The Union-Tribune Reports….
on the Robbinsdale school district that6 is going to be looking at interactive whiteboards and weather they will help students learn better.
on the Robbinsdale school district that6 is going to be looking at interactive whiteboards and weather they will help students learn better.
on the local school district having a bleaker funding future.
on Harahan Elementary School and how it is successful.
on the local school board giving the district guidelines for on how to cut $17.5 million.
with 2009 looks at college pricing and student aid.
When it comes to college tuition:
In state tuition and fees is up 6.5% for public four year schools, out-of-state tuition and fees is up 6.2%.
Tuition and fees for two-year colleges are up 7.3%
Tuition and fees for private colleges is up 4.4%
24% of all students have tuition below 6 grand, while 25% have it above 21 grand.
Borrowing increased by 5% and a major shift is occurring to students taking out more loans.
have out a new survey on teachers.
40% of teachers surveyed are disappointed about their jobs. 87% of them are over the age of 33, 41% of them give good or excellent ratings when it comes to their principal, 28% of them say they have a very good school atmosphere, 73% strongly agree that teaching is so demanding that they wonder why more teachers do not burn out.