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For Students, Shrinking State Spending Is Increasing Competition for College Slots College applicants are facing one of the toughest years ever to gain admission to the nation’s public colleges and universities as schools grapple with deep budget cuts and record numbers of applications.

POV: Community Colleges Can Create a True College Community One of the common misconceptions of the Internet-filled world in which we live in is the idea that community is everywhere around us.

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NEXT EDITION PREVIEW: Vet Tech New technologies are revolutionizing the field of veterinary medicine. Not only are they improving pet health, but they are also creating new jobs for trained veterinary technicians (or vet techs) credentialed by accredited programs at veterinary technician schools located throughout the country.

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Arkansas Company’s Tuition Pledge Boosts College Enrollment The three-year-old El Dorado Promise has opened up opportunities that once were closed to many students at the south Arkansas city’s public high school.

Colo. Lawmakers Backing Away from Indian Treaty on Education Colorado lawmakers are considering a bill that would cut $1.8 million in funding each year for Native American students attending Fort Lewis College in Durango and could violate a 99-year-old Indian treaty.

Early Passion Turned Into Lifelong Teaching Career From the time he was 8, Ted Fellers knew he wanted to be a teacher. In his small Dawson County country school, his teacher assigned him to help some of the younger students with their lessons.

Ivy Tech Taking Over Education Classes in Indiana Penitentiaries The Indiana Department of Correction plans to shed the jobs of 118 teachers for GED, literacy and vocational classes at prisons by turning those programs over to Ivy Tech Community College.

MONE TREE: Alabama Governor Candidates Eye Gambling To Boost Education Funding Candidates for governor have agreed that a funding crisis looms for public education and offered a range of solutions, including a tax on gambling, a change in drawing up budgets and financial belt-tightening.

MONEY TREE:
Gov. Haley Barbour has let key lawmakers know how he proposes to cut $413 million from the state’s $5 billion budget, and some of them are worried that it cuts too deeply in the wrong places.

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Perdue’s Focus Includes Poorly Prepared NC High School Grads Beverly Perdue says she’s resolute about raising the high school graduation rate because nearly 30 percent of the ninth-graders still don’t cross the stage to get a diploma in four years.

TECHNOLOGY TODAY: An Unseen, Underreported War Is Raging on the Internet We are under cyberattack. That’s a strong statement, but it’s not meant to be alarmist.

Tenn. Lawmakers Approve Higher Education Overhaul The state House and Senate has passed Gov. Phil Bredesen’s plan for overhauling the state’s higher education system to improve Tennessee’s poor graduation rate at community colleges and four-year schools.

Wisconsin Veterans Face Maze To Claim Education Benefits Wisconsin veterans must navigate a bureaucratic maze this semester to continue receiving state and federal benefits to pay for their college.

New technologies are revolutionizing the field of veterinary medicine. Not only are they improving pet health, but they are also creating new jobs for trained veterinary technicians (or vet techs) credentialed by accredited programs at veterinary technician schools located throughout the country.

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