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Archive for May, 2008

The Hartford Courant Reports….

May 02, 2008 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

Greater Hartford Classical Magnet School is looking at charging tuition.

The AP Reports On College Students….

May 02, 2008 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

evaluating college professors.

Acton-Boxborough Regional High School Article….

May 02, 2008 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

The Boston Globe reports on this school that has now added the Chinese language instruction.

The Institute Of Educational Sciences With…

May 01, 2008 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

a report out saying that the Reading First program does not help at all. The grades they looked at were first, second, and third grade level. The report says that less than of students in Reading First school were at or above grade level in reading.

They did say that instructional time increased around nine minutes a day in grace one and around twelve minutes in grade two.

The difference in scores between students in Reading First Schools and Students that were not in them was around 3% points at best.

Delta Cost Project Issue Brief Is Out….

May 01, 2008 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

on college costs. The short issue brief shows that more students are getting aid money, but the percent they have to pay has gone up from the years of 2000-2005.

James Watkins Article…

May 01, 2008 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

The Washington Post looks at this high school senior who has to make a choice among his 8 colleges that have accepted him.