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Archive for May, 2009

The Southern Regional Education Board…

May 01, 2009 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

is out with a new report on adolescent reading. What the board is urging all 16 states that are apart of the board do is to come up with a comprehensive set of policies that will improve reading for middle and high school students.

The Washington Post Reports..

May 01, 2009 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

on nearly 300 schools nationwide closed, most of them in Texas, due to the swine flu mess going around.

College Related Articles For May 1, 2009

May 01, 2009 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

The Washington Post reports on a surge in college applications from students that live in China.

The LA Times reports on more families requesting aid for college, but are not getting enough to send their kid to college.

The New York Times is out with the same type of article while also focusing on California as well.

The Des Moines Register reports on universities in the state due to budget problems scheduling fewer sections and larger classroom sizes.

Thy also report on ISU Extension Directors getting cut and they also report on community colleges in the state looking to raise tuition.

The Miami Herald reports on the Bright Futures Scholarship program that could wind up not getting enough of a funding increase to cover the increases in tuition universities in the state have passed this year.

The Dallas Morning News reports on new legislation that would set criteria for a university that wants to seek top-tier status.

The AP reports on Lawmakers in Florida who offer to reduce higher education cuts in the sate.

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports on students at St. Josephs protesting over two teachers that did not tenure.

The AP Reports On Lawmakers In….

May 01, 2009 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

South Carolina who have voted to force the Gov. to take the stimulus money.

The News & Observer Reports…

May 01, 2009 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

on a win by the Wake County schools by the State Supreme Court that will allow them to assign students to a year round school without the permission of their parents.

The New York Times Reports…

May 01, 2009 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

who are not happy at all on the waiting list to put kids into a kindergarten class.