EDUCATION

"Teaching kids about food is as important as math or science,"

"Businesses in this country are putting pressure on the education system to reform," he said. "Students have got to develop core academic skills based on real-world expectations if they are going to be successful."

"It will help our students understand how to thrive in a changing economy, and it will teach them how to learn on-line, something they will need to do throughout their work lives."

A career pathway is a coherent, articulated sequence
of rigorous academic and career courses, commencing
in the ninth grade and leading to an associate degree,
an industry-recognized certificate or licensure, or a
baccalaureate degree and beyond.

An education and business initiative to design a radically new curriculum for Kalispell’s high school students is attracting statewide attention.

Local school and work-force leaders are being invited to speak with university groups, state education officials and others who want to hear about School District 5’s proposal for developing career clusters.

Economic development in most states means throwing money at companies with the hope of luring them. But spending on young children is a better investment.

Five well-known private colleges and three highly selective public schools _ the flagship campuses of the universities of Michigan, California and North Carolina _ were to announce plans Monday to accommodate a total of about 1,100 more community college transfer students from low- to moderate-income families over the next four years. The private colleges participating are Amherst, Mount Holyoke, Bucknell, Cornell and the University of Southern California.

Students are constantly surrounded by the media in the home and even in the classroom. Give your students the necessary tools to become informed citizens who feel comfortable tackling complex issues. Discuss these topics in the classroom so they can leave feeling empowered to speak their mind.

Students from all over the country performed worse on a tough federal test than they did on state exams in reading and math — raising questions about whether states are setting lower standards.

INSA also has ties to Sen. Conrad Burns. Leo Giacometto, former chief of staff for Burns, a Republican, is a registered lobbyist for INSA. Records his company filed, which are required of all lobbyists, show INSA paid his firm $20,000 in 2004.

However, INSA’s tax records report it spent no money on lobbying in 2004.