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Archive for April, 2009

A New Study Is Out….

April 24, 2009 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

on California’s Early Assessment Program which is a statewide five-year old program. The researchers found that under this program they saw a 4% drop in the amount of Sacramento State freshmen needing to take remedial math classes and a 6% drop needing to take remedial English classes.

The AP Reports On The Education Secretary…

April 24, 2009 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

and some of his ideas for spending federal stimulus money including having classes on a Saturday.

The Christian Science Monitor Reports…

April 24, 2009 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

on Japan and major big time exams now moving into the preschool age level.

I think this kind of high states testing at this early of an age is a no-no.

College Related Articles For April 24, 2009

April 24, 2009 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

The Associated Press is now reporting on the 68 million mystery of all the recent college donations.

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports on colleges that do not know what the enrollment picture is going to be.

The Christian Science Monitor reports on engineering classes getting hot at colleges.

The Baltimore Sun reports on the state maintaining a college tuition freeze.

Fort Worth Rep. Charlie Geren says that he wants to kill a bill that will allow the University of North Texas law school to be created. He says that the state already has too many law schools now.

Democrats and Republicans in Pennsylvania are deeply divided on linking video poker to college aid.

Temple University is hiking tuition 2.9% to over 11 grand next school year. Financial aid though is also going up 7 million as well.

Michigan State University has increased room and board fees by 5.2%

The Post Dispatch Reports….

April 24, 2009 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

on a new Washington University research study on babies that hopes to find more on autism.

Sharron Pearson Update….

April 24, 2009 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

the LA Times now reports on this person that has received so many donations for her summer program at Oxford that the school has amended to money giving to no included future college costs.