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During the early dot-com days, I interviewed a 20-something college dropout for an open IT position at our firm. Instead of finishing his undergraduate degree in computer science, he elected to get several Microsoft certifications. He asserted that these certifications were actually better than a college degree since he didn’t need to waste four or [...]
Facing an $18 billion shortfall in the state budget, Texas Gov. Rick Perry has asked all state agencies to plan for possible 10 percent budget cuts. For financial aid programs, that could mean 41,000 fewer students will receive TEXAS grants over the next biennium, according to Rep. Mike Villarreal, D-San Antonio. That could severely limit [...]
By Jonnelle Marte You’ve got the letter with the job offer in your hands. But what if what’s on paper doesn’t match what you were initially promised? Whether it’s a discrepancy in salary, bonuses or responsibilities, some job seekers are finding that their offer letters don’t line up with the verbal offers they got in [...]
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – More than 120,000 children are eligible to transfer from their struggling Connecticut schools to better schools this fall, but there’s no mass exodus in the making. Many parents are finding that even when they try to transfer their children under provisions of the federal No Child Left Behind law, neighboring schools [...]
The Nov. 2 election for the Evansville Vanderburgh School Board has become more crowded. Two additional challengers have filed for the at-large position currently held by Patricia Swanson, who is seeking re-election. Leona Dillingham and Brady Goebel have joined Swanson and Billy Weir in the race. Dillingham, who turns 47 in September, is a University [...]