| Hearings begin tonight on schools budget proposal
County public school administrators spent hours last month commenting on the superintendent's $178 million budget proposal for the 2007-08 school year.Now it's the public's turn.The Cecil County Board of Education is holding a special hearing in Charlestown Tuesday night to give teachers, parents and taxpayers an opportunity to ask questions and offer opinions on the proposed spending plan.Numerous new positions, initiatives and programs are proposed as a part of the $16 million in spending increases Superintendent Carl Roberts has requested for the 2007-08 school year.Roberts' spending plan calls for the hiring of approximately 60 additional teachers, 33 more paraprofessionals, 23 new instruction-related positions and 11 more administrators.About 70 of the new positions are needed, according to administrators, to support the school system's expanding special education program.Additional positions are also needed to teach 45-minute special courses being offered at the county's 17 elementary schools, as well as expanded foreign language programs in the middle schools and academic intervention at the high school level, according to administrators.One potentially controversial initiative Roberts proposed is an expansion of the school year at Thomson Estates by 10 days, while also reducing the length of annual holiday breaks.
Military recruiting provision scrutinized as lawmakers review ...
WASHINGTON — Last week, Jutta Gebauer found a note under her office door. A military recruiter was requesting another campus visit. "I responded that I wasn't interested, but he called today, and he's already scheduled to come in April," said Gebauer, a career counselor at Gonzalo Garza Independence High School in Austin. "Do they not understand English?" .
Growing medical jobs careersite partners with GeneEd to offer ...
Louisville, KY, March 3, 2007—BioHealthRx, a fast-growing medical jobs careersite announced today it has signed a partnership agreement with GeneEd, a leading provider of continuing medical education, to offer CME and CE courses for the biotechnology, healthcare and pharmaceutical industries. BioHealthRX will allow medical professionals to choose from a wide range of topics such as Bioinformatics, Human Gene Therapy, Anatomy of the Cardiovascular System, Renal system, Good Clinical Practice and many more directly through the website. Companies who wish to customize courses for their employees may complete a short online form that will generate a follow-up call from a GeneEd representative. “We are extremely excited to be working alongside GeneEd," states Jeri Lyskowinski, President and CEO of BioHealthRx.
Northcentral University Selected as FBI National Academy ...
FBI National Academy Associates members are eligible to receive affordable 100 percent online college degree programs at the Accredited Online University, Northcentral University. Prescott, AZ (PRWeb) February 16, 2007 -- Northcentral University (www.NCU.edu), a leader in 100% online college degree programs and education, today announced its selection as an educational partner by FBI National Academy Associates, Inc. (FBINAA).
Dr. Claudia Santin, President of NCU noted, "NCU is pleased to be chosen as a partner and anticipates serving both current and former law enforcement professionals seeking online college degree programs. We are honored that FBINAA has accorded this distinction to Northcentral University and only six other U.S. colleges and universities."
FBI National Academy Associates is the alumni association of the prestigious Federal Bureau of Investigation's National Academy based in Quantico, VA.
Paying for special needs
'I would never have today if it hadn't been for the Bangkok Post Foundation and those who made donations to sponsor my education," Nattaphum Saengprasit said soberly, his sightless eyes moist with emotion. Nattaphum, blind from birth, recently graduated with second class honours from Chiang Mai University's Faculty of Education. "Although I didn't have a chance to meet my benefactors or see what they look like, I would like to thank all of them from the bottom of my heart. Their kindness and sympathy have driven me to think of other people, especially the underprivileged, who I promise to help whenever I have the opportunity," he said. Majoring in Thai studies, Nattaphum said he was very proud to be handed his degree by Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn on January 16.
Drexel's Work-Study Mix
If the idea of taking classes part of the year and working for the rest appeals to you, Drexel University's LeBow College of Business might be a perfect fit. The university, located in Philadelphia, has put its own twist on the cooperative education program. Business majors attend classes throughout their freshman year. Then, for the rest of their time at Drexel, they switch back and forth between periods of full-time academic work and full-time employment. Business undergrads can either spend five years in school and participate in three co-ops, or four years with one co-op. Though co-op is not mandatory for LeBow students, 95% participate. Some other Drexel colleges require co-op enrollment. Ian Sladen, director of undergraduate programs at LeBow, recently spoke to BusinessWeek.com reporter Julie Gordon.
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