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The Michigan House voted to tap federal stimulus money set aside for next year to soften a cut in school funding now, but it's unlikely the move is going to win the support of the state Senate.
Trade schools operator Career Education Corp. said Wednesday it climbed to a profit in the third quarter on rising revenue from record-high enrollment and number of new students.
Online education provider Bridgepoint Education Inc. said Wednesday that net income in the third quarter more than doubled as the school enrolled more students in its Web classes.
The state of Missouri and Microsoft Corp. are teaming up on a program that Gov. Jay Nixon says will provide thousands of the state's residents with free access to e-learning and certification programs from the company.
Education officials say federal stimulus funds have helped create or save more than 4,500 jobs at public schools and colleges in Virginia.
China's legislature has removed the country's unpopular education minister amid a corruption scandal in a city he used to oversee and widespread public dissatisfaction with the education system.
The state is asking eight Ohio universities to share their knowledge about advanced energy in an effort to help the state emerge as a world leader in the field and create a "green-collar" work force, officials announced Wednesday.
For-profit education provider Capella Education Co. said on Tuesday that accelerating enrollment in its online degree programs drove profit up more than 69 percent in the third quarter.
Michigan's bipartisan State Board of Education urged Gov. Jennifer Granholm and lawmakers to find money to reduce cuts in public education and buy time for a long-term funding solution.
Not content with shaping education directly through schools, the biggest player in the school reform movement has an eye on moving education policy.
Alabama schools Superintendent Joe Morton unveiled a plan to deal with budget cuts for fiscal year 2011 partly by making teachers pay more for health insurance and retirement benefits.
With an ominous budget challenge looming again, Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley called on school superintendents Tuesday to work together in hunting for ways to save money.
President Barack Obama visited a Maryland school Monday to congratulate the students and teachers on their hard work.
One of the biggest hurdles for working couples trying to balance work and family is finding good and affordable day care. But for some reason, many mothers think arranging and paying for child care is mainly their concern.
President Barack Obama says his administration is taking steps to be a good partner with states and local school districts to help students. But he says that, in the end, successful schools need involved parents.
Could working out give a man “moobs”? Can exercise help a masculine-looking woman get some feminine curves? Smart Fitness answers your queries.
Well, it’s happened. They’ve finally arrested someone for egregious poking on Facebook.
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is starting a new program that could reinvent arts education for schools struggling with budget cuts and fewer art teachers, organizers said Friday.
While Sundance fave “An Education” isn’t quite the unassailable piece of perfection that early reviews touted it as being, this smart and sexy story of a British teen girl’s flowering into ripeness circa 1961 heralds the arrival of Carey Mulligan, a young actress whose burgeoning career will no doubt be divided into the periods before this movie and after it.
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - There’s something about reliving the ’60s that seems to appeal to everyone, from those who were actually alive during that defining era to those whose parents weren’t even old enough to conceive them.
High school sucks. Did you forget? Don’t believe it? Check out Facebook.
The Obama administration Wednesday defended an Education Department official over advice he gave a gay student about sex 21 years ago.
All professional cyclists will have to complete a new anti-doping education program or lose their right to race.
The federal government failed to inform schools of recalls of suspected tainted food, potentially putting millions of children at risk of food poisoning, a government investigation has concluded.
It’s official: With the sun now crossing the celestial equator, fall has arrived. It’s time to say goodbye to trashy beach reads and monsters at the multiplex and say hello again to, shall we say, more cultured travel activities.
5-year-old found wandering after teacher's mistake A Polk County elementary school is reworking its dismissal policy after a teacher accidentally put a child on the bus.
Foes hit bill to give time to religion in schools (Separation of Church & State)BOSTON—Separation of church and state advocates are speaking out against a bill before Massachusetts lawmakers aimed at protecting students who talk about religion in public school.
Law school takes on its detractors Hopes to mend image, merge with UMassNORTH DARTMOUTH - The law school's reputation is under siege, the morale of its faculty and students battered. Critics allege dismal bar exam passage rates and undistinguished faculty make Southern New England School of Law unworthy of affiliation with the UMass brand.
