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The Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce…

May 24, 2011 By: Category: Uncategorized

has out a new study looking at what salary goes with what college degree you get. Petroleum engineers made the most. They looked at over 100 majors for this report and go in great detail for each major, and race as well.

Education Related Articles For May 25, 2011…

May 24, 2011 By: Category: Uncategorized

The Indy Star reports on a 3.9% tuition increase at Ball state next year.

The AP reports on a Bill that would cut Michigan universities by 15 percent.

The Denver Post reports on CU-Boulder expecting bigger freshman class in fall 2011.

The Arizona republic reports on Community colleges tuition hike hits non-county students in Arizona.

The New York Times reports on the The N.C.A.A that is being asked to make cheerleading a full national sport.

The New York Times reports on new exams for k-12 students in New York that will help grade teachers.

The LA Times reports on 39 schools in the local area that are trying out a program where students that do well on the state exams can see classroom grades go up.

The News & Observer reports on Wake County that is giving residents a choice when it comes to public schools which is either the certainty of diversity or the guarantee of a close-to-home school.

The Oregonian reports on Portland school board that OKs a budget that flat-funds schools and cuts 70 teaching jobs.

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports on School District officials seeking funding from City Council to close massive budget gap.

Pew Research Center Survey Is Out Looking at Colleges….

May 24, 2011 By: Category: Uncategorized

Parts of the long survey.

57% polled say the higher education system in the United States fails to provide students with good value for the money they and their families spend.
75% polled say college is too expensive for most Americans to afford.
86% of graduates say that college has been a good investment for them personally.
48% polled say college debt makes it harder to pay bills.
25% polled say college debt makes it harder to buy a house.
7% polled said college debt delayed getting married.

Education Articles For May 23, 2011…

May 23, 2011 By: Category: Uncategorized

The Des Moines Register reports on runaway college tuition at Iowa colleges.

The Indy Star reports on Ball State weighing raising tuition as state funding falls.

They also report on IU that will raise tuition and fees 5.5%.

The Union-Tribune reports on local college grads saying going to college is worth it.

The Union-Tribune reports on a high school dropout program.

The Detroit News reports on Roy Roberts who rejects 60-student classes.

The Baltimore Sun reports on school officials and charter leaders at odds over funding disparity in the Baltimore Area.

The AP reports on a bill to create charter schools in Maine advancing.

The Miami Herald reports on the Miami-Dade district that franchises popular schools.

The Miami Herald reports on the charter school movement exploding in Florida.

The LA times reports on the Los Angeles teachers union that seeks to block test of evaluation program.

The News & Observer reports on students using cloud computing for learning.

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports on a for-profit company that see a future in head start.

The Tennessean reports on sports, band, other fees that will go up next year in Williamson County schools.

They also report on a longer school days for students that could be coming.

Education News For May 20, 2011…

May 20, 2011 By: Category: Uncategorized

The Herald Leader reports on EKU and Madison County that are creating a new Kentucky middle college.

The New York Times reports on CUNY schools with concerns that overhaul of the curriculum may erode academic gains.

The New York Attorney General is investigating Trump’s for-profit school.

The Sacramento Bee reports on Sacramento State graduating its first eight students in a stem cell program.

THE AP reports on a fix to the NCLB bill that is lagging.

The Hartford Courant reports on a private firm that may run some public school In New Haven.

McClatchy Newspapers reports on a bill if passed that will force an update of textbooks in California.

The Miami Herald reports on technology linking Miami classroom with kids in China.

The Philadelphia Inquirer Reports on surveys showing Pennsylvania schools that are expecting to make ‘severe’ cuts.

The Denver Post reports on a dip in number of Colorado home-schoolers that may be linked to surge in online enrollment.

The Tennessean reports on the Tennessee House approving a bill to limit teachers unions.

Education Articles For May 19, 2011…

May 19, 2011 By: Category: Uncategorized

The Post Dispatch has up an article talking on new research that says that preschool students who like books are better behaved people.

The LA Times reports on UC tuition that might jump 32% if tax proposal fails say officials. The Sacramento Bee also reports on this as well.

The New York Times reports on many with new college degree find the job market humbling

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports on a Pennsylvania state survey measures impact of school cuts.

They also report on results mixed in Philadelphia effort to overhaul schools.

The Denver Post Reports on Denver Public Schools seeking fewer, but more committed substitute teachers.

The New York Times reports that statewide 93% of school budgets got passed.

The Miami Herald reports on Broward schools officials that will take furloughs