McClatchy Newspapers Report….
on a teacher reflecting on changes to schools and education over the years.
Archive for the ‘Uncategorized’
The Philadelphia Inquirer Reports…
on schools districts in the state that are going to wait before they make cuts.
They also report on BRT employees that are still going to be on the payroll for now.
The News & Observber Reports…
on candidates in the Wake County area that are split on year-round school stance.
They also report that student enrollment in up in the Wake area, but down in the Charlotte area.
The Education Week Has Up….
an NBER and H&R Block report that looks at the FAFSA form.
The experiment they used involved 156 H&R block location in Ohio and North Carolina. People that took part in the experiment were set into three groups.
In the 10,000 plus people that got direct help from H&R Block to help fill out the FAFSA form almost 70% of them sent in a finalized FAFSA forms to the government. At the H&R block it took around 10 minutes to complete the form. The other two groups did not get as much help as this group.
They also found a good increase in the amount of students that enrolled into college in the FAFSA treatment group through the experiment.
The Washington Post Reports…
that six schools in the local school district are the main focus of high erasures on exams.
College Related Articles For September 23, 2009
The New York Times reports on Universities that have had steep losses in investments from their endowment.
The Mercury News reports on Stanford University loosing 26 plus percent from their investment portfolio.
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports on college students in upscale housing.
The Chicago Sun-Times reports on Gov. Pat Quinn saying the presidents of the University of Illinois is going to be stepping down.
The Sacramento Bee reports on a naked rally before a big walkout on Thursday of professors.
The Union-Tribune reports on San Diego State University dropping rules that give local students an easier path to get into the college.
The Detroit News reports on Central Michigan University trustees have approved spending $22 million for a building to house the new medical school on the Mount Pleasant campus.
The Denver Post reports on more students in the state taking college level classes.
