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TABS Takes Home ‘Council’s Choice’ in 2010 Gold Circle Award Competition

8/23/2010

LOS ANGELES—The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS) was selected as the 2010 Council’s Choice winner, the “best-of-the-best” from among all 2010 Gold Circle Award competition winners, by the ASAE Communication Section Council.


Learner-in-Chief: Leading in 21st century education

8/8/2010

Jonathon Martin from ConnectedPrincipals.com talks about learning and leadership.


BoardingSchools.com Receives More Accolades

7/30/2010

The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS) announced today that its website, boardingschools.com, is the recipient of a 2010 Gold Circle Award (GCA) for Excellence in the General Association Website category.


First-Ever Virtual Boarding School Expos Hitting the Web Fall 2010

7/15/2010

Drumroll please! TABS is excited to announce that it will be hosting first-ever virtual Boarding School Expos October 5, October 24 and December 1. Families interested in learning about boarding schools can attend online for free. Registration is now open at www.boardingschoolexpos.com.


TABS Announces Brand New Associate Membership Program

7/1/2010

TABS is delighted to introduce its brand new Associate Membership program, designed for those individuals and organizations – not eligible for traditional school membership – which serve, study, or otherwise are deeply involved in the TABS community of schools.


NCGS Offers Strategic Leadership Institute: Inspiring Women to Lead More Effectively

6/2/2010

A two and a half day professional development program for aspiring leaders, tailored to women interested in Heads positions.


Klingenstein announces Benedict Foundation Master’s Degree Scholarship 2010-2011

4/23/2010

Fellowships are made available through a challenge grant from the Benedict Foundation and matching funds from Klingenstein alumni.


TABS View: Boarding Schools Celebrate Earth Day at 40

4/22/2010

TABS asks schools to share their Earth Day celebrations and activities.


TABS Member Schools Excel in New England Math Competition

4/22/2010

Nine of the TABS member schools were among the top 12!


TABS Website Nominated for International Webby Award Among Nearly 10,000 Entries

4/14/2010

The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS) announced today that its website has been nominated for a Webby Award. The TABS site, BoardingSchools.com, is one of five worldwide nominees in the category of Best Association Website.


Boarding Schools Produce High Concentration of Rhodes Scholars

3/22/2010

In the United States, a remarkably high percentage of Rhodes Scholars are boarding school alumni.


Green Cup Challenge Born in Boarding Schools

3/12/2010

In the drive to make schools more environmentally responsible, college prep boarding schools are leading the way.


Announcing Edward M. Kowalchick Memorial Fund

2/25/2010

In collaboration with the Kowalchick Family, the IECA Foundation has launched the Edward M.Kowalchick Memorial Fund


Study Abroad Programs Not Just for College Students Anymore

2/2/2010

Service-oriented study abroad trend emerging in college prep boarding schools


In Language Curriculum, Boarding Schools Look Forward, Yet Hold Fast

1/31/2010

College prep boarding schools incorporate new language offerings to adapt to a changing world.


TABS Offers Personalized 2009-2010 NowBoarding Magazine

1/7/2010

TABS has had such a wonderful response to the 2009-2010 NowBoarding Magazine & Directory, that we're offering personalized reprints to aid in student recruiting.


Thomas E. Wilcox Receives 2009 Ruzicka Compass Award

12/22/2009

The 2009 Ruzicka Compass Premier Leadership Award was presented to Thomas E. Wilcox at the TABS Annual Conference in Chicago on December 4.


TABS Issues New Strategic Plan

11/3/2009

Strategic Plan for 2009-2012 sets forth new framework and ambitious goals.


TABS Media Campaign Kicks Off

10/29/2009

The TABS Board has approved a pilot online media campaign for North America, launching in phases over the next several weeks.


2009 Asia Boarding Schools Fairs

9/27/2009

Now in its fifteenth year, the Asia Fairs bring together families and representatives from boarding schools across the United States, Canada, and abroad.


Announcing...

8/17/2009

The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS) has launched an all-new BoardingSchools.com, the web’s best resource for all things boarding school.


TABS Launches Facebook and Twitter feeds

6/10/2009

You can now follow The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS) on Facebook and Twitter. The expanded web presence of the Asheville-based organization complements the launch of an all-new BoardingSchools.com, the web’s leading resource for information about boarding schools and boarding school life.


Date Article Source
9/7/2010 Junior Liana Hinds Helps Trinidad Tobago To Historic World Cup Victory Loomis Chaffee School
Loomis Chaffee junior Liana Hinds, playing in the FIFA World Cup Under 17 Women's Tournament in Trinidad, helped her country win its first ever World Cup soccer match when she scored the second goal in their 2-1 victory over Chile.
 
8/31/2010 Milton Academy's Colin Cheney ’96 Wins Prestigious National Literary Award Milton Academy
Colin Cheney ’96 was awarded a prestigious 2010 Pushcart Prize—a prize that has honored some of America’s foremost writers since 1976—for his poem “Lord God Bird.”
 
8/30/2010 HPA Introduces Semester at Sea Hawaii Preparatory Academy
Hawaii Preparatory Academy students in grades 10 through 12 can experience a global learning adventure through a new semester at sea pre-college program.
 
8/29/2010 Mind the Gap: Meaghan's Global Citizen Year Middlesex School
Middlesex grad, Meaghan Lueck ’10, decides to spend a gap year in the Global Citizen Year program.
 
8/27/2010 President Obama Awards Liz Putnam '51 the Citizens Medal Miss Porter's School
On August 4, Ancient Elizabeth Cushman Putnam '51 was awarded the 2010 Presidential Citizens Medal from President Barack Obama at a ceremony at the White House.
 
8/25/2010 Students take service learning to next level The Webb School
Inspired by The Webb School’s service learning program, seniors Autumn Wright and Phoenix Wyatt volunteered a portion of their summers to help save the sea turtle.
 
8/19/2010 Mr. Locke goes to Washington Telegram.com
Robert Locke of Worcester, a senior at Worcester Academy, recently served a three-week term as a page in the House of Representatives in Washington, D.C. Robert was sponsored by U.S. Rep. James P. McGovern, D-Worcester.
 
8/19/2010 Saint Andrew's School Debuts International Baccalaureate August 23 Saint Andrew's School
Saint Andrew’s School proudly announces that on August 23, 2010, it will open its doors to become Palm Beach County’s newest fully accredited International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (DP) World School.
 
