President Obama called on all Americans to commit to at least one year of higher education or career training Tuesday,
as he stressed the importance of better schooling in reviving the nation's economy during his first address to Congress.
The
president, arguing that a high school education is no longer adequate in the global economy, said the federal government just
made a "historic investment" in education with its $787 billion Read more
Before a crowd that included state schools chief Jack O'Connell, East County teens pointedly asked local school administrators Tuesday to improve the quality of their education.
Hundreds attended the forum at Brentwood's Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, where students addressed a panel of state officials and educators from Pittsburg and Brentwood school districts.
Antioch Unified School District representatives, including the superintendent Read more
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Mass. delays plan to require history for diploma
MALDEN, Mass. (AP) — Students in the state where Paul Revere made his famous ride and the shot heard 'round the world was fired will not yet have to pass high-stakes history exams to get their high school diplomas.
The Massachusetts Board of Education voted Tuesday to delay a plan to add history and social science to the slate of state exams students must pass to graduate, citing state budget Read more
Educators are quite familiar with the phenomenon of self-fulfilling expectations. In regard to learning by students, it means in essence that if a child, his parents and his teachers all decide the youngster will fail in school, he will. If they expect him to succeed, his chances of doing so are increased noticeably.
We wonder if West Virginia higher education officials have stopped to think about self-fulfilling expectations - in regard to the Read more
AUGUSTA, Maine — The economic stimulus bill signed by President Obama last week already has started to change things for state government, and one big change is that $27.8 million removed from the school funding bottom line has been returned, Gov. John Baldacci said Saturday.
“I had directed the commissioner of education to reverse the cuts to school subsidies that had been put forward in the supplemental budget” in November, Baldacci said. Read more
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3 education bills headed to Wyo. Senate
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) Three bills aimed at accountability in
public education will be up for debate in the Wyoming Senate this
week.
The bills attempt to get the most out of Wyoming's annual $1
billion investment in public education, said Rep. Steve Harshman,
R-Casper and a social studies teacher at Natrona County High
School.
''It's all about student achievement,'' Read more
Shares of
Career Education Corp.
jumped Friday the for-profit education company reported its fourth-quarter income tripled on new student enrollment, beating analyst estimates.
Career Education's shares rose $3.96, or 20.1 percent, to close at $23.62. The stock earlier set a new year high of $23.90 after ranging from $11.57 to $23.57 over the past year.
The Hoffman Estates, Ill.-based company said Thursday it earned $31.2 million, or 35 cents Read more
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will hold its Second Annual 'She 4 Me' Wellness, Leadership, and Technology
Conference on Saturday, April 25, 2009 from 8:30am - 2:00pm at the Chino
Main Instructional Building.
The She 4 Me Wellness, Leadership, and Technology Conference is a mentoring
event for young ladies ages 8-18 with the goal of bringing together women
and girls of diverse backgrounds to inspire future community Read more
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