- Teachers must make the grade under new guidelines JULIE CARR SMYTH - AP - 21 hrs ago
When Ohio's new teacher evaluation system kicks in starting next year, teacher Tammy Schmidt may be joining her third-grade students in preparing scrapbooks of their … More »Teachers must make the grade under new guidelines
- Higher Education Becomes Nevada Campaign Issue for Obama Sylvia Cochran - Yahoo! Contributor Network - Fri, Aug 24, 2012
Nevada students taking the ACT college entrance exam have a slight college readiness edge over the national average, the Associated Press reports. Whereas the national … More »Higher Education Becomes Nevada Campaign Issue for Obama
Nevada students taking the ACT college entrance exam have a slight college readiness edge over the national average, the Associated Press reports. Whereas the national average score is 21.1, Nevada college entrants score on average 21.3. Affording a higher education is of great concern to voters in this presidential battleground …
- Classes in Chicago expected to start on time AP - Fri, Aug 24, 2012
It looks like classes in Chicago's public schools will begin on time after the head of the teachers union says she has no plans to file the 10-day strike notice this … More »Classes in Chicago expected to start on time
It looks like classes in Chicago's public schools will begin on time after the head of the teachers union says she has no plans to file the 10-day strike notice this week.
- High school students get dual-enrollment discount AP - Fri, Aug 24, 2012
Montana colleges say they are making it cheaper and easier for high school students to take some college classes. More »High school students get dual-enrollment discount
Montana colleges say they are making it cheaper and easier for high school students to take some college classes.
- Chicago City Colleges launches new careers program AP - Fri, Aug 24, 2012
City Colleges of Chicago is launching a "College to Careers" program to ready students for fast-growing fields. More »Chicago City Colleges launches new careers program
City Colleges of Chicago is launching a "College to Careers" program to ready students for fast-growing fields.
- To Spank or Not to Spank? Corporal Punishment Reigns in Many Southern Schools Takepart.com - Thu, Aug 23, 2012
Corporal punishment is still surprisingly legal in many Southern public schools. More »To Spank or Not to Spank? Corporal Punishment Reigns in Many Southern Schools
Corporal punishment is still surprisingly legal in many Southern public schools.
- Obama vs. Romney: Future of the Workforce--Graphic National Journal - Thu, Aug 23, 2012
HIGHER EDUCATIONObama says that the United States should lead the world in college-graduation rates by 2020. He has pushed to expand the size of, and access to, Pell … More »Obama vs. Romney: Future of the Workforce--Graphic
HIGHER EDUCATIONObama says that the United States should lead the world in college-graduation rates by 2020. He has pushed to expand the size of, and access to, Pell Grants for students from low-income families, increasing the maximum per-student amount. In the spring, Obama shifted his attention to student loans, advocating …
- Alabama tuition plan paying full rates for fall PHILLIP RAWLS - AP - Thu, Aug 23, 2012
Alabama's prepaid college tuition plan will pay full tuition for the fall semester while it waits for a court to rule on the legality of making reduced payments, State … More »Alabama tuition plan paying full rates for fall
Alabama's prepaid college tuition plan will pay full tuition for the fall semester while it waits for a court to rule on the legality of making reduced payments, State Treasurer Young Boozer said Wednesday.
- NJ governor signs university merger bill ANGELA DELLI SANTI - AP - Thu, Aug 23, 2012
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie signed a major higher education reorganization bill on Wednesday, a hard-won political and policy victory that eluded two prior governors … More »NJ governor signs university merger bill
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie signed a major higher education reorganization bill on Wednesday, a hard-won political and policy victory that eluded two prior governors and is designed to create regional centers of academic excellence in South, Central and North Jersey.
- Sides dig in as Chicago teachers strike looms DON BABWIN and TAMMY WEBBER - AP - Thu, Aug 23, 2012
Teachers picketed outside a district office Wednesday in the shadow of a giant inflatable rat as school board members inside authorized spending $25 million in the event … More »Sides dig in as Chicago teachers strike looms
- Mexico religious cult refuses to allow teachers in MARK STEVENSON - AP - Wed, Aug 22, 2012
Adherents of a religious sect in western Mexico are physically blocking school teachers from entering their walled community, setting up one of the most high-profile … More »Mexico religious cult refuses to allow teachers in
Adherents of a religious sect in western Mexico are physically blocking school teachers from entering their walled community, setting up one of the most high-profile confrontations between religious and civil authorities in Mexico since the 1930s.
