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Black Education Standard

 

  www.blackeducationstandard.com | Sunday, May. 11, 2008  

Breaking News

Global Classrooms: Matching Newcomer to College, While Both Pay
Some colleges seeking international applicants are paying recruiters who also advise students about where to enroll.
Los Angeles High School Breaks Out in Violence
A fight at a troubled South Los Angeles high school escalated into a campuswide brawl involving as many as 600 students before it was quelled by police officers in riot gear.
New York?s Coveted Public Schools Face Pupil Jam
Critics say that the process the city uses to determine when to build new schools is flawed, preventing construction from keeping pace with residential development.

Spellings Speaks at Council of Americas Conference

Secretary Spellings delivered remarks on the role of education in social and economic development to an audience of regional leaders, education ministers and CEOs at the Council of the Americas Conference in Washington, D.C. Her remarks were followed by a question and answer session.


2008 Summer Reading Initiative

Secretary Spellings; Wendy Bhagat, senior vice president, First Book; and Heidi Kilgras, editorial director, Random House Children's Books announced the availability of free books through the 2008 Summer Reading Initiative. Announced at Edward Brooke Charter School in Boston, Mass., the Initiative marks the first stage of a national distribution of over 850,000 free, new Random House children's books to schools, libraries and literacy organizations serving low-income youth across the country.


Secretary Highlights NCLB in Massachusetts

Secretary Spellings and in-coming Massachusetts Secretary of Education Paul Reville hosted an education policy roundtable discussion on No Child Left Behind at the Massachusetts State House with Massachusetts Acting Commissioner of Education Jeff Nellhaus, Massachusetts policymakers, educators, teachers, parents and business leaders. Secretary Spellings applauded Massachusetts' efforts to raise content standards of assessments and discussed opportunities for improvement and innovation under No Child Left Behind.


Agents posing as students flashed lots of cash

Undercover agents who posed as college students to bust more than 100 suspected drug dealers at San Diego State University never had to crack a book to gain acceptance on campus. All it took was cash.

Six fraternities suspended after San Diego drug bust

San Diego State University has suspended six fraternities after a sweeping drug investigation that landed members of three fraternities in jail on suspicion of openly dealing drugs on campus.

Pittsburgh signs juco guard Jermaine Dixon

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Pitt's basketball program must believe the only thing that could be better than one Dixon is two Dixons.

  College Selection

Why I am contesting for the post of MUT President (Malta Today)

Vale plan for young people (NewsWales)

Another Wild, Wonderful W.Va. Weekend on (The Inter-Mountain)

Around Canton (Canton Observer)

  Financial Aid

Majority of UIC students on financial aid (Chicago Flame)

How to Get a College Loan (Richfield Reaper)

ASD plans college financial aid nights (The Leader Times)

Financial aid talk open to high schoolers (The Bellingham Herald)

Financial aid workshop cancelled (The Post-Star)

   

  Admissions

NextStudent Encourages College Applicants to Explore All Their Admissions and Application Options (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)

In the Game of College Admissions, Experts Agree It Takes More Than a High GPA for an A+ Application (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

High-School Students Share a Grim Opinion of College Admissions (PRWeb)

College-bound students face crush of application deadlines (Norwalk Advocate)

  Career Planning

Buche, O'Neil wrap up college careers (The World)

Survey: Graduates from famous universities get a head start in jobs game (China Economic Net)

College News (The Ithaca Journal)

He's no Staubach (Baltimore Sun)

   

  Post Graduate

N.C. Community Colleges May Admit Illegal Immigrants, Federal Agency Says

Robert Bork and Yale Club Settle $1-Million Lawsuit Out of Court

Chairman of West Virginia U. Board Quits Post but Will Not Leave Board

Universities in Lebanon Close Due to Fighting

Social Scientist in Army's 'Human Terrain' Program Dies in Afghanistan

Tips For Parents

Spellings Speaks at Council of Americas Conference

2008 Summer Reading Initiative

Secretary Highlights NCLB in Massachusetts

Educators: Register Now for Summer Workshops

Teaching Resources: Skin, Bones, Louisiana Purchase and More

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