Sunshine Serial Requesters

2010-03-18T12:31:34Z

In this photo made Friday, March 12, 2010, Congress Elementary School District superintendent and principal Toni Wayas, left, listens as sixth grader John Shelley, center, aides his "reading buddy," first-grader Jose Vasquez in reading a book in the rural town's lone school library in Congress,

Proposed: A school just for future teachers

2010-03-19T02:18:03Z

<div><p> John Jasonek wants to start grooming the next generation of educators at an earlier age by nurturing them at a charter high school designed to foster teaching.</p><p>If theyre still interested in teaching when they graduate, Jasonek says, offer them a scholarship to a local college on the condition that after they graduate, they stay in Clark County t...

More hours, more success

2010-03-19T02:17:41Z

<div id="subtitle">The time is right for the nationÕs public schools to add more instructional hours</div><div><p> Educators in the United States have long discussed increasing the instructional time offered in public schools, either by shortening summer vacation, offering classes on Saturday mornings, adding time to the school day — or by a combination of the three.</p><p>A common complaint is that the...

Private schools: Fending off an exodus of students

2010-03-19T02:16:50Z

<div id="subtitle">Educators offering financial aid as families struggle to pay tuition amid the grinding recession</div><div><p> Even as public schools are reeling from state budget cuts, private and parochial schools in the Las Vegas Valley are confronting their own financial struggles, with recession-slammed parents struggling to make tuition payments. One high school will close its doors for want of students, and othe...

Calif. rape suspect lived by school for 16 months

2010-03-17T21:00:20Z

<div id="subtitle">Records show San Diego murder suspect lived 16 months near school before he was forced to move</div><div><p>A convicted sex offender charged with murdering a California teenager lived near a preschool for at least 16 months before parole agents forced him to move, according to state corrections records released Wednesday.</p><p>A regional ad...

Investors buy private Dana College in Neb.

2010-03-17T15:45:50Z

<div id="subtitle">Investor group buying Dana College in Neb., hope to double enrollment at small, private school</div><div><p>Dana College will soon join the handful of private colleges that have been sold in recent years and converted from nonprofit organizations to for-profit corporations.</p><p>College officials announced Wednesday that a group of invest...

Year-round schools may face academic calendar shift

2010-03-17T02:17:34Z

<div id="subtitle">Rulffes says the move would save millions annually</div><div><p> More than 20 years ago, when the Las Vegas Valley began swelling with thousands of young families moving here for the bounty of plentiful jobs, the Clark County School District realized it couldnÕt build new campuses fast enough.</p><p>One so...

The CARD Act and the College Crowd

2010-03-17T00:16:45Z

<div id="subtitle">MMI offers tips for understanding the CARD Act</div><div><p>While only 10 percent of respondents in a recent Money Management International (MMI) survey believe students should use credit cards to finance college costs, many students get their first credit card while they are in college. </p>&l...

Possible budget cuts could raise Mich. tuition

2010-03-16T15:15:19Z

<div id="subtitle">Possible state aid cuts to Michigan universities have students worried about tuition hikes</div><div><p>A proposal to cut state aid to Michigan's public universities has some students worried their tuition bills could go up next fall.</p><p>The Republican-led Senate Appropriations Committee...

UK halts school aid to Kenyan gov't over fraud

2010-03-16T09:15:52Z

<div id="subtitle">UK halts $30 million in primary education aid to Kenyan government over corruption fears</div><div><p>A British official says his government will not give Kenya's Ministry of Education $30 million in aid meant to support free primary school education because of the risk of fraud.</p><p>Alistair Fernie, the head of the Bryce Harper played his first college game for the College of Southern Nevada. CSV is known as the Coyotes and Harper sure has the Coyotes howling. Like Lebron James, Bryce is already called professional baseball's chosen one. January 29, 2010 at 7:00 PM he started at a place where most "should be hi...

MBA Interview Secrets - Tips For Acing That MBA Interview and Beating Out the Competition

2010-03-15T12:51:28Z

Getting into a top MBA program can be quite a challenge. And chances are that you're not thinking about getting into just any old program either. You want a top notch program. Read on to discover a key strategy that will help you ace that MBA interview and get into the MBA program of choice.<br><br>Of course there is a lot of work involved when it comes to getting into a top MBA program. I bet you're probably putting in a lot of effort into scoring good grades and especially good ...

Firing of all teachers at RI school roils students

2010-03-14T11:30:27Z

<div id="subtitle">Firing of all teachers from low-performing RI school deplored by many students and parents</div><div><p>Ashley Delgado graduated from one of Rhode Island's worst-performing high schools and wanted to go to college — if only she could get there.</p><p>When Delgado's parents could not take her to visit Lesley University in ...

Obama promise: Brighter education futures for kids

2010-03-14T04:30:23Z

<div id="subtitle">Obama's overhaul of education law to focus on getting students ready for college</div><div><p>President Barack Obama is promising parents and their kids that with his administration's help they will have better teachers in improved schools so U.S. students can make up for academic ground lost against youngsters in other countries.</p><p>A plan to overhaul the 2002 education law champion...

College Rejection - Helping Your Teen Handle it Effectively

2010-03-14T00:51:55Z

By April 1st, most college applicants will know where they have been accepted, wait-listed, or rejected. College rejection is especially difficult for teenagers to handle. Many upon receiving the letter that begins "I am sorry to inform you" are devastated. They have spent four years studying hard, did test prep for the SAT and ACT, joined activities and became leaders, and poured out their hearts on the applications and essays. Why wasn't that enough to get accepted?<br><br>Deali...

Obama to submit new education initiative

2010-03-13T11:15:17Z

<div><p>US President Barack Obama announced Saturday he will be sending to Congress a new education initiative designed to better prepare high school graduates for college and a professional career.</p><p>The proposal, addressing the needs of the elementary and secondary education systems, will overhaul the so-called "No Child Left Behind...

EEOC: NYC wronged Arabic-language principal

2010-03-12T19:45:16Z

<div id="subtitle">Principal at heart of 'intifada' uproar wins discrimination ruling against NYC Ed Dept.</div><div><p>The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has ruled that the New York City Education...

Texas Schools Social Studies

2010-03-12T11:46:26Z

State Board of Education chair Gail Lowe mediates public testimony on social studies curriculum during a board meeting in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday, March 10, 2010. (AP Photo/Jack Plunkett)

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How to Get Into Graduate School

2010-03-12T15:18:58Z

Getting into graduate school takes more than desire and in order to ensure your spot you have to make a lasting impression on the admissions committee. The admissions committee of the graduate school in which you are trying to gain entry to will be looking for promising students who have the ability to become both great graduate students and great professionals in their field once graduate school is over.<br><br>Simply knowing what the admissions committee is looking for can help ...

How To Become A Paralegal

2010-03-12T13:45:03Z

If you have an interest in learning how to become a paralegal, it is first important to define exactly what a paralegal is. A paralegal is an individual who works under the supervision of a licensed attorney and does a lot of the same tasks that a licensed attorney may do.<br><br>While a paralegal may perform a lot of legal tasks such as research, citations, interviewing clients, it must be made clear that a paralegal is restricted from performing certain tasks reserved for licens...

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