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- States Pay to Train Workers, to Companies’ Benefit
Category: Education
Publish Date: 01-09-2012 10:41 AM -0800
Caterpillar is one of dozens of companies, many with growing profits and large cash reserves, that have come to expect states to pay for training for factory workers in return for creating jobs.
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- On Education: Application for Hebrew Charter School in New Jersey Raises Concern
Category: Education
Publish Date: 01-09-2012 10:27 AM -0800
Three applications for a Hebrew charter school have been rejected, but, despite community outrage, the school has been given a federal grant and could open in September.
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- The Learning Network Blog: Student Opinion | What Is Your Favorite Place?
Category: Education
Publish Date: 01-09-2012 09:51 AM -0800
Student Opinion | What makes your favorite place special?
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- The Learning Network Blog: 6 Q's About the News | 'A Frenetic Burst of Organized Chaos'
Category: Education
Publish Date: 01-09-2012 09:21 AM -0800
6 Q's About the News | How is a kinetic artist using "useless machines" to capture the imagination of millions of YouTube viewers?
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- The Choice Blog: Mark Kantrowitz Answers Readers' Questions on the Fafsa, Part 1
Category: Education
Publish Date: 01-09-2012 09:00 AM -0800
Mark Kantrowitz, an expert on paying for college and the founder of FinAid.org, is answering reader questions about financial aid applications this week.
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- The Learning Network Blog: Test Yourself | Math, Jan. 9, 2012
Category: Education
Publish Date: 01-09-2012 07:50 AM -0800
Can you calculate the win percentages for two basketball coaches, then use those figures to predict the number of each coach's wins in a 30-game season?
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- Asian Firms Tap Western Business Schools
Category: Education
Publish Date: 01-09-2012 12:20 AM -0800
Fueled by an appetite for growth, corporations in China, India and other markets in Asia are sending an army of managers and executives to Western business schools to groom future leaders.
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- Grading the Digital School: Idaho Teachers Fight a Reliance on Computers
Category: Education
Publish Date: 01-08-2012 11:12 PM -0800
Teachers in Idaho and elsewhere have been in revolt over policy makers thrusting technology into classrooms and shifting money to unproven teaching methods.
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- On Education: Inquiry Into School Officials’ Travels Paid for by Pearson
Category: Education
Publish Date: 01-08-2012 07:57 PM -0800
Overseas travel for top school officials from around the nation, paid for by the nonprofit arm of a major educational publisher, draws the attention of an attorney general.
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- States Pay to Train Workers, to Companies’ Benefit
Category: Education
Publish Date: 01-08-2012 09:16 AM -0800
Caterpillar is one of dozens of companies, many with growing profits and large cash reserves, that have come to expect states to pay for training for factory workers in return for creating jobs.
[more]
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