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TIGERS WIN IN THREE, HEADED TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP

October 30th, 2011

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — For the second time in three days, the Occidental College women’s volleyball team beat Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, but this time with a berth in the conference tournament championship at stake.

After defeating the Athenas (19-10) in four sets on Tuesday, the Tigers (20-8) swept CMS 25-20, 25-20, 25-17 on Thursday, advancing to Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship to play at Cal Lutheran University on Saturday.

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Oxy and CMS split the regular season series, with each winning at the opposing team’s home court, but Oxy was able to take the momentum it generated after winning the most recent match, into Gilbert Arena.

A little less than 48 hours ago, the Tigers trailed in Game 3 24-16 at CMS, then went on a 10-0 taking the next three sets and the match.

Whatever hit them to spark that impressive run on Tuesday carried over to Thousand Oaks.

 ”It was really nice because we were coming into the match 1-1 with them an having just played them the other night, I think the girls were really focused and really concentrated on what we needed to do to better ourselves, from the other night, and to capitalize on the things we did well,” Occidental coach Heather Collins said. “E

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Caryl Rivers Debates Single-Sex Education with the Headmaster of an All-Boys School

October 29th, 2011

We conclude our focus on The Truth About Girls and Boys: Challenging Toxic Stereotypes About Our Children, by Caryl Rivers and Rosalind Barnett, by following up on yesterdays post on single-sex education. Earlier this week, in a fascinating exchange, Caryl Rivers debated the merits of single-sex education with Kerry Brennan, Headmaster at Roxbury Latin, a school for boys. You can listen to their conversation here

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Plans for Two New Elementary Schools Move Forward

October 28th, 2011

The Hamilton County school system is moving forward with plans to build two new elementary schools. This, one day after Hamilton County Mayor Jim Coppinger announced the county is giving the school system $50 million.Thursday night the school board approved a facilities plan that includes new elementary schools for East Brainerd and Ooltewah. The plan also includes renovations and additions for other schools, but when and how the school system gets money for those projects is still uncertain.     Jessica Thomas’ daughter, Olivia, attends Kindergarten at CSLA. She came to the school board meeting hoping to hear good news about renovating the school.”We don’t have enough room. There’s things that need to be repaired on a constant basis. We need a new building. We already have 38 acres of land that we could put a new school on,” Thomas said.Rebuilding CSLA is the first project in Phase II of the school board’s new facilities plan. That means it won’t get done until the Phase I projects are finished. The

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College sticker shock: Public outpaces private

October 25th, 2011

How will the steady tuition hikes at public colleges impact higher education? 

For the fifth year in a row, the average cost of a four-year public college was higher than at their private counterparts, says a new report from the College Board. Costs saw an 8.3% increase in the last year.

The average price for tuition and fees was $8,244 for in-state students, up from $7,613 last year.

While tuition continues to rise, state appropriations continue to plummet: in 2010-11, appropriations per full-time student dropped 4%, following a 6% drop in 2009-10 and 9% in 2008-9.

Part of the national percentage jump can be attributed to California, which enrolls about 10% of full-time public students (as well as about 15% of two-year college students).

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Noted education and school transformation expert Dr. Elizabeth Molina Morgan to lead a community-wide discussion on key issues in school improvement

October 21st, 2011

As school systems work to boost achievement in a county where 1 in 5 students drops out of high school, one of the nation’s leading education experts is coming to Stockton to meet with teachers, administrators and other advocates who are striving to end the dropout crisis and improve the region’s college-attendance rate.

On Oct. 12, Dr. Elizabeth Molina Morgan, executive director of the Grad Nation campaign for America’s Promise Alliance – the nation’s largest partnership network working to improve the lives of young people – will address an audience of education supporters as the featured speaker for University of the Pacific’s inaugural Dialogue of Distinction. The event, to be held at Stockton’s Stagg High School, is part of Pacific’s Beyond Our Gates initiative.

Morgan, recently honored by the Hispanic Heritage Foundation for her contributions to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education, brings more than three decades of experience at all levels of public education, overseeing reform efforts in some of the nation’s most troubled school systems.

“The community has a role in supporting our local school systems as they work to tackle a range of complex challenges,” said Lynn Beck, Dean of Pacific’s Benerd School of Education.

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This Exam Really Matters

October 19th, 2011

Now that my life is in full-swing study mode for my nursing licensure exam (NCLEX-RN), I have had little time to think about much else. I have officially moved to North Carolina with my fiancé and between practicing NCLEX questions, reviewing pharmacology, and continually applying and searching for new job postings, I have found little time to sit and reflect about my current job status.

The process of registering to take the NCLEX-RN was a lengthy one, involving fingerprinting, passport-style photos, transcripts paperwork, and lots of money. Each state has its own Board of Nursing so the time it takes to be authorized to take the NCLEX depends on the state where you’re applying to work. A couple weeks ago the only thing I could see on my Newsfeed on Facebook was the chatter between my nursing friends about when we would get our Authorization to Test (ATT), which is a document stating that we are legally eligible to take the NCLEX-RN. It was almost like a competition between who could get their ATT first, although it had nothing to do with us and everything to do with the Board of Nursing to which we applied. Th

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