8/19/2010 Asheville School Shows Increased Enrollment for 4th Consecutive Year Asheville School
For the fourth year in a row, Asheville School has opened the school year with a new enrollment record. The 110-year-old institution will celebrate Opening Day on Sunday, August 22 by welcoming 266 students to school, 83 of whom are new students.
 
8/18/2010 Hun School of Princeton Student Receives Dream Ticket to Audition for American Idol The Hun School of Princeton
Avery Epstein ’10, recent graduate of The Hun School of Princeton, auditioned for American Idol in Disney World during the Class of 2010 Senior Trip.
 
8/18/2010 Saint Andrew's School Student Receives Equestrian Bronze Medal Saint Andrew's School
Hannah Patten '16 competed in the 2010 US Equestrian Federation Pony Finals National Championship in Lexington, KY.
 
8/12/2010 Spencer Recognized with The Congressional Award Gold Medal Hargrave Military Academy
Hargrave Military Academy alumni James Spencer was awarded The Congressional Award Gold Medal on Wednesday, June 23, 2010, at the Gold Medal Ceremony hosted in Washington, D.C.
 
8/2/2010 The Hill School's Anthony Ferrara '10 recognized for National Greek Exam performance The Hill School
Anthony Ferrara '10 of Spring City, Pa. achieved a near perfect score on the National Greek Exam and was honored with a Gold Medal as well as the Summa Cum Laude title for his exceptional performance on the exam.
 
7/30/2010 Drew Catanese '00 publishes finance book Suffield Academy
Drew Catanese '00 recently finished writing and publishing a book about personal finance, entitled 'A Pathway to Financial Independence for Young Adults'.
 
7/30/2010 Andrew Wheating is the fourth-fastest 1,500 meter runner in U.S. history OregonLive.com
Kimball Union Academy alum, Andy Wheating '06, became the fourth-fastest 1,500-meter runner in United States history.
 
7/30/2010 Suffield Academy's Drew Cantanese '00 publishes finance book Suffield Academy
Drew Catanese '00 recently finished writing and publishing a book about personal finance, entitled 'A Pathway to Financial Independence for Young Adults'.
 
7/28/2010 The Age of Laura Linney The New York Times
Great profile of Northfield Mount Hermon alum, Laura Linney '82, star of the upcoming Showtime series "The Big C."
 
7/28/2010 AFA Alumna Makes 50 Most Beautiful People Admiral Farragut Academy
Ashley Patterson '02, AFA alum, is more than just beauty.
 
7/27/2010 Milton Hershey School teacher named top young agriculture teacher in Pennsylvani PennLive.com
Nicholas Isenberg, an agriculture teacher at the Milton Hershey School, has been named the best young agriculture teacher in Pennsylvania by the National Association of Agricultural Educators.
 
7/27/2010 Buck Rogers Bikes on California College Tour The McCallie School
Buck Rogers, McCallie’s Director of College Guidance, visited 13 colleges and universities in California in early July, all on a bicycle.
 
7/27/2010 Recruiting Roundup: Quint's 'hidden gems' from the ESPN Rise games InsideLacrosse.com
Defenseman Ryan Everson, Culver Academies '10, called a "hidden gem" by Inside Lacrosse.
 
7/24/2010 Knox Sophomore Jim Liu Wins U.S. Junior Amateur Golf Championship The Knox School
Fourteen-year-old Jim Liu, of Smithtown, N.Y., claimed the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship on Saturday afternoon and became the youngest winner in the 63 years of the tournament.
 
7/15/2010 Jackson Named Theatre Teacher of the Year St. Andrew’s-Sewanee School
Robie Jackson, St. Andrew’s-Sewanee School Performing Arts Coordinator, was recently honored as the 2010 Teacher of the Year in Theatre by the Tennessee Governor’s School for the Arts.
 
7/14/2010 Outstanding Result for Branksome Runner Branksome Hall
Branksome runner Elizabeth Whelan continued her year of achievement by placing third in the Women’s 1500m at the 2010 Canadian Junior Championships and World Junior Trials.
 
7/12/2010 Klingenstein Scholar Geoff Evans Awarded Full Tuition Scholarship to Attend Columbia University’s Teachers College The Hun School
Hun School faculty member Geoff Evans received confirmation in June 2010 that he was awarded a full tuition scholarship to attend Columbia University’s prestigious Klingenstein Center.
 
7/8/2010 Exeter student to compete in Girls Mathematical Olympiad SeaCoastOnline
Exeter resident Adisa Kruayatidee, a rising senior at Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, NH, has been named to the U.S. team scheduled to participate in this year's China Girls Mathematical Olympiad (CGMO).
 
7/7/2010 Chaminade High building a $7.4M performing arts center Daily News - Los Angeles
Chaminade College Preparatory School is building a $7.4 million performing arts center at the heart of its West Hills campus, providing a first-rate venue for its music, dance and drama programs, officials said Wednesday.
 
7/7/2010 Branksome Hall to Open a School on Jeju Island, South Korea MarketWire
On July 7, Jeju Free International City Development Center (JDC) Chairman & CEO Byon Jong-il will sign a Co-operative Venture Agreement (CVA) with Branksome Hall to establish an overseas campus of the world-renowned Toronto independent school.
 
7/6/2010 Milton Hershey School Awarded Ladies' Home Journal 'Do Good' Stamp PR Newswire
Milton Hershey School® (MHS) recently received the Ladies' Home Journal "Do Good" stamp in recognition of the School's 100th anniversary of providing life-changing opportunities to children in need.
 
7/3/2010 Long ride delivers lessons back home Billings Gazette
Izzy Cohan, Gould Academy '11, rides bicycle cross-crountry for charity and shares his experiences with summer studies back home at school.
 
7/2/2010 Howard Represents Brentwood's Rowing Club at the 2010 Henley Royal Regatta Brentwood College School
Malcolm Howard, Class of 2001, is representing the Brentwood College Rowing Club at the 2010 Henley Royal Regatta in the Diamond Challenge Sculls.
 
6/30/2010 St. Anne's-Belfield School Honored for Employing Refugees NewsPlex.com
The International Rescue Committee in Charlottesville honors a business every year that helps local refugees. This year, the Employer Leadership Award goes to St. Anne's-Belfield School, which employed four Bhutanese refugees this spring.
 
6/30/2010 School gets $45K grant to install solar panels Newbury Port News
The Governor's Academy has received a $45,610 stimulus funding award to place solar panels on top of its alumni gymnasium.
 
