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TN & GA Granted NCLB Waivers

February 8th, 2012

President Barack Obama on Thursday will free 10 states from the strict and sweeping requirements of the No Child Left Behind law, giving leeway to states that promise to improve how they prepare and evaluate students, The Associated Press has learned.

The first 10 states to receive the waivers are Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, Oklahoma and Tennessee. The only state that applied for the flexibility and did not get it, New Mexico, is working with the administration to get approval, a White House official told the AP.

The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the states had not yet been announced. A total of 28 other states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico have signaled that they, too, plan to seek waivers – a sign of just how vast the law’s burdens have become as a big deadline nears.

No Child Left Behind requires all students to be proficient in reading and math by 2014.

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Celebrating Catholic Schools Week In Queens Village

February 8th, 2012

The students at Our Lady Of Lourdes School in Queens Village celebrated Catholic Schools Week in a special way this week by posting a video to YouTube honoring their school teachers.

Catholic Schools week started Monday, January 29, 2012 and runs through today, February 3, 2012. Friday is an early dismissal day for the students. School lets out at 11:40 a.m.

You can see a photo montage of the weeks activity on the schools website including Tuesdays prayer service. Additionally, the following video showcases the children enjoying the week and honoring their teachers.

Our Lady Of Lourdes School is a Catholic private school started in 1932 by Father Bernard Reilly. The school offers curricula for Pre-K through eighth grade.

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Editorial: Crash-course teachers set up for failure

January 23rd, 2012

There is a surface allure to the idea of offering a six-week teacher training programme to university graduates and then getting them straight into the classroom to learn on the job. Many people who would never have considered teaching because of the extent of the training may be attracted to the profession. More importantly, pupils in low-decile schools, the target of the incentive, stand to benefit from an influx of teachers in subjects such as science that are usually hard to fill. If only it were so simple. Unfortunately, classroom realities mean this is all very likely to be too good to be true.

The fast-track course has been proposed by the University of Auckland and Teach First NZ. If they receive Teachers Council sign-off, they want to recruit their first 20 candidates, who must hold degrees in the subject they will teach, at the end of this year. The graduates would be placed in low-decile schools, especially in South Auckland, or in schools needing teachers in subjects that have shortages.

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Miami’s Peter O’Brien Cleared To Play

January 20th, 2012

 

Miami catcher Peter OBrien has finally been cleared to play in 2012 by the NCAA, according to Hurricanes coach Jim Morris.

OBrien slugged 34 homers over the last two years at Bethune-Cookman and was drafted by the Rockies in the third round last June. He did not sign, instead transferring to Miami for his senior year. He applied for an eligibility waiver from the NCAA on the grounds that the Miami Gardens native was transferring to be near his mother, who was battling health problems. It took several months and a lot of paperwork, but his request was eventually granted this morning.

OBrien is a key piece for the Hurricanes. He will join with Rony Rodriguez to give Miami a powerful one-two punch in the middle of the lineup. His receiving has also improved during his college career, and he has a strong arm behind the plate. But his best tool is his well above-average raw power—during his 2010 summer with Team USA, scouts marveled at his strength. Hell make a major impact for the Canes.

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Why College Graduates Are Unemployed

January 17th, 2012

Tony Carnevale, Ban Cheah, and Jeff Strohl’s new publication: HardTimes: College Majors, Unemployment and Earnings, states that unemployment for new BA graduates is “an unacceptable 8.9 percent,” acknowledging that it is an even worse 22.9 percent for recent high school graduates. Their publication showcases the reality that different BA degrees have different unemployment rates, with Architecture among the worst and Law and Public Policy among the best percent.

But why the high unemployment rates for recent graduates?

Here are my four non-empirical suggestions :

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One Response to Why College Graduates Are Unemployed

1. kymillia barnes Says: January 16th, 2012 at 4:29 am

   I agree. Definitely the numbers of graduates are overflowing but we need better graduates. It is not just graduating but learning and to know what to contribute on the future. They should know and learn what is needed. Choos

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Survey reveals strange places students study

January 16th, 2012

Where do students study? A new survey has some interesting answers.

When asked by folks at Follett Higher Education Group to identify where they study, more than 9 out of 10 students said theyve studied on the way to class, just minutes before the test.

OK, maybe thats not strange or even surprising. But check out the progessively odd places on the rest of the list:

• as a passenger in a car (87.6%)
• while waiting in a line (63.4%)
• at work (60.9%)
• while working out (46.1%)
• in the restroom (44.1%)
• at a party (27.5%)
• at a late night restaurant/bar (25.8%), and
• on a date (9.8%).

More than 61% of students said they begin studying just a few days before a big test. Roughly 20% wait until the night before, while only about 13% said they get going with studying a few weeks before the test date.

Surprised? Please leave your comment below.

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