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Dec31	MPC Computers Bowl Graduation Rates Bill Belew December 31, 2006 Know More: Bowl Games Nevada will play Miami in the MPC Computers owl Game. Each team will take home between $750,000...that will make no difference to the average student's tuition costs. What I learned today were a few more important numbers...the graduation rates of the students in the games. Nevad will graduate 53% of its football players - 36% of its African American football players. Compare that to a 65% overall student-athlete graduation. Miami (FL) will graduate 68% of it football players and 63% of its black players compared to a 79% overall graduation rate. What's up with football players? Nothing perhaps, as long as they can bring home money. What do you think? Posted at 12:33 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Dec30	Meineke Car Care Bowl Graduation Rates Bill Belew December 30, 2006 Navy will play Boston College in the Meineke Car Care Bowl Game. Each team will take home between $750,000...that will make no difference to the average student's tuition costs. What I learned today were a few more important numbers...the graduation... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Chick-fil-A Bowl Graduation Rates Bill Belew December 30, 2006 Virginia Tech will play Georgia in the Chick-fil-A Bowl Game. Each team will take home between $2.4-4.25 million...that will make no difference to the average student's tuition costs. What I learned today were a few more important numbers...the graduation rates... Continue Reading Posted at 4:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Alamo Bowl Graduation Rates Bill Belew December 30, 2006 Iowa will play Texas in the Alamo Bowl Game. Each team will take home between $2.2 million..that will make no difference to the average student's tuition costs.What I learned today were a few more important numbers...the graduation rates of the... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Dec29	Top Ten Sober Schools Bill Belew December 29, 2006 The students at these schools go to class sober. They are also in know danger of coming in with a hangover. Chances are, they spent the weekend studying.Princeton Review's most sober schools.10. Calvin College 9. Wellesley College 8. City University of New... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Insight Bowl Graduation Rates Bill Belew December 29, 2006 Texas Tech will play Minnesota in the Insight Bowl Game. Each team will take home between $1.2 million...that will make no difference to the average student's tuition costs. What I learned today were a few more important numbers...the graduation rates... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Champs Sports Bowl Graduation Rates Bill Belew December 29, 2006 Maryland will play Purdue Champs Sports Bowl Game. Each team will take home between $750,000...that will make no difference to the average student's tuition costs. What I learned today were a few more important numbers...the graduation rates of the students... Continue Reading Posted at 6:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Brut Sun Bowl Graduation Rates Bill Belew December 29, 2006 Oregon State will play Missouri in the Brut Sun Bowl Game. Each team will take home between $1.9 million...that will make no difference to the average student's tuition costs. What I learned today were a few more important numbers...the graduation... Continue Reading Posted at 4:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl Graduation Rates Bill Belew December 29, 2006 Kentucky will play Clemson in the Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl Game. Each team will take home between $1.5 million...that will make no difference to the average student's tuition costs. What I learned today were a few more important numbers...the... Continue Reading Posted at 2:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Autozone Liberty Bowl Graduation Rates Bill Belew December 29, 2006 Houston will play South Carolina in the Autozone Liberty Bowl Game. Each team will take home between $1.7 million..that will make no difference to the average student's tuition costs. What I learned today were a few more important numbers...the graduation... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Dec28	Texas Bowl Graduation Rates Bill Belew December 28, 2006 Rutgers will play Kansas State in the Texas Bowl Game. Each team will take home around $750,000...that will make no difference to the average student's tuition costs. What I learned today were a few more important numbers...the graduation rates of... Continue Reading Posted at 4:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Pacific Life Holiday Bowl Game Graduation Rates Bill Belew December 28, 2006 California will play Texas A & M in the Pacific Life Holiday Bowl Game. Each team will take home between $2.2 million ...that will make no difference to the average student's tuition costs. What I learned today were a few... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Dec27	Top Ten Greek Loving Schools that can't speak Greek Bill Belew December 27, 2006 Fraternities and sororities are hot on these campuses. The kids love the Greek sound, the gyros and the baklava.But they still can't say the names right - it's ee oh ta ...not eye oh ta.The top top ten frat and... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	PetroSun Independence Bowl Graduation Rates Bill Belew December 27, 2006 Oklahoma State will play Alabama in the PetroSun Independence Bowl Game. Each team will take home between $1.1 million...that will make no difference to the average student's tuition costs. What I learned today were a few more important numbers...the graduation... Continue Reading Posted at 4:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Emerald Bowl Graduation Rates Bill Belew December 27, 2006 UCLA will play Florida State in the Emerald Bowl Game. Each team will take home between $750,000...that will make no difference to the average student's tuition costs. What I learned today were a few more important numbers...the graduation rates of... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Dec26	Top Ten Schools that don't inhale Bill Belew December 26, 2006 I am one of those who never inhaled. In fact, mj never even touched my lips. And, I had plenty of chances considering my one-year older brother is a pot head.According to the Princeton Review, the students at these schools... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Motor City Bowl Graduation Rates Bill Belew December 26, 2006 Middle Tennessee will play Central Michigan in the Motor City Bowl Game. Each team will take home between $750,000...that will make no difference to the average student's tuition costs. What I learned today were a few more important numbers...the graduation... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Dec25	Top Ten Marijuana Smoking Schools Bill Belew December 25, 2006 No hangover. The experience can be included in a paper on the benefits of medical marijuana. And, if they don't get caught, it's legal.The top ten pot headed schools according to Princeton Review.10. Lehigh University 9. New College of Florida 8. New... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Merry Christmas from TheBizOfKnowledge Bill Belew December 25, 2006 Greetings from the Bay Area of San Jose, We hope that you had an eventful year – full of good things that is. Ours started out with Sam’s parents coming to visit us from China. Of course, Sam... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Dec24	Top Ten Teetotaling Schools Bill Belew December 24, 2006 Some like their scotch and soda without the scotch. According to the Princeton Review, these ten schools are the most likely to have students show up for class sober - ALWAYS10. Samford College 9. Calvin College 8. Wesleyan College 7. College of the... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	100 Year Old Graduates from Baylor Bill Belew December 24, 2006 When the great depression hit in 1929, Hub Northern left Baylor University to work and help his family.He was one credit shy of graduating yet never went back.When Baylor issued a list of December 2006 graduates, the 100 year old... Continue Reading Posted at 10:35 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Sheraton Hawaii Bowl Game Graduation Rates Bill Belew December 24, 2006 Hawaii will play Arizona State in the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl Game. Each team will take home too much money for the organizers to say clearly...that will make no difference to the average student's tuition costs. What I learned today were... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Dec23	Top Ten Hard Drinking Schools Bill Belew December 23, 2006 No messing around with 3.2% beer...besides, do you know why when you drink beer you have to go pee so soon? Because the beer doesn't need time to change color before it goes out.These schools, according to the Princeton Review,... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Top Ten Organizations Influencing Education Policy Bill Belew December 23, 2006 Top Ten Organizations Influencing Education PolicySome information sources obviously have more influence on the United States Education policy than others.So which organizations have the most influence?Here are the top ten1. U.S. Congress 2. U.S. Department of Education 3. Bill and... Continue Reading Posted at 8:03 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Papajohns.com Bowl Graduation Rates Bill Belew December 23, 2006 East Carolina will play South Florida in the Papajohns.com Bowl Game. Each team will take home too much money for the group to say...that will make no difference to the average student's tuition costs. What I learned today were a... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	New Mexico Bowl Graduation Rates Bill Belew December 23, 2006 San Jose State will play New Mexico in the New Mexico Bowl Game. Each team will take home an amount too big to be specified...that will make no difference to the average student's tuition costs. What I learned today were... Continue Reading Posted at 4:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Bell Helicopter Armed Services Bowl Bill Belew December 23, 2006 Utah will play Tulsa in the Bell Helicopter Armed Services Bowl Game. Each team will take home between $750,000...that will make no difference to the average student's tuition costs. What I learned today were a few more important numbers...the graduation... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Dec22	Top Ten Milk and Cookie Eating Schools Bill Belew December 22, 2006 Well, if the Princeton Review learned in their survey of some 115,000 students which schools like to party, it makes sense they would find out which schools would rather have milk and cookies than beer.The top ten 'good behaving schools:10.... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Top Ten People Influencing Education Policy Bill Belew December 22, 2006 Top Ten People Influencing Education PolicySome people obviously have more influence on the United States Education policy than others.So which people have the most influence?Here are the top ten1. Bill Gates 2. George W. Bush 3. Kati Haycock 4. G.... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	R & L Carriers New Orlean Bowl Graduation Rates Bill Belew December 22, 2006 Troy will play Rice in the R & L Carriers New Orleans Bowl Game. Each team will take home between $325,000...that will make no difference to the average student's tuition costs. What I learned today were a few more important... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Dec21	Top Ten Cities by Publications Bill Belew December 21, 2006 In this day and age of desk top publication, vanity publishing, pay per publishing, not too much stock should be placed in the person or organization that says they have a certain number of publications, I think.Nevertheless, these ten cities... Continue Reading Posted at 4:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Top Ten Beer Drinking Schools Bill Belew December 21, 2006 These ten schools should give themselves a hearty party pat on the back. Not only do the students consider themselves able to apply the wisdom of Solomon - a time to party and a time to study - they can... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Top Ten Information Sources Influencing Education Policy Bill Belew December 21, 2006 Some information sources obviously have more influence on the United States Education policy than others.So which studies have the most influence?Here are the top ten1. NAEP 2. Education Week 3. National Center for Education Statistics 4. New York Times5. U.S.... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl Graduation Rates Bill Belew December 21, 2006 TCU played Northern Illinois in the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl Game. Each team will take home between $750,000...that will make no difference to the average student's tuition costs. What I learned today were a few more important... Continue Reading Posted at 4:57 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Pioneer Pure Vision Las Vegas Bowl Graduation Rates Bill Belew December 21, 2006 Oregon will play BYU in the MPC Computers owl Game. Each team will take home between $1 million...that will make no difference to the average student's tuition costs. What I learned today were a few more important numbers...the graduation rates... Continue Reading Posted at 12:55 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Dec20	Top Ten Tree-Hugging, Birkenstock-wearing, Clove-smoking, vegetarian Schools Bill Belew December 20, 2006 Based on political persuasion, the use or lack of use of marijuana, drugs, and the prevalence of religion, the popularity of student government and the students' acceptance or not of the gay community, Princeton Review concluded these ten schools are... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Top 10 Leading Studies Influencing Education Policy Bill Belew December 20, 2006 Some studies obviously have more influence on the United States Education policy than others.So which studies have the most influence?Here are the top ten:1. NAEP 2. Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 3. Teaching Children To Read4. Tennessee... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Atlanta Schoolboard Gives up the Fight on Evolution Bill Belew December 20, 2006 An Atlanta schoolboard responded to a group of parents who thought evolution was being taught at the exclusion of other theories by putting stickers on textbooks saying "Evolution is a theory, not a fact."Well, lo and behold, another group of... Continue Reading Posted at 4:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Top Ten Cities by Newspaper Circulation Bill Belew December 20, 2006 The newspaper is a great place to get opinions on what people think is going on around them.My dad used to say, believe nothing you hear and only half of what you see. Newspapers fell under the hearsay category.Every newspaper... