Life Skills - Career Prep vs. Liberal Arts

Career Prep vs. Liberal Arts
Inside Higher Ed - Unusual Lesson Plan at Carleton , March 31 Flexibility Required , Jan. 27 The Lowering of Higher Education , Dec. 20 Graduated but Not Literate , Dec. 16 Narrow Escape From the Mush , Dec. 5 They thought we did a horrible job of assisting them in

Public lobbies to fund music
Berkshire Eagle - DALTON A Wahconah Regional High School's music program is safe for now. The Central Berkshire Regional School District superintendent received close to 60 e-mails, letters and phone calls in response to rumors that the district would cut the high

Community court takes a win-win approach
Kansas City Star - Many Kansas Citians have been approached/annoyed by this solicitation from the area s best-known beggar. Public calls for handouts draw one of two reactions. If they can stand like clockwork in the heat and cold all day begging, surely there s

Top educators honored
Baltimore Sun - Ten educators were selected as finalists for the Harford County Public School Teacher of the Year award. This year, in addition to holding the title, the winner will receive $10,000 cash, a Dell laptop and a new Toyota Camry to use for one year. The

'Baby Think It Over' program shows that parenting is no easy task
Catholic Online - CHICAGO, Ill. For Sandra Avorywoskie, it was the way her baby would cry every time she rolled over and tried to go back to sleep. STUDENTS TEND TO DOLL BABIES Junior Jazleen Rosado, left, and senior Marilin Torres tend to their "babies" at

Locker-room tax nixed
Miami Herald - The Irving City Council is backing away from its proposal to tax professional football players for their use of Texas Stadium locker rooms. Mayor Herbert Gears said Thursday the city was concerned that a tax that could charge NFL players $5,000 per