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Yale's Endowment Drops 13.4% - Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Yale disclosed Tuesday that its endowment had fallen at least 13.4 percent in the four months since June as the decline in asset values during the financial crisis takes its toll on...
Middle school critical to students' success in high school - Thursday, June 26, 2008
More than 100,000 California students quit high school each year, but the path toward dropping out begins long before high school. Three new studies from the California Dropout Research...
MU student volunteers big part of event - Sunday, September 07, 2008
In order for the Dallas Harvest Festival to be a success, organizers rely on community volunteers to assist at the event.
Students from Misericordia University make up the largest group...
No easy answers to nation's student dropout problem - Saturday, October 25, 2008
We heard a common theme. Dropouts are a national crisis, the problem is not something schools are responsible for entirely, nor is it something they can fix entirely.
And, as I learned...
Whitman student wins 1K college scholarship from Comcast - Thursday, July 23, 2009
Hanson - At a special ceremony held recently at the Massachusetts State House, Comcast was joined by state legislators to honor Whitman-Hanson Regional High School graduating senior...
CSU students could pay 20 percent more - Friday, July 17, 2009
California State University tuition may rise 20 percent this fall to help make up a $584 million reduction in state funding, Chancellor Charles Reed said Thursday.
If approved by CSU...
Students: not dumber but dedicated - Monday, August 03, 2009
Tools for university students are much improved and competition is much tougher – of course they do better
According to former head teacher Phil Willis MP, we are dumbing down our...
Revamped Spruce High focused on student achievement - Tuesday, August 26, 2008
The hallways at Spruce High School didn't sound typical for a first day of classes Monday. They were quiet. Principal Lucy Davila Hakemack's heels click-clacked smartly as she walked...
Warning over universities' future Students - Thursday, July 10, 2008
Some universities will face closure or merger as they struggle to compete for a dwindling number of students over the next 20 years, vice-chancellors warn.
A report for umbrella body...
Colleges spend billions to prep freshmen - Monday, September 15, 2008
It's a tough lesson for millions of students just now arriving on campus: even if you have a high school diploma, you may not be ready for college.
In fact, a new study calculates,...