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Dec19	Who Should Pay for College Education Bill Belew December 19, 2006 There is a very non-scientific survey being conducted at ProgessiveU.The question is - Who's responsible for paying a child's college education?With 180+ votes in - 1. 23% - the government 2. 38% - his/her family3. 29% - the student4. 10%... Continue Reading Posted at 6:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Shanghai Education Commission Taps Public Sector for Teaching Plans Bill Belew December 19, 2006 The Shanghai Education Commission jas 400 million yuan ($50 million) to spend in the next two years on suburban elementary education. A big chunk of that money is set to go for teacher training under the philosophy "training good teachers... Continue Reading Posted at 3:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Ten Signs of a Cheating Spouse Bill Belew December 19, 2006 This may be stretching the BizofKnowledge a bit, but I thought it was interesting enough to post because this might help someone know if someone else is minding their spouse's business.I came across the 10 signs of a cheating spouse... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	6 Things Colleges Want Most Bill Belew December 19, 2006 The average college spends about $2,000 on marketing and recruiting for each student it successfully enrolls. Colleges also have billions of dollars devoted to merit-based tuition discounts to lure bright students...and improve rankings. Why don't colleges stop trying to market... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Bill & Linda Gates and William & Flora Hewlett Pledge $60 million to improve education. Bill Belew December 19, 2006 The Gates foundation pledged $40 million to the Hewlett Foundation who in turn added $20 million to work together to improve education in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.The emphasis will be on improving the quality of education for students who... Continue Reading Posted at 4:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Top Ten Cities with Library Support Bill Belew December 19, 2006 Well, if you don't know the answer and you don't have a PC to look it up on, the next best thing is the little old ladies at the library...if you have a library.These ten cities have the most: 1.... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Dec18	Gore Speaks At Harvard Business School Bill Belew December 18, 2006 Former VP and environmental activist Al Gore said "there's money to be made in responding to rising global temperatures."Exactly - it's a money making scheme. By some estimates - more than $1 trillion has been spent trying to save the... Continue Reading Posted at 5:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Kennedy School Prof Says 7 Deadly Sins Exploited in Market Bill Belew December 18, 2006 The seven deadly sins: lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy and pride are the "evils" that today's market-based economy exploits."'I would suggest that some of this," the prof said, "is built into the way in which we came over time... Continue Reading Posted at 2:30 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Austin Couple Gives Half Million to UT for Publishing Arm Bill Belew December 18, 2006 The UT press received a half million from a University of Texas alumni to establish "an endowment that will support publication of a series of books on photography, archaeology of the Western world, general history of the Western hemisphere, and... Continue Reading Posted at 11:58 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	4 Reasons for Dealing With Teacher Unions Bill Belew December 18, 2006 Teacher unions are necessary in public schools says one report.Drawing on national data from the School and Staffing Survey and Teacher Follow-up Survey, both sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education the following three conclusions were reached:Schools with collective bargaining... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	The Top Ten Online Cities Bill Belew December 18, 2006 Online does not necessarily equate to literate or knowledgeable. It just means the info is easily accessible. Some cities, however, have the NET more readily near their fingertips.The top ten wired cities ... or wireless cities, as the case may... Continue Reading Posted at 4:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Diversity in College Sports - Athletic Directors Bill Belew December 18, 2006 The University of Central Florida issued a Racial and Gender Report Card:Here are some of the selected highlights:Division IA - 94.1 percent of university presidents are white - 3.4% are black and 2.5% are Latino. 12.6% are women.Athletic directors -... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Dec17	5 Reasons Why Teachers Need Unions Bill Belew December 17, 2006 A research professor of education who is also a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and the Brookings Institution, as well as a former assistant secretary of education for the former president Bush says, "The need for unions to protect... Continue Reading Posted at 7:30 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	America's Top Ten Bookselling Cities Bill Belew December 17, 2006 If buying books is any indication of the knowledge level of a city, then these 10 cities have a jump on the rest of the nation.Barnes & Noble loves these top 10 cities ranked by - a. number of retail... Continue Reading Posted at 5:30 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	The Wise Schoolteacher Bill Belew December 17, 2006 There once was a wise schoolteacher who always sent a note home to the parents of the students on the first day of school: "If you promise not to believe everything your child says happens at school, I'll promise not... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	4 Characteristics of Students Who Opt for Private Loans to Pay for College Bill Belew December 17, 2006 Some people will go to whatever extent necessary to get their education, begging from grandparents, mooching off mom and dad, working the graveyard shift (I did this), getting federal loans. But when any combination of those don't work, the student... Continue Reading Posted at 4:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Diversity in College Sports - Coaching Bill Belew December 17, 2006 The University of Central Florida issued a Racial and Gender Report Card:Here are some of the selected highlights:Division I - 25.2% of all head coaches were African-American, up 2% to an all-time high.Division IA - just six of 119 head... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Dec16	4 Reasons To Opt for a Private Loan Over a Federal Loan Bill Belew December 16, 2006 Students sometimes choose to not take out Federal loans and just do the private loan thing instead. There are reasons.Here are four of them.1. There are way too many hoops to jump for to get the Stafford loan, starting with... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	25 Year Old PhD Student Gets 6 months in Prison for Attempting to Bribe Her Tutor Bill Belew December 16, 2006 A mainland Chinese post-graduate student tried to bribe her tutor to get answers to an exam paper.What she got was a six-month prison term.The young dummy had been studying at the City University of Hong Kong in the department of... Continue Reading Posted at 4:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Diversity in College Sports - NCAA Headquarters Bill Belew December 16, 2006 The University of Central Florida issued a Racial and Gender Report Card:Here are some of the selected highlights:The NCAA, instead of hiring someone to fit the bill, created a new position of VP for Diversity and Inclusion.So, instead of giving... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Apollo Group Special Committee Report's 5 Findings on Stock Option Investigation Bill Belew December 16, 2006 Apollo Group, owner of University of Phoenix, has finished a seven month investigation into how the company managed its stock option practices.Here are some of the key findings:1. The company did not correctly apply Accounting Principles Board requirements. The company... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	12 Step Program For Improving College Education Bill Belew December 16, 2006 The Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce has released its 10 recommendations for improving America's workforce.Here is the Commission's ten step program...doesn't include acknowledging a higher powerStep 1 - Assume that we will do the job right the... Continue Reading Posted at 4:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Bill Gates' 11 Rules of Life Bill Belew December 16, 2006 I stumpled across this just today. It may or may not be true, and Gates may or may not have given the speech....but the points made are dead on.---BILL GATES' SPEECH TO MT. WHITNEY HIGH SCHOOL in Visalia, California.Love him... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Dec15	7 Reasons to Take out a Private Loan for College Bill Belew December 15, 2006 College has to be paid for...and not just tuition and lab fees...but also textbooks, training trips, dorm and living expenses and trips home and such as well.More and more, students and parents are turning to private loans to pay for... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Give Grey's Anatomy Bunch a Break Bill Belew December 15, 2006 Teaching hospitals have too many medical mistakes that either harm or kill patients - yep, those would be mistakes.A Harvard medical school study found that the interns/future doctors also suffered from distress, fear, guilt, anger, humiliation and decreased compassion that... Continue Reading Posted at 5:19 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Diversity in College Sports - Conference Commissioners Bill Belew December 15, 2006 The University of Central Florida issued a Racial and Gender Report Card:Here are some of the selected highlights:ALL Division IA conference commissioners are white men.All Division I conference commissioners were white - two are women and four other women were... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Endowment Investment Income Enough to Support Annual Educational Spending Bill Belew December 15, 2006 The National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO), no relation to NABISCO announced in a press release that the one-year average rate of return for endowment investment income is 10.7%.This income is enough to:1. Support annual educational spendingand2.... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	9 More states Aimed for Spreading the Racial Ban in Affirmative Action Bill Belew December 15, 2006 Michigan has voted to do away with affirmative action - banning racial preferences in public education, employment, and contracting.The leader of this movement has nine more states he wants to target.They are:1. Arizona2. Colorado3. Missouri4. Nebraska5. Nevada6. Oregon7. South Dakota8.... Continue Reading Posted at 4:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	America's Top Ten Educated Cities - 2006 Bill Belew December 15, 2006 Central Connecticut State University considered three factors in determining America's top ten most educated cities.The factors: 1. Percentage of the adult population with an educational level of 8th grade or less 2. Percentage of the adult population with a high... Continue Reading Posted at 12:36 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Dec14	Diversity in College Sports - Student Athletes Bill Belew December 14, 2006 The University of Central Florida issued a Racial and Gender Report Card:Here are some of the selected highlights:Division I - 65.9% white, 20.6% blackDivision II - 79.7% white and 18.1% blackDivision III - 83.9% white and 7.3% black.However, African-American male... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Top Ten Literate Cities, 2006 Bill Belew December 14, 2006 Central Connecticut State University conducted an analysis to determine America's top ten most literate cities.They are:10. Portland, OR 9. San Francisco, CA 8. Denver, CO 7. Cincinnati, OH - Hey! That's my hometown. 6. Pittsburg, PA 5. St. Paul, MN 3. Washington, DC 3. Atlanta, GA 2. Minneapolis,... Continue Reading Posted at 4:33 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Purdue Hunger Strikers Give up after 27 days Bill Belew December 14, 2006 Yep. I figured when they got hungry enough, they would eat.Purdue University rejected their demands to accept the students for a designated supplier program.The students felt they had made enough progress to justify ending their strike.One student, however, "worried my... Continue Reading Posted at 1:16 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	China will Abolish School Fees for Rural Childen Bill Belew December 14, 2006 In an attempt to end or at least make a dent in rural poverty, China will waive the school fees for 150 million children. The shortfall amounts to about $1.9 billion a year. Children from rural provinces who have made... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	AIU Faces Second Year of Probation Bill Belew December 14, 2006 The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools has opted to keep the American Intercontinental University on probation for a second year.In a press release - AIU says improvements can be seen in the following: -- Expanding the breadth and depth... Continue Reading Posted at 4:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Harvard University Reconsiders God Class Bill Belew December 14, 2006 Harvard University is working on redesigning its general education requirements for incoming frosh.One proposal was to have all students take a class dealing with religion.The faculty task force apparenlty lost its conviction on this and now wants to have a... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Dec13	Department of Labor Awards $125 million to 72 Community Colleges Bill Belew December 13, 2006 The U.S. Department of Labor - employment and training administration has awarded $125 million to be distributed to 72 community college partnerships.The 72 community colleges were chosen from among 429 entries. Projects at the community colleges will range from healthcare... