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Proposed Financial Reforms Affect Student-Loan Industry

Late last week, congressional negotiators reached final agreement on a financial-reform measure that includes changes affecting the student-loan industry.In a win for students, there will be greater oversight for private loans, if Congress adopts the measure.

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Global Entrepreneurship Program Hosts 65 Students From 17 Countries At Babson College

65 Business students from 17 countries are completing the final semester of the Global Entrepreneurship Program (GEP) this summer at Babson College. GEP is offered on 3 continents by 3 renowned business schools with a focus on entrepreneurship education:  •EMLYON

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High School Students Develop Applications for Google’s Android Mobile Platform

Nearly 30 high school students with complementary backgrounds in arts, computer science and business have come together this summer as part of Florida Atlantic University’s Engineering Scholar Program in the College of Engineering and Computer Science. Students are working in

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Study Confirms Inclusive Schools Work Best for All

A study of Grade 1 and 2 children in rural Alberta confirms that putting kids of all abilities together in regular classes is possible, practical – and positive for everyone involved. The only caveat, says the man who conducted the

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Children’s Learning Institute Programs Bridge Early Childhood Literacy Gaps from Texas to Harlem

It was a wake-up call. In 2002, a national newspaper listing of “All-American Cities” ranked Laredo, Texas, dead last in literacy.Not only was this revelation stunning, but to Laredo’s community leaders, the low literacy rate was unacceptable.

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15 Entrepreneur Teams Grow Businesses In Summer Venture Program At Babson College

15 teams of Babson College students & recent alumni are spending 10 intensive weeks in Babson’s Summer Venture Program to strategize, shape, and accelerate their businesses.The Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship at Babson – organizer of the program–was highly-selective

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Staying Happy and Motivated in Your Job

If you have a job during this recession, be thankful you do. It could be tough finding another. Unemployment is hovering near 10 percent — the highest in more than 26 years. That figure doesn’t include those involuntarily working part-time

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‘Just-In-Time Hiring’ Good News for College Graduates Still Looking for Jobs

Because companies and organizations are making more “just-in-time” hiring decisions, the summer hiring season looks brighter for new college graduates who are still looking for a job. Instead of hiring for what they think they will need in the future,

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HSSSE Results: Bored, Disconnected Students (Still) Want More from Schools

The most recent results from the annual High School Survey of Student Engagement (HSSSE) closely resemble past findings, reflecting bored students who say they are not connected to their school. “Charting the Path from Engagement to Achievement: A Report on

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Confident Teachers Help Preschoolers More with Language and Literacy Skills

New research suggests that pre-school students may gain more language and literacy skills if they have teachers with higher levels of confidence in their abilities. However, in some cases students only saw gains when their teachers also had classrooms that

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Internships Take on New Meaning for Graduates and Corporations

With new college graduates facing one of the toughest job markets in years, internships are becoming one of the keys to getting hired in today’s economy. In many cases, universities consider internships so important that they are building endowments and

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Educational Researcher Devoted to “Report of the National Early Literacy Panel”

The May 2010 issue of Educational Researcher provides a significant scholarly review of Developing Early Literacy: Report of the National Early Literacy Panel. Educational Researcher is one of six journals published by the American Educational Research Association. In the special

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Olin Business School Launches Competition for Journalists

“Strategic change” is the focus of a new journalism prize that aims to raise awareness of what makes successful companies tick. The Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis announces the creation of the Olin Corporate Strategy Prize

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More B-Schools Need to Focus on Emerging Markets

In response to the changes ushered in by the rise of emerging markets like India and China (such as the pervasiveness of outsourcing of manufacturing-and-services-type work to those countries) business schools have created new courses or revised existing ones, and

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Entrepreneurship Educators To Meet At Babson College May 31-June 4

Entrepreneurship educators from around the world will join real-life entrepreneurs to learn about entrepreneurship content and pedagogy at the 2010 Price-Babson Symposium for Entrepreneurship Educators (SEE) May 31-June 4, 2010 at Babson College. The intensive five-day program explores the entrepreneurial

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New Utah School District a Test of Leadership Skills

A look at the nearly museum-pristine office of Canyons school district Superintendent David S. Doty makes clear he spends very little time in it. The superintendent of Utah’s first new district in nearly 100 years has a community full of

