Search Results for 'Education'

Higher education task force forms

Roseville City Councilman Tim Herman saw one of his campaign goals come to fruition with the creation of a Higher Education Task Force June 15. Herman, elected to the council in November, touted a private four-year university as vital to [...]

Posted On : Jun, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

Nevada regents ponder $85M higher education cuts

In the throes of the legislative session, the fate of Nevada's colleges and universities looked dire: Philosophy, French and theater programs were gone, and entire college campuses would melt together through mergers. But after a l [...]

Posted On : Jun, 16 2011 | Comments : 0

Parents query value of higher education

Just over 30 per cent of 'middle-income' parents – ie those with income between £15,000 and £40,000 – believe that the recent rise in tuition fees has made university courses too expensive and no longer wor [...]

Posted On : Jun, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

CPSB agrees to make special education cuts

The Calcasieu Parish School Board voted to approve reductions and realignment for the district's special education department.The realignment of the special education department includes the removal of nine positions. Positions [...]

Posted On : Jun, 08 2011 | Comments : 0

Reshaping India’s higher education landscape

A few months have elapsed since then human resources development minister Kapil Sibal introduced his higher education Bill. The immediate brouhaha now having subsided, I feel it might be worthwhile to point to three generalized inadequaci [...]

Posted On : Jun, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

Medical education: Public colleges, students fume over entry...

All students wishing to gain admission to a public or private medical college must sit the entry test. Previously, students could only gain admission to private colleges if they had passed the entry test. Now that this condition has been [...]

Posted On : Jun, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Grads confront cost of higher education

Maria Teresa Rodriguez earned 90 college credits without dealing with the financial burden of college tuition or the hassle of financial aid. Rodriguez graduated last May from Mission Early College High School. The school, in the Socorro [...]

Posted On : Jun, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

Director of Elementary Education hired, new GES principal na...

The Goochland School Board has approved the appointment of Dr. Stephen Geyer as Director of Elementary Education and Title 1. The board made the decision at their closed session Tuesday evening. At the same meeting the board picked Tina M [...]

Posted On : May, 31 2011 | Comments : 0

Campaign to raise taxes for education uses online strategy t...

Supporters of an initiative that would ask voters in November to raise taxes for education are using an online, grassroots strategy to gather signatures that could revolutionize the petition process. "It is the first time that I have [...]

Posted On : May, 30 2011 | Comments : 0

breaking news regarding online education from King 5

This just in as reported by Own Lei of King 5 news: Western Governors University has launched a branch in Washington. WGU is a fully accredited online only university offering Bachelor's and Master's programs i [...]

Posted On : May, 27 2011 | Comments : 0

Reforming higher education in Middle East

Among the rallying cries of the youthful revolutionary movements in the Middle East is a demand to reform higher education. The complaints are numerous and well founded. They include political interference at many levels, overcrowded clas [...]

Posted On : May, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Higher Education Bills Headed to Full Legislature

The Republican-led Joint Finance Committee had a busy day Tuesday.WUWM’s LaToya Dennis reports on the committee’s vote to phase out a couple of higher education programs. Former Democratic Governor Jim Doyle created the Wiscon [...]

Posted On : May, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

Higher education cuts would cost financial aid, other progra...

Nearly 30,000 fewer students would get Texas Grants to help them pursue higher education under cuts agreed upon Monday by budget negotiators, and a key lawmaker said tuition might rise as well. “We tried very hard to get as much mo [...]

Posted On : May, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

Higher education: Right or privilege?

For many families, the cost of higher education is out of reach, while others can manage it only if they take on debt that could take decades to pay off. President Obama, meanwhile, has lofty goals for higher education. In his first joint [...]