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Archive for August, 2009

The Chicago Sun-Times….

August 05, 2009 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

reports on Chicago Board of Education President Michael Scott that has been given a subpoena top appear in front of a federal grand jury investigating how students are chosen for admission to some of the city’s most elite public schools.

The Bay Area News Group Reports..

August 05, 2009 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

on the Fremont Unified School District that could wind up doing the largest k-12 school solar panel project in the USA.

The Atlanta Journal Constitution Reports…

August 05, 2009 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

On the Clayton School District that has agreed to three day furloughs.

College Related Articles For August 4 2009….

August 04, 2009 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

The Kansas City Star reports on college grads that do not have jobs.

The Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune, and the New York Times all report on Niranjan Shah who is a chairman at the University of Illinois who is resigning.

The San Francisco Chronicle reports on the California State University East Bay campus that wants to open an educational community for autistic people.

The Hartford Courant reports on adults in the state taking summer classes to get an alternative certification to become a teacher.

The McClatchy Newspapers reports on Ed Charles who is going to to Penn Valley Community College, but is homeless person.

They also report on Congress that could wind up easing rules for drug offenders who apply for financial aid.

The LA Times is out with a new article on the GI Bill.

The Miami Herald reports on FIU and the medical school charting a news course.

They also report on more students going local in order to save cash when going to college.

The Arizona Republic reports on the three state universities that are going to be getting 154 million in federal stimulus dollars next week.

The AP reports on Virginia Colleges that are raising tuition by 5.3% for the upcoming school year.

The Sacramento Bee reports on the first furloughs that are occurring at CSUS.

The Tennessean reports on Bethel College changing over to Bethel University this week.

The News & Observer Reports…

August 04, 2009 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

on three schools in the area could wind up with a delay in reassignments.

The also report on the growth in the amount of home schools in the state growing by around 3 grand to over 41,000.

They also report on a new budget if passed by the state that would let the school districts decide on what cuts to make.

The LA Times Reports…

August 04, 2009 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

on the high school dropout rate for the local school district dropping by 17.4%.

They also report on a state senate education committee that is considering changing rules on student scores and teacher evaluations.