Ok, unfortunately the summer is coming to an end, now it’s time to think of buying textbooks for upcoming classes. Students who’ll continue studying this fall will indeed struggle a bit with the high costs of textbooks demanded in college curricula. SmartMoney reports that according to General Accounting Office statistics in 2005, on average students [...]
Ok, unfortunately the summer is coming to an end, now it’s time to think of buying textbooks for upcoming classes. Students who’ll continue studying this fall will indeed struggle a bit with the high costs of textbooks demanded in college curricula. SmartMoney reports that according to General Accounting Office statistics in 2005, on average students [...]
Recently, Bill Ferriter , a 6th-grade social studies and language arts teacher at Salem Middle School in Apex, N.C., announced about his involvement in a new educational initiative called “Teacher Salary Project“. This project is treating educational issues in United States, and actually is aimed at bringing attention to increasing teachers’ salaries. The project includes [...]
Jindal Voucher Bill has been approved by state officials, thanks to which more and more students will have a chance to get education at taxpayers’ expense. This bill will apply to a maximum of 1,500 students for this coming academic year. The bill has an aim to improve student academic performance in some schools that [...]
The new legislation introduced by democratic candidates bans college loan lenders to pick and choose among institutions. Under the regulations of this law, college loan lenders will have to extend credit to any eligible student, regardless of family income and the number of years of education. The New York Times reports that the government already [...]
The Louisiana Senate has voted for a bill that plans to let middle-income students in New Orleans attend private schools at taxpayer expense. The vote passed by 25 to 12. The New York Times reports that the $10 million school voucher measure, needs one more routine vote in that body on the Senate language changes [...]
The House has committed more than $20 billion to make schools more energy-efficient. The voted – for – 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act has a further goal to make schools good for the environment, which can reduce asthma and other environmentally linked health problems among academics and students. The Houston Chronicle reports [...]