Plainfield boy expelled from school for jabbing another boy with a pencilPlainfield case restarts school discipline debate When a Plainfield sixth-grader was recently expelled until next fall for jabbing another student with a pencil, his case thrust another school district into the debate over what is school violence and what is a weapon.
LEAF's Backyard Tree Planting Program Is Growing Roots at Mybackyardtree.CaThe expansion of the Backyard Tree Planting Program spells a positive direction in building the Urban Forest and ultimately combating climate change. Invest in trees and reap the benefits of everything from lower hydro bills to cleaner air.
Colleges Can Benefit by Steering More Aid to the Needy, Studies Suggest - Research - The Chronicle of Higher EducationReceiving financial aid appears to have a significant positive impact on the educational performance of college students from low-income families
Freshwater Update: Day 21-- on School PolicyThis was the last of three October hearing sessions. The next sessions are scheduled for November 17-19.
Obama calls for end of 'firewall' rules that shield teachers -- latimes.comI agree, to a point, that student achievement should be part of a teacher's evaluation, but, this is going to be tough.
University of Phoenix Responds to ProPublica/Marketplace Investigation The University of Phoenix has responded [1] (PDF) to our recent story on its enrollment practices [2], calling it a "nothing more than a series of anecdotes." We reported the story with Amy Scott of Marketplace and you can hear the resulting radio stories here [3] and here [4].
Climate psychology in cartoons: clues for solving the messaging mysteryClimate psychology in cartoons: clues for solving the messaging mystery
Uncovering Steve Jobs' Presentation Secrets - BusinessWeekUncovering Steve Jobs' Presentation Secrets
Elementary Epidemic: School Children Performing Praises to ObamaBig Hollywood has already posted a couple , but when Eleven more disturbing videos of young school children singing/speaking praises to President Obama are producing quite a shock. What seemed like an aberration now appears to be a troubling pattern.
The Brown Daily Herald - Filmmaker views Haiti revolution through leader�s eyesThe Triumvirate
Op-Ed Contributor - Teach Your Teachers Well - NYTimes.com"Our best universities have, paradoxically, typically looked down their noses at education, as if it were intellectually inferior.
Revere voters keep school contraception policy - The Boston GlobeNot sure where I stand on this one. On one hand, just teaching abstinence is a little foolish, as kids will still be sexually active regardless. A little instruction on protection would help.
Colleges Can Benefit by Steering More Aid to the Needy, Studies Suggest (subscription)Receiving financial aid appears to have a significant positive impact on the educational performance of college students from low-income families, but many higher-education institutions are bending to pressure to give aid to other students who do not necessarily need it, accordin …
Scholars with poor attitude MOST of the current generation of young scholars are responsible and dedicated, but a few have a poor attitude and misplaced expectations.
Obama pushes education reformsMADISON, Wis. After a year in office primarily spent trying to rescue the economy, President Barack Obama went back to school on the anniversary of his election Wednesday, telling America states must now focus on reforming education to ensure a strong economic future.
Danish pupils use web in examsIn Denmark, the government has taken the bold step of allowing pupils full access to the internet during their final school year exams.
College near Pittsburgh offers midnight weldingThat's why the school in Oakdale, west of Pittsburgh, will start offering a welding class from 11 p.m. to 3 a.m. Monday through Thursday starting Jan. 25. The school's welding program had 29 students last fall, but has 109 this fall.
Texas toughens its teacher training standards | Houston & Texas News | Chron.com - Houston ChronicleTexas is among the first states to toughen its standards for colleges of education and other teacher-training programs amid criticism that too many are "cash cows" that produce weak instructors.
President Obama speaking in Madison Wisconson today said just they to the people assembled I am assuming it was some kind of Education organization he was speaking to."We don't need more tests...We need Smarter tests" .It's amazing how the advice people give and not just Mr.Obam …
Education Department Releases Template for Net-Price Calculator - Government - The Chronicle of Higher EducationThe U.S. Department of Education has released a template that colleges can use to create the net-price calculators they are required to offer on their Web sites in two years.
A Letter to Satan - posted by Justin Cox (p4cm) - tangle.comA Passion For Christ Movement! AWESOME!! :) CHECK IT OUT-YOU WON'T BE SORRY!
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