Culinary passions encouraged to blossom
Scoop - Shirley is currently studying a level four certificate in cooking and culinary arts at Weltec - working part-time at a German bakery to supplement her student grant. During my year at Weltec, I have been introduced to a number of these herbs

Are Students Getting SMART?
Inside Higher Ed - From the very start, many college financial aid officers and higher education lobbyists disliked the two new student grant programs that the federal government created earlier this year. To those true believers who think federal student aid should

Fault Lines on Accreditation
Inside Higher Ed - In this case, the Education Department was required to enter into negotiated rule making to figure out how to carry out changes in student grant and loan programs made in the Higher Education Reconciliation Act that became law a year ago. Although

Youth help grant wishes
Traverse City Record-Eagle - Student grant-making groups comprised of high schoolers from Antrim, Benzie, Kalkaska and Leelanau counties each also divided up $15,000 among programs in their jurisdictions, thanks to the ongoing initiative of the Grand Traverse Regional Community

Aiding Needy Students By Ending Pell?
Inside Higher Ed - Dynarski, an associate professor of public policy at Harvard University s Kennedy School of Government, suggested that the government s student grant programs, including the Pell Grant Program, and the various federal tax breaks for college costs

Santa Ana to close two schools
Los Angeles Times - The decision to close 297-student Grant, a collection of ramshackle portables in an immigrant neighborhood, will save $413,000 annually. The school opened in 2000 as a temporary home for students at overcrowded Roosevelt and Heninger elementary

Aiding Needy Students By Ending Pell?
Inside Higher Ed - Dynarski, an associate professor of public policy at Harvard University s Kennedy School of Government, suggested that the government s student grant programs, including the Pell Grant Program, and the various federal tax breaks for college costs

Santa Ana to close two schools
Los Angeles Times - The decision to close 297-student Grant, a collection of ramshackle portables in an immigrant neighborhood, will save $413,000 annually. The school opened in 2000 as a temporary home for students at overcrowded Roosevelt and Heninger elementary

Cis’ blog roundup - Friday
Spokane Spokesman-Review - I’m not here - really - but Cis sent this to me and it looked like he put quite a bit of time into it, so here you go: Notes on a Napkin hits on every parents fear. The protection of our children. And she gives you a phase to keep in your mind

Are Students Getting SMART?
Inside Higher Ed - From the very start, many college financial aid officers and higher education lobbyists disliked the two new student grant programs that the federal government created earlier this year. To those true believers who think federal student aid should

The Heart of the Matter
PennState Altoona - Recognizing the importance of this question, the Medtronic representative followed up with his company and discovered that there was student grant money available for research of this kind. Harostock applied for the grant and began assembling the data

Kamehameha files brief with U.S. Supreme Court 
KHNL News 8 Honolulu - Mar 17 1:04 PM
HONOLULU Kamehameha Schools continued defense of its admissions policy today with a legal brief filed with the U-S Supreme Court.Save

Check out these common questions about loan agency 
The Patriot-News - Mar 17 10:09 PM
Q: When was the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency created?Save

Beauty and the Beast at Farmington High School 
Farmington Press - Mar 13 10:19 AM
A tale as old as time will take the stage at the Centene Center March 15 through 17 as the Farmington High School Theatre Guild presents Disney s Beauty and the Beast.Save

Lawmakers mull military style dropout academy 
The Daily World - Mar 17 1:07 AM
OLYMPIA Washington lawmakers are poised to authorize a bootcamp-style academy in Bremerton for the states high school dropouts, a last-ditch opportunity for struggling youth to get back on track.Save

Exhibition At College Gallery Inspired By Survivors Of Abuse 
Oswego Daily News - Mar 15 4:03 AM
OSWEGO, NY - The words of survivors of abuse inspire the one-woman master’s thesis exhibition by SUNY Oswego art student Sarah Haig, which will open March 30 in the college’s Tyler Art Gallery.Save

Dozier: Okemos High student tops at voice competition
Lansing State Journal - Rotary club welcomes scholarship applications The Delta-Waverly Rotary Club is accepting scholarship applications from graduating high school seniors. The club plans to award six scholarships of $500 each to seniors who will attend college or another

Ilion teen Miss Mohawk Valley runner-up
Observer-Dispatch - ILION - Jasmine Renee Shields, a senior at Ilion Jr.-Sr. High School, was named second runner-up in the Miss Mohawk Valley Scholarship Program Saturday. Shields, who was also presented with the pageant’s People’s Choice Award, took home more than

Locals: Wayne State wins second epee title
Detroit News - Redford also received scholarship offers from Dayton, Oakland, Western Michigan and Valparaiso. High schools:Catholic Central wins in lacrosse Host Detroit Catholic Central beat Seneca Valley (Pa.) in boys lacrosse on Sunday, 6-4. Zach Menard and Matt