6/30/2010 Hawaii Preparatory Academy Energy Laboratory ArchDaily.com
High school science building dedicated to the study of alternative energy, the new Energy Lab at Hawaii Preparatory Academy functions as a zero-net-energy, fully sustainable building.
 
6/29/2010 NHS Announces iPad Pilot Program for All Ninth Graders The New Hampton School
New Hampton School is pleased to announce the introduction of an iPad pilot program for incoming ninth-grade students beginning in September.
 
6/28/2010 Bolles Wins 15th Sunshine Cup All-Sports Award The Bolles School
The Bolles School claimed the top overall and boys’ awards in the 3A private classification in the final 2009-10 Floyd E. Lay Sunshine Cup All-Sports Awards point standings. This marks the 15th year that Bolles has won the Sunshine Cup, earning the award for 11 consecutive years from 1995-2005 and
 
6/19/2010 Academy students head to Singapore for robotic competition TMCNet.com
Recent Mercersburg Academy graduate Darius Glover and soon-to-be senior Brandon Adams will be testing the skills of the robots they've built when they compete at RoboCup Junior in Singapore.
 
6/10/2010 Baylor School Student Named Best Entry From Tennessee In National Peace Essay Contest TheChattanoogna.com
The U.S. Institute of Peace announced that Doreen Xu, a student at Baylor School, wrote Tennessee's winning essay in the 23rd National Peace Essay Contest.
 
6/8/2010 Alum is Youngest Ellis Island Award Recipient McCallie School
McCallie School alum, Jordan Thomas '07 was recently named the youngest-ever recipient of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor.
 
6/7/2010 Wyoming Seminary grad makes U.S. history aboard Navy submarine fleet CitizensVoice.com
Jessica Wilcox, Wyoming Seminary grad, will join the pioneering group of women after a Navy policy change in April that opened the door for them to serve aboard submarines for the first time in 100 years.
 
6/2/2010 A clean sweep for CMA lacrosse The Pilot News
The Culver Military Academy boys lacrosse team won its fourth straight state championship.
 
6/2/2010 Senior Leaves a Printed Legacy Days Prior to Commencement The Hun School of Princeton
The Hun School of Princeton International student Fatema AlGharbi ’10 of Bahrain recently wrote about the international student experience at The Hun School of Princeton for her official Senior Project.
 
5/28/2010 Fay School dormitories awarded LEED Gold Certification New England Real Estate Journal
The Fay School dormitories were awarded the LEED Gold Certification for their sustainable design and performance, as well as using the 'green' features to teach.
 
5/27/2010 Lake Forest Academy Students Take Top Prizes in National Spanish Exam TribLocal.com
Two Lake Forest Academy students take first prize in Spanish III and Spanish II.
 
5/27/2010 Matthew Fox, Deerfield Grad, talks about his experience on hit TV show, Lost The Scroll
Matthew Fox, Deerfield Class of ’94, stars in the popular television series Lost. The Scroll was lucky enough to get an exclusive interview with the star before the end of the series.
 
5/26/2010 Phillips Exeter Academy Students Win National Scholastic Art, Writing Awards, Scholarships NH.com
Exonians Honored at Carnegie Hall Awards Ceremony in New York City
 
5/25/2010 Two Andover Students Named to 2010 U.S. Physics Team Andover Phillips Academy
3,300 students nationwide competed for 20 spots, 2 were earned by TABS member school students
 
5/21/2010 Student's essays win $10,000 prize Traverse City Record-Eagle
An Interlochen student won a prestigious writing award for her portfolio of three nonfiction essays.
 
5/20/2010 Christchurch School Sailors and Stickmen are State Champs! Christchurch School
It was sheer magic as the CCS lacrosse team battled back from a 4-goal deficit to triumph over Highland School of Warrenton and win the VA D-2 state championship at Norfolk Academy on Saturday, May 15.
 
5/19/2010 Webb School founder 'strolls' campus again The Daily News Journal
Art instructor Mike Quinn reunited with his longtime friend Wayne White recently to create living art at The Webb School's Bell Buckle campus.
 
5/18/2010 Girls Lacrosse Ranked No. 1 Among New England Preps Loomis Chaffee
The Loomis Chaffee girls lacrosse team recently achieved a No. 1 New England prep school ranking by LaxPower.com.
 
5/18/2010 Victoire pour Louisa French au Concours du Consulat Français Middlesex School
Five Middlesex students placed among the top 10 finalists in the New England French Contest, which drew more than 500 contestants in March.
 
5/18/2010 Girls Lacrosse Wins State Championship Peddie School
The top-seeded Peddie girls lacrosse team captured its first N.J. Prep A championship since 2003 and just its second-ever with an 11-9 win over Princeton Day School at the new Turf Field on a beautiful Monday afternoon.
 
5/17/2010 Cooper Helps Tabor Academy win New England High School Team Racing Championships SailingNetworks.com
Bermudian freshman Mackenzie Cooper assisted the Tabor Academy Seawolves in winning the Mark Trophy yesterday in Cambridge Massachusetts.
 
5/16/2010 Boys' Track and Field wins the New England Championship Suffield Academy
On Saturday, May 15, the boys’ track and field team traveled to Byfield, Massachusetts and won the New England prep School Division II Championship for the second consecutive year.
 
5/14/2010 Asheville School Launches Clean Propane Mower Program With Blossman Gas PR Newswire
Asheville School in North Carolina is greening its lawn care services with three propane-powered mowers, thanks in part to an alumnus and a unique propane supply program provided by Blossman Gas.
 
5/14/2010 Distinguished Alum Returns to Campus: Stephen Greer ‘87 Pomfret School
On Wednesday, May 5th, Stephen Greer ’87 returned to campus to speak in Hard Auditorium.
 
5/12/2010 Sandy Springs Friends honored for being green Gazette.net
Piles of compost, a community garden, biodiesel fuel and a little faith went a long way in helping Sandy Spring Friends School being named one of the most environmentally friendly educational institutions on earth.
 
5/12/2010 Middle and Upper School Students Assist with Project in Nagoya, Japan Hawai'i Preparatory Academy
For the eighth year, HPA students—six Middle School and one Upper School—assisted in a satellite tagging project in cooperation with NOAA and the Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium.
 
5/12/2010 Rossano Makes History Salisbury School
Dr. Geoffrey Rossano, a member of the Salisbury School History Department since 1982, is making a bit of history himself this year.
 
