U.S. News has once again taken a look at economic diversity at colleges. Economic diversity is important to some prospective students who want to understand more about the socioeconomic composition of the student body. Economic diversity has recently been getting a great deal of consideration as an important issue in higher ed. Why? Many of the top ranked schools (see links below) within our Best Colleges rankings historically haven’t enrolled large numbers of students from low-income families. It’s been argued by many that the highest rated colleges and universities should make a much better effort to enroll and then to educate these students, given education’s role in being a catalyst for upward social mobility.
To determine economic diversity, U.S. News looks at the percentage of enrolled undergraduate students receiving Pell grants at each school. Many experts believe that the percentage of students receiving Pell grants is the best available gauge of the proportion of low-income undergrads on a given campus.
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If you know a youth with disabilities who is excelling in categories such as academics, community service, and independent living skills, now is your chance to nominate that person for a Yes I Can! Award, sponsored by the Council For Exceptional Children.
Each year, CEC selects 27 winners for their achievements in one of nine categories: academics, arts, athletics, community service, employment, extracurricular activities, independent living skills, self-advocacy and technology. Last year’s winners included Kristina Brewster, a 19-year-old student from Atlanta with Down syndrome who manages the girl’s junior varsity soccer team and participates in her church choir, Girl Scouts and the Special Olympics; and Chelsea King from Brooklyn, a 17-year-old with spinal muscular atrophy who uses technology to read aloud to classmates and send e-mails to friends and family.
The nomination period ends Oct. 22, so get those names in! Also, the CEC has produced a short video that explains the program in more detail.
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According to a recent research survey, 44% of Enterprises are going to migrate to Exchange Server 2010 in the next few months. Also, professionals possessing Microsoft Exchange 2010 experience or certification can easily find employment with salaries of over $80,000 per year.
The newest Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 is not just a simple email platform. Rather, it is a full featured Unified Communication solution offering integrated enterprise telephony (VoIP), voice mail, security-enhanced email distribution, calendaring, conferencing, instant messaging and many more. This means that in order to tame the beast called Exchange Server 2010 you will need an excellent training course. And this applies to experienced I.T professionals as well.
Microsoft has introduced also a certification associated with Exchange 2010. It is called MCTS Exchange Server 2010, Configuration. To get this certification you need to pass exam number 70-662. So, the question that arises here is: Shall I get a training course which will teach me all the details of the Exchange 2010 platform or a training course to help me pass the 70-662 exam ?
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He says the Early Years Foundation Stage – which sets out 69 targets for children covering literacy, numeracy and social skills – should not be mandatory for schools that do not accept state funding.
Speaking at the IAPS annual conference in London, Mr Falconer, head of St Olave’s Prep School in York, will also call for a more stripped down system of inspecting independent schools.
“In the last two years many of us have felt less like leaders of our schools and more like administrators as we seek to try and keep ahead of the deluge of paperwork, policies and risk assessments that afflict our modern society,” he says.
The Coalition is already reviewing early years education and has refused to rule out the possibility of scrapping the Early Years Foundation Stage, which became mandatory in 2008.
Mr Falconer adds: “Is both my personal view and that of IAPS that EYFS should cease to be compulsory for schools that don’t take the funding.”
Addressing headmasters, he will also suggest that parents should be able to use state funding to help pay for independent school fees.
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Sept. 27, 2010
Baylor University department of theatre arts’ season will open in Jones Theatre on Wednesday, Sept. 29, with the Tony Award-winning musical “Gypsy” and run through Sunday, Oct. 10.
The musical is based on the 1957 memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee, the famous striptease artist. The story focuses on Lee’s mother Rose, the ultimate show business mother, and her efforts to raise two daughters to be star performers on the vaudeville stage.
The play will be directed by Dr. Marion Castleberry, Baylor University professor of theatre arts, and Meredith Sutton, professional director.
“‘Gypsy’ was chosen because the show fits beautifully the talent pool we have in our department at this moment. Our students are quite talented and impressive, and the play requires performers who can play the central roles in the play with a sense of authenticity and believability,” Castleberry said.
The planning of the production started in May with auditions and design, but the final cast has only been rehearsing for nearly six weeks.
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