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State colleges struggle as more students cross borders
College recruiting has become a national competition, with private and even public universities aggressively siphoning students from out-of-state in the quest to improve applicant quality, geographic diversity and (in the case of publics) to attract more students to pay higher tuition.
Engineer-Starved Headhunter Offers Cash. The $5,000 Future Engineers Scholarship
The $5,000 Future Engineers Scholarship, now in its fourth year, recognizes exceptional engineering students throughout the nation and is intended to encourage students to go beyond the junior and sophomore years.
Intel Supports Multicore Education At 45 Universities. The move is said to prepare students for software development in an increasingly multicore world.
"To usher in a new generation of computing technology and bring creative new products to market, it’s crucial to educate tomorrow’s software developers to architect, develop and debug the next generation of software for modern, multi-core platforms,"
Montana looking at possible pre-kindergarten programs. Conference scheduled for 10/4 in Missoula
Montana is one of 10 states that offer no state-funded pre-kindergarten programs, according to a review by Pre-K Now, a national nonprofit organization advocating for early childhood education. That status may change soon.
Less-expensive notebooks perfect for students’ needs
Here’s my back-to-school PC buying philosophy for 2006, in just four words:
Less really is more.
Sun’s McNealy Leads Non-Profit Open-Source Drive
"Math hasn’t changed since Isaac Newton," declares Scott McNealy. So why, he asks, is California paying some $400 million annually to "update" grade-school textbooks?
U.S. Issues New Rules on Schools and Disability
For more than 25 years, federal law had required that schools nationwide identify children as learning disabled by comparing their scores on intelligence tests with their academic achievement. This meant that many students had to wait until third or fourth grade to get the special education help they needed.
MSU-B pulls in grants for Indian education
"These professional development grants will help us find, train and retain the very best teachers and administrators within American Indian communities," Spellings said. "Reaching our goal under No Child Left Behind of every child reading and doing math at grade level by 2014 depends on the dedicated efforts of our teachers. We will continue to make sure teachers have the support and tools they need to best serve their students."
A new high-tech take on school group project. Teachers share lessons learned about wikis
He put up an old textbook he published about information systems on a wiki and required his class to make updates. By the end of the term, not only was his textbook more current and comprehensive, his students didn’t pay a dime — and those who updated frequently scored better on exams.
Montana University System Awarded $2.2 Million Grant to Serve Low-Income and First-Generation College Students
"I am very excited about the renewal of this program." This will enable
our office to continue to provide critical pre-college access services
to Montana’s low-income, first-generation students," said Commissioner
Sheila Stearns.
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