- POLITICS INTERFERING WITH D.C. HATE CRIMES LAW Maggie Gallagher - Maggie Gallagher - Wed, Aug 22, 2012
Last week, a man with a master's degree from George Mason University, a gun and 50 rounds of ammo walked into the Family Research Council. When a building manager named … More »POLITICS INTERFERING WITH D.C. HATE CRIMES LAW
Last week, a man with a master's degree from George Mason University, a gun and 50 rounds of ammo walked into the Family Research Council. When a building manager named Leo Johnson blocked his entry, he shot Leo in the arm.Leo Johnson wrestled the shooter to the ground, saving untold lives. The shooter then begged for mercy …
- Head of Chicago teachers union: Contract far off AP - Wed, Aug 22, 2012
The president of the Chicago public school teachers union says negotiations with the school district aren't close to being resolved and a new contract is a ways off … More »Head of Chicago teachers union: Contract far off
- China and India Are Catching Up to the U.S. in College Graduates Serena Dai - The Atlantic Wire - Wed, Aug 22, 2012
If investment in education is correlated with business competition, then the U.S. better watch out: India and China are on our tails as far college graduates go, according … More »China and India Are Catching Up to the U.S. in College Graduates
- Balance 529 Savings Plan Distributions With Other College Funding Reyna Gobel - US News - Wed, Aug 22, 2012
It's tempting for parents to withdraw funds they've saved in a 529 plan, a higher education savings account with tax benefits, if their son's or daughter's freshman-year … More »Balance 529 Savings Plan Distributions With Other College Funding
It's tempting for parents to withdraw funds they've saved in a 529 plan, a higher education savings account with tax benefits, if their son's or daughter's freshman-year education costs are entirely paid for by scholarships, grants, and tax credits. But Ryan Law CFP®, director of the University of Missouri's Office for …
- Judge: Texas school efficiency suit can go forward WILL WEISSERT - AP - Wed, Aug 22, 2012
A complaint by charter school backers affiliated with a powerful business group will be allowed to join five other lawsuits challenging the way Texas funds its public … More »Judge: Texas school efficiency suit can go forward
A complaint by charter school backers affiliated with a powerful business group will be allowed to join five other lawsuits challenging the way Texas funds its public schools, a state district judge ruled Tuesday.
- Almost 1 in 5 teens smokes or uses drugs at school, US students report Allison Terry - Christian Science Monitor - Wed, Aug 22, 2012
Eighty-six percent of American high school students report that some of their classmates use alcohol, tobacco, or other drugs during the school day. More »Almost 1 in 5 teens smokes or uses drugs at school, US students report
Eighty-six percent of American high school students report that some of their classmates use alcohol, tobacco, or other drugs during the school day.
- Romney in Iowa as Obama greets Las Vegas teachers AP - Wed, Aug 22, 2012
President Barack Obama is meeting with teachers at a Las Vegas high school as he promotes his administration's efforts to make higher education more affordable, an issue … More »Romney in Iowa as Obama greets Las Vegas teachers
- Paper airline tickets, bound encyclopedias passe for new U.S. college students Reuters - Tue, Aug 21, 2012
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Incoming U.S. college students have never seen a paper airline ticket, like to watch television on almost anything but a television and consider exposed … More »Paper airline tickets, bound encyclopedias passe for new U.S. college students
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Incoming U.S. college students have never seen a paper airline ticket, like to watch television on almost anything but a television and consider exposed bra straps a fashion statement, not a wardrobe malfunction, according to an annual list released on Tuesday. ...
- Obama Criticizes Romney Over College Assistance ABC OTUS News - Tue, Aug 21, 2012
Obama says Romney offers little to young people facing high costs of higher education More »Obama Criticizes Romney Over College Assistance
Obama says Romney offers little to young people facing high costs of higher education
- CSX train derails in Md., kills 2 college students ALEX DOMINGUEZ - AP - Tue, Aug 21, 2012
A train hauling coal derailed on a bridge in this city's historic district, killing two college students who had been drinking together and hanging out on the tracks. … More »CSX train derails in Md., kills 2 college students
A train hauling coal derailed on a bridge in this city's historic district, killing two college students who had been drinking together and hanging out on the tracks. Nearly two dozen railroad cars flipped over, including some that fell onto vehicles in a parking lot below the bridge, officials said.
- Court: Ala can't check student immigration status BILL BARROW and JAY REEVES - AP - Tue, Aug 21, 2012
Part of Alabama's immigration law that ordered public schools to check the citizenship status of new students was ruled unconstitutional Monday by a federal appeals … More »Court: Ala can't check student immigration status
Part of Alabama's immigration law that ordered public schools to check the citizenship status of new students was ruled unconstitutional Monday by a federal appeals court that also said police in that state and Georgia can demand papers from criminal suspects they have detained.
- Here's How College Students See the World [INFOGRAPHIC] Kate Freeman - Mashable - Tue, Aug 21, 2012
What comes to mind when you hear the word "Twilight"? Is it Rod Serling or Edward and Bella? More »Here's How College Students See the World [INFOGRAPHIC]
- College students: high in self-confidence but low in basic work skills Stacy Teicher Khadaroo - Christian Science Monitor - Tue, Aug 21, 2012
Today’s college students have been hit hard by the recession, but they exhibit a remarkable self-confidence that may outpace their skills for coping with the road that … More »College students: high in self-confidence but low in basic work skills
Today’s college students have been hit hard by the recession, but they exhibit a remarkable self-confidence that may outpace their skills for coping with the road that lies ahead.
- Court blocks Alabama student citizenship checks JAY REEVES - AP - Mon, Aug 20, 2012
A federal appeals court has ruled that part of Alabama's tough immigration law that ordered public schools to check the citizenship status of new students is uncons … More »Court blocks Alabama student citizenship checks
A federal appeals court has ruled that part of Alabama's tough immigration law that ordered public schools to check the citizenship status of new students is unconstitutional.
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