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Report on Smaller Learning Communities |
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When it comes to school size, smaller is not always better. A new study released by ED indicates that while there may be less school violence, more student participation in extracurricular activities and a higher percentage of students planning to attend college, there also is a challenge in recruiting experienced math and science teachers and providing rigorous courses for talented students. |
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Spellings Speaks at Council of Americas Conference |
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Secretary Spellings delivered remarks on the role of education in social and economic development to an audience of regional leaders, education ministers and CEOs at the Council of the Americas Conference in Washington, D.C. Her remarks were followed by a question and answer session. |
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2008 Summer Reading Initiative |
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Secretary Spellings; Wendy Bhagat, senior vice president, First Book; and Heidi Kilgras, editorial director, Random House Children's Books announced the availability of free books through the 2008 Summer Reading Initiative. Announced at Edward Brooke Charter School in Boston, Mass., the Initiative marks the first stage of a national distribution of over 850,000 free, new Random House children's books to schools, libraries and literacy organizations serving low-income youth across the country. |
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Educators: Register Now for Summer Workshops |
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Teachers and other educators are encouraged to register now to attend one of the U.S. Department of Education's summer workshops, where teachers share successful strategies to raise student achievement. |
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Teaching Resources: Skin, Bones, Louisiana Purchase and More |
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Skin, muscle, bone, cellular and molecular biology, the Louisiana Purchase, slavery, and maps of a voyage by Sir Frances Drake are among the topics of new resources at FREE, the website that makes teaching resources from federal agencies easier to find. |
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Homeschoolers and Scholarships |
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 Skin, muscle, bone, cellular and molecular biology, the Louisiana Purchase, slavery, and maps of a voyage by Sir Frances Drake are among the topics of new resources at FREE, the website that makes teaching resources from federal agencies easier to find.
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New FAFSA Video! |
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 If you’ve recently tried to consolidate your federal student loans, you may have found it difficult to locate a company willing to help. Some of the biggest lenders in the market are temporarily not offering federal loan consolidation. So what does that mean for you?
Before we discuss your options, lets first look [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Federal Student Loan Consolidation - Where Are You Hiding?", url: "http://www.studentloanconsolidator.com/student-loan-consolidation-blog/2008/02/19/federal-student-loan-consolidation-where-are-you-hiding/" });
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BLACK ONLINE NEWS NETWORK VIDEO |
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| SCHOOLING DIVALEESHA |
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| Divaleesha... that old saying is still true..why should a man buy the cow and have to care for it if he gets the milk for free? |
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