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Archive for December, 2009

The Post Dispatch Reports…

December 09, 2009 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

on day care centers getting hit due to the recession.

The Philadelphia Inquirer Reports…

December 09, 2009 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

on Philadelphia School District’s new Parent University. The program help parents be better parents.

The Arizona Republic Reports…

December 09, 2009 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

on school districts that are weighing having override elections in order to try to get more money.

The Consortium on Chicago School Research Is Out…

December 08, 2009 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

with a new report looking at the percent of students who graduate from high school in the local school district. The report uses four and five year graduation rates.

A five year graduation rate for Chicago Public School Distict students with disabilities is 50% while students with no disabilities are at 70%.

Students with emotional disturbances though have a very low 25% graduation rate in five years.

The Boston Globe Reports….

December 08, 2009 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

on school superintendents across the region that are saying no to people on pricey gifts to teachers.

College Related Articles For December 8,2009

December 08, 2009 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

The Oregonian reports on a new report out looking at the urban-rural divide in Oregon college.

The Sacramento Bee and AP report on college leaders in the state that say the cuts to colleges are going to hurt quality.

The USA Today reports on Chinese college students going over to US campuses in bigger numbers.

The Hartford Courant reports on students being able to dump a bad SAT score.

The LA Times reports on the creation of an online curriculum program for the ABC TV show Lost.

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports on Lincoln University dropping P.E. as a graduation requirement for obese students.

The AP reports on undergrad enrollment at Devry University that is increasing.

The AP Also reports on 10,000 Missourians who have requested vouchers for free technology training being offered through a partnership with Microsoft.

The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports on the new flight-simulation lab at Kent State University.

The Chicago Sun-Times reports on Loyola University getting a 50 million estate.