Should federal student loans be cut off at “career colleges” whose graduates have a lot of debt and struggle to repay it? View full post on Education Stories
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Room For Debate: How to Regulate For-Profit Colleges
June 6th, 2011 
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Comments Offall-India entrance exams Need for focus
May 31st, 2011 admin J. Harini, who recently cleared her standard XII with 198 marks cut-off in core subjects, is hopeful of getting admission in Anna University. She had attempted two of the national-level engineering entrances, but could not clear them. “I found the questions very tough. But, I had devoted all my time in preparing for the State [...]
Oklahoma State Education Board awards millions to poor-performing schools
May 26th, 2011 admin BY MEGAN ROLLAND mrolland@opubco.com The School Improvement Grants are aimed at turning around some of the Oklahoma’s lowest performing schools, and three schools this year will receive about $6 million and a total of $17 million over the next three years. Read more on NewsOK.com View full post on All Stories
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May 26th, 2011 admin BY MEGAN ROLLAND mrolland@opubco.com The School Improvement Grants are aimed at turning around some of the Oklahoma’s lowest performing schools, and three schools this year will receive about $6 million and a total of $17 million over the next three years. Read more on NewsOK.com View full post on All Stories
Posted in federal grant Tags: 6 million, Awards, Board, com, education, MEGAN ROLLAND, mrolland, Oklahoma, opubco, Read, rolland, school improvement grants, State Comments OffRoom For Debate: The Downsized College Graduate
May 25th, 2011 admin Employment rates for new college graduates have tanked. Are there factors other than the economy to blame? View full post on Education Stories
Posted in minority owned business grants Tags: college, debate, Downsized, Economy, education, Employment, employment rates, graduate', new college graduates, Room Comments OffEducation digest: Merit scholarships announced
May 24th, 2011 admin NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS – More than 40 area high school students will receive $500 to $2,000 to start their college careers, the National Merit Scholarship Corp. is announcing today. These awards View full post on All Stories
Posted in federal grant Tags: announced, college careers, digest, education, high school students, Merit, National, national merit scholarship, national merit scholarship corp, national merit scholarships, Scholarships Comments Off‘Jamia’s minority status a boon for Muslim students’
May 12th, 2011 admin Granting of minority status to Jamia Millia Islamia will ensure that the Muslim community has better access to higher education, chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes P.L. Punia said Thursday. View full post on Education Stories
Posted in minority owned business grants Tags: 'Jamia's, boon, education, education chairman, Granting, higher education, islamia, minority, minority status, Muslim, muslim community, P.L. Punia, status, Students Comments OffSouth Africa gets poor marks for education
May 12th, 2011 admin CAPE TOWN, South Africa (IRIN) – Instead of providing much needed opportunities, South Africa’s ailing education system is keeping children from poor households at the back of the job queue and locking families into poverty for another generation. By the age of eight, school children from the most affluent 20 percent of South Africa’s population [...]
Posted in federal grant Tags: Africa, CAPE TOWN, cape town south africa, Dwane, Eastern African, economic inequities, education, Gets, job queue, Marks, Nomusa Cembi, percent, policy research group, poor, poor households, post apartheid, South, South Africa, Teacher, US Comments OffNevada State College commencement ceremony is Saturday
May 6th, 2011 admin The Nevada State College will hold its eighth spring commencement ceremony in Henderson on Saturday. View full post on Education Stories
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May 6th, 2011 admin Local business executive and Daytona State College trustee Forough Hosseini has been selected for a state award in recognition of her work in establishing and supporting the Food Brings Hope program in Volusia County schools. View full post on All Stories
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