School controversy could mean big Wake voter turnout

September 22 2011 by Lara Snider in Education News |No Comments | Tags: Turnout, Voter Turnout

Wake County elections officials said Friday that they are expecting a larger turnout this year than in previous off-year elections because of the school board races.

Fourteen candidates are running for five seats in the Oct. 11 election that could shift the balance of power on the Board of Education.

The nonpartisan races have become very political and heated in previous weeks, with personal attacks, anonymous fliers and at least one website throwing into question a candidate’s online behavior, political views and ability to serve.

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The school board attracted national attention last year when the board’s Republican-backed majority changed the district’s student assignment policy, which, for years, bused students across district lines to help balance the socio-economic make-ups of each school.

The controversial move toward a neighborhood, or community-based, assignment model divided the county, because it eliminated diversity as a factor when it came to where students should go to school.

Hundreds of people attended school board meetings and spoke for and against the change. Peo

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New York City mayor to speak at UNC spring commencement

September 21 2011 by Lara Snider in Education News |No Comments | Tags: City Mayor, Spring, Spring Commencement, York City Mayor

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg will deliver the spring commencement address at the University of North Carolina in May.

Chancellor Holden Thorp, who will preside over the May 13 ceremony at Kenan Stadium, chose Bloomberg in consultation with the university’s commencement speaker selection committee, a group made up of students and faculty.

“Mayor Bloomberg has had an extraordinary career in business, philanthropy and public service,” Thorp said in a statement Monday. “We’re honored that Mayor Bloomberg accepted our invitation to speak. He will help make Commencement very special for our graduates and their families and friends.”

Bloomberg was first elected mayor of New York City in 2001, just two months after the terrorist attacks on 9/11, a time when many believed that crime would return, businesses would flee and New York might never recover.

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First Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Research Symposium Competition Announced

September 21 2011 by Eden Osburn in University Advisory |No Comments | Tags: Research Symposium, Research Symposium Competition, Symposium, Symposium Competition

 

The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry will hold its first research symposium competition on Oct. 10, 2011, starting at 10 a.m. in Rosenberger 102. The research symposium, in which cash awards will be up for grabs, encourages graduate students in biochemistry, chemistry, and pharmacognosy to communicate the results of scientific research in an oral presentation.

The research competition awards will recognize a master’s and doctoral students who are judged to have made the most effective and scientifically sound presentation. The subject of the presentation is limited to research carried out at USciences and participants are judged on the basis of both the effectiveness of the presentation and the quality of the research.

Graduate students will prepare a 15-minute presentation describing their current research.

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Traditional Colleges: Why They May Not Be Your Best Bet

September 2 2011 by admin in Education News |No Comments | Tags: Online Education

Today we see a growing trend in the number of students who are opting to get their college degrees online rather than by physically attending a traditional college campus. This should come as no surprise, since technology and the Internet has made it possible to get access to information, media, and resources instantly in real-time from any computer that is connected to the Internet, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. If your material status doesn’t allow to get your child’s good education, try grants for single mothers.

So when a prospective student is faced with making the decision about whether to attend an online school versus a traditional classroom, what might be some of the reasons why you might want to avoid a traditional college and opt for the online route instead?

1. A traditional college doesn’t bode well with people who have other scheduling conflicts and commitments such as work or family obligations. Read full article…

Registration Now Open for the Kaiser

August 28 2011 by Jake Frodsham in School Section |No Comments | Tags: Kaiser, Open Kaiser

The Monticello Forensic Society cordially invites you and your team to participate in the twenty-fourth Annual Dr. Robert J. Kaiser Debate Invitational, which will be held on Friday, September 30 and Saturday, October 1, 2011. The invitation is available for download here; registration is now open on Tabroom.com.

Idea would trim, continue Governor’s School

August 27 2011 by Lara Snider in Education News |No Comments | Tags: Continue, Continue Governors

A summer academic enrichment program that North Carolina taxpayers have provided for hundreds of students each year could continue despite a funding cutoff by state budget-writers.

A task force figuring out a way to keep Governor’s School alive next year is recommending that the State Board of Education turn to private contributions.

The traditional six-week program operates at Salem College in Winston-Salem and Meredith College in Raleigh. Hosting the 600 to 800 students has cost about $1.5 million.

The committee is recommending a foundation raise a minimum of $550,000 from contributors. That’s enough to run a reduced program of 300 students on one campus, with students contributing $500, as they do now.

More than 31,000 students have gone through the academic and arts courses in the summer program since 1963.

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