Eighth-graders introduced to careers (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
Thousands of eighth-graders walked into Chattanooga State Technical Community College on Tuesday ready to plan for their futures. Students from eight local schools came to the college to participate in Career Crunch, a job fair to introduce the middle school students to a range of career options....more...CoverKids enrollment tops 15,000 (BizJournals)
Tennessee's health insurance program for uninsured children signed up 10,577 kids during its back-to-school enrollment campaign....more... Lost white boys (Times Online)
They are usually from broken homes, unlikely to work, will descend into crime or drugs and pass on that fate to their children. Three-quarters of low achievers in Britain?s deprived areas are working class, white and male....more... High schoolers teach and learn in class (San Antonio Express-News)
Health science students instruct middle schoolers....more... UnitedHealth pledges $100 million to organizations (Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal)
UnitedHealth Group Inc. announced today it plans to donate $100 million to community-based organizations over the next 10 years. (UNH)...more... OUR CRITICS PICKS: Our Critics' Picks (Nashville Scene)
Blue Man Group, The Blakes, Euros Childs, Umphrey's McGee and more...more... AmeriCorps members aid communities (The Record)
PATERSON -- After graduating from Brown University in May, Alex Buckley could have used the Ivy League school's varied contacts to land a high-paying job....more... Angell Job Corps: Living and Learning in the Community (Newport News-Times)
If you have attended a fundraiser or benefit to aid a non-profit organization in Newport, Yachats, Waldport or Seal Rock, chances are likely you've encountered the good service and capable hands provided by Angell Job Corps....more... Virginia panel proposes tougher illegal-immigration legislation (The Washington Examiner)
Virginia's State Crime Commission voted Tuesday to send legislators a series of proposed policies aimed at increasing the odds illegal immigrants would be caught and eventually deported....more... |