June 02, 2011
By: richard.ginn
Category: Uncategorized
The AP and New York Times reports on for-profit colleges that could wind up loosing Pell grant aid if they do not meet certain benchmarks for loan repayment.
The New York Times reports on The Calhoun School which is a private school that uses block scheduling.
The Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times report on the local school district that is going to cut 75 million out of the central office.
The Sacramento Bee reports on more area community college students bypassing UC and CSU schools.
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June 01, 2011
By: richard.ginn
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The Indy Star reports on Ball State looking at 4% tuition increase.
The Washington Post reports on College merit aid producing bidding wars.
The LA Times reports on ROTC that is booming at universities.
The Oregonian reports on a bill to ease school superintendent qualifications that stalls in Oregon Senate committee.
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports on a Philly school panel adopting an interim budget with deep cuts
The Chicago Sun-Times reports on some teachers in Illinois making over 100,000 a year.
The Chicago Sun-Times reports on Low-income Chicago students to get low-cost broadband.
The Detroit News reports on the Detroit Public Schools’ budget that seeks to stop the bleeding.
The Miami Herald reports on 400 Broward teachers shifted to other schools.
The Sacramento Bee reports on Sacramento city schools that will keep extracurricular activities.
The Post Dispatch reports on Some school districts dropping the DARE program.
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May 31, 2011
By: richard.ginn
Category: Uncategorized
The LA Times reports on the boom now going on in 529 contribution plans.
The AP reports on Rancho Verde High School that is now going to virtual frog dissections.
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May 30, 2011
By: richard.ginn
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The Detroit News reports on students attending Wayne County Community College District will face a 12.6 percent tuition increase this fall, hiking costs to $89 per credit hour for students who live in the district.
The New York Times reports on more foreign students looking to get into select US schools.
The Times Picayune reports on around 200 students in the area getting a GED.
The Dallas Morning News reports on the Lewisville ISD considering Mandarin online class.
The News & Observer reports on Lawmakers planning severe cuts to teacher assistants’ ranks in North Carolina.
The Miami Herald reports on a Sheridan Technical Center program that trains people to repair slot machines.
They also report on Dade teachers that may get merit pay this summer.
The New York Times reports on Connecticut that is considering holding back students born after Oct. 1, a process known as redshirting, so they won’t be overwhelmed by peers who have already turned five years old.
The Sacramento Bee reports on students at Mira Loma High school that are learning how to handle money.
The Indy stay reports on the local school district that hopes a longer school year combats a summer learning loss.
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May 27, 2011
By: richard.ginn
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The USA Today reports on for-profit colleges seeing major enrollment gains in the past decade.
Fortune reports on anew survey where more college grads will get a job.
The LA Times reports on the L.A. school board and union still at odds over budget.
The New York Times reports on nine states that are trying to get extra money from the federal government for early learning programs.
The Detroit News reports on specialty schools in the DPS School district.
They also report on some students learning engineering skills.
The Tennessean reports on some Middle Tennessee schools to see bigger classes.
The Oregonian Reports on AVID program helps former underachievers succeed at Hillsboro’s Glencoe and Century high schools.
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May 25, 2011
By: richard.ginn
Category: Uncategorized
The New York Times reports on top colleges that are mainly for the elite.
The Baltimore Sun reports on more students from China going to the Maryland Institute College of Art.
The Indy Star reports on the University of Southern Indiana passing a 4.5% tuition increase.
The New York Times reports on the New Jersey State Supreme Court that says the Gov. must spend an extra 500 million on education.
The Miami Herald reports on hundreds protesting school cuts in Broward.
The Chicago Sun-Times reports on Chicago elementary schools that do not offer a scheduled recess must vote on whether to provide one by fall 2012.
The Times Picayune reports on New Orleans public schools making gains in state test scores.
The Detroit News reports on the Michigan Senate passing a $470 K-12 cut per student.
The Tennessean reports on just three of nine groups asking to start charter schools in Metro Nashville Public Schools were approved by the local school board.
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