Football season is upon us and that means your Saturdays are booked, your always wearing your team’s colors and that you’re probably having one too many at the tailgating parties. continue reading...
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ — Three of the most visible names in higher education, Princeton University, Harvard University, and Yale University, top the 2008 edition of “America’s Best Colleges” by U.S.News & World Report, the nation’s leading source of service journalism and news. The exclusive rankings — which this year feature some substantial changes in methodology — will be published in the magazine’s August 27 issue, on newsstands Monday, August 20, and available online at www.usnews.com/colleges beginning today.
The annual rankings — in which U.S. News groups schools based on categories created by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching — provide an unmatched resource for parents and students contemplating one of life’s most challenging financial decisions. Among top liberal arts colleges, categorized by the Carnegie Foundation for their emphasis on undergraduate education and awarding at least half of their degrees in arts and science, were Williams College, Amherst College, and Swarthmore College. continue reading...
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., June 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Every parent today struggles with finding enough time to seek out high-quality information and resources with respect to the education of their children. Although the information is often available, it’s difficult to find and is usually more anecdotal than authoritative. Education.com today unveiled an easy to use, comprehensive, one-stop online destination that helps parents and educators solve these problems. Education.com empowers parents and educators of children ages pre-school through grade 12 to take an ever more active role in their childrens’ education. Education.com offers easily accessible, high-quality educational and developmental content including:
-- Over 4,000 reference articles from the best and most authoritative
sources across the Web
-- Editorial content that encourages parents to take learning beyond the
classroom and incorporate it into children's every day lives
-- Vibrant online communities where parents with similar interests or
challenges can connect and share their experiences with one another
“Every parent has questions concerning their children’s education, but it’s often unclear where they can go for answers. Those who turn to the Web find that educational resources are fragmented and inconsistent,” according to Ron Fortune, CEO of Education.com. “The ultimate goal of Education.com is to empower parents to help their children succeed. Education is not strictly limited to academic instruction, so whether it’s helping parents choose a school or helping keep kids happy, healthy and motivated, our hope is to provide a resource that minimizes the time spent searching for answers and allows for more time to focus on a child’s education.” continue reading...
LOS ANGELES, CA–(Marketwire - June 6, 2007) - The Class of 2007 is celebrating high school graduation this month, and the Automobile Club of Southern California is reminding families that their students risk their lives and the lives of others on the road if they drink and drive.
“The summer months are typically filled with end-of-school parties, beach outings, picnics and barbecues, and those activities can become occasions for underage drinking,” said Steven Bloch, Ph.D., the Auto Club’s senior research associate. continue reading...
What are America’s top high schools?
Newsweek breaks down the list, the Top 1,200 here. continue reading...
CHICAGO, May 17 /PRNewswire/ — If you’ve ever found yourself running around like the proverbial chicken with its head cut off trying to make it to work on time, you’re not alone. According to a recent CareerBuilder.com survey, 16 percent of workers say they arrive late to work at least once a week. One-in-four of all workers (25 percent) admit to making up fake excuses to explain their tardiness. The CareerBuilder.com survey, “Late to Work,” was conducted from February 15 to March 6, 2007 of 6,823 workers and 2,591 hiring managers.
“The most important thing for employees to remember is that they should take the time to learn the company’s culture and its policies,” said Rosemary Haefner, vice president of Human Resources for CareerBuilder.com. “While 44 percent of hiring managers say they don’t care if their employees are late as long as their work is completed on time with good quality, others are much stricter in their policies. In fact, one-in-five hiring managers say they would consider terminating an employee if he/she arrives late two or three times in a given year. The key is to know your individual manager’s expectations.” continue reading...
DEERFIELD, Ill., May 1 /PRNewswire/ — One hundred colleges and universities out of some 3,800 U.S. schools have been ranked as the top values by Consumers Digest Magazine. The rankings are based on attributes that validate or define the institutions’ academic prowess factored against annual cost of tuition and room-and-board. Among 50 public institutions cited, Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, Texas, ranked No. 1. Among 25 private institutions, Brigham Young-Hawaii took top honors. Among 25 private liberal arts schools, Centre College, Danville, Ky., held the first slot.
The rankings, published in CD’s June issue, were derived from a formula that blended the academic excellence of first-time freshman at a school (standardized test scores, high-school rank, grade-point average) with the institution’s educational quality (4- and 6-year graduation rate, student-to-faculty ratio, percentage of faculty holding a PhD). That “value-index” score was factored with the cost of attending each school to determine which schools offered the most academic value per dollar. The rankings were based on information from 2005-06, the latest school year for which data were available. continue reading...
NEW YORK, April 24 /PRNewswire/ — Teens(1) today feel a lot of pressure to look good at prom and admit appearance, especially with their skin, will affect whether or not they have a good time. About half of teens said the appearance of their skin will affect their experience at the prom (56 percent) and having beautiful, clear skin is important to how they look on prom night (52 percent).
According to a recent survey, prom not only conjures up feelings of anticipation and enthusiasm among teens, but also causes tension and anxiety. About one in two teens say they feel pressure to go to the prom (55 percent) — more so than teen pressures such as having sex (32 percent), drinking alcohol (26 percent), and even taking drugs (20 percent). The survey was conducted by Harris Interactive and polled over 1,000 teenagers, between the ages of 13 to 18 from across the U.S.Dr. Gilda Carle, Ph.D., relationship expert and author of “Teen Talk with Dr. Gilda,” says, “The way teens perceive their looks determines their activities. Many of the teens I work with say that when they feel unattractive, they just won’t go out. My advice to them is to take charge of their appearance. That includes seeing a doctor if they have acne, and get more exercise if they want to tone up.” continue reading...
PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y., April 3 /PRNewswire/ — An eighth-grader from Minot won the North Dakota State Championship in the fifth annual Reader’s Digest National Word Power Challenge, America’s premier vocabulary competition. India Charbonneau, a student at Erik Ramstad Middle School, will join the top winners from all 50 states to battle for the national title and $50,000 in college scholarships at the 2007 National Championship in Orlando, Florida, May 14-15.
“In a word, this student’s achievement is superlative,” said Kathleen Bordelon, executive director of the Reader’s Digest National Word Power Challenge. “A strong vocabulary and love of reading is vital to success in life, and this word champion is off to a great start.” continue reading...
Recruiters were asked to name law schools that, based on their experience as hiring managers, produce excellent graduates but are not always given enough credit for it. There was no limit to the number of law schools a hiring manager could name as underrated.
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