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Leading Education Indicators

Secretary Spellings unveiled five education indicators that will complement No Child Left Behind by providing a snapshot of national trends. These indicators -- Achievement, Achievement Gap, High School Graduation, College Readiness, and College Com

How to Save Money for College the Free and Easy Way

Upromise has been helping parents and students save money for college and pay off student loans for years. Every day purchases that you're making anyway can help put a bit of a dent in the total college tuition bill.

Too Much Homework?

Some parents complain that their children don't have enough homework. Others say there is too much. Homework expert Harris Cooper, a professor of psychology and neuroscience at Duke University, discusses the issue with Madeleine Brand, as part of a

Special Ed Personnel Preparation Grants

ED announced the award of almost $11.8 million in grants to institutions in 25 states to help improve services and results for children with disabilities—including infants and toddlers—by developing quality early intervention providers, special educ

UCSB Summer Pre-College Programs

Enrichment classes are designed around the vast resources and personnel available at UCSB and the surrounding area.

Higher Ed Grants to Help Students with Disabilities

The Department announced the award of $6.7 million in grants to 23 higher education organizations to help them develop pilot projects for students with disabilities.

How to Find and Apply for Scholarships Online in Six Steps

Six steps to finding, choosing, and applying for scholarships online. Never applied for a scholarship before or just looking for ways to improve the process? Check out this article first

Essay Contest - 4 $5,000 Scholarships

Kretschmar is promoting an essay contest to win 1 of 4 $5,000 Scholarships.  Visit their web site for more details:http://site.kretschmardeli.com/promotions_b2s_default.aspx

Poll Gives Obama Edge on Improving Schools

The annual Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup survey suggests Americans have more faith in the presumptive Democratic nominee for president than in Sen. John McCain on education issues.

Grant to Utah to Help Create More Charter Schools

ED's Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and Improvement Doug Mesecar visited Guadalupe Schools in Salt Lake City today to present an $8,533,334 Charter Schools Program grant to the Utah State Department of Education. Utah's Lt. Gov. Gary Herb

Money for College in Short Supply

Money for college students is in short supply - as a result dorm capacity and financial aid applications are up from last year.

College - a waste of time and money or just kind of inefficient?

Is college becoming a waste of time and money? We really have to ask what the purposes of education are, and whether students are seeking personal growth or job skills