Great Education Week Article On Teachers….
in Boston going through an urban teacher residency program before they become a full time teacher.
Archive for October, 2008
The AP Out With An Article….
looking at the economy and college costs changing where a student might go to college.
Baylor University Is Now Going To Offer….
freshman students who take the SAT exam again 300 bucks to spend at the bookstore. If they got 50 points more on the SAT exam they will get 1,000 bucks in merit aid.
I give this idea a complete thumbs down. The college has to be using this idea to increase the average SAT score for the US News college rankings. They had to throw out some money to get people to take the exam again.
The AP Reports That The Amount Of Texas…..
campuses that reached “Stage 5” status in the federal School Improvement Program is up to 21. Last year the number was only 2.
Salt Lake Tribune Reports…
on high school students in the state taking finance literacy classes. The article gets into classes talking about the current financial crisis.
DonorsChoose.org Article….
The Post Dispatch reports on this website that gets people to donate money to teachers that need school supplies.
