May 16, 2011 – A letter of appreciation from the U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to our country’s teachers may have fallen flat. The letter came from President Obama’s chief education official and in part reads, “I have a deep and genuine appreciation for the work you do.” ” You deserve to be respected, [...]
May 4, 2011 – Being a teacher in American used to be a safe and secure vocation with a reliable job market, those who were qualified and wanted to teach rarely had trouble finding a job. That has changed. The economic crisis and recession has finally made its way to the school systems in states [...]
Apr 30, 2011 – Thousands of college students, complaining of being overworked have turned to the drug Adderall to give them the energy they need to study or just deal with the stress of live on campus. And it appears the drug is readily available on most campus’s, students claim the drug helps them function, [...]
Apr 26, 2011 – The Obama administration has stressed their commitment to the education of our future generation. President Obama has pledged to increase the number of college graduates that join the American workforce by eight million by the year 2020. Last month Vice President Joe Biden announced a plan to increase college grad rates [...]
Apr 20, 2011 – What started out as an great idea, let’s have Winthrop University’s Eagle mascot “Bis Stuff” entertain the children during the wedding reception of Johannes Schneider’s and Michelle Waters’, turned out to be the makings of an truly unique wedding experience. The idea was orginally Schneider’s, but it was Waters who made [...]
Apr 18, 2011 – In a CBS 60 Minute report that aired Sunday, “Three Cups of Tea” author Greg Mortenson is accused of making up much of what he writes about in his book. The inspirational tale was written in 2006 and has sold over four million copies. The book is a memoir in which [...]
Apr 16, 2011 – Pennsylvania’s government’s proposal to cut $1.2 billion from their education budget brought out protesters Saturday. Although the weather didin’t cooperate, men, women and students gathered outside the Mercer County Courthouse to show their solidarity against the proposed cuts. Chaz Rice, Chair of the Mercer Democratic Committee Governor Tom Corbett, sponsor of [...]
Apr 13, 2011 – Watchdog group Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood filed a complaint recently with the Federal Trade Commission against ‘Your Baby Can Read”. The complaint accused the company of using deceptive marketing to sell its DVD’s and flashcards. An NBC News investigation conducted last year found that experts in child development agreed that [...]
Apr 11, 2011 – Bernard Madoff, best known for ripping off investors to the tune of $65 billion dollars, now says several business schools have reached out to him wanting him to teach, ethics of all things. Madoff is serving a 150 year sentence for one of the largest ponzi schemes in history. In an [...]
Apr 08, 2011 – More and more school districts struggling with funding issues are turning towards web-based education. Online classes historically have been seen for college classes, but not for lower grade learning. Schools under heavy budget constraints are turning to offering advanced placement and elective classes online. Reza Namin, superintendent of schools for Westbrook, [...]
