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- A bonanza of books for scholarships Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 2:53AMA 40-year recycling effort has resulted in more than $550,000 in college scholarships for Delaware women.
- New Newspapers in Education Tool for Circulation Improvement Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 1:50AMVVC Global Network releases their AGE News Power Pack to empower newspapers in their NIE initiatives. They use a different approach from those traditionally used by newspapers around the world to target fresh non customers and customers for their papers. [PR.com - January 29, 2007]
- Trivial pursuit? The life lessons you can learn as you pass go Friday, December 26, 2008 @ 4:28AMIn the era of the high-def DVD and the ubiquitous game console, the board games unwrapped around the world on Christmas Day are a refreshing throwback. But is it all just a bit of fun or can we learn any valuable lessons from the roll of a dice?
- For Sierra Leone diamond mine kids, school is worth a gem Tuesday, December 23, 2008 @ 1:10PMKOIDU, Sierra Leone (AFP) - Under the watchful eye of security guards, boys and girls dig for diamonds in illegal mines of eastern Sierra Leone to pay for their own schooling and put food on the table.
- Lessons in democracy, the NCERT way Monday, December 22, 2008 @ 1:44AMCOMMENT ON THIS ! Your Views! Many in India may be blaming democracy for our ills but the National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT) is asking students to ponder over what is better — democracy or dictatorship.
- Wayne County Levy Passes Sunday, December 21, 2008 @ 7:30AMA levy that has been in place for more than 50 years will stay that way in the Wayne County School District.
- Finances topic of school board work session Thursday, December 18, 2008 @ 2:17PMThe Fairfield Community School District Board of Directors met during work session Monday evening to discuss finances and cost containment.
- OTL: Reaching Out Thursday, December 18, 2008 @ 12:27PMVisit ESPN.com for the complete story.
- Budget proposal includes $1.7 million in cuts Thursday, December 18, 2008 @ 11:26AM Town Manager Richard MacDonald said providing this year’s level of town services in fiscal 2010, which begins next July 1, would cost $1.7 million more than the town will have.
- While Restaurants Go Bust, Used Equipment Sales Boom Thursday, December 18, 2008 @ 8:47AM Big growth seen in the the used restaurant equipment market, with large selections and great deals.
- Lake Tahoe schools to be affected by Washoe County cuts Wednesday, December 17, 2008 @ 8:06AMINCLINE VILLAGE, Nev.- Nearly $10 million needs to be slashed from the Washoe County School District for the current school year to compensate for lower enrollment and its resulting lower revenues.
- 7 Ways to Make Extra Holiday Cash Monday, December 8, 2008 @ 11:15AMThe blogger behind Coupon Cravings gives her best tips on saving money this season.
- Money crunch hits CB Friday, December 5, 2008 @ 9:39AMThe school district will freeze hiring and discretionary spending.
- Boone board OKs $3 million stadium fund Friday, December 5, 2008 @ 6:04AMBIRDSBORO — The Daniel Boone School Board recently voted 6-2 to approve tapping into $3 million to begin planning for a major overhaul of the high school stadium.
- Frequent edition changes mean costly college textbooks Saturday, November 29, 2008 @ 11:37PMClick on picture to enlarge. Joseph C. Preletz, Albright College bookstore manager, checks inventory. Provisions in the Higher Education Act are designed to control costs of textbooks used in colleges and universities.
- Search the Archives Tuesday, November 25, 2008 @ 11:25PMIf lines of people packed with screaming children and too-close bodies irritate you, then online shopping might be a solution.
- Celebrating Players? Individual Style Sunday, November 23, 2008 @ 12:46AM?The Macrophenomenal Pro Basketball Almanac,? is a complex psychological and statistical analysis of some of the N.B.A.?s most intriguing characters.
