Monday, January 17, 2011

Federal Student Aid deadline around the corner | poughkeepsiejournal.com | Poughkeepsie Journal

Federal Student Aid deadline around the corner

CANDICE CHOI • JANUARY 17, 2011

It's crunch time for families counting on loans and grants to pay for college.

Deadlines to fill out the FAFSA, or Free Application for Federal Student Aid, are around the corner and likely generating anxiety in households across the country.

For those scrambling to get up to speed, the FAFSA is used to determine how much an applicant or their family should contribute toward education costs. Schools then use that figure — known as the expected family contribution — to determine how much financial aid should be awarded to bridge the cost of attendance.

Aid packages can include need-based grants, loans and work study programs.

Students who apply online at www.fafsa.ed.gov can get an estimate of their expected family contribution

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: PARENT TRIGGER HAPPY/UNHAPPY: Grannan on the myth; Austin on the fight; Fensterwald on the reality + There's despicable, then there's despicable, and then there's Ben Austin

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: PARENT TRIGGER HAPPY/UNHAPPY: Grannan on the myth; Austin on the fight; Fensterwald on the reality + There's despicable, then there's despicable, and then there's Ben Austin

PARENT TRIGGER HAPPY/UNHAPPY: Grannan on the myth; Austin on the fight; Fensterwald on the reality + There's despicable, then there's despicable, and then there's Ben Austin

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UPDATE, January 10, 2011: this week's agenda of the California State School Board -- which includes 6 new members (less the withdrawn-appointee, Bill Honig) -- has decided to delay adoption of "Parent Trigger" regulations. The trigger-petition law, giving parents an action to boot -- or reboot-- a failing school, is "all about charters," explains John Fensterwald in his blog, Educated Guess.

Ben Austin, video above, CEO of Parent Revolution, interviewed in mid-December at the State School Board meeting by John Fensterwald of Educated Guess. At the time, Austin was a Schwarzenegger-appointed member of the board; he was not confirmed, and was not reappointed by Gov. Brown.

<<Caroline Grannan is a parent, an educational advocate, and journalist who blogs at

Daily Kos: How the Billionaire boys Club is running - and ruining - education

How the Billionaire boys Club is running - and ruining - education

by teacherken

Diane Ravitch popularized the term "Billionaire Boys Club" in her terrific book, The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education, which I reviewed in this diary, from which I quote:

After noting the power and money now arrayed against public schools and education as a profession, and reminding us of the devastation wrought by financial deregulation, Ravitch cautions us
Removing public oversight will leave the education of our children to the whim of

Dr. Martin Luther King and his Political Assassination | Dailycensored.com

Dr. Martin Luther King and his Political Assassination

Written by Solomon ComissiongDaily Journal (Opinion), Politics, War and Peace, World NewsJan 16, 2011

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Please Join us this Monday January 17 at 8:00 PM EST.

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Please join us this episode as we pay homage and tribute to the late great Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In typical American mass programming fashion the life of Dr. King has been watered down and narrowly reshaped to fit the ideals and warped values of some elites and US political sycophants. Without a doubt, if Dr. King were alive today he would be against

The Answer Sheet - A quiz: Martin Luther King’s unusual education

A quiz: Martin Luther King’s unusual education

Martin Luther King Jr. had something of an unusual education. Test yourself on how much you know about it, and then read the answers, which include information that may surprise you about him. QUESTIONS: 1) True or false: King was kicked out of school at the age of 5. 2) King skipped two grades. Which were they? a) 2nd and 9th b) 2nd and 10th c) 9th and 12th 3) At Morehouse College, King was: a) At the top of his class b) A solid ‘B’ student c) Called an underachiever by his professors

Career tech center feeding grads to college | Thoughts on Public Education

Career tech center feeding grads to college - by John Fensterwald - Educated Guess

by John Fensterwald - Educated Guess

The Center for Advanced Research and Technology in Clovis is an impressive place, a model facility for career and technical education that other school districts will recreate one day when they once again have money. Serving 1,300 students in Clovis and Fresno, CART blends college prep academics with technical skills for juniors and seniors who work [...]

NYC Educator: Puke-O-Rama, Dude!

Puke-O-Rama, Dude!

by NYC Educator

Like, dude, the kids in my class are like, puking their guts out? So, like I just figured I'd write about it, and stuff? And people are all,

Why is this moron allowed to share with us his idiocy?

and

TMI

and stuff in the comments? But like, it's important, dude, to tell the truth, like, sometimes. Like, if I had a kid who had a you know, accident, I would have to, like, write my next column about it.

So anyhoo, like, when I wanted to support the release of value-added grades, and everyone was all like, "Dude,

Conflict Continues in Río Piedras « occupy california

Conflict Continues in Río Piedras

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Though Tuesday’s march proceeded without notable conflict between UPR students and the Puerto Rican police, it precipitated an immediate response from university administrators and government officials, who acted in concert to provide police forces with greater jurisdiction in quelling campus unrest (1). By Wednesday afternoon, ten students had been arrested and removed from campus. The detained had allegedly disrupted classes while distributing flyers that contained information about the strike (2). All ten students were transported to the Hato Rey station but later released without charges.

A peaceful gathering in the University Plaza on Thursday morning culminated in a minor skirmish between police forces and student protestors. The students resisted the polices’ efforts to force them out of the building, but, after being shot with tear gas and pepper spray, the students receded into Ponce de Leon Avenue (3).

A few hours later, the students regrouped inside the campus. As police forces began gathering nearby, th

NYC Public School Parents: What the real choices are for Cathie Black and NYC kids

What the real choices are for Cathie Black and NYC kids

by Leonie Haimson

With all the furor over Cathie Black's comments about “birth control” and “many Sophie’s choices” in relation to school overcrowding, I hope the larger issues are not ignored.

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There is a huge school-age population explosion in downtown Manhattan, not because people are reproducing like rabbits, but because of the rampant development that Mayor Bloomberg and other city officials have

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: WEEKEND QUOTABLES

WEEKEND QUOTABLES

by Mike Klonsky

Arizona's law banning ethnic studies

"...Mr. Horne goes way overboard in trying keep high school students from studying works like Paulo Freire’s “Pedagogy of the Oppressed,” a classic educational text, or any effort to deepen students’ understanding of history, and their place in the world. Tucson school officials say that far from stoking teenage resentment, the program has helped students keep their grades up and stay in school."--New York Times editorial

New Orleans 5 years after Katrina

"Louisiana has a 63 percent high school graduation rate,” Mr. Turner said. “It has roughly a 60

Dad at the Chalkboard: The Barnes and Noble Peeper or I Am One Nosy S.O.B.

The Barnes and Noble Peeper or I Am One Nosy S.O.B.

by Brian H

If you have been to a Borders or a Barnes and Noble lately, you've seen them. They stand in line like regular people. They linger at the shelves, seemingly engrossed in their perusal of the titles. They pace past the couches and amble slowly through the cafe. If you haven't seen them, then surely you have felt them. Their beady little eyes always roving, sliding over your personal topography where they don't belong, leaving a slug's trail of violation in their wake. You can almost feel it when their gaze falls upon you and you can almost see the

Monday, January 17, 2011