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Archive for October, 2007

Noel-Levitz Survey On Colleges Is Out…

October 02, 2007 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

It is not a long report, but they did look at over 70 different items.

The main things they found were that students are less satisfied on college tuition. They are more happy about registering for classes and getting financial aid. It is mainly flat for thins such as quality of advising and quality of academic instruction.

PRE K Now Report Is Out…

October 02, 2007 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

and it shows that for the 2008 year that funding by states for Pre-K is going up by 500 around 500 million bucks.

The report gets into detail with some states and they briefly look at every single state and what changes they are making to the programs they have, if they have one in place.

MIT Journal Press Study….

October 02, 2007 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

is out on weather students in just the state of Florida who are retained a whole grade level do better in reading. The results found in the study show that student make better gains in reading if they are held back one year.

A Proposal In Denver That Will Shut Down…

October 02, 2007 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

eight schools and transform five of them is winning some approval in the school district. This is reform ever in the area says the article.

The State Nursing Board In Tennessee…

October 02, 2007 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

has approved a state Board of Regents plan that will allow nursing students to study online. Students in this program will be online for 360 hours and in the classroom for 630 hours.

In It 2 Win Coalition Article…

October 02, 2007 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports on this program created by a former high school dropout in order to get more high school dropouts graduated.