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Rice makes plea for education in America
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on “Face the Nation,” November 27, 2011. (CBS) By Lucy Madison Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says she’s concerned about the economy, the deficit, and the “jaded” nature of American politics – but she says the country’s “biggest single problem” is with the public school system. Rice, speaking to … Continue reading
Florida Colleges Set Lofty Long-term Goals
By KIM WILMATH TAMPA | In the next 13 years, the state university system should increase the number of degrees it awards by almost 70 percent, have at least five of its 11 universities ranked in the top 50 nationally, and grow its adult-student enrollment and online courses. Those are just some of the goals … Continue reading
It’s payback time – As student debt climbs, number of good jobs drops
By Emery Cowan Tse Chi “Chad” Yen will graduate from Fort Lewis College this December with a degree in psychology and a promising job prospect at a nonprofit in Denver. Yen acknowledges he is in a better place than many in this struggling economy, but not without a cost: about $27,000 in student loans. But … Continue reading
University to pay medical bills of pepper spray victims
(CNN) — University of California officials said Tuesday they will pay the medical expenses of students who were pepper sprayed during an Occupy Davis protest last week. Authorities have also decided to drop charges against 10 people who were arrested during the Friday protest on the campus of UC Davis. The university system has also … Continue reading
Occupy Wall Street Moves Into New Phase With Student Debt Refusal Campaign
BY Anya Kamenetz This afternoon at the newly cleared, heavily patrolled, and sparkling (Christmas lights!) Zuccotti Park, a group of activists dressed in caps and gowns made from garbage bags and draped with paper chains announced the official launch of the Occupy Student Debt Campaign. Led by NYU professor Andrew Ross, the group is trying … Continue reading
Venture For America Wants To Create 100,000 New Jobs By Matching College Grads With Startups
BY Lydia DishmanMon Nov 21, 2011 Andrew Yang founded Venture for America to tackle unemployment, one aspiring entrepreneur at a time. Andrew Yang wants to create jobs. Specifically, 100,000 U.S. jobs by 2025. It’s an ambitious goal, but one that Yang believes is completely attainable just by getting recent college graduates to work at startups … Continue reading
Having an education pays — even in a difficult job market
By Kirby Brown, For the Deseret News On the surface, having a college degree might seem to make getting and keeping a job more difficult in the current employment environment. Armed with a college degree, most people would expect to earn more than someone without a college degree. When jobs appear scarce, the lower-cost worker … Continue reading
Learning to Play the Game to Get Into College
Evan McGlinn for The New York Times Nathaly Lopera in her Passport class, one of several programs she attends to help her get into college. More Photos » By MICHAEL WINERIP BOSTON — There is rarely a minute when Nathaly Lopera, a high school senior, isn’t working to improve herself. Since second grade, she has … Continue reading
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Michigan schools part of nationwide movement to overhaul teacher evaluations
By Julie Mack KALAMAZOO — Until recently, a good job evaluation was virtually automatic for U.S. schoolteachers. For tenured teachers, something on the order of 99 percent were rated as satisfactory, according to “The Widget Effect,” a 2009 report by The New Teacher Project. Kalamazoo-area educators say that assessment sounds about right. Now, 33 states … Continue reading
The High Cost of the Gender Gap
Dominic Barton, Geena Davis and Debra Lee on why CEOs need to focus more on women By REBECCA BLUMENSTEIN Women now graduate from college in greater numbers than men and enter the work force at similar rates. Yet at every career stage, men are more likely to advance than women. In April, The Wall Street … Continue reading
Senator Zaffirini Grills Her Friend UT Chancellor Cigarroa – By Ralph K.M. Haurwitz
By Ralph K.M. Haurwitz AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF State Sen. Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo, has known Francisco Cigarroa since he was born. His mother is one of her best friends. His father is her physician. But Cigarroa, the chancellor of the University of Texas System, didn’t alert Zaffirini, who leads the Senate Higher Education Committee, when a controversy … Continue reading
