Education News and Bookmarking for Mathetude community http://www.mathetude.com:80/rss/stories/upcoming.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/images/logo.png http://www.mathetude.com:80/ vi-vn Copyright (c) 2007 Mathetude.com javacola@gmail.com Tue Feb 07 20:50:08 CST 2012 http://backend.userland.com/rss http://www.mathetude.com:80/ One fast–growing American industry has become a conspicuous beneficiary of the recession: for–profit colleges and trade schools. For–profit trade schools have long drawn accusations that they overpromise and underdeliver, but the woeful economy has added to the industry's opportunities along with the risks to students, according to education experts. They say these schools have exploited the recession as a lucrative recruiting device while tapping a larger pool of federal student aid. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/9748.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/9748.html Mathetude MrGreen 16/03/2010 The recession hit this year’s college freshmen hard, affecting how they chose a school as well as their ability to pay for it, according to an annual nationwide survey. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/9308.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/9308.html Mathetude nitajo 21/01/2010 At Columbia, Cornell and other universities, new and revamped courses explores the lessons of the meltdown. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/8922.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/8922.html Mathetude nitajo 12/12/2009 Demand for the photos is staying strong, despite the recession and the ease of at-home photography. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/8814.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/8814.html Mathetude nitajo 22/11/2009 Test preparation companies are now catering to a new demographic: youngsters who may well watch Big Bird and Elmo the morning of their exams. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/8805.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/8805.html Mathetude nitajo 21/11/2009 The nationwide demand for teachers in 60 out of 61 subjects has declined from a year earlier, according to an annual report issued this week by the American Association for Employment in Education. Only one subject -- math -- was listed as having an extreme shortage of teachers. In recent years, more than a dozen subjects had extreme shortages. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/8742.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/8742.html Mathetude nitajo 13/11/2009 School districts nationwide are seeing a rise in these applicants, though they are having almost as much difficulty finding a job in this field as in their previous one. Slim opportunities have them vying against trained teachers and reinvigorating the debate between real-life expertise and experience in education. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/8032.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/8032.html Mathetude nitajo 14/08/2009 Among the stories of recession job loss in Connecticut is a narrative that state Commissioner of Higher Education Michael Meotti calls a "circle of life." While companies reduce their ranks, highly educated workers do have an escape, if they want the challenge: teaching the next generation of scientists, engineers and financial analysts. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/7943.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/7943.html Mathetude nitajo 04/08/2009 Like a seesaw on the school playground, falling state budgets are pushing class sizes higher. The recession is forcing districts to lay off teachers even as the economic stimulus pumps billions of dollars into schools. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/7885.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/7885.html Mathetude nitajo 27/07/2009 Many top stars got their starts at 2-year schools. But those programs may be eliminated this year. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/7443.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/7443.html Mathetude nitajo 07/06/2009