With the clock ticking toward the Feb. 28 second-round deadline for states to apply for a waiver under No Child Left Behind, states are scrambling to glean insight from the first-round results so they can get their proposals in tip-top shape. You can dig through the voluminous amount of documents that the Education Department posted [...]
Rushing to Get a Graduate Degree
Ive met a lot of college students who assume that they must slog their way through graduate school to enjoy a successful and lucrative career. What is troubling, however, is how little information young adults know about what is involved in earning a graduate degree that can be expensive and a huge time commitment. No [...]
iPads in class energize kids as teachers test how to use them
For 10-year-old Kaitlyn Chin, the first few weeks of school came packed with holidaylike anticipation — especially when the fourth-grader at Legacy Academy in Elizabeth saw boxes delivered to the building. “I would always hope they were the iPads,” she says. And finally, they arrived — a wave of tablet devices that, combined with other [...]
Travel abroad with the Davis College Alumni Association
Join the WVU Davis College Alumni Association on a tour of agricultural and culinary attractions in Germany and France: WHO: Anyone with an interest in agriculture, culinary arts, or European travel is welcome. WHEN: June 2 10, 2012 WHERE: The tour will visit Frankfurt, Strasbourg and Freiburg, as well as the surrounding areas in Germany [...]