International Education Benchmarking Increases
Thanks to globalization, benchmarking is becoming a significant way to prepare students for leadership worldwide. The National Governors Association, the Council of Chief State School Officers, and Achieve, the standards-advocacy group, are analyzing how well the U.S. is doing in comparison with other countries. According to Free Management Library, benchmarking is an analysis of both quantitative ...
Bond Issue Is Approved For Sachem Schools
Residents in Sachem, one of the largest school districts in the state of New York, have approved a $33.1 million issue for repairs, renovations and enhancement plans in each of Sachem's 18 schools. The voting took place at all district elementary schools on Tuesday. Newsday.com reports that the cap will rise to four percent for the ...
Stamford Closes K-5 Toquam Magnet School
Because of the cuts in the State Budget, the Stamford School District board plans to close the K-5 Toquam Magnet School and to send the school's 500 students to the yet-to-be-built Environmental Magnet School. The proposal to close the K-5 Magnet school and to replace its students is waiting for a vote this Wednesday. Closing the ...
Columbia University Offers Financial Aid To More Students
Following the example of other American universities, Columbia has announced plans to offer financial aid to more of its undergraduate students. Almost all of the undergraduates from families with annual incomes of less than $60,000 will no longer have to pay full tuition fees. The New York Times reports that the university will also end loans ...
Intel Science Award Goes To North Carolina High School Student
High School Senior Shivani Sud has won a $100,000 scholarship in the Intel Science Talent Search for her project on colon cancer. As soon as computer chip manufacturer Intel and the Society for Science & the Public announced the names of the two winners in the contests at their gala in Washington, Indian-American Sud ...
David Beckham New Face Of Sharpie Markers
David Beckham has signed a contract with the US Newell Rubbermade company to be the new ambassador of its Sharpie Permanent Markers. The campaign will premiere in the US this month and will be featured in North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia Pacific in May. According to Celebrity Brands, Sharpie has already had golfers Arnold ...
Home Schooling Prohibited In California
California State Officials have prohibited home schooling for schoolchildren. The change in school regulation has outraged home school advocates and parents. Estimates for the number of children receiving education at home ranges from 1.1-2.5 million, but with this new regulation in school policies, more than 166,000 home-schooled students will be forced to enroll in conventional schools. Time ...
M.I.T. Cuts Tuition Fees
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is joining to the list of US elite universities that have either dropped or cut their tuition fees based on students' annual income. Newstin.com reports that M.I.T. has announced that it will cut the tuition fees for students whose parents have an annual income of $75,000 or less. The Massachusetts Institute ...
