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Education must lead way to new economy
Source: tauntongazette. Posted By: Len WIS...4563 days ago
Campus: Not specified
Despite its more than 100 institutions of higher education, Massachusetts’ education system is ill-equipped to prepare young people for the 21st century workplace. To be sure, the Bay State....
Source: nwitimes.com Posted By: Len WIS...4563 days ago
Campus: Not specified
The Valparaiso School Corporation is dedicated to providing a safe and supportive educational environment, from elementary school, to middle school, to high school and beyond as students pave....
After years of reform, California education schools fall short on new ranking system
Source: hechingerreport Posted By: Len WIS...4563 days ago
Campus: Not specified
California has been trying to reform how it educates teachers for more than a decade, and some of its ideas have become a model for the rest of the country. But the vast majority of teacher preparation....
Obama administration blames sequester for America’s education problems
Source: redalertpolitic Posted By: Len WIS...4563 days ago
Campus: Not specified
It’s been a full three months since the sequester went into effect, but the Obama administration is still blaming it for our nation’s struggles, this time in the education sector. During....
U.S. education slipping in world rankings: report
Source: washingtontimes Posted By: Bailey COS...4564 days ago
Campus: Not specified
The U.S. education system is not as globally competitive as it used to be, a study by the Council on Foreign Relations revealed on Monday. “The real scourge of the U.S. education system....
Miss Utah: ‘Create Education Better’
Source: nymag.com Posted By: Bailey COS...4564 days ago
Campus: Not specified
The Miss USA contest, owned by yellow-orange tuft of hair Donald Trump, has a new queen. "A recent report shows that in 40 percent of American families with children, women are the primary earners,....
'An Industry of Mediocrity': Study Criticizes Teacher-Education Programs
Source: chronicle.com Posted By: Bailey COS...4564 days ago
Campus: Not specified
Colleges of education are "an industry of mediocrity" that churns out unprepared teachers to work in the nation's elementary and secondary schools, according to a highly anticipated report. The....
Data Reveal a Rise in College Degrees Among Americans
Source: New York Times Posted By: Jason BRI...4568 days ago
Campus: Not specified
The number of Americans graduating from college has surged in recent years, sending the share with a college degree to a new high, federal data shows. The surge follows more than two decades....
529 plan: Great tool for your kid's education
Source: USA Today Posted By: Jason BRI...4568 days ago
Campus: Not specified
There's little that you can be sure of in this crazy economic environment, but one thing that seems certain is that most kids need a college degree to get ahead – and that their college degree....
Source: economist.com Posted By: Jason BRI...4568 days ago
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HERE’S a multiple-choice question: if the federal government penalises states where pupils do badly in school, but lets the states themselves set the pass mark, will the states a) make the....
Getting More Bang for the Buck in Higher Education
Source: economix.blogs. Posted By: Jason BRI...4568 days ago
Campus: Not specified
Republicans and Democrats are hurtling toward another bipartisan standoff, this one over rival plans on the interest rates to be charged on subsidized federal loans to help students and their....
Report: Utah behind on 2020 college graduate goal
Source: sltrib.com Posted By: Jacky SIL...4569 days ago
Campus: Not specified
Utah must significantly ramp up the number of people earning college degrees and certificates to meet its goal of increasing those numbers to 66 percent by the year 2020, according to a new report.....
Republicans Want to Free America from Federal Education Mandates
Source: nationalreview. Posted By: Ronny FLI...4570 days ago
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Over the last decade, the U.S. Department of Education has become so congested with federal mandates that it has become, in effect, a national school board. If you remember the childhood game....
Bill Would Allow Families to Save More for Education
Source: blog.heritage.o Posted By: Ronny FLI...4570 days ago
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A bill introduced in the House of Representatives could have widespread benefits to parents saving for a child’s education. The Helping Families Save for Education Act, introduced by Representatives....
Don't Buy The Hype, College Education Is Not An Investment
Source: Forbes Posted By: Ronny FLI...4570 days ago
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Hardly a day goes by without the publication of articles on the plight of recent college graduates. Large numbers are either unemployed or employed in jobs that don’t call for any academic....
College Bound program helps students focus on education
Source: spokesman.com Posted By: Len WIS...4571 days ago
Campus: Not specified
Study after study shows that a college degree is the best chance for low-income students to improve their lives. But those students may feel powerless to make college a reality. A Washington....
Harvard Graduate School of Education’s New Dean Announced
Source: harvardmagazine Posted By: Len WIS...4571 days ago
Campus: Harvard University
James E. Ryan, a scholar at the crossroads of education, law, and policy, will become the new dean of Harvard’s Graduate School of Education (HGSE) on September 1, President Drew Faust announced....
Bridging the male education gap
Source: L. A. Times Posted By: Len WIS...4571 days ago
Campus: Not specified
In the ongoing discussion of how to boost the education and skill levels of the American workforce, one central issue is rarely addressed: the gap between male and female achievement. The reality....
Western Michigan University awarded almost $400,000 from the EPA
Source: mlive.com Posted By: Cat BEC...4575 days ago
Campus: Western Michigan University
Western Michigan University is one of 13 institutions of higher education nationwide tapped by the Environmental Protection Agency this week to participate in climate and air quality research. The....
University of Minnesota receives $12.3-million gift
Source: startribune.com Posted By: Cat BEC...4575 days ago
Campus: University of Minnesota-Duluth
A $12.3 million surprise gift from a South Dakota farmer and businesswoman is the largest to the University of Minnesota’s College of Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Sciences, U officials....
