Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Making Career Development Pay - NYTimes.com

Making Career Development Pay - NYTimes.com

Making Career Development Pay

Paula Hogan, left, a financial planner, and Jane Schroeder, a career counselor, in Ms. Hogan’s office.
Darren Hauck for The New York Times

Paula Hogan, left, a financial planner, and Jane Schroeder, a career counselor, in Ms. Hogan’s office.

Treating your career development education as if it were part of a stock portfolio can help you increase the return on your investment.

Social Networking Your Way to a New Job

Job hunters must learn to navigate the social protocol of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and other social networking sites.

Louisiana: $1.8. Billion for Schools Lost to Katrina

The Obama administration will give New Orleans $1.8 billion in a lump-sum reimbursement for schools that were damaged or destroyed in the flooding after Hurricane Katrina.

Eastern States Dominate in Winning School Grants

Many educators in states that did not win or even participate in President Obama’s Race to the Top competition said the rules favored densely populated eastern states.

New York Wins Nearly $700 Million for Education

Local officials who pushed for educational changes celebrated a victory in a competition for federal money.