Posted by Ali Gaby | Posted on 14-10-2011
St. Paul, Minn. A University of Minnesota committee recommends a small increase in undergraduate enrollment over the next few years.
The proposal suggests adding a thousand students in science and technology programs, increasing the number of undergrads at the university to about 33,000.
Bob McMaster, university dean of undergraduate education, told the school’s board of regents Friday the committee considered adding even more students, but decided that would cause problems.
“A lower-quality student experience, reduced retention and graduation rates, decreased interest from other higher quality students who would want to come here, and we’re basically arguing that this would lead us into a bit of a spiral.”
The report also recommends increasing the performance of transfer students by admitting fewer of them to the university.
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Posted by Ali Gaby | Posted on 23-09-2011
Tuesday was the first day of class in two weeks for some Catholic students in the Philadelphia area. The Association of Catholic Teachers Local 1776, negotiated for several months, went on a two-week strike and finally reached an agreement on Sunday night.
With 17 schools and 16,500 students in the area, the strike affected a large part of the high school population.
Our teachers could not be happier to head back into the classrooms, Rita Schwartz said, union president. We have been waiting a long time for this day, and we are relieved that its finally here. N
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Posted by Ali Gaby | Posted on 25-08-2011
“The new website reflects Tutor Champ’s goal of being the next generation in in-home delivery math and science tutoring services by providing prospective and existing clients with the information they are looking for in an efficient and easy manner.”
Tutor Champ LLC, a provider in in- home delivery math and science tutoring service, announced today the launch of their new and improved website. The site, which provides easy navigation to all levels of tutoring, has been redesigned to give users far more information of all subject matter. Tutor Champ’s CEO and Founder, Alaina Ostroff says:
“The redesign has been planned for several months, so it is fantastic to finally see the Tutor Champ site go live. My we
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Posted by Ali Gaby | Posted on 25-08-2011
St. Paul, Minn. The St. Paul School District will reimburse its superintendent up to $40,000 dollars for moving-related costs.
Valeria Silva has worked for the St. Paul district for more than 20 years and lives in Woodbury. When she was hired as superintendent two years ago, her contract included language that the school board would prefer she lived in St. Paul.
Now, the board has agreed to pay her up to $40,000 dollars to cover moving expenses, including closing costs. Silva said the reimbursements are justified because she’s moving to meet a work obligation.
“I do have a property in Woodbury, which I’ve lived [in for] 13 years, and I could stay there and it wouldn’t cost the district anything,” she said.
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