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Texas Tech College of Education receives $75,000 donation – Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

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The College of Education at Texas Tech has received $75,000 from The Meadows Foundation, which assisted in the college receiving a $3.44 million grant. This gift completes the required 15 percent match in private donations needed to support the …
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Corinthian Colleges and Career Education Corp Negotiate Plummeting Enrollment Numbers – Yahoo Finance

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A House committee approved a bill recently that would create an independent commission to increase oversight of the for-profit college industry amid allegations that some are taking advantage of students. House Bill 308 calls for the commission … Education News … Continue reading →

Mississippi universities say financial aid fund running short – Mississippi Press

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That money goes to full-time students with 2.5 grade point averages. Freshmen and sophomores get $500 a year, while junior and seniors get $1,000. Gov. Phil Bryant proposed holding the amount the state puts into student aid level at $26.9 million.
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LOW GRADE: Group report claims Iowa classrooms are below average – WHO-TV

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Governor Terry Branstad wants every aspiring teacher to maintain a 3.0 Grade Point Average, or the equivalent of a “B” average. Ladner thinks that will ultimately lead to better teachers. He said, “On average I underline that 6 times. GPA … Continue reading →

Irish native brings her roots to three Bronx colleges, teaching students language and culture – New York Daily News

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:40:04 +0000

Madeleine Ni Ghallchobhair found her niche: using her Irish roots to enhance Bronx culture. The lass from a small coastal town called Belmullet is teaching her native language at three Bronx colleges for a year on a Fulbright scholarship …
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New Apple products could fundamentally change textbooks, college – Daily Nebraskan

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:40:03 +0000

What can colleges offer that students can’t get online? And how can they use products like these to their advantage? The Apple products — part of its education initiative — would make it possible for professors to self-publish books.
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Minister proposes regional cluster plan for Scots colleges – BBC News

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Scotland’s colleges are to be grouped into 12 separate regions and encouraged to work more closely together. The plan was announced to Holyrood by the country’s education secretary, Mike Russell. He said the aim of the regional structure was to make the …
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College restructuring plan ‘does not mean merger’ – Stv.tv

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Colleges will be restructured across new regions in a shake-up announced by Education Secretary Michael Russell. Placing the institutions in 12 new areas will make them work more closely together while focusing on their local areas, he told the Scottish Parliament.
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Class notes: Waltham’s school news and student achievers – Abington Mariner

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Middlesex Community College All students carrying 12 credit hours or more, who earn a 3.20 grade point average or higher, without D, F, I or IP grades, are acknowledged by inclusion on the Middlesex Community College Dean’s List which is posted each semester.
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Nicole Lute Named to Dean’s List at Roberts Wesleyan College – Patch

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Honors, grade point averages range from 3.5 to 3.69; Higher Honors, grade point averages range from 3.7 to 3.89; and Highest Honors, grade point averages range from 3.9 to 4.0 With an enrollment of nearly 2,000 students and a tradition of excellence since …
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