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Senior Class Gift Eases Debt Burden for Freshmen

According to the Higher Education Research Institute, more first-year college students have concerns about their ability to pay for college than at any time in the last 40 years, and these concerns reflect the impact of the recession on entering

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As College Graduates Hit the Workforce, So Do More Entitlement-Minded Workers

As thousands of Generation Y college graduates flood the workforce this spring, the nation’s employers may want to brace themselves for a new crop of entitlement-minded workers. Research conducted by Paul Harvey, assistant professor of management at the University of

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Ready, Set , Go to College

Leaving home for college is an exciting and monumental event in a young adult’s life. And though it may seem overwhelming at times, the transition from homebody high school student to independent college freshman needn’t be a stressful one.

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Reading Programs Yield Few Gains in Comprehension

Federal study of supplemental programs  are intended to improve students’ reading comprehension has found that only one of the three programs examined actually did so. The report, released May 5, focuses on the second & final yr of research into

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First Lady: Math, Science Important to Nation

First lady Michelle Obama told middle and high school science teams Monday that the nation will need their skills and enthusiasm to prosper. Mrs. Obama visited the Energy Department’s National Science Bowl and read bonus questions during the middle school

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Greenlining Institute Summit: College, Early Vision Keys to Finding Right Career Path

The second panel of the day focused on the importance of not just work or jobs, but actual careers, to achieve the American Dream.The title of the panel was “Creating Opportunities to Achieve the American Dream,” and began with an

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Wal-Mart Teaches Florida Teens About Entrepeneurship

As they try to kick start one-person companies, a small group of student-entrepreneurs got a behind-the-scenes look at how the world’s largest retailer does business. A dozen students from Miami’s Jackson Senior High School toured the Wal-Mart Supercenter in Hialeah

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Tips How to Generate Traffic For Your Website

It is the primary objective of any sector to bring in revenue from paid customers. This is the rule of online marketing and you should adhere to it. Your target is to get web traffic and you may also need

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All-Boys Charter Sending Whole Class to College

But the Urban Prep charter school, located in the city’s tough Englewood neighborhood, has produced a very different statistic. In March, the school, which is made up of young African-American men, announced that all 107 boys in its first graduating

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Experts Available to Share Job Seeking Tips for New and Recent Graduates

Faculty and staff experts at The University of Texas at Austin are available to share their insight on job-seeking strategies for new graduates, the role of social media in job seeking, trends in campus recruiting, the link between education and

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The Benefits Of Entrepreneurship

In times when opportunities to earn money from jobs are less, you got to make opportunities for yourself through entrepreneurship. The benefits of entrepreneurship toward the economy and toward the entrepreneur himself or herself are tremendous. Starting out small and

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How to Use Entrepreneurship for Social Good: A Unique Class

In a new Social Venture Creation course at the University of Michigan, students who want to make the world a better place are learning hands-on how to use market principles to solve society’s challenges.

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Can D.C. Merit Pay Plan for Teachers Deliver?

The big news out of Washington D.C. last week was the tentative deal reached between unionized teachers and reform advocates that avoided a high-noon showdown. By consenting to tie compensation largely – although not completely – to improved standardized test

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Funding Your Internet Business

Some people will tell you that you need to invest thousands of pounds in a website. Others will tell you that you then have to spend hundreds of pounds on advertising. And of course there are products and a myriad

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The Role of Online Business Resources That You Should Know in Making an Important Impact to Your Online Business

In an online business, it is essential to know the resources that you will need in starting your business. These resources can help you in deciding whether or not to push through the online business that you have chosen.

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School Funding Disparities Against taxpayers in low-income communities

CHICAGO (NNPA) – The Illinois  education funding system is discriminatory against taxpayers in low-income communities, according to a suit filed by two homeowners. Paul Carr and Ron Newell, the plaintiffs, contend property taxes are higher in poorer neighborhoods than those

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Tough Job Market Can Mean Good News for New College Graduates

Although this year’s cohort of college graduates is facing one of the toughest job markets in decades, they actually have an advantage over other job seekers, according to Andy Chan, vice president of career development at Wake Forest University. They

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First-Year Babson College Undergraduate Students Launch 16 New Businesses

All first-year Babson College undergraduate students have developed businesses for teams of thirty students as part of the required Foundations of Management and Entrepreneurship (FME) course.

