A collection of recent education related stories from various sources.
- Panel: Abstinence-only sex ed efficacy unproven Saturday, 7 November 2009, 3:00 am. From: SFGate: Education
Sex education programs that encourage teenagers to delay sexual activity but also teach them how to reduce their chances of getting pregnant or a sexually transmitted disease cut risky sexual behavior. […] - CSU stimulus numbers on jobs should have raised suspicion Saturday, 7 November 2009, 3:00 am. From: SacBee — Education
California State University officials may have followed federal guidelines in reporting that stimulus money saved an inordinate number of campus jobs, but someone in the university system should have. […] - Audit details ousted East Side schools Superintendent Bob Nunez’s expenses Saturday, 7 November 2009, 1:13 am. From: Education
Ousted Superintendent Bob Nunez routinely spent $1,000 a month for meals, travel and lodging and sometimes much more. But the auditors found no illegal expenditures. - Most Colleges Are Getting Easier For Admission Friday, 6 November 2009, 1:15 pm. From: The College Puzzle
In a new paper Carolyn Hoxby, Professor of Economics at Stanford demonstates while a few selective colleges have become more difficult to get into over past 5 decades, most colleges are easier to get. […] - No escape for chronically failing schools Friday, 6 November 2009, 5:07 am. From: Educated Guess
The prospect of getting federal Race to the Top money has prompted Senate passage of a bill requiring the state to take strong measures to turn around chronically failing schools — something Californ. […] - UC Berkeley faculty endorse cut in athletic aid Friday, 6 November 2009, 3:00 am. From: SFGate: Education
UC Berkeley professors voted Thursday night to urge the school to stop subsidizing its money-losing athletics department as soon as it legally can. The university is facing a $150 million deficit this. […] - Volunteers hear a silent call for help Friday, 6 November 2009, 3:00 am. From: L.A. Times – Education
They went as temps to work at a Koreatown rehab center for deaf people. When funding dwindled, they stayed on without pay. None of them know sign language. - Kids’ skills an energy issue, first lady says Friday, 6 November 2009, 3:00 am. From: SFGate: Education
First lady Michelle Obama called on states to improve childhood education in math and science Thursday as a way to improve U.S. energy production. “We can’t transform our energy future unless we trans. […] - Thomas P. O’Malley dies at 79; former president of Loyola Marymount University Friday, 6 November 2009, 3:00 am. From: L.A. Times – Education
The Jesuit priest also was a dean and professor at Boston College. Thomas P. O’Malley, an engaging and scholarly priest who headed Loyola Marymount University during a period of significant expansion. […] - Senate approves education bill, paves way for stimulus money Thursday, 5 November 2009, 1:43 pm. From: SacBee — Education
The California State Senate voted Tuesday to pass Senate Bill X5 1, which would make the state more competitive for federal Race to the Top stimulus funds. The bill calls for strategies to turn around. […] - UCSC: Scientists propose ‘genome zoo’ of 10,000 vertebrate species Thursday, 5 November 2009, 12:01 pm. From: Education
The computer-based conservatory, called the Genome 10K Project, would transform biology, building a digital record of molecular triumphs and stumbles across 500 million years of evolutionary history. - U.S. Bank to operate branch, ATMs at UCD Thursday, 5 November 2009, 11:09 am. From: SacBee — Education
The University of California, Davis, said this week that it has entered into a 10-year agreement with U.S. Bank, which will provide nearly $3 million to support student services and bring the campus i. […] - Weekend extravaganza of learning at Stanford Thursday, 5 November 2009, 3:47 am. From: Educated Guess
Stanford grads and undergrads share their hobbies and intellectual passions with 680 middle and high school students through Splash!, a weekend of learning that other colleges should adopt. - California Senate OKs school changes to seek federal funds Thursday, 5 November 2009, 3:30 am. From: SacBee — Education
California may be gaining ground in its race to the top. Senate Bill X5 1, approved by the Senate Tuesday, would make the state more likely to get a piece of the $4.35 billion in Race to the Top feder. […] - State finds Race to the Top a tough sell Thursday, 5 November 2009, 3:11 am. From: Educated Guess
State education leaders are having a tough time selling districts on Race to the Top, a $4.3 billion competition for federal education dollars. The state teachers unions are resisting it, and the scho. […]