5/12/2010 Howe changes its name kpcnews.com
Howe Military School has returned to its roots by restoring one of the early names of the school, The Howe School.
 
5/10/2010 Baylor Wins School's First Lacrosse State Championship Baylor School
Baylor scored three unanswered goals in the final seven minutes to take a 9-6 win over Ensworth and earn the school's first state championship in boys lacrosse Sunday.
 
5/9/2010 Lacrosse Wins 10th State Championship McCallie School
McCallie defeated Memphis University School, 8-1, on Sunday to become the 2010 Tennessee Scholastic Lacrosse Association Division 1 Champion.
 
5/5/2010 Watsonville School Charges Into High-Tech Age KSBW
One Central Coast High School is charging into the high-tech age, ditching textbooks for Apple's new gadget.
 
5/3/2010 TMI Latin students earn national honors PR Log
The Episcopal School of Texas have received highest national honors for their achievement in the study of Latin.
 
5/3/2010 Alum One of TIME's 100 Most Influential People In the World Cranbrook.edu
Tim Westergren, C '84, has been named by TIME Magazine as one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World for 2010.
 
5/3/2010 St. Andrew's boys' win state championship Sun-Sentinel
Heavily favored St. Andrew's blew a four-goal lead Saturday in the FHSAA Water Polo Finals, and that's when coach Eugenio Almeneiros told a story.
 
4/29/2010 Astronaut Payette represents spirit of Balmoral's 'Yes She Can' award Winnipeg Free Press
Students at Balmoral Hall School are preparing for an out-of-this-world experience next week.
 
4/29/2010 Jim Morgan Earns National Coach of the Year Honors TheChattanoogan.com
Two months after announcing his retirement as Baylor wrestling coach and Jim Morgan is still receiving awards.
 
4/28/2010 Phillips Exeter Academy Students Win Writing Awards, Scholarships Exeter.edu
Three Phillips Exeter Academy students were awarded Regional and National Honors in this year’s Scholastic Art and Writing Awards Showcase—an annual publication and virtual gallery that highlights nationally recognized work.
 
4/19/2010 Brentwood Hosts Largest High School Rowing Regatta In North America Brentwood College School News
Every April, an average of 50 rowing clubs and over 1500 high school rowers travel to Mill Bay, British Columbia, Canada for the biggest high school rowing event on the continent.
 
4/6/2010 Looking Back: The First American Broadway Musical Performed in China Loomis Chaffee School
Dean Adams, director of the NEO Theater from 1982-1989, lead his cast and crew on a ground breaking, 19-day journey to Qingdao and Jinan, China during March break of 1987.
 
4/5/2010 Peace Walk from Tennessee to the United Nations stops at Olney Friends School The Daily Jeffersonian
Olney Friends School hosted the Cincinnati-based group Footprints for Peace recently. The group was passing through southeastern Ohio on its way from Oak Ridge, Tenn., to the United Nations office in New York City to promote a world free of nuclear weapons.
 
4/3/2010 Peddie claims coveted girls hoops title Peddie.org
This is the coveted title the Peddie girls basketball team is wearing after dismantling Oak Hill Academy (Va.), 60-44, Saturday afternoon at Coppin State University in Baltimore. The game was broadcast nationally on ESPN2 and the Falcons did not disappoint.
 
3/29/2010 Brentwood's Pops Orchestra invited to Nationals! Brentwood College School News
Brentwood's Pops Orchestra band was among the contenders at Port Alberni Secondary as a part of the Vancouver Island Band Festival.
 
3/25/2010 New Hampton School Authorized as International Baccalaureate Diploma School New Hampton School
New Hampton School is now the only New England boarding school authorized to award the prestigious International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma (www.ibo.org). The School recently received official confirmation from the IB, which includes more than 2,800 schools in 138 countries.
 
3/23/2010 Two Tibetan students to be selected for Wasatch Scholarship 2010 TibetCustom.com
The Department of Education of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) in collaboration with Wasatch Academy is conducting tests for Tibetan students to study four-year high school at Wasatch Academy, Utah, US.
 
3/23/2010 Student author awaits next chapter Monterey Herald
Alex Welton said he didn't take a day off during the nine weeks he spent writing his first novel. At least five hours a day, he was either typing or doing research for his tale set in war-torn Eastern Europe.
 
3/17/2010 Cranbrook Student Wins National Art Award Cranbrook Schools
Cranbrook Kingswood Upper School student Peyton North, class of ’11, won the prestigious National American Visions Medal in The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards competition.
 
3/13/2010 Vermont Academy Blog: Green Is Sexy
For March, we’re taking our CFL spotlight to the schools and shining it on one very eco-conscious place, Vermont Academy.
 
3/7/2010 Prep Basketball: Pomfret captures NEPSAC title, completes perfect season Norwich Bulletin
Pomfret School center Zenab Keita found it hard to put the words together. Czarina Hutchins was so overwhelmed, she lay down in the middle of the basketball court as people jumped all around her in celebration.
 
3/3/2010 Model United Nations TASIS - England
Each year, students from around the world research solutions to the various problems of the world, prepare their cases and arguments, all in anticipation of the Model United Nations that takes place each year in The Hague (THIMUN), Singapore, and in the United States.
 
3/3/2010 Westover School Dedicates New Solar Electric System Voices
Westover School dedicated its new 158kW solar electric (photovoltaic) system Friday, February 26, and celebrated the successful, student-led Green Cup Challenge effort to reduce energy use on the campus.
 
3/2/2010 CRMS student wins state Shakespeare Monologue Competition and is headed to NYC CRMS Blog
“NEW YORK IS CALLING.” Congratulations to Caelina Eldred-Thielen, who took first place this weekend at the State Shakespeare Monologue Competition at the University of Denver.
 
3/1/2010 Gould Snowboarder Heads to Premiere Pro Event - the US Open Gould Academy
Gould Academy’s Lauren Tamposi of Hollis, New Hampshire has qualified to compete against some of the best snowboarders in the country at the Burton US Open Series at Stratton Mountain, Vermont.
 
2/25/2010 Ross Institute praised by Bhutanese government The Daily Tell
The Ross Institute for Advanced Study and Innovation in Education, a New York-based not-for-profit school, is doing good things by teaching its students about cultures from all across the world.
 
