Author Archives: Shervin

School staff did wonders for my son’s education (Belfast Telegraph)

With regard to recent reports about education standards at Crumlin Integrated College, I would like to inform you of the good teaching practices evident during my son's education there. Related Stories Public kept in the dark by NIO A failure to take lead on vital issues Tory link-up has UUP in disarray Dog Whisperer methods must be challenged
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Market Report — In Play (ABT) – MSN Money

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UC Told to Pay Ex-Grad Students $38 Million

A San Francisco judge has ordered the University of California to pay $38 million in refunds and interest to 2,900 students in law, medical and other professional schools whose fees were raised thousands of dollars despite UC's pledge to keep them level.
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State Gives College $3.6M Energy Boost

North Shore Community College’s buildings will be greener and its fuel costs lower as a result of a $3.6 million project to make its Danvers and Lynn campuses more energy-efficient.
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Colleges Work to Keep the Dropouts In

Private foundations and educational leaders around the country have since launched new initiatives designed to stanch dropout rates. Vermont’s leaders have followed suit, affirming support for a state “compact” that aims to raise the state’s share of college degree holders from 42 percent to 60 percent in the next decade.
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Faith and Freedom Collide at Erskine

Disappointment, confusion and more than a little anger abound at Erskine College after the firing of nearly half of the school's trustees.
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UF President Says Firm Will Review Police Shooting

The president of the University of Florida announced Friday that an education-security consultant will review the recent campus police shooting of a 35-year-old doctoral student during a confrontation at a campus family housing building.
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Rutgers University Offers Buyouts to Longtime Professors to Cut Payroll

Rutgers University announced Friday it will offer buyouts to veteran professors to clear the way for younger replacements — a bid to attract expertise in new fields and trim salaries.
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Obama unfolds education blueprint (USA Today)

The Obama administration's plan to make major changes to the 2002 No Child Left Behind education law is getting mixed reaction from educators.
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COLLEGE UPDATE:Karasawa helps Hawaii Pacific make history (The Glendale News-Press)

GLENDALE — The following are updates on area athletes at the collegiate level.
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