Education Articles August 2006



New Denver Plan of the Denver Schools Is Ready to Launch

Writing Graduate Application Essays Made Easy

College: Has Higher Learning Reached a New Low?

Property Rights and Negotitating - Calculating Value for Air Pollution

Study Spanish in Tenerife: Hold 101 Suns in Your Hand

Help for Students with their College Admission Essay

How to Survive and Revise the Final Year of GCSE Mathematics

Virginia Police Chiefs Target Virginia Schools Youth for Leadership Training

Proposed Policy for Texas Schools May Do More Harm than Good

Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten Program Benefits the Tampa Schools

New Committee Appointed by State to Work with St. Louis Schools

Music Comes to the San Diego Schools

Phoenix Schools Providing Healthier Food Choices for 2006-2007 School Year

285 Philadelphia Schools’ Students Awarded $800,000 in Scholarships

Orlando Schools Hope to Encourage Healthier Students This School Year

Six Teachers from Spain to Teach in the Ohio Schools

New York Schools Cited as Among the Best in the Nation

Los Angeles Schools Strongly Opposed to Takeover by Mayor Villaraigosa

Three Houston Schools in Trouble … Public Upset Over Possible Closings

Demand for Speech Therapists Versus Availability Causing Crisis for the Florida Schools

Mayor’s "Preschool Matters" on November Ballot for Denver Schools

Candidate Ford Proposes New School Site for Chicago Schools

California Schools’ Audit Shows Excessive Spending and Overpayments to Chain of Charter Schools

Three Boston Schools to Extend School Day for 2006-2007 School Year

The Benefit of Studying Spanish in its Cultural Context

Things You DON'T Want In Your College Admission Essay

The Internet--THE Best Place to Learn English

Three Arizona Schools Candidates Hold Differing Views

Oprah Chooses Pupils for Namesake School

The Seven Steps To Employment Success System: The Resume

Philadelphia Schools Partner with the Community College of Philadelphia to Aid High School Dropouts

Dropouts on the Rise in Los Angeles Schools … Many Blame New Graduation Requirements and an Unprepared Math Teaching Structure for Math

Baltimore Schools Designate Six Schools as Persistently Dangerous with a Warning to Another

Three Dallas Schools Make Newsweek’s Best 100 High Schools List – TAG High School Is #1!

Michigan Schools and Parents of Disabled Children in Conflict

Human Rights Take Front and Center for the New York City Schools

Research Paper Rubric Tips and Tricks

When Your Research Paper Needs a Table

Homeschooling Association: Groups Dedicated to Making Homeschooling Possible

The Overachievers: The Secret Lives Of Driven Kids

Do You Have a Budding Specialist on Your Hands? Give Her the Resources She Needs

A Collection of Favorite Books Is a Great Incentive for Kids to Read

Easy-To-Follow Steps in Crafting Your College Admission Essay

Leadership Skill: What is Your LQ: Leadership Quotient?

How to Write a Persuasive Essay

Master the Art of Persuasion for Your Essays

Homeland Security Means Big Business for Many Graduates

ESL Activities With Little Preparation

Foreign Language Memory Technique

Foreign Language Learning: 5 More Practical Tips

The Seven Steps To Employment Success System

Audio Books And The Art Of Listening

Why Choose a Private College?

Study Abroad: More Than an Education, It Offers a New View of the World

Teacher's Reading Program Receives National Recognition

Let Other People Critique Your College Admission Essay

A Changing of the Guard in Automotive Repair

How to Present Your Research Paper Ideas

Essay Writing: What’s In It For Me?

Eight Steps To Choosing A Job Ready Strategist

Virginia Schools Focus on Literacy Problem

Tampa Schools Encouraged — Student Referrals to County Disciplinary Panel Down

Financial and Political Problems Plague the Troubled St. Louis Schools

Five New Area Superintendents Appointed to the San Diego Schools

Controversy Continues Between Home Builders Association and Orlando Schools

Ohio Schools Award $4 Million to School Districts for Teacher Training in Mathematics and Science

Successes of Single-Gender New York Schools Overshadowing Opposition

Michigan Schools Shore Up a Failing School System

Florida Schools’ McKay Scholarship Program Offers Alternative School Choices to Students with Disabilities

Eleven California Schools Districts Awarded $150,000 to Encourage Students to Attend Health Career Institute

Boston Schools Benefit from the ReadBoston Program

Will Legislators Help or Only Provide a Patch for the Phoenix Schools?

Union Trade Apprenticeships for Philadelphia Schools Students

Snapshot of 2006-07 School Year for the Los Angeles Schools

Houston Schools New Budget Brings Needed Money for Teachers and Improvements

Tax and School Finance Reform — Help or Hindrance to the Dallas Schools?

Tutoring Needs Are Met in the Chicago Schools