Education News http://gpacalculator.org/news Sat, 19 May 2012 11:40:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Workforce IT program: A model for debt-free college education – Computerworld http://gpacalculator.org/news/workforce-it-program-a-model-for-debt-free-college-education-computerworld/ http://gpacalculator.org/news/workforce-it-program-a-model-for-debt-free-college-education-computerworld/#comments Sat, 19 May 2012 11:40:06 +0000 admin http://gpacalculator.org/news/workforce-it-program-a-model-for-debt-free-college-education-computerworld/ Workforce Opportunity Services’ innovative IT training program for underprivileged youth lets qualified students get a college education debt-free. But why limit the idea to the economically disadvantaged? WOS’ approach could serve as a model …
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]]> http://gpacalculator.org/news/workforce-it-program-a-model-for-debt-free-college-education-computerworld/feed/ 0 Is Higher Education A Giant Pyramid Scheme? – Forbes http://gpacalculator.org/news/is-higher-education-a-giant-pyramid-scheme-forbes/ http://gpacalculator.org/news/is-higher-education-a-giant-pyramid-scheme-forbes/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 05:20:04 +0000 admin http://gpacalculator.org/news/is-higher-education-a-giant-pyramid-scheme-forbes/ Continue reading →]]> It’s like a free money gold rush for these dubious schools. ” Hazelton points to Education Management Corp., a for-profit college, now under investigation by the Justice Department for alleged ‘predatory lending practices’ and is accused …
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]]> http://gpacalculator.org/news/is-higher-education-a-giant-pyramid-scheme-forbes/feed/ 0 New GPA Policy http://gpacalculator.org/news/newgpapolicy/ http://gpacalculator.org/news/newgpapolicy/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 12:40:14 +0000 admin http://gpacalculator.org/news/highland-park-isd-considers-new-gpa-policy-for-next-school-year-dallas-morning-news/ Continue reading →]]> Highland Park High School administrators have proposed a new grade point average policy designed so that high-achieving students would not be penalized for participating in sports and arts. High school principal …
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]]> http://gpacalculator.org/news/newgpapolicy/feed/ 0 High School GPA http://gpacalculator.org/news/highschoolgpa/ http://gpacalculator.org/news/highschoolgpa/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 12:40:11 +0000 admin http://gpacalculator.org/news/bridgeport-abandons-pass-to-play-school-policy-oregonian/ Continue reading →]]> The city of Bridgeport, Connecticut will no longer require high school students to maintain a 2.6 grade-point average in core classes in order to play on school athletic teams. The Connecticut Post reports (http://bit.ly/JV0IHJ ) that …
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]]> http://gpacalculator.org/news/highschoolgpa/feed/ 0 College rankings: Which countries have the best education systems? – The Christian Science Monitor http://gpacalculator.org/news/college-rankings-which-countries-have-the-best-education-systems-the-christian-science-monitor/ http://gpacalculator.org/news/college-rankings-which-countries-have-the-best-education-systems-the-christian-science-monitor/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 23:00:11 +0000 admin http://gpacalculator.org/news/college-rankings-which-countries-have-the-best-education-systems-the-christian-science-monitor/ Continue reading →]]> How did Universitas 21 measure higher education? The overall rankings for countries with the “best” higher education systems were calculated using four indicators, each of which held a different weight in the overall score. The weight each indicator is …
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]]> http://gpacalculator.org/news/college-rankings-which-countries-have-the-best-education-systems-the-christian-science-monitor/feed/ 0 Pasco High senior invents his own track to MIT – St. Petersburg Times http://gpacalculator.org/news/pasco-high-senior-invents-his-own-track-to-mit-st-petersburg-times/ http://gpacalculator.org/news/pasco-high-senior-invents-his-own-track-to-mit-st-petersburg-times/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 02:20:05 +0000 admin http://gpacalculator.org/news/pasco-high-senior-invents-his-own-track-to-mit-st-petersburg-times/ Continue reading →]]> This member of the National Honor Society is also graduating with a 4.5 grade point average, claimed his school’s PRIDE award for achievements in science, and is completing a year of dual enrollment classes at Pasco-Hernando Community College.
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]]> http://gpacalculator.org/news/pasco-high-senior-invents-his-own-track-to-mit-st-petersburg-times/feed/ 0 Team GPA http://gpacalculator.org/news/teamgpa/ http://gpacalculator.org/news/teamgpa/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 02:20:04 +0000 admin http://gpacalculator.org/news/kent-state-coach-darrell-hazell-pleased-with-team-gpa-recordpub/ Continue reading →]]> Golden Flashes head coach Darrell Hazell was extremely proud when Kent State announced 49 of its football players had achieved grade-point averages of 3.0 or better at the end of the spring semester. The total was also one shy of the goal …
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]]> http://gpacalculator.org/news/teamgpa/feed/ 0 Is a college education worth it? This grad says yes – Boston Globe http://gpacalculator.org/news/is-a-college-education-worth-it-this-grad-says-yes-boston-globe/ http://gpacalculator.org/news/is-a-college-education-worth-it-this-grad-says-yes-boston-globe/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 16:40:04 +0000 admin http://gpacalculator.org/news/is-a-college-education-worth-it-this-grad-says-yes-boston-globe/ Continue reading →]]> A recent story by the Associated Press reported that 1 in 2 new college graduates is jobless or underemployed. As a senior preparing to graduate this month, it’s an understatement to say this is concerning. Did I just waste four years and an exorbitant …
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]]> http://gpacalculator.org/news/is-a-college-education-worth-it-this-grad-says-yes-boston-globe/feed/ 0 GPA 4.0, 4 Majors In 4 Years http://gpacalculator.org/news/gpa4-04majors4years/ http://gpacalculator.org/news/gpa4-04majors4years/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 16:00:17 +0000 admin http://gpacalculator.org/news/mn-man-graduates-with-4-majors-4-0-grade-point-average-msnbc-com/ Continue reading →]]> A Minnesota man from Duluth college has been honored for completing four majors in four years, with a perfect 4.0 grade-point average. Brock Erdahl says he tried to manage his time carefully from the beginning. He says he figured out exactly what he …
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]]> http://gpacalculator.org/news/gpa4-04majors4years/feed/ 0 Student Attendance Wins Car http://gpacalculator.org/news/studentattendancewinscar/ http://gpacalculator.org/news/studentattendancewinscar/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 16:00:08 +0000 admin http://gpacalculator.org/news/elk-grove-senior-with-perfect-attendance-wins-20000-car-msnbc-com/ Continue reading →]]> Elk Grove Senior With Perfect Attendance Wins $20,000 Car. Hundreds of students were in the drawing that required them to carry a 2.0 grade-point average and perfect attendance for five months. Officials said nine students were chosen randomly from nine different high schools throughout the Elk Grove Unified School District.
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