2/17/2010 Midland School students install campus solar panels Santa Ynez Valley News
Sophomore students at Midland School spent the last week getting muddy while installing an array of solar panels at the northeast end of the campus near Los Olivos.
 
2/17/2010 Two EHS Track & Field Athletes Are State Champions Episcopal High School
The boys and girls track and field teams headed to Richmond, Va., on Saturday, Feb. 13, to compete in the Virginia Independent Schools State Championships.
 
2/16/2010 Alex Welton Receives Invitation From Obama Administration Stevenson School
The Obama Administration and the Department of Education has invited senior Alex Welton to apply to be a Presidential Scholar.
 
2/10/2010 PA Archaeologist Awarded National Geographic Society Grant Andover.edu
Donald Slater will pioneer mission to ancient Maya caves
 
2/8/2010 CRMS graduate blazes Winter Olympic ski trail, for Ethiopia AspenDailyNews.com
On the streets of Ethiopia’s capital city, the blur of a lithe, dreadlocked figure cruising by on roller skis had become unusually common in recent days.
 
2/8/2010 Balmoral Hall School faces off against Swiss Olympic Team CB Online
It was a night to remember Friday evening at the Dakota Community Centre in Winnipeg, and a once in a lifetime opportunity for the Balmoral Hall School (BH) Blazers Prep Hockey players, as they played against the Swiss Women's Olympic team in preparation for the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games.
 
2/7/2010 Ivy walls and basketballs Concord Monitor
The arc of their basketball careers began together during their Gilford childhood. For Patrick Saunders and Kirk Crecco, that beginning was as sweet as the jump shot both would later develop, their basketball lives launching like a ball perfectly released from soft fingertips.
 
2/5/2010 Temple Grandin, Hampshire Country School Alumna, Subject of HBO Movie AdmissionsQuest
Autistic; she thinks in pictures; she has difficulty reading social situations with people; author; and noted large animal veterinarian.
 
1/27/2010 Innovative New Major Debuts at Interlochen Arts Academy PR Web
Beginning in the 2010-11 academic year, Interlochen Arts Academy will offer a major in comparative arts.
 
1/27/2010 Landmark Scores Big in 2010 Boston Globe Scholastic Art Awards LandmarkSchool.org
Landmark High School students received an impressive 23 Gold and Silver Keys and Honorable Mentions from the 2010 Boston Globe Scholastic Art Awards.
 
1/20/2010 Bloustein Scholars named Peddie.org
Peddie is proud to announce that 13 seniors were selected as Edward J. Bloustein Distinguished Scholars in the Garden State Scholarship Program.
 
1/20/2010 Nine Students Receive Awards in Scholastic Art Competition AshevilleSchool.org
Nine Asheville School students recently received awards in the 2010 Western North Carolina Regional Scholastic Art Awards held at the Asheville Art Museum.
 
1/19/2010 Bolles student from Ponte Vedra wins honor Jacksonville.com
Ponte Vedra Beach resident Walker Wulbern has received Congressional citations for helping refugee families resettle in Florida, among other initiatives.
 
1/18/2010 Lawrenceville School Receives $60 Million Gift From Former English Teacher Philanthropy News Digest
The Lawrenceville School in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, has announced a $60 million bequest from the estate of Henry C. Woods, a member of the class of '40 and a former English teacher and trustee at the school, and his wife, Janie ('40).
 
1/11/2010 New college to bring life back to old school MassLive.com
Northfield-Mount Hermon School has delivered on its promise.
 
12/16/2009 Northfield Campus nmhschool.org
On December 16, Northfield Mount Hermon announced that Hobby Lobby had purchased the Northfield campus, where C.S. Lewis Foundation will establish C.S. Lewis College. The move ensures the preservation of historic campus landmarks and that the beloved campus will continue as a center of education and
 
11/13/2009 Hun School Entrepreneur Launches Social Network Site HunSchool.org
Herwig Konings ’11 considers himself something of an entrepreneur. The Hun School junior, in an effort to provide an open forum for networking and collaboration between other entrepreneurs, launched discoverastartupidea.com (DASI) on Wednesday, November 4th.
 
11/10/2009 Milton Hershey School Designated a 'Promise Place' by America's Promise Alliance PR Newswire
Milton Hershey School (MHS) today announced that they have been designated a Promise Place by America's Promise Alliance (the Alliance).
 
10/28/2009 Olympic Torch lights Trinity College School The Independent
A handful of Trinity College School (TCS) students will join 12,000 other Canadians in carrying the Olympic torch leading up to the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games.
 
10/21/2009 Avon Old Farms School Unveils the Largest Solar Installation at a Private School in New England PressReleasePoint.com
The Avon Old Farms School celebrated their newly installed 205kW solar electric system, which is the largest operating solar array of any private school in Connecticut and all of New England.
 
10/14/2009 Chatham Hall Receives Largest Gift in History of Girls' Schools PR Newswire
Chatham Hall, an internationally renowned girls' boarding school, has received a $31 million gift from the estate of alumna Elizabeth Beckwith Nilsen, Class of 1931. This is the largest single gift to any girls' independent school.
 
10/1/2009 Midland School Awarded California's Highest Environmental Honor Midland School
Midland School received a 2009 Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Award (GEELA).
 
9/22/2009 Hotchkiss’ Two 2009 MacArthur Fellows The Hotchiss School
Two of the 24 MacArthur Fellows for 2009 are Hotchkiss alumni: Rodney R. H. “Rackstraw” Downes ’58, a painter, and Theodore Zoli III ’84, a structural engineer. The selection of the 2009 Fellows was announced in September by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
 
8/28/2009 Brennan Bits brennanblog.edublogs.org
New Head of School Sean Brennan will chronicle his first 100 days right here on BrennanBits starting this September!
 
8/13/2009 Kents Hill's College Counseling Director Elected as President Elect New England Association for College Admission Counseling Marketwire
Anne Richardson, Director of College Counseling at Kents Hill School, was recently elected as President Elect of the New England Association for College Admission Counseling (NEACAC).
 
8/2/2009 Woodside Priory keeps boarding school tradition San Francisco Chronicle
At the end of the school day, as their classmates pile into cars for the commute home, 50 students at the Woodside Priory, near Stanford University, turn and lug their backpacks uphill. These 30 high school boys and 20 girls are already home. They call themselves "the dormers,"...
 
