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Six States Receive Grants to Expand Afterschool and Summer Learning Opportunities

"Governors recognize that learning doesn’t stop when the school bell rings," said Raymond C. Scheppach, NGA executive director. "That’s why they are teaming up with afterschool experts and others to develop innovative policies on expanded learning opportunities."

Utah is ranked last (51st) again in spending on students. Idaho 49th, Montana 28th

Utah once again ranked last in the nation in per-pupil spending in 2005, according to a report on public education finances released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau.

New legislation would invest in classroom technology to prepare U.S. students for work in the information economy.

It would add support for the Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) program for disadvantaged schools and children, funding professional development, equipment, and reform.

Yale aims to nurture businesses

The new 10-week program is designed to make students "realize that working and staying in New Haven is probably a lot easier than they realize, if they have access to the right resources," said James G. Boyle, co-director of the Yale Entrepreneurial Institute and a member of the Yale Office of Cooperative Research.

Improving the college pipeline for at-risk youth needs to start in the third grade. "Help Yourself Foundation "

If the horizons of third graders can be broadened, if we can get to them before it is too late, the ramifications – for them, for our colleges, for our economy, for our nation – are great.

State Scholars Initiative Kicks Off in South Dakota

The program places a heavy emphasis on changing the culture in communities, with everyone endorsing the idea that all students should plan on further career training after high school.

High schoolers to graduate from University of Wisconsin’s IT Academy

Employers who wonder where their future technologists will come from, take heart.

End image of Native student victims, expert says

Students deserve better

The University of Washington puts lectures online automatically with a new tool

In 24 classrooms at the University of Washington, devices are capturing lectures and almost immediately making them available to the entire student population via automatic Internet feeds.

Quality, Cost, and Access Challenges Confronting Higher Education Today

If current production patterns in postsecondary education
persist, the nation will face a significant “degree gap”
that puts it at a disadvantage relative to other leading
developed nations.