Magic Johnson surprises Everett High School students, speaks about educationNews from MLive.com:LANSING – Students at Lansing’s Everett High School got two surprises Friday morning during their Homecoming pep rally. The first was a $ 5,000 contribution from Best Buy Mobile to assist the school with technology and educational programs. The second was a visit from [...]
Recent high school graduates optimistic about value of collegeNews from Los Angeles Times: Despite the rising costs of a college education, most recent high school graduates say that earning a college degree is worth the time and money, and most are optimistic that they and their peers will find good jobs and careers. That is [...]
Parents, time to panic about our kids’ education News from CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS In 1988, U.S. men’s basketball team won only a bronze medal LZ Granderson recalls that it prompted a big response — the Dream Team Where’s the panic over American students’ falling international ranking, he asks Granderson: In a more competitive global economy, [...]
Be realistic about paying for college costs News from USA Today: By Jahna Berry, The Arizona Republic Updated PHOENIX – After many families carefully mapped out a plan to pay for college costs, the economy’s downward spiral forced them to rip it up. By Michael Chow, The Arizona Republic Joy Erickson plans on attending Northen [...]
Early childhood advocates worried about Race to the Top chances after session News from Minnesota Public Radio:by Tom Weber, Minnesota Public Radio July 28, 2011 LISTEN Copy and paste the HTML below to embed this audio onto your web page. Audio player code: <iframe title=”minnesota_news_features_2011_07_28_racetotop_20110728_64s_player” type=”text/html” width=”319″ height=”83″ src=”http://minnesota.publicradio.org/www_publicradio/tools/media_player/syndicate.php?name=minnesota/news/features/2011/07/28/racetotop_20110728_64″ marginheight=”0″ marginwidth=”0″ frameborder=”0″ allowFullScreen></iframe> </…………… continues [...]
Oakland elementary school teaches children about gender News from San Jose Mercury News: OAKLAND — Some girls like the color blue. Some boys like to wear things that sparkle. Not all girls play with dolls, and not all boys like to play with trucks. Kindergartners at Redwood Heights Elementary School reached those conclusions on Monday [...]