Salem juniors receive college awards
Post-Star - Daniel will receive a fee-waived application for admission to the University of Rochester. After he completes the application, he will be considered for the Bausch and Lomb Science Scholarship with a four-year total of $30,000. Daniel is the son of

Alumni Association Announces Scholarship Winners
SDS Universe - SDSU students Ana Mejia and Hans Wesselink received Alumni Scholarships. A senior and a freshman are this year’s winners of the annual Alumni Scholarship. Each will receive $4,300 to help offset education costs. Twenty-five-year-old Ana Mejia is a

27th Annual Scholarship Challenge: Wolverines dismantle Wellsboro
Sayre Evening Times - WAVERLY - In the 27 years of Scholarship Challenge only two teams prior to Saturday had captured back-to-back challenge titles - Tioga Central in 1981 and 82, and Horseheads in 1985 and 86. Now you can add the Waverly Wolverines to that short

Statler Brothers Are Virginians of Year 
ABC News - Mar 25 12:07 PM
The Statler Brothers Named Virginians of the Year; Group Won 3 Grammys, Dozens of Other AwardsSave

Daily Progress takes home 15 VPA awards 
The Daily Progress - Mar 24 10:44 PM
NORFOLK - Daily Progress staff members picked up 15 awards, including four first-place honors, during the 2006 Virginia Press Association awards banquet Saturday.Save

Hillerman, Sides win 2007 Spurs Awards 
NewsChannel 10 Amarillo - Mar 23 12:46 PM
ALBUQUERQUE Two New Mexicans have won 2007 Spur Awards from the Western Writers of America. Novelist Tony Hillerman of Albuquerque won in the category of Best…Save

Historic Harmony Heritage Awards branch out to Zelienople, Jackson 
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Mar 24 9:18 PM
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Jury awards $18.9 million in wrongful death 
Waxahachie Daily Light - Mar 25 9:34 AM
DALLAS The widow of a man killed in an explosion at a TXI facility in Midlothian was awarded $18.9 million by a Dallas jury on Friday, culminating a month-long trial.Save

Exhibition At College Gallery Inspired By Survivors Of Abuse 
Oswego Daily News - Mar 15 4:03 AM
OSWEGO, NY - The words of survivors of abuse inspire the one-woman master’s thesis exhibition by SUNY Oswego art student Sarah Haig, which will open March 30 in the college’s Tyler Art Gallery.Save

Petri named Friend of College Access 
Fond du Lac Reporter - Mar 19 2:28 AM
Rep. Tom Petri, R-Fond du Lac, has been named a Friend of College Access by the National Association for College Admission Counseling.Save

Santa Ana to close two schools 
Los Angeles Times - Mar 01 12:56 AM
Trustees in Orange County’s largest district vote to close Grant Elementary and Taft Intermediate as part of plan to trim $15.6 million for next year. Grappling with a budget shortfall caused by declining enrollment, trustees of Orange County’s largest school district voted Tuesday to close two schools in June as part of a plan to cut $15.6 million in spending for the next school year. …Save

Rendell presses PHEAA for more grant funds 
The Patriot-News - Feb 25 9:23 PM
It was touted as a major initiative that would make college affordable for hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvania students.Save

Academy for dropouts planned in Bremerton wins strong support 
Seattle Times - Mar 18 12:21 AM
Washington lawmakers are poised to authorize a boot-camp-style academy in Bremerton for the state’s high-school dropouts, a last opportunity…Save

Lawmakers eye increase in vo-ag funding 
Journal Inquirer - Feb 26 7:29 AM
HARTFORD - The standard per-student grant the state gives high school vocational-agricultural programs would more than triple under a bill being considered by the Education Committee.Save

Youth help grant wishes 
Grand Traverse Herald - Mar 19 8:45 PM
Divvying up $15,000 last year, members of the Youth GrantMakers program hailing from Grand Traverse County boosted a range of endeavors geared to their peers.Save

Kamehameha files brief with U.S. Supreme Court 
KHNL News 8 Honolulu - Mar 17 1:04 PM
HONOLULU Kamehameha Schools continued defense of its admissions policy today with a legal brief filed with the U-S Supreme Court.Save

Exhibition At College Gallery Inspired By Survivors Of Abuse 
Oswego Daily News - Mar 15 4:03 AM
OSWEGO, NY - The words of survivors of abuse inspire the one-woman master’s thesis exhibition by SUNY Oswego art student Sarah Haig, which will open March 30 in the college’s Tyler Art Gallery.Save

Santa Ana to close two schools 
Los Angeles Times - Mar 01 12:56 AM
Trustees in Orange County’s largest district vote to close Grant Elementary and Taft Intermediate as part of plan to trim $15.6 million for next year. Grappling with a budget shortfall caused by declining enrollment, trustees of Orange County’s largest school district voted Tuesday to close two schools in June as part of a plan to cut $15.6 million in spending for the next school year. …Save

