NZCPR Weekly: Lifting Children Out of Dependency (Scoop.co.nz)
This week, NZCPR Weekly examines how well New Zealand's welfare system lifts sole mothers and their children out of dependency, (printer-friendly view >>>), NZCPR Guest Tommy Thompson shares his experience of introducing ground breaking welfare reforms in Wisconsin, and the poll asks whether National's welfare reforms go far enough....more...Our Neighbors (The Bryan-College Station Eagle)
* The A&M Garden Club recently won top state honors as 2008 Outstanding Green Club of the Year from Texas Garden Club Inc. at the state meeting in ... ...more... AUS Tertiary Update (Scoop.co.nz)
Two key meetings advance amalgamation The amalgamation of the Association of University Staff and the Association of Staff in Tertiary Education (ASTE) towards the formation of the new Tertiary Education Union takes several steps forward this week with the holding of two key meetings in Wellington....more... New dean arrives at UCLA School of Nursing (UC Newsroom)
Courtney Lyder, leading advocate for patient safety, elderly care....more... Monday, August 18, 2008 (Winchester Star)
Editor?s note: This is the second of two articles. ?I can?t find any other way to describe him but as a class individual ? and he?s been that all his life.?...more... Cengiz: Hey! Teachers! Leave them kids alone (The Daily Utah Chronicle)
According to the U Income Accounting and Student Loan Services, the cost of an undergraduate degree at the U for a Utah resident is roughly $21,000. For a non-resident, the same degree costs about $44,000. For students paying their own way, these costs make their education a high priority....more... Battle lines drawn (BBC News)
Brian Taylor blogs on the Lib Dem leadership contest...more... Youth sports become big time at big cost (This Week Dublin)
Chris Salyers will be among the undergraduates at Capital University heading to class Aug. 25 for the start of fall semester. Those classes come with a cost, as the full-time tuition for undergraduate programs at Capital is $27,680 for the 2008-09 school year....more... John Harris: Essential beach reading for thrusting Tories (Guardian Unlimited)
The Tory foreign affairs spokesman Keith Simpson has issued a 38-book, Cameron-approved summer reading list...more... |