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Archive for June, 2007

The AP Reports 2,300 Schools…

June 20, 2007 By: richard.ginn Category: NCLB, No Child Left Behind, Uncategorized

in the USA are either in restructuring or are one year away. Changes that can occur for these schools include firing the principal and changing teachers.

80 College Presidents….

June 20, 2007 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

attended a meeting of the Annapolis Group which is a group of liberal arts colleges and have agreed to come out its own college ranking which will be an alternative to the annual U.S. News & World Report listings.

A bigger and better article is in the New York Times.

Troy University…

June 20, 2007 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

is going to be using a 125 buck camera for people who take classes online. When a student takes an exam the camera turns on and locks the computer so nothing else on the computer can be searched. The camera will record video and sound. It will let the professor view only the stuff flagged by the camera to check for cheating.

One Day University Article….

June 20, 2007 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

The Christian Science Monitor reports on this program for people that are usually in their 50’s. Everyone in the program goes back to college for one day to learn something new. The cost listed ion the article for this program is 219 bucks per person with a discount for two people.

Jacqueline Baldwin Article….

June 20, 2007 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

The Buffalo News has an interview up on principal Jacqueline Baldwin of Lafayette High School. The interview is on why students drop out of high school.

New Poll On The NCLB Bill Is Out…

June 19, 2007 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

by Educational Testing Services. In the poll they find that only 16% of the American public does not want the NCLB bill reauthorized. Only 25% of teachers do not want it reauthorized.

The other key finding is that people still do not know much about this bill.