Academy for dropouts planned in Bremerton wins strong support 
Seattle Times - Mar 18 12:21 AM
Washington lawmakers are poised to authorize a boot-camp-style academy in Bremerton for the state’s high-school dropouts, a last opportunity…Save

Petri receives education honor 
Fond du Lac Reporter - Mar 12 9:42 AM
Rep. Tom Petri, R-Fond du Lac, has been named a Friend of College Access by the National Association for College Admission Counseling. The announcement was made last week at the associations annual legislative conference in Washington, D.C. Its in recognition of his outstanding work on behalf of students across the United States and advocating for access and affordability, in creating …Save

Business Briefing
Ledger - Williams, who took over as chairman and chief executive of Aetna on Feb. 14, received a salary of $1.07 million, incentive compensation of $7.7 million and restricted stock and options the company valued at $22 million on the dates the awards were

Delta details employee payouts, benefits
MSNBC - The stock awards for non-contract employees can be cashed out immediately, while the awards for managers vest over time. Also, some pieces of the management awards will require Delta to meet specific performance goals for them to have any value. About

Cityscape Real Estate Awards to recognise excellence
AME Info - The awards which will be held during a gala dinner on the 8 May 2007 at the Emirates Palace Abu Dhabi and aim to recognise and promote excellence in key market and project areas. Eligible entries for the awards ceremony will be sorted into five key

Blair Dance Company wins awards
Altoona Mirror - The Blair Dance Company s high gold awards winners Clap Back are (from left): first row Caitlin Berkheimer, Sarah Donley and Rylee Adams; second row Brianna Johnson, Lauren Donley, Ally Sheedy and Sara Hatch; third row Laura

CMP Technology Announces Educator and Student of the Year 2007 EE
PR Newswire - Wei and Callahan will be honored at the third Annual Creativity in Electronics (ACE) Awards Gala ( http://www.eetimes.com/ace ) on April 3, 2007, as part of the largest electronic systems design event in North America, the Embedded Systems Conference

summary judgment
Slate - The New York Times ‘ Dave Kehr singles out Criterion’s release of French New Wave director Eric Rohmer’s Six Moral Tales , celebrating the company’s “commitment to the highest standards in visual quality , value-added supplements, and scholarship.” (The

Foundation offers scholarships online
Poughkeepsie Journal - The Community Foundation of Dutchess County announces 37 scholarships are available online to eligible students. Last year, through its full scholarship and award programs, the foundation awarded more than $230,000. Funds are held at the foundation

College and the Disabled Student
Inside Higher Ed - And what do colleges and scholarship committees want?”Co-curricular activities.”Even then, at various times in high school, I was active in Student council, yearbook, and Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and in church activities.Yet I barely scraped

The Best Values in Public Colleges
KLAS-TV - At the University of Georgia, virtually all in-state students receive a merit-based HOPE scholarship, which covers tuition and fees. Erin Dunn of Tavernier, Fla., had her heart set on studying out of state, but her parents ruled otherwise. “They

I-AA football: New name, same old game
Newsday - They cannot be revived because cost containment (limited scholarship) football is dying. If your scores don’t make the ESPN crawl on the bottom of the television screen, you don’t count, the 1-AA crowd reason. At Stony Brook, football is full speed

summary judgment
Slate - The New York Times ‘ Dave Kehr singles out Criterion’s release of French New Wave director Eric Rohmer’s Six Moral Tales , celebrating the company’s “commitment to the highest standards in visual quality , value-added supplements, and scholarship.” (The

Teenager s Science Project Wins $100,000 Scholarship
New York Times - WASHINGTON, March 13 When 17-year-old Mary Masterman set out to build a spectrograph, she knew it would be no easy task. The device, an instrument used to identify characteristics of different kinds of molecules, can cost thousands of dollars

1:58 p.m. — House approves Otter’s scholarship plan for low-income
Idaho Statesman - House members today approved Gov. Butch Otter s scholarship plan for low-income students, though they opted to wait for legislative budget writers to decide just how much money to put into the fund. That means the endowment might not get the $38

KOLD News 13 Links
KOLD-TV - 520) 287-5654 Project Vote Smart National Guard Weather Team Tucson Rodeo Parade Rules Rockin’ Baja Lobster College Financial Aid/Sallie Mae Fund The Kingston Trio/Tucson Symphony Chinese Cultural Center Oro Valley Meeting Shane Drury College Scholarship

Free Money
Local 6 - In fact, many of the scholarship committees are simply looking for a well-balanced student. “They really don’t like to see a person who sits in his bedroom studying all the time, focusing on himself,” says Michael Darne, managing director of e