The Right Study Abroad Program Can Prepare Students for the Global Marketplace
Stacie Nevadomski Berdan International Careers Expert & Author, ‘GO GLOBAL!’ and ‘Get Ahead By Going Abroad’ Study abroad is on the rise again with 4% more American students studying abroad than last year. According to the Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange (published annually by the Institute of International Education with funding from the … Continue reading
Pitt student’s startup fights high cost of college text books
Malia Spencer Reporter – Pittsburgh Business Times There is nothing quite like the price of college text books to raise the ire of students (and parents). Not only are they pricey, but when you sell them back at the end of the quarter/semester you rarely get anywhere close to what you pay. Enter Bookzingo.com. Finding … Continue reading
Countdown to college: Tips for narrowing the college list
By LEE BIERER McClatchy Newspapers Take a deep breath, hit the “submit” button and then exhale. Thousands of students are doing this every day. But, at the same time they are wondering if they really need to be applying to as many colleges as they had originally planned. September and October produce long lists of … Continue reading
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- Rick Scott, Florida Governor, Cuts College Funding, Vetoes Unlimited Tuition Hike Bill
- La Raza Launches Campaign to Register Hispanic Voters
- Next Generation: What Does the Future Hold for Hispanic College Graduates?
- Luidia finds that tight budgets change, don’t eliminate tech implementations
- Romney’s Attack on Latinos Sends the Right Off a Cliff
- In our schools: Keys to helping non-native speakers learn
- Florida GOP moving forward with several bills to increase state funding for charter schools
- Jeb Bush foundation helps shape Florida education policy
- Latino swing voters and higher ed
- Florida Set for New Cut in Spending on Colleges – Tuition Increase
Americans For Prosperity – Texas
- Blogger provides fresh perspective of UT President Powers’ astroturf campaign to keep his job
- Texas primary ballot initiatives - non-binding polls
- Harmony Schools on CBS 60 Minutes - Turkish English teachers are needed
- School Board members censure fellow member - for dissent
- TPPF's Tom Lindsay and Maverick Owner Mark Cuban provide insight which could rock UT's ivory tower
- UT Regents Commended for Standing Up to Powers
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Times of Florida
- Rick Scott, Florida Governor, Cuts College Funding, Vetoes Unlimited Tuition Hike Bill
- La Raza Launches Campaign to Register Hispanic Voters
- Next Generation: What Does the Future Hold for Hispanic College Graduates?
- Luidia finds that tight budgets change, don’t eliminate tech implementations
- Romney’s Attack on Latinos Sends the Right Off a Cliff
- In our schools: Keys to helping non-native speakers learn
- Florida GOP moving forward with several bills to increase state funding for charter schools
- Jeb Bush foundation helps shape Florida education policy
- Latino swing voters and higher ed
- Florida Set for New Cut in Spending on Colleges – Tuition Increase
AgendaWise Reports
- Speaker Struas stragglers marked
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- Mark Shelton on the expansion of gambling
- Mark Shelton on his priorities for the 83rd Legislature
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Freedomworks.org Texas
- Former House Majority Leader Dick Armey endorses Matt Beebe for State Representative in Texas House District 121
- FreedomWorks Grassroots Training in Round Rock, Tx on Feb. 18th
- FreedomWorks Grassroots Events in Texas - January 2012
- FreedomWorks grassroots training in Shreveport, Louisiana on Oct. 8th!
- Another One Bites the (Fracking) Dust
- In the Shadow of the Senate: A New Tax Emerges
- Join FreedomWorks and local Houston-area groups for grassroots training on July 16th
- Texas to TSA: "Come and Take It."
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- Florida State Legislature is Back, and So Is the Need for Insurance Reform
- Florida State Legislature is Back, and So Is the Need for Insurance Reform
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STEM
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- Coalition Issues Core Policy Principles for 2012
- Coalition Testifies to House Approps on NSF’s Education Programs
- Quotes on STEM Education from the 2/28 House Markup of ESEA Legislation
- The White House Invites You to Join on a Budget Call to Discuss STEM Education
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