July 18th, 2011 by Ryan Windeyer | Tags: Admissions Ban, Ban
A controversial state law on minority admissions is rejected. How will this affect other states? Michigan’s ban on considering race and gender in the college admissions process has been ruled unconstitutional by a federal appeals court. The 2-1 decision overturns a law passed in 2006. Proposal 2, passed with 58% of the vote, forced changes [...]
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July 17th, 2011 by Ryan Windeyer | Tags: School, School Calendar
Lincoln ElementaryPrincipal Kim Johnson, 435-8235 July 18-19: Teacher meeting July 20: First day of school Sept. 5: No school — Labor Day Sept. 23: End of first quarter Sept. 26 — Oct. 6: Intersession Oct. 7-14: Fall recess Nov. 11: No school — Veterans Day Nov. 23-25: No school — Thanksgiving Dec. 19 — Jan. [...]
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July 17th, 2011 by Ryan Windeyer | Tags: Students, Students Set
Some students from the Greater New Haven area have a chance to hop aboard a boat for a day of hands-on instruction. The three week Sound Summer Exploring Aquaculture program is available to middle school students. On Wednesday, the kids were in the New Haven Harbor conducting scientific research. “I think it’s awesome because I [...]
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July 16th, 2011 by Ryan Windeyer | Tags: Binge Drinking, Curb Binge, Curb Binge Drinking, Drinking
Researchers think theyve come up with a better way to curb binge drinking on campus. Heres what they found. Positive messages are much more effective than negative ones when it comes to convincing students to avoid binge drinking, say researchers at the University of Missouri. Whats the difference? A negative message focuses on what can [...]
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July 14th, 2011 by Ryan Windeyer |
— When nursing students at the University of Evansville reference texts while in the classroom or out in the field, they rarely use a book — at least in the traditional sense. Instead, the program has for the last year used eBooks, both through computers and the iPod Touch, as a means of lowering prices, [...]
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