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Archive for November, 2007

The Lansing School District In Kansas…

November 21, 2007 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

is the next school district that is going to offer all-day kindergarten.

Student Success Time Article…

November 21, 2007 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

The Indy Star reports on this program at the Sycamore Elementary School where 25 students on Tuesdays and Thursdays come in from 8:05 a.m. to 8:45 a.m to help get homework done.

Lisa Felske Article….

November 21, 2007 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

The Houston Chronicle reports on this person that is getting a 40,000 grant via Boeing and the Education Foundation of Harris County in order to help create children’s books that teach science lessons.

Two New Articles On College Cost….

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

have come out.

One is from the Dallas Morning News. The article says that critics are saying that college debt is rising to fast while colleges are saying that it is still a bargain.

The USA Today reports on lawmakers looking at college costs. The article gets into rising costs and Larry Gazdick who paid 90 grand for his stepson Bryan to go to West Virgina University debt free.

The Decline In Tenured College Professors….

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

is looked at by an article in the New York Times. One person they look at is Elaine Zendlovitz who teaches six courses at four different colleges. Financial pressures at colleges are to blame for this cause. Another person they look at is Aletia Droba who got paid 1,400 bucks to teach one course at a community college and 2,400 bucks at a University.

This to me is a big time problem.Even with the increases in tuition every single year this problem just keeps on going.

The Washinton Post Reports….

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

on elite colleges going after low-income students.