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Mich. House taps 2010 stimulus funding for schools

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.

Career Education posts 3Q profit on higher revenue

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.

Bridgepoint 3Q profit, guidance top expectations

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.

Mo. partners with Microsoft for tech education

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.

Report: Fed funds create, save 4,500 Va. ed jobs

Education officials say federal stimulus funds have helped create or save more than 4,500 jobs at public schools and colleges in Virginia.

China sacks education minister amid scandal

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.

Ohio universities focusing on advanced energy

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.

Capella 3Q profit rises as enrollments accelerate

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.

Mich. board asks gov, lawmakers to reduce ed cuts

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.

THE INFLUENCE GAME: Bill Gates' sway on ed policy

Not content with shaping education directly through schools, the biggest player in the school reform movement has an eye on moving education policy.

Morton: Ala. teachers should help with budget cuts

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.

Md. gov asks superintendents to scour for savings

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.

Obama spends time with students in Maryland

President Barack Obama visited a Maryland school Monday to congratulate the students and teachers on their hard work.

Many moms assume burden of child-care costs

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.

Obama says schools need parents' help to succeed

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.

Can exercise get rid of this dude’s ‘moobs’?

Could working out give a man “moobs”? Can exercise help a masculine-looking woman get some feminine curves? Smart Fitness answers your queries.

Facebook ‘poking’: So annoying, it’s criminal

Well, it’s happened. They’ve finally arrested someone for egregious poking on Facebook.

Kennedy Center enlists art groups for education

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.

‘An Education’ earns high, if not perfect, scores

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.

Carey Mulligan gets ‘An Education’ on the ’60s

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.

Hey, kids! Hate school? Don't tell Facebook!

High school sucks. Did you forget? Don’t believe it? Check out Facebook.

Obama official regrets advice to gay student

The Obama administration Wednesday defended an Education Department official over advice he gave a gay student about sex 21 years ago.

UCI launches anti-doping lessons for cyclists

All professional cyclists will have to complete a new anti-doping education program or lose their right to race.

U.S. delayed telling schools about food recalls

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.

Museums: What’s new this fall

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.

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5-year-old found wandering after teacher's mistake
Source: ABC Action News

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)
Source: The Boston Globe

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 UMass
Source: The Boston Globe

NORTH 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 pencil
Source: Chicago Tribune

Plainfield 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.Ca
Source: istockanalyst.com

The 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 Education
Source: chronicle.com

Receiving 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 Policy
Source: pandasthumb.org

This 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.com
Source: The L.A. Times

I 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
Source: ProPublica: Articles and Investigations

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 mystery
Source: AOL NEWS

Climate psychology in cartoons: clues for solving the messaging mystery

Uncovering Steve Jobs' Presentation Secrets - BusinessWeek
Source: Business Week

Uncovering Steve Jobs' Presentation Secrets

Elementary Epidemic: School Children Performing Praises to Obama
Source:

Big 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.

Op-Ed Contributor - Teach Your Teachers Well - NYTimes.com
Source: The New York Times

"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 Globe
Source: The Boston Globe

Not 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)
Source: chronicle.com

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
Source: Straits Times Interactive - SINGAPORE

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 reforms
Source: Chicago Tribune

MADISON, 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 exams
Source: BBC News

In Denmark, the government has taken the bold step of allowing pupils full access to the internet during their final school year exams.

White Deer
Source: PBS

These guys are beautiful

College near Pittsburgh offers midnight welding
Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer

That'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 Chronicle
Source: The Houston Chronicle

Texas 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.

We don't need more tests...We need Smarter tests

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 Education
Source: chronicle.com

The 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.com
Source: Tangle

A Passion For Christ Movement! AWESOME!! :) CHECK IT OUT-YOU WON'T BE SORRY!

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