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Obama Strips All Gifted and Talented and Advanced Placement Education Funding.

August 2nd, 2010 | Add a Comment

Indeed what is next? I guess you have to pay for mandatory health-care somehow besides fines. From The Examiner: First, The Obama Administration totally stripped the only funding for gifted and talented education that primarily funded underprivileged but gifted children’s education. This was the 37 year old $7.5 million Javits Grant for Gifted and Talented Students. Next, Obama eliminated the $45.8 million Advanced Placement grant funds to states. This was not to fund the high ability gifted, but the above average student. Next he scraped the $40 million Arts in Education fund followed by the $42 million Byrd Honors Scholarships. That’s a total of $93.3 million stripped from the education programs of all above average students. With what is the Obama Administration going to replace this $93.3 million “savings”. A … Read entire article »

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Future of Media

November 5th, 2009 | Add a Comment

Saw this on Rodney’s site, and thought to share it here at Barb’s Blog too. Future of media: Changing times, changing rapidly! … Read entire article »

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8th Grade Education

October 20th, 2009 | Add a Comment

I remember my mom telling me how she only went to school until the 10th grade (She later got her high school diploma at our local college). Yet she could read and learn and do crossword puzzles and do the Reader’s Digest vocabulary test with ease. Now she didn’t have a lot of science in school as it wasn’t taught, but what she was taught, she knew. The following is supposed to be true, it hasn’t been proven false. Since it seems quite possible, just listening to stories my  mom has told, and her frustration with my education even back then, I will print this here. (If you want the answers to the questions, email me) ““““““““““` Remember when grandparents and great-grandparents stated that they only had an 8th grade education? Well, check … Read entire article »

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$10,000,000 Grant for Education…

June 24th, 2009 | Add a Comment

… in Cambodia??? I am speechless and have nothing to add. … Read entire article »

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10 Hot Careers for 2008

May 14th, 2008 | Add a Comment

According to Yahoo Education News, these are the 10 top careers for 2008: 1. Marketing and Promotions Management     * Median Salary: $63,610     * Education: communications and/or marketing degree, personal experience     * Bottom Line: If you can tell a story that earns your company new customers, you’ll love the view from your new corner office. 2. Medical Assisting     * Median Salary: $24,610     * Education: medical assisting program completion     * Bottom Line: Explore a medical career while helping doctors manage busy practices. 3. Computer Networking Specialist     * Median Salary: $66,460     * Education: IT degree with industry certification     * Bottom Line: Get trained on Windows Vista or Mac OS X and become every IT manager’s best friend. 4. Teacher     * Median Salary: $41,400     * Education: bachelor’s degree and state-accredited teacher training program     * Bottom Line: Use your … Read entire article »

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