College Scholarships for All No Myth in El Dorado
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EL DORADO, Ark. -- This blue-collar city in the heart of Arkansas' timber-producing region has been losing population, statewide political clout and federal funding for the past 40 years. Then last year, an automotive equipment plant said goodbye, sending 650 manufacturing jobs overseas.
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By Stacy Brandt, North County Times, Escondido, Calif.  May 24--OCEANSIDE -- Two classes at Roosevelt Middle School will begin  using laptop computers for their day-to-day lessons this fall, thanks to a  grant from a national corporation.
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A Paralympic basketball gold medalist who has campaigned to improve access for the disabled in the developing world and a scientist-turned-political philosopher who worked on ways to control the invasive kudzu plant were among the 32 Americans selected Sunday as Rhodes Scholars for 2005.
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One hundred and fifty years on, the Lincoln-Douglas debates enjoy the dubious status of myth. This searching and illuminating book does the great service of bringing thm back down to earth.
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By By Bob Cuddy, The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif.  Sep.
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By Michael Pearce, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Jun. 17--EL DORADO RESERVOIR -- EL DORADO FISHING EVENT   A spinal birth defect called spina bifida means Kenna McCanless can't really enjoy soccer, hiking or playgrounds like many kids do.
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Berkeley, U. of Minn. students get download discounts; aim is to provide legal music alternatives. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - As an added bonus to returning to campus this fall, more than 80,000 college students
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By Andres Oppenheimer, The Miami Herald  Feb. 18--Andres Oppenheimer   Several Latin American countries are about to make their most ambitious investment in education ever -- giving out millions of $150 laptop computers to schoolchildren.
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Here's a dream-come-true for Web addicts: college credit for watching YouTube.
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On her blog, Elizabeth Naramore has posted some thanks to the sponsores out there that are helping out with this year's PHP Appalachia event and some last minute details for those attending.   I wanted to give a quick acknowledgement to our sponsors for the event, as posted by Ben on our PHP Appalachia site. We have so many sponsors, and so many door prizes to give away, a good time will definitely be had by all. Their donations are really helping our grass roots gathering come together, and we all greatly appreciate their efforts. I also want to give a quick thanks to Cal Evans who also personally donated numerous t-shirts and goodies as well.   She gives a rough schedule for things, including how the talks will run and links to some info on the area to let you prepare for your trip.
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One student loan company took university financial aid directors on a junket to Disney World. Another paid $500 to be placed on a school's list of recommended lenders. And others showered tequila, wine and golf outings on college aid officers.
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As part of a drive to attract more women into the male-dominated video game industry, a program for aspiring game developers at Southern Methodist University will offer a women-only scholarship, organizers said on Thursday.
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By THE NEW MEXICAN  The El Dorado Elementary PTA will host a silent auction on March 24 at the school.  Volunteers are needed for all areas, including donations, graphic artists, signs and computer data entry.  For more information, call 982-5502.
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Here are more results from the Rio Rancho Public Schools Fall Senior Research Expo, held Nov. 30:   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE OR EARTH AND SPACE   1st, $100   Joel Montross, Global Warming? Part II.   Krista Vendetti, Ancient Alignments, Part 1.
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If the vouchers are really about quality education for our children, where are the education vouchers for parents who school their children at home?  Joe Naylor  Bountiful  (c) 2007 Deseret News (Salt Lake City). Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning.
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By Craig Tenbroeck, North County Times, Escondido, Calif.
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Free Wi-Fi, subsidized music-download services, even free iPods at Duke University. There&#39;s no question that high-tech perks are a fixture of today&#39;s college experience.