‘In Loco Parentis’ Revisited
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On February 5, a tornado carved a deep gash across the aorta of our campus: the dormitory complex. Along with the university’s president, David Dockery, and another dean, I was among the first administrators to arrive at the disaster, a mere two minutes following the direct hit.
We stopped first at the men’s dorms. Nothing could [...]
Not the Expert Anymore
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Mine is the sad tale of the professional who thinks she knows everything about how to get a job yet miserably botches her own search for a faculty position.
For 15 years, I’ve written books aimed at a general, nonacademic audience on job searching. I operated a résumé-writing service for five years. I still teach job-search [...]
Bills aimed at helping small businesses moving through the state Legislature
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OLYMPIA — Lawmakers pushed through a package of bills in February geared to help small businesses, including measures on health care, red tape, a dwindling workforce and tax problems.
The House passed the 10 bills that were designed to assist small businesses, which make up 93 percent of businesses in the state, House democrats said. The [...]
MarengoUnion District 165 superintendent resigns
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The board also agreed Tuesday to eliminate the position of assistant superintendent and an assistant principal%26#8212;cuts expected to trim about $125,000%26#8211;%26#8211;or 20 percent%26#8211;%26#8211;of the district’s administrative costs, said school board president Dave Martin.
Those money-saving steps were in addition to cutting 19 teaching positions. “I don’t think any of this would have happened without the [...]
Parallel education systems creating chaos, churning confusion
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One of the biggest puzzles in Pakistan’s education system is that three parallel systems are being run simultaneously and each is producing its own set of graduates with competing values.
Educationists say that the government should not shirk from its duties. Article 38(d) of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan explicitly says that the [...]
County must beef up transportation, education
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Harris County enjoys diversity, low cost of living and exceptional medical facilities, but must overcome education and transportation deficiencies to attract more businesses and qualified workers, according to a study released today.
The $300,000 study, conducted for the county by Angelou Economics and paid for with county and federal funds, shows that in some portions of east [...]
The Debate: Is it still worth getting a university degree
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FIGURES revealed by the Daily Post last week show that, on some courses at universities in the region, more than four-fifths of students do not go into jobs after graduation which require a degree.
One senior city academic warned the job market was failing to create enough graduate-level jobs to meet the rising number of people [...]
School districts have harder time filling math, science positions
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March is the beginning of a lot of things. Spring, baseball and March Madness. It’s also the time when schools start recruiting and hiring teachers.
Like most school districts, Greeley-Evans School District 6 is gearing up for teacher recruitment season. This year, the district plans to hire more than 120 teachers. And if that wasn’t a [...]
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 [...]
Millville school board proposed 2-cent tax hike, job cuts
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MILLVILLE - The Board of Education will hold a public hearing today to discuss a proposed budget that includes a 2-cent tax increase and news that at least 40 staff positions will likely be cut to accommodate it.The 5:30 p.m. hearing, held at the Culver Center, will allow the public to hear and discuss [...]