- JTHS district votes to buy Herald News building Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 4:28AMTo free administrative space for science classrooms, Joliet Township High School District voted Tuesday night to buy The Herald News building for about $2.7 million
- Web site created by Baylor alumnus to see huge improvements next year Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 10:51PMBUBooks.com, a popular Web site that offers professor ratings, textbooks and classifieds, has undergone some changes in the past few months and will soon encounter a few more changes before the first of the year.
- Teachers, Students Lament Classroom Budget Problems Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 7:06PMWith teachers already digging into their own pockets to pay for classroom supplies, and students already sharing textbooks, many are wondering what other sacrifices will they be forced to make.
- $700 Billion Bailout? Not So Fast Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 12:42PM$290 billion down, maybe $0 to go.
- Professor turns book profits into scholarships Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 12:02AMBotany and microbiology professor Mariëlle Hoefnagels isn’t raking in money from the biology textbook she wrote. She is putting the royalties instead into a textbook scholarship fund for next year.
- Science project wins grand prize Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 3:49AMWhen her parents made some home improvements, Katherine Speece, 11, never dreamed it would lead to an award-winning science project.
- YOUR VIEW: A decertified library is a prisoner of its walls Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 12:08AM The intent of this piece is to further the discussion of public library certification and the manner in which donations can be used to supplement the budget.
- Schools receive a third of lottery proceeds Saturday, November 15, 2008 @ 2:05AMWinchester — The Virginia Lottery provided more than $455 million — or 32.5 percent of its $1.3 billion profit — for public education in fiscal year 2008.
- Interview With Steve Scully of C-SPAN Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 4:32PMQUESTION: Secretary of State Rice, how does the world view America?
- Textbook committee to evaluate policies Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 1:39AMA committee of students and faculty made to focus solely on textbooks is in the works for the spring semester. Faculty members discussed the committee at the faculty Senate meeting Wednesday. The committee, which will include four faculty members and three Student Government Association members, including SGA president Jeff Kline, will look at issues such as the availability and cost of ...
- NA deputies focus on education Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 1:25AMIndustry and trade, health and banking were ‘hot’ issues at the Q and A session.
- CBS 6 Answers Team responds to your questions! Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 10:44PMThanks to everyone who logged on to our first-ever CBS 6 Answers Team live web chat! Our team of local finance, mortgage, credit and job experts were happy to help answer your questions. Stay tuned for more from our Answers Team in the coming weeks.
- Saving Money On Textbooks Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 3:26PMIn tough economic times, ways to save students big bucks on buying books and supplies.
- Schools net $2M from the Feds Saturday, November 8, 2008 @ 8:53AMFor two years, Joan Groening dug through tax records to account for tens of thousands of parcels of nontaxable national park land. Her efforts as superintendent of Glen Lake Community Schools netted the district more than $2 million in federal funds to compensate for local revenue lost when the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore was created in the 1970s.
- From sea to shining sea, they lined up to be heard Saturday, November 8, 2008 @ 2:18AM Even before the sun was up the country had begun to stir. From town house to apartment block, from corn farm to cattle ranch, a trickle, then a flow and finally a flood of people set off to make their voice heard. By mid-morning they had unleashed a mighty roar. Six hundred and thirty-three days after he had set out on an improbable journey, announcing his bid for the White House under the ...
- China Education Resources Corporate Update Thursday, November 6, 2008 @ 4:13PM China Education Resources Inc. today provided shareholders and investors an update on its business performance, current assessment of performance and changes to its business strategy.
- Better laws needed for abused children Tuesday, November 4, 2008 @ 8:36AMVietNamNet Bridge – Poorly drafted laws and inadequately funded facilities are limiting the protection of abused children, according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA).
- Books stack up for Indonesian children Sunday, November 2, 2008 @ 10:40PMIndonesian students from The University of Queensland are embarking on an ambitious plan to collect 1.5 tonnes of books to help disadvantaged kids back home.
