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New "Troops to College" website
Published: 11/19/09
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Recent Posts:

Ni hao students from China
Posted: 11/18/09
 
Testing disabled students
Posted: 11/17/09
The test performance of fourth-grade students with disabilities has been improving according to a
Teachers as entrepreneurs
Posted: 11/16/09
Who owns a teacher's lesson plans?
Taxing college tuition
Posted: 11/14/09
The mayor of Pittsburgh has proposed a one percent tax on college tuition that appears to have enough support to pass. …
The race for $4.35 billion
Posted: 11/12/09
The race is on.
Chocolate milk: Bad for kids, good for adults?
Posted: 11/11/09
 
Fighting poverty, one school at a time
Posted: 11/09/09
College Fair updates
Posted: 11/08/09
The National Association for College Admissions Counseling will host a College Fair at the Atlantic City Convention Cen…
10 reasons the NJEA convention is fun
Posted: 11/05/09
You don't have to be a teacher to enjoy the New Jersey Education Association Convention in Atlantic City this week. Her…
Christie goes back to school
Posted: 11/04/09
New Republican governor-elect Chris Christie held his first press conference Wednesday at a highly successful charter s…
The $50,000-a-year colleges
Posted: 11/03/09
A record 58 private colleges cost more than $50,000 a year for tuition, fees, room and board in 2009-2010 according to …
It pays to be the (college) president
Posted: 11/02/09
The Chronicle of Higher Education has published its annual list of private college presidents' salaries, and it's prett…
Rutgers ranks in China
Posted: 10/31/09
The Academic Ranking of World Universities was begun in China by the Center for World Class Universities and the Instit…
Preschool claims cut both ways
Posted: 10/29/09
Edelman remains the children's advocate
Posted: 10/28/09
Marian Wright Edelman speaks softly and rapidly, rattling off statistics about children in poverty.
Keeping up with 21st century skills
Posted: 10/27/09
The New Jersey School Boards Association arrives in Atlantic City Wednesday through Friday for their annual conference …
Take a survey, help study childhood obesity
Posted: 10/26/09
Who should get public preschool?
Posted: 10/24/09
There was some interesting news on the preschool front last week.
Keeping the peace in public school
Posted: 10/22/09
Keeping kids safe and busy after school
Posted: 10/21/09
Thursday is the annual National Lights On Afterschool Celebration which strives to bring attention to the importance of…
A starry night at Rowan
Posted: 10/20/09
This is either the most romantic, or the nerdiest way to spend a Friday night at college.
The bully in the bookbag
Posted: 10/19/09
We all think we would know if our child were being bullied.
The charter school solution One image
Posted: 10/17/09
The candidates for governor are embracing the expansion of charter schools as an alternative for parents with children …
Beer pong latest swine flu victim
Posted: 10/15/09
Rensselear Polytechnic Institute in upstate New York is asking students to cut back on the drinking games after a group…
Making every month black history month
Posted: 10/14/09
A criticism of Black History Month has been that it winds up relegating Black History to one month a year. The Amistad …
A role model for kids who struggle to read
Posted: 10/13/09
Samantha Ravelli, her mother Beth and sister Roseann visited St. Vincent de Paul School in Mays Landing Tuesday to prom…
Promoting a bilingual education for all
Posted: 10/12/09
At a recent education workshop, a U.S. Department of Education official said that at the rate the Chinese are learning …
Autism conference in Atlantic City
Posted: 10/09/09
The New Jersey Autism Registry made its debut this week on the heels of a new study from the Centers for Disease Contro…
Education is a tax and spending issue
Posted: 10/08/09
A survey released today by the New Jersey Association of State Colleges and Universities found that 86 percent of resid…
If you need a reason to criticize schools...
Posted: 10/07/09
After a successful summer run through film festivals and private showings, Bob Bowdon's unflinchingly critical look at …
Getting bad caulk out of old schools
Posted: 10/06/09
Teaching teachers about autism
Posted: 10/05/09
Bridging the achievement gap
Posted: 10/01/09
Another study has shown that while black, Hispanic and low-income children are getting better test scores, they're stil…
Sex in the dorm room
Posted: 09/30/09
From the "things we really shouldn't have to say" department comes the story of a new Tufts University policy that spec…
Send the president a video
Posted: 09/29/09
President Barack Obama made a bit of a stir earlier this month when he made a live national speech to school children, …
Babies, Beyonce and brain development
Posted: 09/28/09
Today's edition of The Press features a story about the "birth to five" movement. The effort to raise awareness of earl…
National education standards make their debut
Posted: 09/25/09
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