Posts Tagged ‘School Year’

Pressure Grows Over Job Search as the School Year Winds Down – New York Times


New York Times
Pressure Grows Over Job Search as the School Year Winds Down
New York Times
Crystal Casciano, left, with her sister Marie at home in the San Fernando Valley. Ms. Casciano had a job last summer but has not found one this year. By IAN LOVETT LOS ANGELES — Crystal Casciano had tickets to the Los Angeles Sparks WNBA game.

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Education Jobs Show Record Drop

Today’s employment report shows that the recession has finally hit education. With the new school year starting, September education jobs fell by 0.9%, or 121K jobs, compared to September 2008. This is a record drop, based on data going all the way back to the 1950s. More on The Recession

Help Your Child Achieve School Success This Year

by Lori Radun Whether you are sending your child off to preschool, middle school, high school or college, a new school year has begun. While some children love school and anticipate the first day with excitement, others groan when they think about school. For me, I looked forward to starting school, and especially loved the day I went shopping for new clothes and school supplies with my mom. In my own home growing up and in our family today, we take our education seriously. Although my bo

Community Organizer Envisions Government Run Schools As Heart Of Community

Obama wants to increase both the length of the school day and school year. Even though Kid’s in the United States already have more instructional hours than most other countries. Via Pat Dollard (emphasis added): While it is true that kids in many other countries have more school days, it’s not true they all spend more time in school. Kids in the U.S. spend more hours in school (1,146 instructional hours per year) than do kids in the Asian countries that persistently outscore the U.S. on ma

Help Your Child Achieve School Success This Year

by Lori Radun It doesn’t matter whether you are sending your child off to school for the first time or tenth time, a new school year is upon us. For some children, the thought of school brings up feelings of dread, while others look forward to it. Personally, I loved school! I looked forward to the day my mother took me shopping for new clothes and school supplies. Education is an important value in our home. For my boys, I model and teach good success habits so they can be successful in