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Board hears proposal for virtual charter school PDF Print E-Mail
Written by Jessica Groover- Concord Independant Tribune   
Friday, 16 December 2011

Article Source: The Charlotte Observer

Joseph Chisholm, vice president of school development for K12 Inc., a technology-based education company that provides curricula, presented a proposal for the school. Chisholm said there is a lot of interest in the state for such a school, and the students who could benefit would include those who are struggling, advanced learners, home-bound students, students who are suspended long-term and gifted and talented students.

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Good news at last for college graduates: an improved job outlook PDF Print E-Mail
Written by Mark Trumbull - CS Monitor   
Friday, 09 December 2011

Article Source: CS Monitor

Hiring of the next crop of college graduates will increase about 7 percent over the 2010-11 academic year, according to a new survey. But competition for jobs will still be fierce.

Hiring for college grads is poised to improve during the current academic year – a welcome piece of positive news for young Americans who have been among those most affected by a weak job market.

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Learning-disabled students get firmer grip on college PDF Print E-Mail
Written by Mary Beth Marklein - USA Today   
Monday, 17 October 2011

Article Source: USA Today

PUTNEY, Vt. – They have developed strategies to stay focused when lectures get boring, picked up tips for staying on top of homework and brushed up on their rights as college students with documented learning disabilities.

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White House details plans for more digital learning PDF Print E-Mail
Written by Greg Toppo, USA TODAY   
Friday, 16 September 2011

Article Source: USAToday

WASHINGTON – The White House will unveil plans Friday for a research center that aims to infuse more digital learning into the nation's classrooms. The center, dubbed "Digital Promise," will aid the rapid development of new learning software, educational games and other technologies, in part through helping educators vet what works and what doesn't.

Among the new ideas: a "League of Innovative Schools" that will test-drive promising technologies and use its collective purchasing power to drive down costs.

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New education push: 1 million volunteers to help struggling students PDF Print E-Mail
Written by Stacy Teicher Khadaroo - CS Monitor   
Sunday, 03 April 2011

Article Source: CS Monitor

Efforts to recruit 1 million new volunteers, announced Thursday by United Way Worldwide, hope to scale up successful programs to transform the lives of American students.

Community organizers want you. Whether it’s helping out in a classroom, tutoring after school, or mentoring a teenage church group, they’re hoping to galvanize more on-the-ground service to bring up early reading skills and graduation rates.

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