Bush Says He Would Veto an Unacceptable NLCB Renewal Bill
By David J. Hoff
As Congress works toward reauthorizing the No Child Left Behind Act, President Bush has said for the first time that he’s willing to reject any bill he doesn’t like. “Any effort to weaken No Child Left Behind Act will get a presidential veto.”

Failing Schools Strain to Meet U.S. Standard
Diana Jean Schemo, The New York Times
Some states are overwhelmed by a growing number of schools that cannot satisfy the No Child Left Behind law’s escalating demands.

Los Angeles Tries Luring Back Dropouts Via Social Networks
Lesli A. Maxwell, Education Week
Facing unrelenting pressure to raise anemic high school graduation rates, education leaders in Los Angeles are turning to YouTube, MySpace, text messaging, and the radio waves to reach students at risk of dropping out of school and lure back thousands who have already left.

Analysis: More minority students graduating in Ohio big cities
AP
Urban minority high school students, a group that historically has had low graduation and attendance rates in Ohio, now have a better graduation rate than black and Hispanic students elsewhere in the state, an analysis by a group of school administrators and teachers found.

First Woman Takes Reins at Harvard
Sara Rimer, The New York Times
Drew Gilpin Faust, Harvard University ’s first female president, was inaugurated Friday and offered a spirited defense of American higher education against demands that it quantify what it is teaching and focus primarily on training a global work force.

When Troops Need More Than Knowledge of War
JILL P. CAPUZZO, The New York Times
A dozen students sit at long white tables, some intently scribbling notes, some with that glazed-over expression that greets so many professors trying to impart obscure knowledge. In this way, the night class in Eastern philosophy here at McGuire Air Force Base is similar to many college courses being taught around the country.

Ending an Experiment
Doug Lederman, Inside Higher Education
Education Department decision to kill off program aimed at reducing loan defaults troubles guarantors, lawmakers and even advocates for students.

Getting the Government’s Attention (in a Good Way)
By Doug Lederman, Inside Higher Education
Last month, the Education Department awarded a $2.4 million grant to three higher education associations to assess existing, and develop new, tests and other tools to measure student outcomes on a wide range of skills. And today, faculty members and students at Miami Dade College will sign a covenant in which they pledge to embrace the two-year institution’s new “learning outcomes” initiative.

GCSE results 'improve slightly'
BBC
This year's GCSE results for England showed a slight improvement, with 46.5% of students achieving five or more good GCSEs including English and maths.

Students to be given own minister
BBC News
Students in England are to have their own government minister and a national forum to influence university policy.

uManitoba avoids faculty strike with overnight reconciliation
CBC News
Faculty at the University of Manitoba were expected to join staff on the picket line this week, but will instead be in class due to a tentative agreement reached late Sunday night.  The Faculty Association voted almost 76% in favour of strike action just a week ago.  Staff remain on strike, but it is hoped the settlement with faculty will help in negotiations.

Lacking national direction
Erin Miller, Macleans.ca
The awkwardness of federalism is well known to most Canadians—and the post-secondary sector is no exception. The Chronicle of Higher Education, a leading post-secondary news source, noted last week, "Canada, where education is a provincial matter, is the only developed country that does not have a federal education office." But that's not to say that the feds aren't entangled in higher education issues. Just that there is no ministry directly responsible for it.

PILOT PROJECT SEEKS TO HELP HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS OVERCOME BARRIERS AND DISCOVER POST-SECONDARY FUTURE
Manitoba.gov
Inspired by recent research indicating that 46% of Manitoban youth do not pursue PSE, the Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation and the Manitoba government have launched the "Future to Discover" program.  The project will involve more than 1,000 high school students in the province and tackle career indecision, lack of interest in higher education, and financial barriers.  30% of the project's participants come from a background with no family history of PSE. 

Lost for words among the tight fists
Alex Barthel, The Australian
ONE-THIRD of international students who receive permanent residency here after graduating from an Australian university do not have the required language competence in English to be awarded a place in an Australian university, let alone manage a professional job here.

More students cross state borders
Milanda Rout, The Australian
THE number of students moving interstate to start university has jumped by more than 6 per cent, with larger numbers of school-leavers heading to Queensland, Western Australia and South Australia.

More study time in religion than science
Anna Patty, The Sydney Morning Herald
AUSTRALIAN primary school students spend more time in school assemblies and religious education than they do studying science, a study has found.

Either way, 'no revolution'
Bernard Lane, The Australian
UNIVERSITY chiefs are relying on Labor to promise a historic boost to funding per student in the election campaign but they lack confidence that either party will launch a true education revolution and expect little new from the Coalition.

The Postsecondary Achievement of Participants in Dual Enrollment: An Analysis of Student Outcomes in Two States

Dual enrollment programs enable high school students to enroll in college courses and earn college credit. Once limited to high-achieving students, such programs are increasingly seen as a means to support the postsecondary preparation of average-achieving students. Moreover, though dual enrollment programs typically have been reserved for academically-focused students, increasing numbers of career and technical education (CTE) programs are providing such opportunities to their students.

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