges Discount Tuition for Siblings
Source: usnews.com Posted By: Benny Penito..4172 days ago
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Paying for one college education can be a financial stretch, requiring significant savings, scholarship searches, and possibly even student loans. For families with more than one child enrolled....