8/2/2009 Brenau Academy debuts 'early college' option AccessNorthGA.com
Starting with the new school year, students who enroll at Brenau Academy by their 10th grade years will be able to graduate with both a high school diploma and enough credits to qualify for a two-year college degree from the Academy's sister higher education institution.
 
7/15/2009 Appleby College Students Head to China to Help Teach Tibetan Primary School Students Market Wire (press release) – USA
Thirteen Appleby College students and teachers will be travelling to China on Friday, July 17 with the ...
 
6/19/2009 American Hebrew Academy Gets $5 Million Gift Jewish Federation (via Google Alerts)
Philanthropist Michael Steinhardt recently donated $5 million to the American Hebrew Academy, one of the largest single gifts in the academy's history...
 
Date Article Source
9/6/2010 Forget What You Know About Good Study Habits The New York Times
Research upends traditional thinking on study habits.
 
8/25/2010 A Shifting International Mix Inside Higher Ed
Chinese undergraduate enrollment has soared at U.S. universities in recent years and, as another academic year begins, the trend line shows no sign of reversing.
 
8/24/2010 Are Schools Ready for the Mobile Hot Spot? The Awakening of a Mind
Controlling Access or Teaching Teaching Access Skills
 
8/22/2010 Western Schools Sprout in South Korea The New York Times
Here on Jeju Island, famous for its tangerine groves, pearly beaches and honeymoon resorts, South Korea is conducting a bold educational experiment, one intended to bolster opportunity at home and attract investment from abroad.
 
8/20/2010 Knot in the apron strings Boston.com
For Mom, letting go of her college-bound son is never easy. And Dad is no help.
 
8/18/2010 A Record Number of High-School Graduates Pass ACT College-Readiness Benchmarks The Chronicle of Higher Ed
This year, a record-high percentage of high-school graduates who took the ACT met all four of the exam's college-readiness benchmarks—although the average composite score dipped slightly.
 
8/8/2010 How 'Race to the Top' is rewriting U.S. education Yahoo! News
When Education Secretary Arne Duncan inserted a half-page program description into the economic stimulus act last year, few except top Democratic leaders knew that it would create Race to the Top, a multibillion-dollar sweepstakes to overhaul U.S. schools that gave Duncan's department unprecedented
 
8/8/2010 Colleges Extend Conditional Admissions to Pull In More International Students The Chronicle of Higher Ed
Candidates with strong academic backgrounds but weak language skills find more options in the U.S.
 
8/1/2010 She Shoots, she scores Boston.com
What sports actually do for girls -- and for all of us
 
7/29/2010 A Purpose Greater than Oneself Miss Hall's School
Republishing Miss Hall's Head of School, Jeannie Norris's, NYT essay.
 
7/27/2010 The Case for $320,000 Kindergarten Teachers The New York Times
How much do your kindergarten teacher and classmates affect the rest of your life?
 
7/27/2010 Getting the Right Visa Financial Times
Attention to detail is vital when applying for a student visa.
 
7/23/2010 The Philosophy of the Montessori Method of Education NYC Private Schools Blog
The Montessori method of education is a popular technique that can be adapted to many education needs.
 
7/22/2010 How Social Networking Helps Teaching (and Worries Some Professors) The Chronicle of Higher Ed
Professors crowded into conference rooms here this week to learn how to use Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube in their classrooms, though some attendees raised privacy issues related to the hypersocial technologies.
 
7/18/2010 Academics the main lure of boarding schools AZ Central.com
Every boarding school is unique but academics remains the main lure.
 
7/12/2010 B&N Offers Students Free NOOKstudy eTextbook Software Fast Company
The free NOOKstudy application, a Mac- and PC-compatible program that lets students keep everything they need on their computer, from textbooks and class handouts, as well as making notes directly into their eTextbooks.
 
7/10/2010 The Creativity Crisis NewsWeek
For the first time, research shows that American creativity is declining. What went wrong—and how we can fix it.
 
7/2/2010 International Program Catches On in U.S. Schools The New York Times
The alphabet soup of college admissions is getting more complicated as the International Baccalaureate, or I.B., grows in popularity as an alternative to the better-known Advanced Placement program.
 
7/1/2010 Postcards From the ‘Tour d’Admission’ The New York Times
A group of college counselors set out on bicycles in a quest to find those schools that may best match our students’ needs, preferences and academic profiles.
 
6/28/2010 Prospects get schooled on colleges News-Press.com
Current and former college tennis players and coaches coach athletes on getting into college.
 
6/21/2010 Prep Classes for College Are Latest in Perks The New York Times
Discounted or even free advice on applying to college has emerged as a high-profile perk offered by companies.
 
6/17/2010 Top Ten Strengths and Experiences Colleges look for in High School Students IECA
[PDF] 2010 survey of independent college consultants has now been released; What Colleges are Really Looking for in Applicants
 
6/15/2010 Advanced Placement gives students a jump-start on college http://www.mlive.com/opinion/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2010/06/advanced_placement
Advanced Placement classes are a valuable way to prepare for higher education and get a jump-start on college credits. If you’re a parent who thinks your kid is headed to college, think AP.
 
6/15/2010 Employers Increasingly Expect Some Education After High School The New York Times
The number of jobs requiring at least a two-year associate’s degree will outpace the number of people qualified to fill those positions by at least three million in 2018.
 
5/26/2010 Finding the right prep school Greenwich-Post.com
Boarding school fairs can help you find the school that is best fit for you
 
5/24/2010 A Degree in Three The New York Times
It is considered the 'norm' to spend four years getting your degree, why can't it be done in three?
 
5/14/2010 The Eight Schools Association: Who? What? When? Where? Why? The News: Choate Rosemary Hall
n 1973, a group of heads from seven northeastern schools formed an informal organization for “the purpose of mutual support and collegiality” as the Article 1 of By-Laws for Eight Schools Association (ESA) states.
 
4/29/2010 What Parents Need to Know About Boarding Schools Forbes.com
Many parents find the concept of sending a child to boarding school upsetting; a child's adolescence is such a distinctively affective period that entrusting it to others seems wrong.
 
4/20/2010 College Admissions: Is A Liberal Arts Education Worth It? Accepted
Last weekend, I went to my college reunion. I walked the quads, gawked at the beautiful new buildings, and had discussions with my classmates about how much happier the current students looked.
 
4/18/2010 Alternate Path for Teachers Gains Ground The New York Times
Not long ago education schools had a virtual monopoly on the teaching profession. They dictated how and when people became teachers by offering coursework, arranging apprenticeships and granting master’s degrees.
 