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	6 Reasons Purdue Hunger Strikers Will Get Hungrier - 26+ days and counting Bill Belew December 13, 2006 There are reasons why the Purdue University hunger strikers will continue to get hungrier.1. Purdue University says it will not participate in the designated supplier program advocated by the students.2. There is no convincing evidence that the designated supplier program... Continue Reading Posted at 4:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	CCNY Named Center After Cop Killer Bill Belew December 13, 2006 City College of New York is a publicly funded higher education institution.Since 1989 the college has had a center named after a convicted cop killer with a $1 million bounty on her head.The woman killed a policeman with two shots... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	21-year old Chinese Female Undergrad becomes VP of TopCoder Bill Belew December 13, 2006 A 21-year-old university student was appointed VP of Topcoder, a Connecticut-based company that develops online competition programming and skills assessment software.The young lady holds three Chinese patents for her more than 100 inventions including a couple that won her an... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Top 3 Considerations of College Freshmen Bill Belew December 13, 2006 Contrary to popular opinion, the greatest wants of college freshmen is not more money from home, mom to sneak in and wash the laundry or a roommate who loves to cook and clean.What college freshmen want more than anything is:1.... Continue Reading Posted at 4:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Clarion University Succumbs to Title IX Bill Belew December 13, 2006 Fat girls going to school for free when hard working deserving young men are out does NOT make sense. Buckets of money poured into big sport programs when equally or perhaps more deserving swimmers and runners sit out.Title IX is... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Dec12	Purdue Students on Day 25 of Hunger Strike Bill Belew December 12, 2006 There are a bunch of students who have eaten, well consumed nothing but liquids for the past 25 days 15 hours, 35 minutes and 34 seconds and counting.The issue is the alledged abuse of sweat shops that produce university apparel.On... Continue Reading Posted at 2:30 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	University of Cincinnati Heart Surgeon Censured Bill Belew December 12, 2006 This news hit close to home. I spend the first half of my life growing up in Cincinnati.Mark Twain said he would like to be in Cincinnati when the world ends, "because everything happens a week later there."Not any more.... Continue Reading Posted at 11:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Nursing Degree Guide Bill Belew December 12, 2006 Sponsored ReviewI rarely meet a little girl who didn't want to be a nurse when she grew up. That urge was always especially strong after visiting a parent or grandparent in the hospital.Had that little girl, and now little boys... Continue Reading Posted at 10:31 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	$5,000 Scholarship For a Student Who Maintains a Blog Bill Belew December 12, 2006 Sponsored ReviewWhere was this resource when my kids were born...20+ years ago?Where was the Internet for that matter?I have one kid who is a junior in college and saving his old man money on a full athletic scholarship.I have another... Continue Reading Posted at 10:16 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Randolph-Macon Women's College Changes Name Bill Belew December 12, 2006 The Randolph-Macon Women's College will change its name next year to Randolph College.The 115-year-old private school voted in September to accept men.The reason for the school to accept men is to 'achieve more financial stability.'Nine students have filed a law... Continue Reading Posted at 7:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Academics vs. Athletics (part 2) Bill Belew December 12, 2006 Schools are allowed "special admits."Students are accepted into universities who are:1. disadvantaged2. have 'special talents'3. help schools stay competitive at recruiting top athletes.UCLA has applied the 'special admit' rule to 70% of their athletes over the past three years!San Diego... Continue Reading Posted at 3:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Dec11	Academics Vs. Athletics Bill Belew December 11, 2006 Auburn athletes liked a certain sociology professor. The prof taught 'directed reading' course that did not require classroom attendance. And the outcome was usually an "A," whether deserved or not.In fact, it seems the whole sociology department can be a... Continue Reading Posted at 11:39 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Continued Tax Breaks For Parents and Kids in College Bill Belew December 11, 2006 The Senate and House have both passed a measure that would extend tax credits of up to $4,000 for individuals who make less than $65,000 and couples who make less than $130,000.A second provision was extended to give corporate tax... Continue Reading Posted at 5:18 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	College Professors Making Less Money Bill Belew December 11, 2006 The American Association of University Professors issued a report that suggests that it will get more difficult to recruit the best undergraduates into academic careers.The reason - those with graduate degrees in other professions make more money than those with... Continue Reading Posted at 12:30 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	2 Key Findings on Dropout Rates in American Public Schools Bill Belew December 11, 2006 The National Center for Education Statistics reports that:1. Students living in low-income families were approximately four times more likely to drop out of high school between 2003 and 2004 (the latest year for statistics) than were their peers from high-income... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	14 Characteristics of School Safety Environment Bill Belew December 11, 2006 The National Center for Education Statistics reports the following: 1. The percentage of public schools experiencing one or more violent incidents increased between the 1999–2000 and 2003–04 school years, from 71 to 81 percent 2. Both primary schools and high schools... Continue Reading Posted at 4:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	The Bottom Ten States Increasing Their Costs on Higher Education Bill Belew December 11, 2006 The average increase in state spending on higher education costs was 7% over last year and 14.4% over the last two years.However, some states are keeping their spending increase down.The top ten states with the LEAST increase in spending over... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Dec10	5 Special Conisderations to Gain Entry into Wayne State Law School Bill Belew December 10, 2006 Michigan voters approved a ban on a constitution amendment that prohibits colleges from giving preference based on race, color, ethnicity, national origin or gender.The law school of Wayne State University has adopted new admissions policies that puts the school in... Continue Reading Posted at 9:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Ex-Apollo Group Chairman Sees Bright Future for For-Profit Education Bill Belew December 10, 2006 Apollo Group is the owner of University of Phoenix. It's ex-chairman, Todd S. Nelson, left the company early this year and was replaced by the founder, John G. Sperling.The former chairman is predicting more growth despite challenges for the fopro... Continue Reading Posted at 5:48 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	12 Key Findings on the National Dropout in American Public High Schools Bill Belew December 10, 2006 The National Center for Education Statistics reports that:1. About 5 in 100 students who entered high school in October 2003, dropped out before October 2004.2. 6.7% of students dropped out in 1972. 4.7% dropped out in 2004.3. Most of the... Continue Reading Posted at 1:43 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	7,000 Scholarships in 4 Disciplines Available for Chinese Students Heading Overseas to Study Bill Belew December 10, 2006 Since 1996, China has sent 26,658 students overseas to study. Contrary to the popular opinion that most of those students see going overseas as means of escape - 97% of the students have returned home.With that in mind, the China... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Top Ten States Spending More Money on Higher Ed This Year than Last Bill Belew December 10, 2006 Some states are feeling the pinch more than others. Their schools need more money, want more money, are getting the legislators and taxpayers to dig even deeper than they did last year.The top ten states that saw their higher ed... Continue Reading Posted at 4:18 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Poll Results on U.S. Competitiveness - Final Bill Belew December 10, 2006 There is strong support in America to increase global competitiveness by cultivating talent in science and math.85% favor a program that will offer scholarships for students majoring in math and science.87% support college scholarships for students who pass AP (advanced... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Dec 9	Grades for Cash Scheme Bill Belew December 9, 2006 A community college computer science lab instructor has been accused of selling grades for cash and wine.The instructor has been charged with grand larceny, falsifying business records, computer tampering and forgery.Over the course of 29 months, students paid him $200-$2,500... Continue Reading Posted at 10:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	8 Key Indicators on School Crime and Safety in 2006 Bill Belew December 9, 2006 The National Center for Education Statistics reports the following:1. In 2004, students ages 12–18 were victims of about 1.4 million nonfatal crimes at school, abt - 863,000 thefts and 583,000 violent crimes.2. In 2004, students ages 12–18 were more likely... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Poll Results on U.S. Competitiveness - part 3 Bill Belew December 9, 2006 Some 70% of Americans believe that general math and science skills are important for college kids.But...many do NOT believe that math and science should be mandatory course requirements. Just 54% believe college kids do need math and science courses.46% of... Continue Reading Posted at 4:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	UGA Gets Taken To Court by Christian Fraternity Bill Belew December 9, 2006 A Christian fraternity - Beta Upsilon Chi - filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the University of Georgia.The group wanted members of their club to pledge faith in Jesus Christ.However, To register as a student group, a student organization... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	The Tostitos BCS Championship Graduation Rates Bill Belew December 9, 2006 Ohio State will play Florida in the BCS National Championsship Game. Each team will take home between $14-17 million..that will make no difference to the average student's tuition costs.What I learned today were a few more important numbers...the graduation rates... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	5 Facts Concerning Threats and Attacks on Teachers Bill Belew December 9, 2006 The National Center for Education Statistics reports the following:1. In 2003–04, Secondary school teachers were more likely than elementary school teachers to have been threatened with injury by a student (8 vs. 6 percent). However, elementary school teachers were more... Continue Reading Posted at 4:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Masters and PhD Costs Skyrocket Bill Belew December 9, 2006 In 1995-6, a masters degree cost $9,722 and a PhD cost $13,423.In 2003-4, a masters degree cost $14,825 and a PhD cost $20,803.The prices had gone up 60% and 53%.PhD now stands for Pretty High Dammit. I got a second... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Dec 8	Top Ten States Participating in Free School Breakfast Program Bill Belew December 8, 2006 Only two out of five people who need a free breakfast get it according to a report by the Food Research and Action Center.But, still more are getting those free breakfasts now than ever before - up to 7.7 million... Continue Reading Posted at 11:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Top Ten States Spending on Higher Education Bill Belew December 8, 2006 Some states have a greater population. Some have more schools of higher education. And some just cost more. Here are the top ten states that spend the most on higher education.The numbers are billions of dollars 1. California - 10.14 -... Continue Reading Posted at 9:04 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	6 Signs that 'Publish Or Perish' is Not Perishing Bill Belew December 8, 2006 The Modern Language Association has conducted a survey of 1,339 department chairs to find trends in tenure track hiring and promotions..The group has learned:1. Tenure rates are not decreasing - though only 34% of those who start on a tenure... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Poll Results On U.S. Competitiveness - Part 2 Bill Belew December 8, 2006 Americans are finally figuring out that their is life - global economy life - beyond the seas of both coasts. They cannot find India, China or Japan on a map but they know somewhere "over there" that people are beating... Continue Reading Posted at 10:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	8 Facts About Fights, Weapons and Illegal Substances on School Grounds Bill Belew December 8, 2006 The National Center for Education Statistics reports the following:1. In 2005, 36 percent of students in grades 9–12 reported they had been in a fight anywhere, and 14 percent said they had been in a fight on school property during... Continue Reading Posted at 4:22 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	The Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Graduation Rates Bill Belew December 8, 2006 Correction: Oklahoma University will play Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl. (Not Oklahoma State)Each team will take home between $14-17 million..that will make no difference to the average student's tuition costs. What I learned today were a few more important... Continue Reading Posted at 2:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Two Michigan Lawmakers Angry Over Losing $10 Million Bill Belew December 8, 2006 Two Michigan lawmakers are angry enough that their University of Michigan team lost out on a chance to play in the BCS title game that they are demanding a playoff system.BCS is not working...blah blah blah... Our one lost team... Continue Reading Posted at 12:02 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Dec 7	Gay Rabbis - A Contradiction Bill Belew December 7, 2006 The Conservative Movement of Judaism voted to all its seminaries to enroll gays as rabbinical students and to let rabbis bless same-sex couples.But...the restriction on sexual activity was kept in place. Leviticus in the Old Testament prohibits sodomy - male... