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Last Call: P.A.L Workshop #3 (Fall 2011): What’s The Right For My Child? Options in the Gifted Arena

December 17th, 2011

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Fonterra says free milk for Northland primary schools

December 14th, 2011

Fonterra today announced that a pilot “Milk for Kiwis” scheme would be trialled in Northland schools next year and if it was successful would be rolled out in schools across the country in 2013.

“Milk is an important block for good nutrition.

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California Study Finds That State k-12 Test Predicts Student Performance As Well As SAT

December 8th, 2011

Like most other universities in the country, the University of California requires that students submit scores from either the SAT or ACT exams as part of their application package. These tests have their origins in the efforts of a handful of elite colleges and universities to expand the socioeconomic diversity and enhance the academic promise of their admissions pools; to reduce the number of tests students must take to apply to college and the burden this places on both prospective students and postsecondary institutions; and to provide a means of comparing students who attend different schools with potentially different grading standards. Despite the appeal of a nationally standardized college entrance exam, critics have asserted that standardized college entrance exams suffer from several important flaws.

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News Roundup: C.J. Hinojosa Will Not Enroll Early At Texas

December 7th, 2011

 

 

Baseball America has confirmed reports that blue-chip shortstop recruit C.J. Hinojosa will not enroll early at Texas this winter, as he had previously intended.

“When youre dealing with young kids, things happen,” said Longhorns recruiting coordinator Tommy Harmon.

Hinojosa, a switch-hitter from Klein Collins High in Spring, Texas, is a standout student who tried to shoulder a double course load this fall in order to graduate early, but the academic burden took a toll on him. He remains committed to Texas, but now the Longhorns must hope he gets through the 2012 draft and arrives on campus next fall.

Though Hinojosa has the talent to be drafted as high as the first round, he and his family place a high value on education, and the Longhorns still stand a legitimate chance of landing him.

“A college education is a big part of life after baseball,” Hinojosa told Baseball America in October. “If Im not blessed enough to make it to the  major leagues and last a couple of years there—most careers are done at age 25, 26, and they have nothing to fall back on. I wa

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Halogen eAppraisal™ for Education

December 3rd, 2011

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LONGTIME OCCIDENTAL ATHLETICS AND WOMEN’S LAX SUPPORTER DIES AT 83

November 30th, 2011

based adhesive manufacturer into a Fortune 500 company during his 21 years at the helm.

The success he enjoyed as a leader and innovator in business, extended to his charitable work as well.

Miller was known for his generosity and was quick to share his good fortune, particularly with the Tigers.

In 2010, Miller made a significant donation to Occidental athletics that helped start the school’s varsity women’s lacrosse program, giving countless women the opportunity to play the sport on the West Coast.

Since winning two games in it’s inaugural season, the team has made two Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference’s postseason tournaments, had nine players named to the All-Conference team (four that were underclassmen or playing the sport for the first time) and last year had its best finish with six wins, including milestone victories on the road and against national competition.

“The Miller’s passion for lacrosse has been impressive, as well as their desire to afford competitive and character-building opportunities to women through sports,” Occidental lacrosse coach Michele Uhlfelder.

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