4/16/2010 At Upstate Campus, Saving Energy Is Part of Dorm Life The New York Times
The Energy Star label, the federal government’s nod of approval for energy-efficient products, usually calls to mind household appliances like refrigerators and air-conditioners.
 
4/9/2010 One Million Acts of Green Earth Day Challenge GreenNexxus.com
To demonstrate the eco-power of this generation of students, GreenNexxus and the Green Schools Alliance are sponsoring the "Earth Day Challenge." This contest is open to all middle schools and high schools in the U.S. and Canada.
 
4/8/2010 An Open Mind The New York Times
At 83, Marian C. Diamond has been teaching anatomy at the University of California, Berkeley, for 50 years. Her class is so popular that it’s difficult for students to get in, though she holds court at the campus’s largest lecture hall, with room for 736.
 
3/30/2010 U.S. prep schools push to recruit foreign students The Washington Post
When Dixi Wu finished middle school in Kunming, China, last year, she had a hard decision to make. The skilled violinist and top-ranked student tested into one of the most competitive high schools in her province.
 
3/27/2010 The Boys Have Fallen Behind The New York Times
Around the globe, it’s mostly girls who lack educational opportunities. Even in the United States, many people still associate the educational “gender gap” with girls left behind in math.
 
3/25/2010 Why the popularity of international schools is soaring The Guardian Weekly
The International Baccalaureate’s popularity is growing, reports Stephen Hoare, not least because it has an exam system that is recognised around the world
 
3/23/2010 Could YouTube Be the New Essay in College Applications? U.S. News
The Flight of Jumbo stars a remote-controlled blue elephant helicopter created and flown by a high school student as an homage to Tufts University's school mascot. Whereas, GMU Song features a student singing an original song along with her ukulele about why she belongs at George Mason University.
 
3/10/2010 Panel Proposes Single Standard for All Schools The New York Times
A panel of educators convened by the nation’s governors and state school superintendents proposed a uniform set of academic standards on Wednesday, laying out their vision for what all the nation’s public school children should learn in math and English, year by year, from kindergarten to high schoo
 
3/4/2010 National Survey Suggests Students Gain Little Help from High School Counselors in College Search IECA Blog
A new national survey released yesterday by the non-profit research organization Public Agenda, and funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, paints a depressing picture of college advising.
 
3/3/2010 The case for grade translation The Daily Princetonian
We talk about grade deflation all the time. It’s just what we do as Princeton students.
 
3/2/2010 How Schools Are Using Twitter About.com
It has been fascinating to watch how schools are using Twitter. I started following about 200 hundred schools a year ago.
 
3/2/2010 Scholar’s School Reform U-Turn Shakes Up Debate The New York Times
Diane Ravitch, the education historian who built her intellectual reputation battling progressive educators and served in the first Bush administration’s Education Department, is in the final stages of an astonishing, slow-motion about-face on almost every stand she once took on American schooling.
 
3/2/2010 Building a Better Teacher The New York Times
ON A WINTER DAY five years ago, Doug Lemov realized he had a problem.
 
2/27/2010 States Move to Revoke Charities’ Tax Exemptions Then New York Times
Faced with steep declines in tax revenue, an increasing number of states and localities are considering eliminating various tax exemptions for nonprofit groups.
 
2/23/2010 Advice From Students Who Have Been Through It The New York Times
As Nicole and I walked down the long, narrow aisle of her high school auditorium one recent evening, she darted to sit with a friend while I went for a seat up close.
 
2/17/2010 High Schools to Offer Plan to Graduate 2 Years Early The New York Times
Dozens of public high schools in eight states will introduce a program next year allowing 10th graders who pass a battery of tests to get a diploma two years early and immediately enroll in community college.
 
2/8/2010 Boarding School Review Can Help Find the Right Foundation Articles2Win.com
A boarding school review can help you refine your search for a school. There are over 1500 boarding schools all over the world with over 370 of them being in the U. S. Alone. Boarding school review estimate that in U. S. Alone over 42, 500 children study here.
 
2/7/2010 For Students at Risk, Early College Proves a Draw The New York Times
Precious Holt, a 12th grader with dangly earrings and a SpongeBob pillow, climbs on the yellow school bus and promptly falls asleep for the hour-plus ride to Sandhills Community College.
 
1/29/2010 Jill Berry: Five things I have learned BBC News
Head teacher and past president of the Girls' Schools Association Jill Berry describes five of the most important things she has learned, in our new occasional series.
 
1/22/2010 Reasons Why Educators Should Network Converge
The period of isolationism in the United States ended during World War II, but while political isolation is no more, educational isolation is still prevalent in public schools today.
 
1/20/2010 Kids' electronic media use jumps to 53 hours a week USA Today
Kids these days spend so much time with electronic media — cellphones, iPods, video games and computers — that it might as well be a full-time job: more than 53 hours a week, a study finds.
 
1/20/2010 Foreign Languages Fade in Class — Except Chinese The New York Times
Thousands of public schools stopped teaching foreign languages in the last decade, according to a government-financed survey — dismal news for a nation that needs more linguists to conduct its global business and diplomacy.
 
1/19/2010 Obama to seek $1.35 billion more for education The Washington Post
President Barack Obama will ask Congress for $1.35 billion in his 2011 budget proposal to extend an education grant program for states, although the Education Department remains months away from announcing its first round of awards, senior administration officials said.
 
1/17/2010 NBOA Selects New Executive Director NBOA.net
The NBOA Board is pleased to announce the selection of Jeffrey N. Shields, CAE, as Executive Director of NBOA. Jeff will be only the second person to serve in this role, succeeding founding Executive Director, Sarah Daignault, beginning March 1, 2010.
 
1/15/2010 A Facebook Movement, Against Mom and Dad The New York Times
They feel her pain. At the Spence School and Greenwich High and Fullerton Union High and Nyack High and Narragansett High, teenagers and near-teenagers, hundreds of them, are waving a virtual flag for Tess Chapin, a 15-year-old from Sunnyside, Queens, who has been grounded for five weeks.
 
12/28/2009 Washington area private schools compete in green contest The Washington Post
Norwood School started buying wind power. Potomac School converted its big yellow school buses to run on biodiesel. Sidwell Friends School kicked it up a notch with a green middle-school building that brought conversations about sewage treatment to the lips of D.C. high society.
 
