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It is time for Obama to call for an education summit As a leader of school system revamp, President Obama should call for an education high level meeting, if he wants to gain everyone’s trust. The education summit....	Kathy
Teacher Pay Cannot Be Linked to Student Performance Surprisingly, Bannockburn Elementary School students fared well in last year’s test results in Illinois. At these schools, the teachers’ salaries were....	Tom
Time to Revamp Our Grading System? There has been a 0.1 point rise in the grade points averages of American colleges every decade in the past fifty years. Grade inflation is the most in private schools....	Chris
Post-College Performance Impacted by Background? According to a report in the American Sociological Review, most of the students expecting to get benefitted from a reputed university education are usually not....	Karen
Why are Great Value Reforms Always Opposed? The first opposition to President Obama’s health care reform bill push in the Congress came from the state of Idaho which is growing into a larger coalition....	Staff
Proposals for Fee Cap by Lawmakers Gets Mixed Response Recently we have seen a host of university campuses across California protesting, sometimes even violently about the escalating student fees. This has resulted in....	Kathy
Will “Keep Our Educator’s Working Act of 2010” Benefit Public Universities? There is a fear among public colleges that they will be thrown off the cliff even as the 2011 budgets are being crafted by the state legislators. They face the threat....	Tom
Awareness Campaign by California Community Colleges There has been commendable effort by the Community Colleges in California during this Financial Aid Awareness Month to educate students that they can afford college....	Chris
Tennessee Professors See a Bleak Future Ahead The past year has seen a lot of belt tightening and budget cuts for universities all over the country. The effects of the economic meltdown continue to haunt professors,....	Karen
A Grateful Student Contributes to the Growth of his Community College Eduardo Padron graduated from Miami’s community college. Today he is the president of Miami Dade College and says he is deeply passionate about this place....	Tom
Will the Reform Act Simplify or Make the Student Loan Process More Complex? There are many college students who work day and night to make ends meet and pay back their student loans. Even as they attend college, they are forced to work part....	Chris
Will the President’s Student Loan Legislation Actually Benefit Students? After the legislation was signed by President Obama a couple of weeks back, private lenders are completely out of student loan scene. From 1st July, these loans....	Karen
A Contract Deal for Washington Teachers which might Create Controversy Good news always brings joy to the people. However, there are times when the good news might leave few people in a confused state. Well, the Washington teachers....	Staff
How Far Will American Students Benefit From Pell Grant Scholarship Increase? At least 67,500 students in America will benefit from a Pell grant scholarship increase. This is especially true for students of Hudson Valley who find themselves....	Tom
Is the Attention given to Community Colleges Enough to Benefit them Significantly? Today we see hitherto unseen attention showered on community colleges by policymakers and politicians. This is happening in a bid to enhance graduation rates and....	Chris
The issue of decreased scientific publications – what does it indicate? There was a report by the Scientific American a few years ago that the growth in the field of science is slower in the United States than in the European Union.....	Karen
The most liberal president our country has ever seen Jeb Bush, the former Governor of Florida says President Barack Obama is one of the most liberal presidents in modern times. He also said that he pursues an agenda....	Staff
Hope the Race to the Top Program does not turn into a Reality Show There was a proud announcement recently from Arne Duncan regarding the sixteen finalists who will benefit from the Race to the Top program and of course from the....	Staff
It is time to make choices for higher education University of Illinois knows for the fact that the field trip they have planned for the weekend would not be as easy as it seems. They have grueling task of attacking....	Kathy
Student Loan Overhaul Approved by Congress Tying the student loan overhaul to the healthcare overhaul bill, President Obama ensured that the Congress passes the bill assuring needy students of greater advantages.....	Chris