Residence hall assistants adjust to
expanded role, CNN/AP
"RAs are the front line people out there who, on a day-to-day basis,
are asked to address a series of problems, challenges and issues that
those of us who were RAs 20, 30 and 40 years ago never dreamed about."
Rising Demands for Testing Push Limits
of Its Accuracy, New York Times
Testing is the buzzword of education these days, with state legislatures
and the federal government demanding more of it than ever before. But
educators and some testing industry experts are warning that the new
demands are pushing the limits of the testing industry's ability to
provide fair and accurate tests.
Lack of Sleep Takes Its Toll on Student
Psyches, New York Times
As parents pack their children off to college this week, they would
be wise to add one more piece of advice to protect the health of their
offspring: make sure to get eight or more hours of sleep every night.
Cuts Put Schools and Law to the Test,
New York Times
As children return to classrooms, many of the nation's 90,000 public
schools are feeling battered and worn down. Most states have reacted
to declining tax revenues by trimming education spending, setting the
stage for one of the most austere school years in memory.
Head Start Gets Low Grade,
Wall St. Journal
It wasn't surprising when children entering Head Start in 2000 were
among the lowest-scoring 25% of youngsters nationally on vocabulary,
early-writing and early-math skills. The federal program is for low-income
preschoolers, who often come from unsettled households.
Key Official on Higher-Education Policy Resigns From U.S. Education
Department, Chronicle of Higher Education
One of the top higher-education officials in the Bush administration,
Jeffrey R. Andrade, has resigned, little more than a year after he became
the Education Department's deputy assistant secretary for postsecondary
education.
Coalition Lobbies for Increase in
Federal Student-Loan Limits, Chronicle of Higher
Education
A coalition of college lobbyists and student-loan industry officials
is expected to unveil today a set of proposals that the group says will
bolster the federal student-loan programs.
Public College Tuition Increases Prompt
Concern and Legislation, New York Times
From New York to California, the nation's public colleges and universities
have posted eye-popping tuition increases for this fall.
The match game, Sacramento
Bee
Getting the right college roommate is part data, part luck.
College students use Web to meet
roommates-to-be, Contra Costa Times/AP
Today's incoming freshmen have an array of Web-based tools available
to research their classmates and roommates before they reach campus.
Colleges use software, warnings to
stop student file-swapping, Los Angeles Daily News/AP
Students arriving for fall classes at colleges across the country are
facing technological hurdles and stern warnings aimed at ending swapping
of music and movie files over high-speed campus Internet connections.
Student tracking mandate stirs
fear, Sacramento Bee
The U.S. requires a computerized log of colleges' foreigners.