12/20/2009 The Advanced Placement Juggernaut The New York Times
Advanced Placement classes, once open to only a very small number of top high school students around the country, have grown enormously in the past decade.
 
12/10/2009 Boarding has benefits for college-bound Chattanoogan Times Free Press
As the holidays approach, so do college application deadlines for high school seniors across the country. At this point, a senior's greatest apprehension about college is not being admitted to one.
 
12/8/2009 Extra Creditors StyleWeekly.com
There’s a hint of anxiety to the otherwise soothing words Sally K. Boese uses to assess what, she says, are the minimal effects that hard-hitting job losses and the broader economic pall are having on local private schools.
 
12/7/2009 New Policy Allows Students To Bury Bad SAT Scores Hartford Courant
For years, high school seniors have had to send all their SAT scores to their targeted colleges. A dismal or mediocre score in the spring of junior year came back to haunt them even if their fall scores were substantially better.
 
11/30/2009 The best and brightest take a detour The Washington Post
Kira Cassels applied to 11 colleges and got in to every one. The kitchen of her Laurel home came to resemble a high school guidance office, the breakfast table buried beneath brochures and financial aid forms from destinations such as the University of Virginia and Franklin & Marshall College.
 
11/16/2009 Record Numbers of International Students in U.S. Higher Education IIE Network
The number of international students at colleges and universities in the United States increased by 8% to an all-time high of 671,616 in the 2008/09 academic year, according to the Open Doors report, which is published annually by the Institute of International Education (IIE) with support from the
 
11/16/2009 College Ivy Sprouts at a Connecticut Prison The New York Times
In many ways it was just another day, another class of Wesleyan University, one of the more selective colleges in the Northeast. The topic was multiculturalism in schools.
 
11/8/2009 Top 10 College Admissions Tips TheDailyBeast.com
As early applications come due this week, Kathleen Kingsbury asks admissions officers: What advice would you give prospective students that they’ve probably never heard before?
 
11/7/2009 Prep Schools Face Cuts in Student Aid The New York Times
For now, the nation’s biggest preparatory schools are protecting students like Ivy Alphonse-Leja, who depends on financial aid to attend the Lawrenceville School.
 
11/3/2009 Private school families say boarding makes sense in Washington region The Washington Post
For Sean Woo, boarding his sons at St. Albans School was an easy choice. His two teenagers got the prestige, the rigorous academics and an around-the-clock minder all in one package.
 
11/2/2009 Prep Schools Leading The Way When It Comes To Going Green Hartford Courant
The new, $34.6 million Armour Academic Center at the Westminster School is the kind of gleaming monument to achievement and prosperity that has made Connecticut prep schools so widely known.
 
10/20/2009 High school 24/7: Boarding school is right choice for some teens KnoxNews.com
While the very mention of boarding school would intimidate some students or hold no appeal at all, others come to realize that boarding schools can open the door for exciting and empowering possibilities.
 
10/20/2009 Admissions Flexibility Inside Higher Ed
A new survey suggests modest movement by colleges away from standards that use strict measures of academic performance and potential.
 
10/14/2009 Touring a Campus on a Bicycle Built for 7 The New York Times
It is marketed on Alfred University’s Web site as “one-of-a-kind tour,” a seven-seat red bicycle cruising the grounds of the western New York State college, powered by the pedaling of prospective students and parents.
 
10/12/2009 Vermont Field House Becomes First Net-Zero Energy Secondary School Building in Nation The Putney School
The Putney School, a college preparatory boarding high school in southern Vermont, cut the ribbon Saturday on its 16,800 square foot net-zero energy field house that will produce as much energy as it uses over the course of a year.
 
9/27/2009 The Next Admissions Challenge: Evaluating Online Education The Chronicle of Higher Education
Colleges pay admissions officials to predict the future, and that future is likely to include a revolution in the way many high-school students learn. ...
 
9/24/2009 The College Calculation The New York Times
The most subversive question about higher education has always been whether the college makes the student or the student makes the college. Sure, Harvard graduates make more money than graduates of just about any other college. ...
 
9/18/2009 More Asian Universities Cast a Net for Foreign Students The New York Times
Attending a university overseas has long been an aspiration for many Chinese. ...
 
9/17/2009 Boarding schools make room for diversity Chicago Sun-Times
When her mother presented the idea to Stormi Abrams-Haggard as she completed eighth grade at a Chicago public school, Stormi wasn't quite sure what to think of it. ...
 
9/17/2009 House Passes Bill to Expand College Aid The New York Times
The House of Representatives on Thursday passed legislation that expands federal aid to college students while ending federal subsidies to private lenders. ...
 
9/13/2009 Schools Dump Textbooks for iPods, Laptops ABC News
For generations, school meant books -- lots of books. But not anymore. Around the country, from high school to grad school, textbooks are getting harder to find. Technology has made the library something that can fit into the palm of your hand. ...
 
8/31/2009 Scrap the SAT? CNN.com
CNN's Carol Costello looks at why many think the SAT is not worth all the angst. ...
 
8/25/2009 Twitter in Higher Education: More than 30 Percent of Faculty Say They Tweet PR Newswire
Survey on Twitter usage among college faculty reveals how some faculty are using Twitter, and why others feel it has no place in an academic setting ...
 
8/18/2009 Colleges Seek to Remake the Campus Tour The New York Times
For as long as high school seniors have been visiting colleges, it seems, there have been tour guides walking backward in front of them, breathlessly reciting statistics from a script while, hopefully, avoiding tree roots and other hazards. ...
 
7/20/2009 Rise in Private College Tuition at 31-Year Low StarTribune.com
The price of a private college education will rise less than it has in decades. ...
 
7/20/2009 Online Schools are Changing Education Columbia City Paper
Two more online charter schools will open next month bringing the total number of South Carolina students who attend virtual schools to about 5,000. Another 3,000 South Carolina students in traditional public schools will take at least one class online. ...
 
7/20/2009 Your First Year of College: 25 Tips to Help You Survive and Thrive Your Freshman Year and Beyond QuintCareers.com
Perhaps you were class president in high school. Or perhaps you were a member of the honor society. You could have graduated in the top percentile of your graduating class; perhaps you were even valedictorian. ...
 
6/18/2009 Dialing Up Donations InsideHigherEd.com
The phone rings. It's the cheerful voice of a student attending your alma mater, asking for a second of your time and a chunk of your change -- all major credit cards accepted, thanks. ...