Kennedy Holds Hearing On College Affordability, Student Loan Availability
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KENNEDY HOLDS U.S. SENATE FIELD HEARING IN BOSTON ON COLLEGE ACCESS AND THE IMPACT OF THE CREDIT CRUNCH ON STUDENT LOAN AVAILABILITY
“ENSURING ACCESS TO COLLEGE IN A TURBULENT ECONOMY” AT NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
BOSTON, MA- Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Chairman of the U.S. Senate’s Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, today chaired a [...]
Diploma deflation
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In 1999, Pennsylvania decided that all high school students must meet certain academic standards in order to graduate. Nearly a decade later, however, tens of thousands of our students are receiving diplomas though they have not shown proficiency in core subjects.
Why are so many of our students graduating despite questionable academic proficiency?
Many Pennsylvanians might be [...]
USVI Senate vote stalls education reform
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By Susan Mann Caribbean Net News St Thomas-St John Correspondent Email: susan@caribbeannetnews.com ST THOMAS, USVI: US Virgin Islands Governor John deJongh, Jr. has announced he is %26rdquo;tremendously disappointed with the outcome of Thursday’s vote%26rdquo; and %26ldquo;The Senate chose to vote not only against change and reform, but against the best interest of the children in [...]
Education nominee faces disgruntled USVI Legislature
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By Susan Mann Caribbean Net News St Thomas-St John Correspondent Email: susan@caribbeannetnews.com
ST THOMAS, USVI: Governor John de Jongh’s candidate for Commissioner of Education, Dr Lynn Spampinato, has a tough, up-hill battle ahead this week, in order to sway members of the US Virgin Islands Legislature to give its seal of approval for her appointment. [...]
Senate panel OKs ed signoff bill
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The Senate Education Committee has approved a measure that would require legislative leaders to sign off on agreements made with the federal government that implement programs like No Child Left Behind.
Bill sponsor Sen. Margaret Dayton, R-Orem, said the measure, which is supported by the State [...]
Testscore option sought
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The option to average test scores to let schools pass No Child Left Behind is on top of the State Board of Education’s wish list of changes to No Child Left Behind requirements that they will be submitting to federal officials.
Each year the Utah State [...]
State hoping for OK to average test scores
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The option to average test scores to let schools pass No Child Left Behind is on top of the State Board of Education’s wish list of changes to No Child Left Behind requirements that they will be submitting to federal officials.
Each year the Utah State [...]
UVSC president School preparing to meet needs of Utah Valley
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OREM Utah Valley State College President William A. Sederburg is prepared to address a crowd at noon today as he delivers his State of the College address in the Ragan Theater of the Student Center on campus.
Some of the items Sederburg plans to speak on [...]
Bernanke#39;s Schools in `Corridor of Shame#39; Roil Obama (Update2)
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Jan. 24 (Bloomberg) — Ben Bernankes public school
education in Dillon, South Carolina, was his steppingstone to
Harvard University. Today, the schools he attended are being
cited by Barack Obama as symbols of how America has neglected
its poor.
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Know your place …
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The English education system is sliding back into Victorian times with today’s schools almost as segregated by social class as they were in the 19th century, a controversial new book argues. The Education Debate, published tomorrow, draws a parallel between today’s academies, faith and comprehensive schools, and the elementary, grammar and public schools of more [...]
