Obama’s New Agenda
President Barack Obama, speaking at Macomb Community College in Warren, Mich., in July, proposed a multibillion-dollar investment in the nation’s community colleges. Almost a year after assuming leadership, the administration of Barack Obama has taken on enormous tasks in confronting the recession that has gripped the U.S. economy. Americans have watched tentatively as the president has...
Read MoreFuture of Textbook
Thinking about lugging huge textbooks around high school and college may leave some with a pain in their back, not to mention their wallets. Bulky, expensive textbooks have been the standard for decades, but that may be about to change. With the evolution of high quality digital texts and the prevalence of Internet access in most schools, texts may be going digital. Below are the ten...
Read MoreNew York’s Best Investment
Lately my e-mail inbox has been been getting filled with notices about reductions in financial aid. I am currently a full covered HEOP 4th year student. There are only a few “scholarships” that fund my education. TAP, the Tuition Assistance Program, is one of those biggest provider. They provide me with almost three thousand dollars in aid every year. This may seem little compared to...
Read MoreClosing the Gap?
This morning I received a forwarded e-mail from my HEOP counselor who requested that this message is forwarded to anyone who this will affect. I thought, why not just publish it on this site. This message was originally from William Short, the director of the Author O. Eve HEOP at St. Lawrence University and the President of the State HEOP Professional Organization. Without further a due,...
Read MoreFinancial Aid Fraud
I normally go around the web and search for articles to read. I mostly end up reading magazines such as PopularMechanics or Science Direct. However, today, I decided to read up on Education and how it’s coping with the ever-so-changing world. On my search for an interesting article to read, I ran into InsideHigherEd.com. The website is filled with information and interesting articles. I...
Read MoreOklahoma High School Citizenship Test
While going trough my daily routine of searching the web for content, on Digg I stomped into a shocking article. Many high school students throughout the world are very smart when it comes to: math, science and geography. But what about politics and history? The Oklahoma Council of Public Affair ran a organized commissioned study to determine the level of basic civics knowledge at Oklahoma High....
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