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Poll Results on U.S. Competitiveness Part 1 Bill Belew December 7, 2006 Continue Reading Posted at 4:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	7 Reasons to Set Up Educational Shop Anywhere Bill Belew December 7, 2006 When the market is bad, people go back to school. When the market is good, people send their kids to clarinet class, ballet lessons, dodgeball practice.Good or bad times, there is always people wanting to go to school or send... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Allstate Sugar Bowl Graduation Rates Bill Belew December 7, 2006 Notre Dame will play LSU in the Sugar Bowl. Each team will take home between $14-17 million..that will make no difference to the average student's tuition costs.What I learned today were a few more important numbers...the graduation rates of the... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	American Academy for Liberal Education Too Liberal Bill Belew December 7, 2006 The American Academy for Liberal Education has been told by the Education Department that they can no longer give accreditation to new institutions...well, for the next six months.Apparently the organization was too lax in its standards.My experience is that these... Continue Reading Posted at 4:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	8 Characteristics of Fear in School Bill Belew December 7, 2006 The National Center for Education Statistics reports the following:1. In 2005, approximately 6 percent of students ages 12–18 reported that they were afraid of attack or harm at school, and 5 percent reported that they were afraid of attack or... Continue Reading Posted at 12:19 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Dec 6	University Of Phoenix Loses Intel Business Bill Belew December 6, 2006 The University of Phoenix has $2 billion in annual revenue and 300,000 students worldwide. They also have my wife and me in training as I write this to prepare for an onslaught of more students.Those new students will NOT be... Continue Reading Posted at 8:21 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Brookings Institution Scientist Wants a Prize Bill Belew December 6, 2006 The special assistant to the Chancellor for Science and Technology at UC Berkeley wants a prize.He wants his scientist colleagues to get prizes, too.The prizes, he says, are essential to advancements in science, technology and innovation in America for continued... Continue Reading Posted at 2:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	BizzBites & TheBizOfKnowledge Bill Belew December 6, 2006 There is a new social business news site that is all about business.The site is Bizzbites - tasty bite-sized morsels of business intelligence that are submitted and voted on by the community.This is right up my alley. I like to... Continue Reading Posted at 11:19 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	FedEx Orange Bowl Graduation Rates Bill Belew December 6, 2006 Wake Forest will play Louisville in the Orange Bowl. Each team will take home between $14-17 million..that will make no difference to the average student's tuition costs.What I learned today were a few more important numbers...the graduation rates of the... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	The Top Ten Colleges with Return on Investments from Endowment Funds Bill Belew December 6, 2006 MIT has $8.4 billion in endowment. Last year the college saw a greater return on investments from its endowments than any other college/university in the nation.Three schools saw a return of more than 20% 1. MIT - 23% - 17.6%... Continue Reading Posted at 4:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	6 Measures of Discipline, Safety and Security at School Bill Belew December 6, 2006 The National Center for Education Statistics reports the following:1. About 46 percent of public schools took at least one serious disciplinary action against students—including suspensions lasting 5 days or more, removals with no services (i.e., expulsions), and transfers to specialized... Continue Reading Posted at 12:52 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Dec 5	Citi Rose Bowl Graduation Rates Bill Belew December 5, 2006 USC will play Michigan in the Rose Bowl. Each team will take home between $14-17 million..that will make no difference to the average student's tuition costs.What I learned today were a few more important numbers...the graduation rates of the students... Continue Reading Posted at 9:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	18-Year-Old Shot Dead Stealing Sony PS3 Bill Belew December 5, 2006 An 18-year-old armed with only a PS3 console was shot dead by University of North Carolina Police. And, his dog, too!The boy was suspected of having stolen two Sony PS3 consoles from a university student who had purchased the toys... Continue Reading Posted at 6:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Top Ten University Endowments Bill Belew December 5, 2006 Universities have money in the bank, money making money, money out the wazoo. But, I never knew just how much money these schools were sitting on until today.The top ten university endowments total $120 billion. That's a 'B.'The top ten... Continue Reading Posted at 2:25 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	UC Berkeley Lawyers Warn of Lawsuits - Israel Dig Shuts Down Bill Belew December 5, 2006 UC Berkeley students have been working for 21 years on a dig of a 3,000 year old city on Israel's Mediterranean coast, near Haifa.Not any more."UC lawyers said the school-sanctioned trips left the university open to lawsuits," said the UC... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Four-year Business College Looking at Closing for Bad Business Bill Belew December 5, 2006 The oldest four-year college in Cleveland, Myers University, a business college, can't make ends meet. The U.S. department of education decided that the school's financial situation was so bad and getting worse, that it wouldn't extend the school any more... Continue Reading Posted at 4:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	NCAA Selects RazorGator Experiences for 2007 Men's Final Four Event Management Bill Belew December 5, 2006 For some reason that is beyond me schools cannot manage themselves. They also, apparently cannot manage their sporting events either.The NCAA has selected RazorGator Experiences to manage the 2007 Final Four.The company will provide ticket and hospitality managemnt including buying... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Dec 4	Latinos Getting the Short End on Higher Education in California Bill Belew December 4, 2006 Latinos are getting the short end of the stick when it comes to higher enrollment in California.Excelencia in Education reports the following:1. California ranks 49th out of 50 states in percentage of Latinos high school seniors enrolled in four-year colleges.2.... Continue Reading Posted at 9:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	3 Key Findings on R & D and Faculty Employment at Research Universities Bill Belew December 4, 2006 The Cornell Higher Education Research Institute (CHERI) conducted a study on Research and Development, and faculty employment status at research universitiesl.3 key findings - 1. Full-time tenured faculty or tenure-track faculty generate the most external R%D funding. A university may... Continue Reading Posted at 6:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	University of Florida Needs Quick Fix Bill Belew December 4, 2006 The University of Florida's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is $4 million in debt.The president has initiated a five year plan that she says will bring the college out of debt.Graduate students say the plan will cripple the program... Continue Reading Posted at 3:07 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	9 Key Findings on Public School Internet Access Bill Belew December 4, 2006 The National Center for Education Statistics has released its findings on Internet Access in U.S. Public Schools and Classrooms: 1994-2005Here are some key findings:1. From 1994 to 2005, the percentage of public school instructional rooms with Internet access rose from... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Violence in Japanese Schools Bill Belew December 4, 2006 Kids being bullied is not the only violent thing that goes on in Japanese schools. And kids are not the only targets either.The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology reported that in 2004 there were 3,366 cases of... Continue Reading Posted at 4:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	College Degree Gets 5 Month Reduction in Prison Term Bill Belew December 4, 2006 Last month, 800 prisoners in Beijing sat for China's biannual university degree-level exam for self-taught students.For those diligent enough to pass, Beijing prision administrators said they could get a five month reduction of their term.2 life sentences minus 5 months...what... Continue Reading Posted at 12:50 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Dec 3	6 Key Characteristics of Kids in Public Schools Bill Belew December 3, 2006 The National Household Education survey revealed that from 1999-2003, the demographics of student populations in chosen public Schools as opposed to assigned public schools has changed.1. The percentage of students in poverty decreased from 30% to 21%.2. The number of... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Postsecondary Instructional Workforce Dominated by Part-timers Bill Belew December 3, 2006 The American Federation of Teacher web site has a chart of postsecondary instructional workforce, by employment type.The AFT estimates that there are 1,333,049 instructors/professors/teachers and such.Just 30% of them are full-time, tenure/tenure-track faculty.Full-time nontenure-track faculty make up 15%.Part-time/adjunct faculty make... Continue Reading Posted at 6:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Ohio State Vs. Michigan Vs. Florida Bill Belew December 3, 2006 The fans all have their underwear in a knot. The analysts are talking holes in the ground. The college ball players all want to say their piece. And college administrators don't really care - they will get $14-17 million just... Continue Reading Posted at 4:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	What Do You Think? Bill Belew December 3, 2006 Almost all of my postings end with these four words. There is a reason for that. I genuinely want to know what readers of my posts think. Nothing profound, eh?I make it my point to find a nugget, a piece... Continue Reading Posted at 3:18 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Chinese Mainland Students Face Higher Tuition in Hong Kong Bill Belew December 3, 2006 Chinese mainland students get it coming and going. Not only do they face international student costs when coming to the US without a scholarship, they will have to pay more if they opt to go to a Hong Kong University... Continue Reading Posted at 4:48 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Private College Costs Vs. National College Costs in Japan Bill Belew December 3, 2006 The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology reported on the disparity in tuition costs for national colleges and private colleges in Japan.In 2004, the cost of tuition at a national college in Japan was 521,000 = $4,400.The cost... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Dec 2	Public School Costs vs. Private School Costs in Japan Bill Belew December 2, 2006 Surprisingly, it is cheaper to go to a private school than to a public school in Japan.The difference, of course, is in who is paying the costs.Public elementary schools in Japan cost about 909,000 ($7500) per student in the first... Continue Reading Posted at 6:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Top Ten College Newspapers Bill Belew December 2, 2006 My wife and I have been watching Gilmore Girls on DVD. We don't watch TV, so if it doesn't make it to DVD, we're going to miss it.Rory passed up on Harvard to go to Yale. I couldn't figure out... Continue Reading Posted at 3:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Dec 1	Arkansas Profs Accuse High Schools of Sending Them Unprepared Students Bill Belew December 1, 2006 Nearly 50% of Arkansas' college profs teaching freshmen blame the state's public high schools for sending them students who are not prepared.Two-thirds of the profs say half of the students need remedial or developmental courses for the freshmen they teach.So,... Continue Reading Posted at 10:13 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Japanese College Costs Bill Belew December 1, 2006 I always thought it was much more expensive to go to college in Japan than in the U.S. Now that I have a kid in college in the U.S. I know that's not true.The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science... Continue Reading Posted at 6:16 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	The Teacher's Dead Bill Belew December 1, 2006 A group of children had all been photographed for school pictures, and their teacher was trying to persuade them each to buy a copy of the group picture.The teacher went on and on, "Just think how nice it will be... Continue Reading Posted at 2:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Top Ten College Radio Stations Bill Belew December 1, 2006 When I am driving across country, and I have had to do that several times, I get tired of listening to my own CDs...all two of them. Invariably I will push scan on the radio until it settles into a... Continue Reading Posted at 10:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Top 7 Destinations of Short Term Trips For Japanese Students Bill Belew December 1, 2006 Japanese schools like to take their high-schoolers overseas for trips - to study, to experience, to play, just for the fun of it under the guise of educational objectives.Some destinations are more popular than others for Japanese.According to the Ministry... Continue Reading Posted at 4:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Help Wanted - Blonde Hair Blue or Green Eyes Teacher Bill Belew December 1, 2006 I found this want ad via two web sites....Japan Probe and then Debito.org.WANTED IMMEDIETLY [sic] NATIVE SPEAKERE R English School needs a native speaker. Blonde hairblue or green eyes and brightly character. [sic]Please contact E R English School immedietly. [sic]Ph:... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments

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Dec31	MPC Computers Bowl Graduation Rates Bill Belew December 31, 2006 Know More: Bowl Games Nevada will play Miami in the MPC Computers owl Game. Each team will take home between $750,000...that will make no difference to the average student's tuition costs. What I learned today were a few more important numbers...the graduation rates of the students in the games. Nevad will graduate 53% of its football players - 36% of its African American football players. Compare that to a 65% overall student-athlete graduation. Miami (FL) will graduate 68% of it football players and 63% of its black players compared to a 79% overall graduation rate. What's up with football players? Nothing perhaps, as long as they can bring home money. What do you think? Posted at 12:33 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Dec30	Meineke Car Care Bowl Graduation Rates Bill Belew December 30, 2006 Navy will play Boston College in the Meineke Car Care Bowl Game. Each team will take home between $750,000...that will make no difference to the average student's tuition costs. What I learned today were a few more important numbers...the graduation... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Chick-fil-A Bowl Graduation Rates Bill Belew December 30, 2006 Virginia Tech will play Georgia in the Chick-fil-A Bowl Game. Each team will take home between $2.4-4.25 million...that will make no difference to the average student's tuition costs. What I learned today were a few more important numbers...the graduation rates... Continue Reading Posted at 4:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Alamo Bowl Graduation Rates Bill Belew December 30, 2006 Iowa will play Texas in the Alamo Bowl Game. Each team will take home between $2.2 million..that will make no difference to the average student's tuition costs.What I learned today were a few more important numbers...the graduation rates of the... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Dec29	Top Ten Sober Schools Bill Belew December 29, 2006 The students at these schools go to class sober. They are also in know danger of coming in with a hangover. Chances are, they spent the weekend studying.Princeton Review's most sober schools.10. Calvin College 9. Wellesley College 8. City University of New... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Insight Bowl Graduation Rates Bill Belew December 29, 2006 Texas Tech will play Minnesota in the Insight Bowl Game. Each team will take home between $1.2 million...that will make no difference to the average student's tuition costs. What I learned today were a few more important numbers...the graduation rates... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Champs Sports Bowl Graduation Rates Bill Belew December 29, 2006 Maryland will play Purdue Champs Sports Bowl Game. Each team will take home between $750,000...that will make no difference to the average student's tuition costs. What I learned today were a few more important numbers...the graduation rates of the students... Continue Reading Posted at 6:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Brut Sun Bowl Graduation Rates Bill Belew December 29, 2006 Oregon State will play Missouri in the Brut Sun Bowl Game. Each team will take home between $1.9 million...that will make no difference to the average student's tuition costs. What I learned today were a few more important numbers...the graduation... Continue Reading Posted at 4:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl Graduation Rates Bill Belew December 29, 2006 Kentucky will play Clemson in the Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl Game. Each team will take home between $1.5 million...that will make no difference to the average student's tuition costs. What I learned today were a few more important numbers...the... Continue Reading Posted at 2:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Autozone Liberty Bowl Graduation Rates Bill Belew December 29, 2006 Houston will play South Carolina in the Autozone Liberty Bowl Game. Each team will take home between $1.7 million..that will make no difference to the average student's tuition costs. What I learned today were a few more important numbers...the graduation... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Dec28	Texas Bowl Graduation Rates Bill Belew December 28, 2006 Rutgers will play Kansas State in the Texas Bowl Game. Each team will take home around $750,000...that will make no difference to the average student's tuition costs. What I learned today were a few more important numbers...the graduation rates of... Continue Reading Posted at 4:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Pacific Life Holiday Bowl Game Graduation Rates Bill Belew December 28, 2006 California will play Texas A & M in the Pacific Life Holiday Bowl Game. Each team will take home between $2.2 million ...that will make no difference to the average student's tuition costs. What I learned today were a few... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Dec27	Top Ten Greek Loving Schools that can't speak Greek Bill Belew December 27, 2006 Fraternities and sororities are hot on these campuses. The kids love the Greek sound, the gyros and the baklava.But they still can't say the names right - it's ee oh ta ...not eye oh ta.The top top ten frat and... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	PetroSun Independence Bowl Graduation Rates Bill Belew December 27, 2006 Oklahoma State will play Alabama in the PetroSun Independence Bowl Game. Each team will take home between $1.1 million...that will make no difference to the average student's tuition costs. What I learned today were a few more important numbers...the graduation... Continue Reading Posted at 4:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Emerald Bowl Graduation Rates Bill Belew December 27, 2006 UCLA will play Florida State in the Emerald Bowl Game. Each team will take home between $750,000...that will make no difference to the average student's tuition costs. What I learned today were a few more important numbers...the graduation rates of... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Dec26	Top Ten Schools that don't inhale Bill Belew December 26, 2006 I am one of those who never inhaled. In fact, mj never even touched my lips. And, I had plenty of chances considering my one-year older brother is a pot head.According to the Princeton Review, the students at these schools... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Motor City Bowl Graduation Rates Bill Belew December 26, 2006 Middle Tennessee will play Central Michigan in the Motor City Bowl Game. Each team will take home between $750,000...that will make no difference to the average student's tuition costs. What I learned today were a few more important numbers...the graduation... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Dec25	Top Ten Marijuana Smoking Schools Bill Belew December 25, 2006 No hangover. The experience can be included in a paper on the benefits of medical marijuana. And, if they don't get caught, it's legal.The top ten pot headed schools according to Princeton Review.10. Lehigh University 9. New College of Florida 8. New... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Merry Christmas from TheBizOfKnowledge Bill Belew December 25, 2006 Greetings from the Bay Area of San Jose, We hope that you had an eventful year – full of good things that is. Ours started out with Sam’s parents coming to visit us from China. Of course, Sam... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Dec24	Top Ten Teetotaling Schools Bill Belew December 24, 2006 Some like their scotch and soda without the scotch. According to the Princeton Review, these ten schools are the most likely to have students show up for class sober - ALWAYS10. Samford College 9. Calvin College 8. Wesleyan College 7. College of the... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	100 Year Old Graduates from Baylor Bill Belew December 24, 2006 When the great depression hit in 1929, Hub Northern left Baylor University to work and help his family.He was one credit shy of graduating yet never went back.When Baylor issued a list of December 2006 graduates, the 100 year old... Continue Reading Posted at 10:35 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Sheraton Hawaii Bowl Game Graduation Rates Bill Belew December 24, 2006 Hawaii will play Arizona State in the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl Game. Each team will take home too much money for the organizers to say clearly...that will make no difference to the average student's tuition costs. What I learned today were... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Dec23	Top Ten Hard Drinking Schools Bill Belew December 23, 2006 No messing around with 3.2% beer...besides, do you know why when you drink beer you have to go pee so soon? Because the beer doesn't need time to change color before it goes out.These schools, according to the Princeton Review,... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Top Ten Organizations Influencing Education Policy Bill Belew December 23, 2006 Top Ten Organizations Influencing Education PolicySome information sources obviously have more influence on the United States Education policy than others.So which organizations have the most influence?Here are the top ten1. U.S. Congress 2. U.S. Department of Education 3. Bill and... Continue Reading Posted at 8:03 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Papajohns.com Bowl Graduation Rates Bill Belew December 23, 2006 East Carolina will play South Florida in the Papajohns.com Bowl Game. Each team will take home too much money for the group to say...that will make no difference to the average student's tuition costs. What I learned today were a... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	New Mexico Bowl Graduation Rates Bill Belew December 23, 2006 San Jose State will play New Mexico in the New Mexico Bowl Game. Each team will take home an amount too big to be specified...that will make no difference to the average student's tuition costs. What I learned today were... Continue Reading Posted at 4:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Bell Helicopter Armed Services Bowl Bill Belew December 23, 2006 Utah will play Tulsa in the Bell Helicopter Armed Services Bowl Game. Each team will take home between $750,000...that will make no difference to the average student's tuition costs. What I learned today were a few more important numbers...the graduation... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Dec22	Top Ten Milk and Cookie Eating Schools Bill Belew December 22, 2006 Well, if the Princeton Review learned in their survey of some 115,000 students which schools like to party, it makes sense they would find out which schools would rather have milk and cookies than beer.The top ten 'good behaving schools:10.... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Top Ten People Influencing Education Policy Bill Belew December 22, 2006 Top Ten People Influencing Education PolicySome people obviously have more influence on the United States Education policy than others.So which people have the most influence?Here are the top ten1. Bill Gates 2. George W. Bush 3. Kati Haycock 4. G.... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	R & L Carriers New Orlean Bowl Graduation Rates Bill Belew December 22, 2006 Troy will play Rice in the R & L Carriers New Orleans Bowl Game. Each team will take home between $325,000...that will make no difference to the average student's tuition costs. What I learned today were a few more important... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Dec21	Top Ten Cities by Publications Bill Belew December 21, 2006 In this day and age of desk top publication, vanity publishing, pay per publishing, not too much stock should be placed in the person or organization that says they have a certain number of publications, I think.Nevertheless, these ten cities... Continue Reading Posted at 4:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Top Ten Beer Drinking Schools Bill Belew December 21, 2006 These ten schools should give themselves a hearty party pat on the back. Not only do the students consider themselves able to apply the wisdom of Solomon - a time to party and a time to study - they can... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Top Ten Information Sources Influencing Education Policy Bill Belew December 21, 2006 Some information sources obviously have more influence on the United States Education policy than others.So which studies have the most influence?Here are the top ten1. NAEP 2. Education Week 3. National Center for Education Statistics 4. New York Times5. U.S.... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl Graduation Rates Bill Belew December 21, 2006 TCU played Northern Illinois in the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl Game. Each team will take home between $750,000...that will make no difference to the average student's tuition costs. What I learned today were a few more important... Continue Reading Posted at 4:57 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Pioneer Pure Vision Las Vegas Bowl Graduation Rates Bill Belew December 21, 2006 Oregon will play BYU in the MPC Computers owl Game. Each team will take home between $1 million...that will make no difference to the average student's tuition costs. What I learned today were a few more important numbers...the graduation rates... Continue Reading Posted at 12:55 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Dec20	Top Ten Tree-Hugging, Birkenstock-wearing, Clove-smoking, vegetarian Schools Bill Belew December 20, 2006 Based on political persuasion, the use or lack of use of marijuana, drugs, and the prevalence of religion, the popularity of student government and the students' acceptance or not of the gay community, Princeton Review concluded these ten schools are... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Top 10 Leading Studies Influencing Education Policy Bill Belew December 20, 2006 Some studies obviously have more influence on the United States Education policy than others.So which studies have the most influence?Here are the top ten:1. NAEP 2. Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 3. Teaching Children To Read4. Tennessee... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Atlanta Schoolboard Gives up the Fight on Evolution Bill Belew December 20, 2006 An Atlanta schoolboard responded to a group of parents who thought evolution was being taught at the exclusion of other theories by putting stickers on textbooks saying "Evolution is a theory, not a fact."Well, lo and behold, another group of... Continue Reading Posted at 4:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Top Ten Cities by Newspaper Circulation Bill Belew December 20, 2006 The newspaper is a great place to get opinions on what people think is going on around them.My dad used to say, believe nothing you hear and only half of what you see. Newspapers fell under the hearsay category.Every newspaper... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Dec19	Who Should Pay for College Education Bill Belew December 19, 2006 There is a very non-scientific survey being conducted at ProgessiveU.The question is - Who's responsible for paying a child's college education?With 180+ votes in - 1. 23% - the government 2. 38% - his/her family3. 29% - the student4. 10%... Continue Reading Posted at 6:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Shanghai Education Commission Taps Public Sector for Teaching Plans Bill Belew December 19, 2006 The Shanghai Education Commission jas 400 million yuan ($50 million) to spend in the next two years on suburban elementary education. A big chunk of that money is set to go for teacher training under the philosophy "training good teachers... Continue Reading Posted at 3:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Ten Signs of a Cheating Spouse Bill Belew December 19, 2006 This may be stretching the BizofKnowledge a bit, but I thought it was interesting enough to post because this might help someone know if someone else is minding their spouse's business.I came across the 10 signs of a cheating spouse... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	6 Things Colleges Want Most Bill Belew December 19, 2006 The average college spends about $2,000 on marketing and recruiting for each student it successfully enrolls. Colleges also have billions of dollars devoted to merit-based tuition discounts to lure bright students...and improve rankings. Why don't colleges stop trying to market... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Bill & Linda Gates and William & Flora Hewlett Pledge $60 million to improve education. Bill Belew December 19, 2006 The Gates foundation pledged $40 million to the Hewlett Foundation who in turn added $20 million to work together to improve education in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.The emphasis will be on improving the quality of education for students who... Continue Reading Posted at 4:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Top Ten Cities with Library Support Bill Belew December 19, 2006 Well, if you don't know the answer and you don't have a PC to look it up on, the next best thing is the little old ladies at the library...if you have a library.These ten cities have the most: 1.... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Dec18	Gore Speaks At Harvard Business School Bill Belew December 18, 2006 Former VP and environmental activist Al Gore said "there's money to be made in responding to rising global temperatures."Exactly - it's a money making scheme. By some estimates - more than $1 trillion has been spent trying to save the... Continue Reading Posted at 5:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Kennedy School Prof Says 7 Deadly Sins Exploited in Market Bill Belew December 18, 2006 The seven deadly sins: lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy and pride are the "evils" that today's market-based economy exploits."'I would suggest that some of this," the prof said, "is built into the way in which we came over time... Continue Reading Posted at 2:30 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Austin Couple Gives Half Million to UT for Publishing Arm Bill Belew December 18, 2006 The UT press received a half million from a University of Texas alumni to establish "an endowment that will support publication of a series of books on photography, archaeology of the Western world, general history of the Western hemisphere, and... Continue Reading Posted at 11:58 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	4 Reasons for Dealing With Teacher Unions Bill Belew December 18, 2006 Teacher unions are necessary in public schools says one report.Drawing on national data from the School and Staffing Survey and Teacher Follow-up Survey, both sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education the following three conclusions were reached:Schools with collective bargaining... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	The Top Ten Online Cities Bill Belew December 18, 2006 Online does not necessarily equate to literate or knowledgeable. It just means the info is easily accessible. Some cities, however, have the NET more readily near their fingertips.The top ten wired cities ... or wireless cities, as the case may... Continue Reading Posted at 4:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Diversity in College Sports - Athletic Directors Bill Belew December 18, 2006 The University of Central Florida issued a Racial and Gender Report Card:Here are some of the selected highlights:Division IA - 94.1 percent of university presidents are white - 3.4% are black and 2.5% are Latino. 12.6% are women.Athletic directors -... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Dec17	5 Reasons Why Teachers Need Unions Bill Belew December 17, 2006 A research professor of education who is also a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and the Brookings Institution, as well as a former assistant secretary of education for the former president Bush says, "The need for unions to protect... Continue Reading Posted at 7:30 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	America's Top Ten Bookselling Cities Bill Belew December 17, 2006 If buying books is any indication of the knowledge level of a city, then these 10 cities have a jump on the rest of the nation.Barnes & Noble loves these top 10 cities ranked by - a. number of retail... Continue Reading Posted at 5:30 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	The Wise Schoolteacher Bill Belew December 17, 2006 There once was a wise schoolteacher who always sent a note home to the parents of the students on the first day of school: "If you promise not to believe everything your child says happens at school, I'll promise not... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	4 Characteristics of Students Who Opt for Private Loans to Pay for College Bill Belew December 17, 2006 Some people will go to whatever extent necessary to get their education, begging from grandparents, mooching off mom and dad, working the graveyard shift (I did this), getting federal loans. But when any combination of those don't work, the student... Continue Reading Posted at 4:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Diversity in College Sports - Coaching Bill Belew December 17, 2006 The University of Central Florida issued a Racial and Gender Report Card:Here are some of the selected highlights:Division I - 25.2% of all head coaches were African-American, up 2% to an all-time high.Division IA - just six of 119 head... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Dec16	4 Reasons To Opt for a Private Loan Over a Federal Loan Bill Belew December 16, 2006 Students sometimes choose to not take out Federal loans and just do the private loan thing instead. There are reasons.Here are four of them.1. There are way too many hoops to jump for to get the Stafford loan, starting with... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	25 Year Old PhD Student Gets 6 months in Prison for Attempting to Bribe Her Tutor Bill Belew December 16, 2006 A mainland Chinese post-graduate student tried to bribe her tutor to get answers to an exam paper.What she got was a six-month prison term.The young dummy had been studying at the City University of Hong Kong in the department of... Continue Reading Posted at 4:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Diversity in College Sports - NCAA Headquarters Bill Belew December 16, 2006 The University of Central Florida issued a Racial and Gender Report Card:Here are some of the selected highlights:The NCAA, instead of hiring someone to fit the bill, created a new position of VP for Diversity and Inclusion.So, instead of giving... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Apollo Group Special Committee Report's 5 Findings on Stock Option Investigation Bill Belew December 16, 2006 Apollo Group, owner of University of Phoenix, has finished a seven month investigation into how the company managed its stock option practices.Here are some of the key findings:1. The company did not correctly apply Accounting Principles Board requirements. The company... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	12 Step Program For Improving College Education Bill Belew December 16, 2006 The Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce has released its 10 recommendations for improving America's workforce.Here is the Commission's ten step program...doesn't include acknowledging a higher powerStep 1 - Assume that we will do the job right the... Continue Reading Posted at 4:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Bill Gates' 11 Rules of Life Bill Belew December 16, 2006 I stumpled across this just today. It may or may not be true, and Gates may or may not have given the speech....but the points made are dead on.---BILL GATES' SPEECH TO MT. WHITNEY HIGH SCHOOL in Visalia, California.Love him... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Dec15	7 Reasons to Take out a Private Loan for College Bill Belew December 15, 2006 College has to be paid for...and not just tuition and lab fees...but also textbooks, training trips, dorm and living expenses and trips home and such as well.More and more, students and parents are turning to private loans to pay for... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Give Grey's Anatomy Bunch a Break Bill Belew December 15, 2006 Teaching hospitals have too many medical mistakes that either harm or kill patients - yep, those would be mistakes.A Harvard medical school study found that the interns/future doctors also suffered from distress, fear, guilt, anger, humiliation and decreased compassion that... Continue Reading Posted at 5:19 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Diversity in College Sports - Conference Commissioners Bill Belew December 15, 2006 The University of Central Florida issued a Racial and Gender Report Card:Here are some of the selected highlights:ALL Division IA conference commissioners are white men.All Division I conference commissioners were white - two are women and four other women were... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Endowment Investment Income Enough to Support Annual Educational Spending Bill Belew December 15, 2006 The National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO), no relation to NABISCO announced in a press release that the one-year average rate of return for endowment investment income is 10.7%.This income is enough to:1. Support annual educational spendingand2.... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	9 More states Aimed for Spreading the Racial Ban in Affirmative Action Bill Belew December 15, 2006 Michigan has voted to do away with affirmative action - banning racial preferences in public education, employment, and contracting.The leader of this movement has nine more states he wants to target.They are:1. Arizona2. Colorado3. Missouri4. Nebraska5. Nevada6. Oregon7. South Dakota8.... Continue Reading Posted at 4:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	America's Top Ten Educated Cities - 2006 Bill Belew December 15, 2006 Central Connecticut State University considered three factors in determining America's top ten most educated cities.The factors: 1. Percentage of the adult population with an educational level of 8th grade or less 2. Percentage of the adult population with a high... Continue Reading Posted at 12:36 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Dec14	Diversity in College Sports - Student Athletes Bill Belew December 14, 2006 The University of Central Florida issued a Racial and Gender Report Card:Here are some of the selected highlights:Division I - 65.9% white, 20.6% blackDivision II - 79.7% white and 18.1% blackDivision III - 83.9% white and 7.3% black.However, African-American male... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Top Ten Literate Cities, 2006 Bill Belew December 14, 2006 Central Connecticut State University conducted an analysis to determine America's top ten most literate cities.They are:10. Portland, OR 9. San Francisco, CA 8. Denver, CO 7. Cincinnati, OH - Hey! That's my hometown. 6. Pittsburg, PA 5. St. Paul, MN 3. Washington, DC 3. Atlanta, GA 2. Minneapolis,... Continue Reading Posted at 4:33 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Purdue Hunger Strikers Give up after 27 days Bill Belew December 14, 2006 Yep. I figured when they got hungry enough, they would eat.Purdue University rejected their demands to accept the students for a designated supplier program.The students felt they had made enough progress to justify ending their strike.One student, however, "worried my... Continue Reading Posted at 1:16 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	China will Abolish School Fees for Rural Childen Bill Belew December 14, 2006 In an attempt to end or at least make a dent in rural poverty, China will waive the school fees for 150 million children. The shortfall amounts to about $1.9 billion a year. Children from rural provinces who have made... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	AIU Faces Second Year of Probation Bill Belew December 14, 2006 The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools has opted to keep the American Intercontinental University on probation for a second year.In a press release - AIU says improvements can be seen in the following: -- Expanding the breadth and depth... Continue Reading Posted at 4:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Harvard University Reconsiders God Class Bill Belew December 14, 2006 Harvard University is working on redesigning its general education requirements for incoming frosh.One proposal was to have all students take a class dealing with religion.The faculty task force apparenlty lost its conviction on this and now wants to have a... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Dec13	Department of Labor Awards $125 million to 72 Community Colleges Bill Belew December 13, 2006 The U.S. Department of Labor - employment and training administration has awarded $125 million to be distributed to 72 community college partnerships.The 72 community colleges were chosen from among 429 entries. Projects at the community colleges will range from healthcare... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	6 Reasons Purdue Hunger Strikers Will Get Hungrier - 26+ days and counting Bill Belew December 13, 2006 There are reasons why the Purdue University hunger strikers will continue to get hungrier.1. Purdue University says it will not participate in the designated supplier program advocated by the students.2. There is no convincing evidence that the designated supplier program... Continue Reading Posted at 4:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	CCNY Named Center After Cop Killer Bill Belew December 13, 2006 City College of New York is a publicly funded higher education institution.Since 1989 the college has had a center named after a convicted cop killer with a $1 million bounty on her head.The woman killed a policeman with two shots... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	21-year old Chinese Female Undergrad becomes VP of TopCoder Bill Belew December 13, 2006 A 21-year-old university student was appointed VP of Topcoder, a Connecticut-based company that develops online competition programming and skills assessment software.The young lady holds three Chinese patents for her more than 100 inventions including a couple that won her an... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Top 3 Considerations of College Freshmen Bill Belew December 13, 2006 Contrary to popular opinion, the greatest wants of college freshmen is not more money from home, mom to sneak in and wash the laundry or a roommate who loves to cook and clean.What college freshmen want more than anything is:1.... Continue Reading Posted at 4:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Clarion University Succumbs to Title IX Bill Belew December 13, 2006 Fat girls going to school for free when hard working deserving young men are out does NOT make sense. Buckets of money poured into big sport programs when equally or perhaps more deserving swimmers and runners sit out.Title IX is... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Dec12	Purdue Students on Day 25 of Hunger Strike Bill Belew December 12, 2006 There are a bunch of students who have eaten, well consumed nothing but liquids for the past 25 days 15 hours, 35 minutes and 34 seconds and counting.The issue is the alledged abuse of sweat shops that produce university apparel.On... Continue Reading Posted at 2:30 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	University of Cincinnati Heart Surgeon Censured Bill Belew December 12, 2006 This news hit close to home. I spend the first half of my life growing up in Cincinnati.Mark Twain said he would like to be in Cincinnati when the world ends, "because everything happens a week later there."Not any more.... Continue Reading Posted at 11:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Nursing Degree Guide Bill Belew December 12, 2006 Sponsored ReviewI rarely meet a little girl who didn't want to be a nurse when she grew up. That urge was always especially strong after visiting a parent or grandparent in the hospital.Had that little girl, and now little boys... Continue Reading Posted at 10:31 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	$5,000 Scholarship For a Student Who Maintains a Blog Bill Belew December 12, 2006 Sponsored ReviewWhere was this resource when my kids were born...20+ years ago?Where was the Internet for that matter?I have one kid who is a junior in college and saving his old man money on a full athletic scholarship.I have another... Continue Reading Posted at 10:16 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Randolph-Macon Women's College Changes Name Bill Belew December 12, 2006 The Randolph-Macon Women's College will change its name next year to Randolph College.The 115-year-old private school voted in September to accept men.The reason for the school to accept men is to 'achieve more financial stability.'Nine students have filed a law... Continue Reading Posted at 7:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Academics vs. Athletics (part 2) Bill Belew December 12, 2006 Schools are allowed "special admits."Students are accepted into universities who are:1. disadvantaged2. have 'special talents'3. help schools stay competitive at recruiting top athletes.UCLA has applied the 'special admit' rule to 70% of their athletes over the past three years!San Diego... Continue Reading Posted at 3:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Dec11	Academics Vs. Athletics Bill Belew December 11, 2006 Auburn athletes liked a certain sociology professor. The prof taught 'directed reading' course that did not require classroom attendance. And the outcome was usually an "A," whether deserved or not.In fact, it seems the whole sociology department can be a... Continue Reading Posted at 11:39 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Continued Tax Breaks For Parents and Kids in College Bill Belew December 11, 2006 The Senate and House have both passed a measure that would extend tax credits of up to $4,000 for individuals who make less than $65,000 and couples who make less than $130,000.A second provision was extended to give corporate tax... Continue Reading Posted at 5:18 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	College Professors Making Less Money Bill Belew December 11, 2006 The American Association of University Professors issued a report that suggests that it will get more difficult to recruit the best undergraduates into academic careers.The reason - those with graduate degrees in other professions make more money than those with... Continue Reading Posted at 12:30 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	2 Key Findings on Dropout Rates in American Public Schools Bill Belew December 11, 2006 The National Center for Education Statistics reports that:1. Students living in low-income families were approximately four times more likely to drop out of high school between 2003 and 2004 (the latest year for statistics) than were their peers from high-income... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	14 Characteristics of School Safety Environment Bill Belew December 11, 2006 The National Center for Education Statistics reports the following: 1. The percentage of public schools experiencing one or more violent incidents increased between the 1999–2000 and 2003–04 school years, from 71 to 81 percent 2. Both primary schools and high schools... Continue Reading Posted at 4:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	The Bottom Ten States Increasing Their Costs on Higher Education Bill Belew December 11, 2006 The average increase in state spending on higher education costs was 7% over last year and 14.4% over the last two years.However, some states are keeping their spending increase down.The top ten states with the LEAST increase in spending over... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Dec10	5 Special Conisderations to Gain Entry into Wayne State Law School Bill Belew December 10, 2006 Michigan voters approved a ban on a constitution amendment that prohibits colleges from giving preference based on race, color, ethnicity, national origin or gender.The law school of Wayne State University has adopted new admissions policies that puts the school in... Continue Reading Posted at 9:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Ex-Apollo Group Chairman Sees Bright Future for For-Profit Education Bill Belew December 10, 2006 Apollo Group is the owner of University of Phoenix. It's ex-chairman, Todd S. Nelson, left the company early this year and was replaced by the founder, John G. Sperling.The former chairman is predicting more growth despite challenges for the fopro... Continue Reading Posted at 5:48 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	12 Key Findings on the National Dropout in American Public High Schools Bill Belew December 10, 2006 The National Center for Education Statistics reports that:1. About 5 in 100 students who entered high school in October 2003, dropped out before October 2004.2. 6.7% of students dropped out in 1972. 4.7% dropped out in 2004.3. Most of the... Continue Reading Posted at 1:43 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	7,000 Scholarships in 4 Disciplines Available for Chinese Students Heading Overseas to Study Bill Belew December 10, 2006 Since 1996, China has sent 26,658 students overseas to study. Contrary to the popular opinion that most of those students see going overseas as means of escape - 97% of the students have returned home.With that in mind, the China... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Top Ten States Spending More Money on Higher Ed This Year than Last Bill Belew December 10, 2006 Some states are feeling the pinch more than others. Their schools need more money, want more money, are getting the legislators and taxpayers to dig even deeper than they did last year.The top ten states that saw their higher ed... Continue Reading Posted at 4:18 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Poll Results on U.S. Competitiveness - Final Bill Belew December 10, 2006 There is strong support in America to increase global competitiveness by cultivating talent in science and math.85% favor a program that will offer scholarships for students majoring in math and science.87% support college scholarships for students who pass AP (advanced... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Dec 9	Grades for Cash Scheme Bill Belew December 9, 2006 A community college computer science lab instructor has been accused of selling grades for cash and wine.The instructor has been charged with grand larceny, falsifying business records, computer tampering and forgery.Over the course of 29 months, students paid him $200-$2,500... Continue Reading Posted at 10:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	8 Key Indicators on School Crime and Safety in 2006 Bill Belew December 9, 2006 The National Center for Education Statistics reports the following:1. In 2004, students ages 12–18 were victims of about 1.4 million nonfatal crimes at school, abt - 863,000 thefts and 583,000 violent crimes.2. In 2004, students ages 12–18 were more likely... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Poll Results on U.S. Competitiveness - part 3 Bill Belew December 9, 2006 Some 70% of Americans believe that general math and science skills are important for college kids.But...many do NOT believe that math and science should be mandatory course requirements. Just 54% believe college kids do need math and science courses.46% of... Continue Reading Posted at 4:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	UGA Gets Taken To Court by Christian Fraternity Bill Belew December 9, 2006 A Christian fraternity - Beta Upsilon Chi - filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the University of Georgia.The group wanted members of their club to pledge faith in Jesus Christ.However, To register as a student group, a student organization... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	The Tostitos BCS Championship Graduation Rates Bill Belew December 9, 2006 Ohio State will play Florida in the BCS National Championsship Game. Each team will take home between $14-17 million..that will make no difference to the average student's tuition costs.What I learned today were a few more important numbers...the graduation rates... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	5 Facts Concerning Threats and Attacks on Teachers Bill Belew December 9, 2006 The National Center for Education Statistics reports the following:1. In 2003–04, Secondary school teachers were more likely than elementary school teachers to have been threatened with injury by a student (8 vs. 6 percent). However, elementary school teachers were more... Continue Reading Posted at 4:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Masters and PhD Costs Skyrocket Bill Belew December 9, 2006 In 1995-6, a masters degree cost $9,722 and a PhD cost $13,423.In 2003-4, a masters degree cost $14,825 and a PhD cost $20,803.The prices had gone up 60% and 53%.PhD now stands for Pretty High Dammit. I got a second... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Dec 8	Top Ten States Participating in Free School Breakfast Program Bill Belew December 8, 2006 Only two out of five people who need a free breakfast get it according to a report by the Food Research and Action Center.But, still more are getting those free breakfasts now than ever before - up to 7.7 million... Continue Reading Posted at 11:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Top Ten States Spending on Higher Education Bill Belew December 8, 2006 Some states have a greater population. Some have more schools of higher education. And some just cost more. Here are the top ten states that spend the most on higher education.The numbers are billions of dollars 1. California - 10.14 -... Continue Reading Posted at 9:04 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	6 Signs that 'Publish Or Perish' is Not Perishing Bill Belew December 8, 2006 The Modern Language Association has conducted a survey of 1,339 department chairs to find trends in tenure track hiring and promotions..The group has learned:1. Tenure rates are not decreasing - though only 34% of those who start on a tenure... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Poll Results On U.S. Competitiveness - Part 2 Bill Belew December 8, 2006 Americans are finally figuring out that their is life - global economy life - beyond the seas of both coasts. They cannot find India, China or Japan on a map but they know somewhere "over there" that people are beating... Continue Reading Posted at 10:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	8 Facts About Fights, Weapons and Illegal Substances on School Grounds Bill Belew December 8, 2006 The National Center for Education Statistics reports the following:1. In 2005, 36 percent of students in grades 9–12 reported they had been in a fight anywhere, and 14 percent said they had been in a fight on school property during... Continue Reading Posted at 4:22 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	The Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Graduation Rates Bill Belew December 8, 2006 Correction: Oklahoma University will play Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl. (Not Oklahoma State)Each team will take home between $14-17 million..that will make no difference to the average student's tuition costs. What I learned today were a few more important... Continue Reading Posted at 2:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Two Michigan Lawmakers Angry Over Losing $10 Million Bill Belew December 8, 2006 Two Michigan lawmakers are angry enough that their University of Michigan team lost out on a chance to play in the BCS title game that they are demanding a playoff system.BCS is not working...blah blah blah... Our one lost team... Continue Reading Posted at 12:02 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Dec 7	Gay Rabbis - A Contradiction Bill Belew December 7, 2006 The Conservative Movement of Judaism voted to all its seminaries to enroll gays as rabbinical students and to let rabbis bless same-sex couples.But...the restriction on sexual activity was kept in place. Leviticus in the Old Testament prohibits sodomy - male... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Poll Results on U.S. Competitiveness Part 1 Bill Belew December 7, 2006 Continue Reading Posted at 4:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	7 Reasons to Set Up Educational Shop Anywhere Bill Belew December 7, 2006 When the market is bad, people go back to school. When the market is good, people send their kids to clarinet class, ballet lessons, dodgeball practice.Good or bad times, there is always people wanting to go to school or send... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Allstate Sugar Bowl Graduation Rates Bill Belew December 7, 2006 Notre Dame will play LSU in the Sugar Bowl. Each team will take home between $14-17 million..that will make no difference to the average student's tuition costs.What I learned today were a few more important numbers...the graduation rates of the... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	American Academy for Liberal Education Too Liberal Bill Belew December 7, 2006 The American Academy for Liberal Education has been told by the Education Department that they can no longer give accreditation to new institutions...well, for the next six months.Apparently the organization was too lax in its standards.My experience is that these... Continue Reading Posted at 4:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	8 Characteristics of Fear in School Bill Belew December 7, 2006 The National Center for Education Statistics reports the following:1. In 2005, approximately 6 percent of students ages 12–18 reported that they were afraid of attack or harm at school, and 5 percent reported that they were afraid of attack or... Continue Reading Posted at 12:19 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Dec 6	University Of Phoenix Loses Intel Business Bill Belew December 6, 2006 The University of Phoenix has $2 billion in annual revenue and 300,000 students worldwide. They also have my wife and me in training as I write this to prepare for an onslaught of more students.Those new students will NOT be... Continue Reading Posted at 8:21 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Brookings Institution Scientist Wants a Prize Bill Belew December 6, 2006 The special assistant to the Chancellor for Science and Technology at UC Berkeley wants a prize.He wants his scientist colleagues to get prizes, too.The prizes, he says, are essential to advancements in science, technology and innovation in America for continued... Continue Reading Posted at 2:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	BizzBites & TheBizOfKnowledge Bill Belew December 6, 2006 There is a new social business news site that is all about business.The site is Bizzbites - tasty bite-sized morsels of business intelligence that are submitted and voted on by the community.This is right up my alley. I like to... Continue Reading Posted at 11:19 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	FedEx Orange Bowl Graduation Rates Bill Belew December 6, 2006 Wake Forest will play Louisville in the Orange Bowl. Each team will take home between $14-17 million..that will make no difference to the average student's tuition costs.What I learned today were a few more important numbers...the graduation rates of the... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	The Top Ten Colleges with Return on Investments from Endowment Funds Bill Belew December 6, 2006 MIT has $8.4 billion in endowment. Last year the college saw a greater return on investments from its endowments than any other college/university in the nation.Three schools saw a return of more than 20% 1. MIT - 23% - 17.6%... Continue Reading Posted at 4:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	6 Measures of Discipline, Safety and Security at School Bill Belew December 6, 2006 The National Center for Education Statistics reports the following:1. About 46 percent of public schools took at least one serious disciplinary action against students—including suspensions lasting 5 days or more, removals with no services (i.e., expulsions), and transfers to specialized... Continue Reading Posted at 12:52 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Dec 5	Citi Rose Bowl Graduation Rates Bill Belew December 5, 2006 USC will play Michigan in the Rose Bowl. Each team will take home between $14-17 million..that will make no difference to the average student's tuition costs.What I learned today were a few more important numbers...the graduation rates of the students... Continue Reading Posted at 9:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	18-Year-Old Shot Dead Stealing Sony PS3 Bill Belew December 5, 2006 An 18-year-old armed with only a PS3 console was shot dead by University of North Carolina Police. And, his dog, too!The boy was suspected of having stolen two Sony PS3 consoles from a university student who had purchased the toys... Continue Reading Posted at 6:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Top Ten University Endowments Bill Belew December 5, 2006 Universities have money in the bank, money making money, money out the wazoo. But, I never knew just how much money these schools were sitting on until today.The top ten university endowments total $120 billion. That's a 'B.'The top ten... Continue Reading Posted at 2:25 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	UC Berkeley Lawyers Warn of Lawsuits - Israel Dig Shuts Down Bill Belew December 5, 2006 UC Berkeley students have been working for 21 years on a dig of a 3,000 year old city on Israel's Mediterranean coast, near Haifa.Not any more."UC lawyers said the school-sanctioned trips left the university open to lawsuits," said the UC... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Four-year Business College Looking at Closing for Bad Business Bill Belew December 5, 2006 The oldest four-year college in Cleveland, Myers University, a business college, can't make ends meet. The U.S. department of education decided that the school's financial situation was so bad and getting worse, that it wouldn't extend the school any more... Continue Reading Posted at 4:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	NCAA Selects RazorGator Experiences for 2007 Men's Final Four Event Management Bill Belew December 5, 2006 For some reason that is beyond me schools cannot manage themselves. They also, apparently cannot manage their sporting events either.The NCAA has selected RazorGator Experiences to manage the 2007 Final Four.The company will provide ticket and hospitality managemnt including buying... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Dec 4	Latinos Getting the Short End on Higher Education in California Bill Belew December 4, 2006 Latinos are getting the short end of the stick when it comes to higher enrollment in California.Excelencia in Education reports the following:1. California ranks 49th out of 50 states in percentage of Latinos high school seniors enrolled in four-year colleges.2.... Continue Reading Posted at 9:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	3 Key Findings on R & D and Faculty Employment at Research Universities Bill Belew December 4, 2006 The Cornell Higher Education Research Institute (CHERI) conducted a study on Research and Development, and faculty employment status at research universitiesl.3 key findings - 1. Full-time tenured faculty or tenure-track faculty generate the most external R%D funding. A university may... Continue Reading Posted at 6:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	University of Florida Needs Quick Fix Bill Belew December 4, 2006 The University of Florida's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is $4 million in debt.The president has initiated a five year plan that she says will bring the college out of debt.Graduate students say the plan will cripple the program... Continue Reading Posted at 3:07 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	9 Key Findings on Public School Internet Access Bill Belew December 4, 2006 The National Center for Education Statistics has released its findings on Internet Access in U.S. Public Schools and Classrooms: 1994-2005Here are some key findings:1. From 1994 to 2005, the percentage of public school instructional rooms with Internet access rose from... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Violence in Japanese Schools Bill Belew December 4, 2006 Kids being bullied is not the only violent thing that goes on in Japanese schools. And kids are not the only targets either.The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology reported that in 2004 there were 3,366 cases of... Continue Reading Posted at 4:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	College Degree Gets 5 Month Reduction in Prison Term Bill Belew December 4, 2006 Last month, 800 prisoners in Beijing sat for China's biannual university degree-level exam for self-taught students.For those diligent enough to pass, Beijing prision administrators said they could get a five month reduction of their term.2 life sentences minus 5 months...what... Continue Reading Posted at 12:50 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Dec 3	6 Key Characteristics of Kids in Public Schools Bill Belew December 3, 2006 The National Household Education survey revealed that from 1999-2003, the demographics of student populations in chosen public Schools as opposed to assigned public schools has changed.1. The percentage of students in poverty decreased from 30% to 21%.2. The number of... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Postsecondary Instructional Workforce Dominated by Part-timers Bill Belew December 3, 2006 The American Federation of Teacher web site has a chart of postsecondary instructional workforce, by employment type.The AFT estimates that there are 1,333,049 instructors/professors/teachers and such.Just 30% of them are full-time, tenure/tenure-track faculty.Full-time nontenure-track faculty make up 15%.Part-time/adjunct faculty make... Continue Reading Posted at 6:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Ohio State Vs. Michigan Vs. Florida Bill Belew December 3, 2006 The fans all have their underwear in a knot. The analysts are talking holes in the ground. The college ball players all want to say their piece. And college administrators don't really care - they will get $14-17 million just... Continue Reading Posted at 4:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	What Do You Think? Bill Belew December 3, 2006 Almost all of my postings end with these four words. There is a reason for that. I genuinely want to know what readers of my posts think. Nothing profound, eh?I make it my point to find a nugget, a piece... Continue Reading Posted at 3:18 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Chinese Mainland Students Face Higher Tuition in Hong Kong Bill Belew December 3, 2006 Chinese mainland students get it coming and going. Not only do they face international student costs when coming to the US without a scholarship, they will have to pay more if they opt to go to a Hong Kong University... Continue Reading Posted at 4:48 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Private College Costs Vs. National College Costs in Japan Bill Belew December 3, 2006 The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology reported on the disparity in tuition costs for national colleges and private colleges in Japan.In 2004, the cost of tuition at a national college in Japan was 521,000 = $4,400.The cost... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Dec 2	Public School Costs vs. Private School Costs in Japan Bill Belew December 2, 2006 Surprisingly, it is cheaper to go to a private school than to a public school in Japan.The difference, of course, is in who is paying the costs.Public elementary schools in Japan cost about 909,000 ($7500) per student in the first... Continue Reading Posted at 6:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Top Ten College Newspapers Bill Belew December 2, 2006 My wife and I have been watching Gilmore Girls on DVD. We don't watch TV, so if it doesn't make it to DVD, we're going to miss it.Rory passed up on Harvard to go to Yale. I couldn't figure out... Continue Reading Posted at 3:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Dec 1	Arkansas Profs Accuse High Schools of Sending Them Unprepared Students Bill Belew December 1, 2006 Nearly 50% of Arkansas' college profs teaching freshmen blame the state's public high schools for sending them students who are not prepared.Two-thirds of the profs say half of the students need remedial or developmental courses for the freshmen they teach.So,... Continue Reading Posted at 10:13 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Japanese College Costs Bill Belew December 1, 2006 I always thought it was much more expensive to go to college in Japan than in the U.S. Now that I have a kid in college in the U.S. I know that's not true.The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science... Continue Reading Posted at 6:16 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	The Teacher's Dead Bill Belew December 1, 2006 A group of children had all been photographed for school pictures, and their teacher was trying to persuade them each to buy a copy of the group picture.The teacher went on and on, "Just think how nice it will be... Continue Reading Posted at 2:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Top Ten College Radio Stations Bill Belew December 1, 2006 When I am driving across country, and I have had to do that several times, I get tired of listening to my own CDs...all two of them. Invariably I will push scan on the radio until it settles into a... Continue Reading Posted at 10:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Top 7 Destinations of Short Term Trips For Japanese Students Bill Belew December 1, 2006 Japanese schools like to take their high-schoolers overseas for trips - to study, to experience, to play, just for the fun of it under the guise of educational objectives.Some destinations are more popular than others for Japanese.According to the Ministry... Continue Reading Posted at 4:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Help Wanted - Blonde Hair Blue or Green Eyes Teacher Bill Belew December 1, 2006 I found this want ad via two web sites....Japan Probe and then Debito.org.WANTED IMMEDIETLY [sic] NATIVE SPEAKERE R English School needs a native speaker. Blonde hairblue or green eyes and brightly character. [sic]Please contact E R English School immedietly. [sic]Ph:... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments

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