It?s Never Too Late to Go Back to School (New America Media)
Some 10 years after he was lured away from high school by a full-time job and a lack of support by educators, this writer heads back to earn a diploma he now needs to move ahead in his career....more...The DREAM Act Needs Your Call Now (New America Media)
The Senate is getting ready to debate the DREAM Act which would help undocumented students earn a path to citizenship through higher education or military service. The bill has bipartisan support but needs all the help it can get....more... COVER- Unapologetic: Prosecutor defends record while critics take aim (The Hook)
Jim Camblos has been the Albemarle County commonwealth's attorney for almost 16 years, deciding which cases to prosecute-- or not. Now that he's running for his fifth four-year term, his decisions to prosecute are coming under close scrutiny....more... Tabloid news for broadsheet readers | FORUMS (Anorak)
MADDYWATCH - Anorak?s at-a-glance guide to press coverage of Madeleine McCann. THE SUN front page: ?MADDIE DAD TELLS PALS OF TORMENT. We?re frightened and we have been backed into a corner, this is inhumane.?...more... The Questionnaire (Baltimore City Paper)
We asked all the candidates for mayor, city council president and district council seats to fill out a short questionnaire on their positions across a variety of issues we consider crucial....more... 2007 Quill Award Winners Announced (NBC 4 Los Angeles)
Just as Hollywood has the Oscars, TV the Emmys and Broadway the Tonys, the publishing world has The Quill Awards. Check out this year's winners, then vote for your favorites!...more... School notes (The Scranton Times-Tribune)
Abington Heights...more... SNP school plan sparks class war (The Scotsman)
NATIONALIST plans for an education revolution in Scotland have been derailed after the country's biggest councils rejected new targets for primary class sizes....more... Fury as Foulkes accuses SNP of stoking racism (The Scotsman)
ONE of Scotland's most senior Labour politicians was last night at the centre of a race row after accusing Alex Salmond and the Scottish National Party of stoking anti-English prejudice....more... |