U.S. Education Department

Chevron Announces Opening of Vocational Training Center in Tsunami-Affected Indonesian Province

euroinvestor.co.uk     yesterday   2 related          

Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX), the government of Indonesia, the local government of Aceh province, the National Education Department, the Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Agency for Aceh and Nias, and the United States...                    

More schools in state added to No Child Left Behind watch list

heraldnet.com     yesterday   4 related          

By Kaitlin Manry and Eric Stevick Herald Writers More Washington schools than ever have been added to a federal watch list because they have not met expectations, with the number of schools failing this year more than...                    

NextStudent: Capturing the Youth Vote: McCain, Obama Target Concerns About Paying for College

marketwire.com     yesterday   1 related          

PHOENIX, AZ (MARKET WIRE) With the general presidential election only months away, concerns over the availability of student loans and how families will cover their college costs continue to be at the forefront of young...                    

Districts dip on AP classes

glasgowdailytimes.com     yesterday          

Caverna, Metcalfe lag behind in coursework By GINA KINSLOW Glasgow Daily Times GLASGOW — The Kentucky Department of Education says the number of public high school students taking advanced placement exams continues to...                    

Board meets on school lead contamination

newsday.com     yesterday          

The letter does acknowledge contamination in a tunnel area that the district has shut off with plastic sheeting. Earlier this month, board trustee Joseph Buda hired an independent lab to test soil from the area, and one...                    

2:25 p.m. — Grant will help GCC give college opportunities to low- to moderate-income families

guampdn.com     28-Aug-2008          

Pacific Daily News • August 28, 2008 2:25 p.m. — In the latest grant awards from the U.S. Department of Education, Guam Community College will receive $330,000 to provide opportunities low- to moderate-income families...                    

New Study Shows That with Academic Outcomes and Dropout Prevention, It's Not Just What You Do,...

itsasurvey.com     28-Aug-2008          

By Communities In Schools National Office Communities In Schools, the nation's largest dropout prevention organization, has released initial results from the midpoint of its five-year longitudinal study. One of the most...                    

Walter E. Williams: Is College Worth It?

townhall.com     27-Aug-2008   7 related          

Who should McCain select as his running mate? The U.S. Department of Education statistics show that 76 out of 100 students who graduate in the bottom 40 percent of their high school class do not graduate from college,...                    

Higher Education Act Amendment Authorizes Security Grants

securitysolutions.com     26-Aug-2008          

Congress recently passed legislation establishing a federal grant program that provides a new source of financing for colleges and universities to acquire and install electronic physical solutions. The legislation was...                    

WordWorld Marks One Year Anniversary and National Literacy Month With Global Distribution

earthtimes.org     26-Aug-2008          

NEW YORK, Aug. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- The newest innovative tool in children's literacy, WordWorld, which utilizes a patent-pending methodology to aid word recognition, marks a ground-breaking first year and launch of its...                    

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