Education News en-us http://www.tutoring-services.org/education-news/ Education News commission payload,commission payload launch,commission payload cpa trainin http://www.tutoring-services.org/education-news/stories/20893/commission_payloadcommission_payload_launchcommission_payload_cpa_trainin.html Get ready for the Commission Payload launch coming December 9th, 2009! Be sure to mark that date down on your calendar because you seriously do NOT want to miss it. Alex and Saj are going to give you their own CPA campaigns on a silver platter so you can Mon, 7 Dec 2009 01:08:39 EST 1 Cure For Psoriasis http://www.tutoring-services.org/education-news/stories/21195/Cure_For_Psoriasis.html Cure For Psoriasis Now discusses the genetic skin disease known as psoriasis. 7.5 million Americans suffer from psoriasis on a daily basis. Learn more about this skin disease by visiting the site. Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:17:43 EST 1 Merit pay plan's unintended lesson http://www.tutoring-services.org/education-news/stories/1/Merit_pay_plan039s_unintended_lesson.html In its first year, a teacher performance pay plan has proved so unpopular that 60 of Florida's 67 school districts have walked away from the $147.5-million pot of money. Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:01:53 EDT 1 End-of-course exams back again http://www.tutoring-services.org/education-news/stories/2/Endofcourse_exams_back_again.html The end-of-course exams that Gov. Christine Gregoire vetoed last year are back this legislative session with even more momentum than before... Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:01:53 EDT 1 Hazing still common at colleges, study finds http://www.tutoring-services.org/education-news/stories/3/Hazing_still_common_at_colleges_study_finds.html Virtually every college bans hazing, but more than half of college students belonging to campus Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:01:53 EDT 1 Calif. Democrats propose oil tax to offset expected school cuts http://www.tutoring-services.org/education-news/stories/4/Calif_Democrats_propose_oil_tax_to_offset_expected_school_cuts.html Democrats in the state Assembly on Wednesday proposed additional taxes on oil companies as a way to raise $1.2 billion a year for education, which faces billions in cuts as California struggles with a deep budget deficit. Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:01:53 EDT 1 Autistic Yemeni children show up publicly http://www.tutoring-services.org/education-news/stories/5/Autistic_Yemeni_children_show_up_publicly.html A group of autistic children and their families made their first public appearance on Thursday in order to raise awareness of the disease and to face the community at large, which often stigmatizes them for being mentally ill Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:01:53 EDT 1 Vietnam works toward quality tertiary education http://www.tutoring-services.org/education-news/stories/6/Vietnam_works_toward_quality_tertiary_education.html The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) says improving tertiary education to reach regional and international standards is a goal they are working hard to achieve. Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:01:53 EDT 1 Gifted program post restored http://www.tutoring-services.org/education-news/stories/7/Gifted_program_post_restored.html Waukesha - Taking advantage of a $700,000 saving from its newly settled teachers contract, the School Board on Wednesday reinstated the School District's chairperson in charge of gifted education for the 2008-'09 school year, a position it voted in January to cut. Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:01:53 EDT 1 No thanks, we’ll keep kids in the schools they’re in now http://www.tutoring-services.org/education-news/stories/8/No_thanks_well_keep_kids_in_the_schools_theyre_in_now.html The Clark County School District’s experiment in open enrollment, which allows families to send their children to a school other than their assigned campus, is off to a slow start. Just 45 applications have been filed from among 50,000 eligible students, with the Friday deadline Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:01:53 EDT 1 Regulating home school http://www.tutoring-services.org/education-news/stories/9/Regulating_home_school.html By Walter P. Coombs and Ralph E. Shaffer A court ruling is right to examine the seemingly elitist and illiberal practice. Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:01:53 EDT 1 Education Institute forms committee to evaluate the level of mathematics teaching http://www.tutoring-services.org/education-news/stories/10/Education_Institute_forms_committee_to_evaluate_the_level_of_mathematics_teaching.html The Education Institute announced the formation of a high-level committee comprising leading experts in the mathematics field to assess the teaching methods and provide recommendations on how to improve the performance levels of students and their achievement in mathematics. Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:01:53 EDT 1 Charters in fierce competition for students http://www.tutoring-services.org/education-news/stories/495/Charters_in_fierce_competition_for_students.html Usually, Bruce Simms relies on reputation and word-of-mouth suggestions when choosing schools for his son, an eighth-grader. Sat, 15 Mar 2008 17:45:55 EDT 1 Dads give babies better chances to survive http://www.tutoring-services.org/education-news/stories/496/Dads_give_babies_better_chances_to_survive.html Research supports that a baby who has a proud dad has a better chance of living., including studies that show a father's name on a birth certificate decreases a baby's risk of dying. Sat, 15 Mar 2008 17:45:55 EDT 1 Wareham schools face closings, layoffs if budget passes http://www.tutoring-services.org/education-news/stories/497/Wareham_schools_face_closings_layoffs_if_budget_passes.html School officials say they could be forced to close two schools, lay off 20 people and charge for bus transportation if voters at the April 28 Town Meeting approve the budget that will be presented to them. Sat, 15 Mar 2008 17:45:55 EDT 1 Dropouts can have major impact on community http://www.tutoring-services.org/education-news/stories/498/Dropouts_can_have_major_impact_on_community.html Nearly a third of Louisiana students don't graduate from high school. While some of the dropouts may be linked to testing, they can have an impact on the work force, social services and crime. Sat, 15 Mar 2008 17:45:55 EDT 1 School-takeover plan gets House OK http://www.tutoring-services.org/education-news/stories/499/Schooltakeover_plan_gets_House_OK.html The state could assume control of the Roosevelt school district in south Phoenix and a handful of other troubled districts under a takeover plan approved by House lawmakers Wednesday. Sat, 15 Mar 2008 17:45:55 EDT 1 School Choice and "Creative Destruction" http://www.tutoring-services.org/education-news/stories/500/School_Choice_and_quotCreative_Destructionquot.html David W. Kirkpatrick Columnist EducationNews.orgSchool choice has many variations the most successful of which is the charter school movement. There were no such schools prior to 1992 when the first one opened in St. Paul, Minnesota, a school which still functions today. That lonely beginning has grown in sixteen short years to more than 4200 such schools, enrolling more than a million and a quart Sat, 15 Mar 2008 17:45:55 EDT 1 Governor's Committee on Education Excellence http://www.tutoring-services.org/education-news/stories/501/Governor039s_Committee_on_Education_Excellence.html Public schools help provide 6.3 million California children with the opportunity to achieve the American dream. Successful schools are critical to the health of our democracy and the future economic health of our state. Sat, 15 Mar 2008 17:45:55 EDT 1 Study says California needs sweeping education change http://www.tutoring-services.org/education-news/stories/502/Study_says_California_needs_sweeping_education_change.html A panel of experts says California's public schools are fundamentally flawed and need deep changes to properly serve the state's 6.3 million students. Sat, 15 Mar 2008 17:45:55 EDT 1