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UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business Rejoins The Consortium for Graduate Study in Management to Foster Diversity

The Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley has rejoined The Consortium for Graduate Study in Management, Haas School Dean Rich Lyons announced today. The Consortium, an alliance of leading American business schools and corporations aimed at

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‘What Will You Do After Graduation?’

This time of year, high school seniors around the country answer that question on a daily basis. Most can offer a ready—and truthful—answer. They’re heading off to college, joining the military, starting out in a trade. But about 65,000 will

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Texas Takes Another Crack at Textbooks

The Texas State Board of Education has made nationwide headlines in recent weeks by rewriting the curriculum standards for its k-12 textbooks. Texas is the 500-pound guerilla in textbook publishing. It has the second-largest textbook market after California and a

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The Savage Side of Schoolmates

Most of us have a story about being bullied back in school. Thankfully, most of us did not go through the childhood that William Rivers Pitt endured. This bestselling author faced years of torment by classmates. Switching schools only made

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Diversity in One

I recently finished The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. Sherman Alexie’s young adult novel repeatedly hit my funny bone and my weepy bone, too. The protagonist, Arnold “Junior” Spirit, a Native American on the Spokane Reservation, barges through

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The Teaching Diverse Students Initiative

The most significant educational challenge facing the United States is the tragically low academic achievement of many students of color. The Teaching Diverse Students Initiative (TDSi) helps educators meet this challenge by providing research-based resources for improving the teaching of

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MBA Students Returning to Peru with Social Entrepreneurship Initiative

Last spring, Casey Bronson experienced his “highlight” as an MBA student at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business when he helped a small Peruvian apparel maker with its big exporting ambitions. “For this company, what we brought to the table

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UNC Wilmington Ranked Among Top Producers of Peace Corps Volunteers; Reflects University’s Focus on Service

University of North Carolina Wilmington graduate Amber Wilson ’08 believes in public service, and she puts that belief into practice. While a student, she volunteered to work with relief efforts in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina, prepared meals for the

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Class Teaches Business Ethics While Raising Money for Charities

A business ethics class assignment in the University of Iowa’s Tippie School of Management is showing MBA students how ethical decision making is an important part of a successful career, while providing real financial support for non-profit organizations.

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2010 Social Entrepreneurship Forum

Recent economic events and lagging job markets have provided the motivation for thousands of Southern Californians to launch their own businesses. The USC Marshall School and its alumni are hosting a day of inspiration and education for aspiring and current

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Workplace Gendered Tradeoffs Lead to Economic Inequalities for Women

Despite big changes over recent decades, workplace gender inequalities endure in the United States and other industrialized nations around the world. These inequalities are created by facets of national social policy that either ease or concentrate the demands of care

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Abusive Bosses Don’t Suffer for Their Behavior, If They Produce

Steve Jobs is one of America’s most famous CEOs, praised for leading Apple and fostering a culture of innovation that few companies can match while making lots of money for lots of people. Steve Jobs is also regarded as one

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North Carolina Central University Celebrates Black History Month

DURHAM, N.C. – North Carolina Central University will celebrate Black History Month in its Centennial Year with a series of events that are free and open to the public. The keynote speaker is Glenn Harris, associate professor, University of North

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New York Artist Fuses Autobiographical, Historic, and Global Issues in New Exhibition

The Spelman College Museum of Fine Art will present “An American Consciousness: Robin Holder’s Mid-Career Retrospective,” an in-depth examination of Robin Holder’s three decades as a printmaker. Holder, a New York-based artist and educator, is a storyteller whose work fuses

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Big Brothers Big Sisters & African American Fraternities Enter Mentoring Month

Action Plan to Help Black Boys Succeed PHILADELPHIA — Big Brothers Big Sisters of America and leaders of the nation’s largest African American fraternities enter National Mentoring Month 2010 with a bold action plan to significantly increase the number of

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Learning Styles Debunked

Are you a verbal learner or a visual learner? Chances are, you’ve pegged yourself or your children as either one or the other and rely on study techniques that suit your individual learning needs. And you’re not alone— for more

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