- -- Saturday - Meet the candidates -- Today - Where the candidates stand on issues they define Monday, October 20, 2008 @ 2:36PMFour candidates are running for three seats on the Casa Grande Union High School District Governing Board - Edward G. Barbour, Scott Lehman, Corey Means and Donna Zimmerman. All four were asked to define and address issues facing the district.
- Officials consider selling advertising on stadium scoreboard Thursday, October 16, 2008 @ 4:16AM Penn-Trafford School Board notes: Penn-Trafford officials are considering making some extra cash off of the scoreboard at Warrior Stadium. read more »
- Post a Comment Wednesday, October 15, 2008 @ 3:41PMAdrian another of the idealist Young Labour team?? They say every youth should at some time embrace socialism, but every adult should know better. It tears the individuals spirit and desire to succeed directly from their soul.
- Ban on vendors Takes Effect Tuesday, October 7, 2008 @ 8:03PMThey had some respite, but time has run out for the vendors who ply their trade on Bridge Street. Members of the Royal Barbados Police Force were on hand early yesterday morning to make sure the seven men who worked in front of Trimart in Bridgetown moved from that site, after their permits expired.
- Ghana: Free Secondary Education to Cost $22 Billion Annually Tuesday, October 7, 2008 @ 3:37AMTHE COMMUNICATIONS Director of the 2008 New Patriotic Party (NPP) Campaign Team, Dr. Arthur Kennedy, has told The Chronicle that countries like Malaysia and Singapore, which advanced from the third to first world economies, made education their prime focus to achieve their target.
- Schools need even more money for books Monday, October 6, 2008 @ 12:18PMMore money is needed to buy textbooks because the Guam Public School System gave outdated prices to the Legislature in August.
- FREE SECONDARY EDUCATION TO COST $22B ANNUALLY Monday, October 6, 2008 @ 11:10AMTHE COMMUNICATIONS Director of the 2008 New Patriotic Party (NPP) Campaign Team, Dr. Arthur Kennedy, has told The Chronicle that countries like Malaysia and Singapore, which advanced from the third to first world economies, made education their prime focus to achieve their target.
- Jon Mark Beilue: Book costs are a joke Friday, October 3, 2008 @ 3:57AM[The oldest son recently brought in a college textbook he bought shortly after the fall semester started. When he told me the price, I wanted to reach for an oxygen mask.
- Campuses get in the loop Thursday, October 2, 2008 @ 11:03AMThe Internet is filled with Web sites where one can buy and sell anything. Sites such as ebay, Amazon, Craigslist and even Facebook are just a few of many online auction sites. Now there is a Web site catering specifically to Minnesota State students, filled with classifieds and the convenience of all the items being found locally.
- New experiences to start a new semester Wednesday, October 1, 2008 @ 1:17PMAs the new semester arrives, we stand in line in the bookstore to buy textbooks, run across campus to make it to class on time, and scramble to meet friends for a quick lunch at The Caf. We may try to reinvent ourselves from the outside in, but do we ever try to go from the inside out? College is supposed to be about questioning preconceived notions in regard to your world, and beliefs.
- Westport School Committee postpones reorganization again Friday, September 26, 2008 @ 12:10AM WESTPORT — The School Committee postponed the election of new officers this week because one of its five members was unable to attend.
- Economic troubles reach into the classroom Thursday, September 25, 2008 @ 2:01AMThe economic erosion has hit the classrooms of Clark County in numerous areas.
- MASSPIRG criticizes textbook costs Thursday, September 25, 2008 @ 12:13AM DARTMOUTH
- EDUCATION SPECIAL Monday, September 22, 2008 @ 4:09PMIn the Soviet Union, before the start of the school year in September, a school bazaar would be held at which students and their parents would try to find the necessary textbooks and other materials for school. It was a traditional annual ritual that has continued to this day.
- Minneapolis schools vote drive goes high-tech Saturday, September 20, 2008 @ 12:11AMSupporters of a Nov. 4 ballot referendum are using computerized voter registration data to call other residents and build support for a $60 million levy question.