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MARCH 28, 2014
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News On Education Word-Finds
Find and circle the words in the puzzle. The words read forward, backwards, up, down and diagonally. Strong Successful Terrified Written Abode Answered Bold Bring Certain Comfort Content Continue Conversation Fear Finally Finished
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To solve a Sudoku puzzle, place a number into each box so that each row across, each column down, and each small 3 x 3 square with the larger diagram (there are 9 of these) will contain every number from 1 through 9. In other words, no number will appear more than once in any row, column, or smaller 3 x 3 square. Working with the number already given as a guide complete each diagram with the missing numbers that will lead to the correct solution. Answers on page 12A
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BALTIMORE – The Obama Administration announced new steps to address growing concerns about troublesome student loan debt by requiring for-profit colleges to do a better job of preparing students for gainful employment – or risk losing access to taxpayer-funded federal student aid. The proposed regulations released by the U.S. Department of Education will protect students by limiting how much debt students can amass in career-training programs and by setting standards that dictate what for-profit colleges must do to ensure that their graduates find jobs. The NAACP released the following statement in response to the president’s proposal regarding career programs and for-profit colleges. From NAACP Interim President Lorraine C. Miller: “Many for-profit colleges offer high-cost degree programs that rarely lead to high-paying careers and saddle many of their students with heavy debt,”
President Barack Obama said NAACP Interim President and CEO Lorraine C. Miller. “The NAACP applauds new steps taken by the president to ensure that all students, but especially those in black and brown communities, are protected. We know that many for-profit colleges are like subprime mortgage lenders, targeting low-income students of color, falsely advertising a quality education at a fraction of the cost and time of a traditional institution.” “President Obama’s proposal to limit how much debt students can
NAACP Interim President Lorraine C. Miller amass while attending for-profit institutions is a step in the right direction,” Miller continued. “Between 2004 and 2010, black enrollment in forprofit bachelor’s programs grew by a whopping 264 percent, compared to a 24 percent increase in black enrollment in public fouryear programs. Institutions of higher education should not be allowed to prey on students who are simply trying to do what is right. In this country, education should be a vehicle to success not distress.”
The portrait of the American student buried under a crippling load of homework has been way overblown in news articles, argues a new report from the Brookings Institution, a Washingtonbased think tank. Homework loads have actually been stable over the last 30 years, despite front-page reports of overworked kids and a centuryold "war on homework," according to the report, one of three released Tuesday by Brookings' Brown Center on Education Policy. The study relies on federal surveys of students before they took the National Assessment of Educational Progress, a parental survey by MetLife, and University of California, Los Angeles's Higher Education Research Institute survey of college freshmen.
The image of kids drowning in homework has been swirling for years. In 1900, Ladies Home Journal editor Edward Bok called homework "A National Crime at the Feet of Parents," resulting in what the new study's author, Tom Loveless, called "an anti-homework campaign ... that grew into a national crusade."
In 1901, California banned homework for any student younger than 15. More recently, major publications have joined the war on homework, arguing it hurts students -- in part, said Loveless, due to the No Child Left Behind Act's focus on student performance. Last fall, The HOMEWORK, See page 12A
Camarillo, Calif. – CSU Channel Islands (CI) will host a statewide twoday conference highlighting successful efforts to prevent alcohol, tobacco and drug abuse among students. The 2014 CSU Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs (ATOD) Educational Conference, “Forecasting the Future: Intervention Today, Prevention Tomorrow,” will take place Thursday, April 3, and Friday, April 4, on the CI campus. The conference brings together students, staff and faculty from all 23 CSU campuses, as well as participants from the University of California campuses, community college campuses, and the community, to share ideas, activities, and promising practices in preventing substance
abuse among students. The annual event, being hosted for the first time by CI, is expected to draw 250 to 300 registered participants, making it the largest in the conference’s 13-year history. It has already exceeded records for the number of registered program presenters and submissions. The conference will feature opening keynote remarks by CI President Richard R. Rush and a closing address by acclaimed Oscarwinning actor, author and philanthropist Louis Gossett Jr. Gossett will share his poignant story of film, TV and theatre success, behindthe-scenes struggles with racism, alcohol and drug addiction, and his renewed purpose as founder of the Eracism Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated
to stamping out racism and mentoring troubled youths. Scott and Julia Starkey, founders of the national program Aware Awake Alive, will also join in the conference. After losing their son Carson to alcohol poisoning in a fraternity hazing ritual, the Starkeys formed Aware Awake Alive to bring alcohol awareness and education programs to schools nationwide and prevent others from suffering a similar tragedy. Over the two-day conference, colleges and universities from around the state will share successful programs, lessons learned and plans for the future. A variety of topics will be covered, including alcohol and tobacco abuse prevention, bystander intervention and mental health issues. CI, See page 12A
Students Probably Do Less Homework Than You Think
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NAACP Statement on Obama Administration Proposal to Regulate For-Profit Colleges
CI to Host Statewide Conference on Student Substance Abuse Prevention
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McSwain 26. Lori Loughlin, on Summerland 28. Niece on Uncle Buck 29. Strange 30. Hollywood’s West 35. Jean Carol, on Guiding Light 37. Vicki Lawrence role 39. Big Valley servant 41. Emergency!’s Dr. Joe _____ 42. Irate 43. Mimic 44. _____ Carey 46. Deep Space Nine actor Eisenberg 47. Decide, Judge Judystyle 48. Robert of The Brady Bunch 50. Ernie Bilko, e.g. (abbr.) Answers on page 12A