Margot Adler

Community College Students, Local Business Leaders: Community College Workforce Training Will Get People Back to Work
HARRISBURG, Pa., April 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly 400 community college students and supporters rallied today at the State Capitol in Harrisburg saying that Governor Corbett's budget proposal fails to remedy the skills gap and will ultimately slow Pennsylvania's recovery. In the governor's FY 12-13 budget, community college budgets would be reduced by an estimated 5 percent and, for the fourth year in a row, community colleges will not receive new dollars for capital funding. Capital funding is used by the colleges to update labs, equipment and classrooms to train students for jobs. "The cuts the governor is proposing for the colleges will have adverse effects on our students, our institutions and the commonwealth as a whole," Dr ...

Educators Gather to Better Understand Validity and Use of Assessment Data Worldwide
NEW YORK, March 14, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Around the world, educational assessments are being tasked with everything from measuring student achievement to evaluating teachers, schools and institutions.

Born This Way Foundation Launch Event to Stream Live From Harvard University on February 29th
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Born This Way Foundation (BTWF) launch event featuring Lady Gaga and her mother, Cynthia Germanotta, at Harvard University will be streamed live to the BTWF website () on Wednesday, February 29th, 2012 from 4:00-5:30pm EST.

Home Site Map Subscribe to our Monthly Email Newsletter	Margot Adler Community College Students, Local Business Leaders: Community College Workforce Training Will Get People Back to Work HARRISBURG, Pa., April 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly 400 community college students and supporters rallied today at the State Capitol in Harrisburg saying that Governor Corbett's budget proposal fails to remedy the skills gap and will ultimately slow Pennsylvania's recovery. In the governor's FY 12-13 budget, community college budgets would be reduced by an estimated 5 percent and, for the fourth year in a row, community colleges will not receive new dollars for capital funding. Capital funding is used by the colleges to update labs, equipment and classrooms to train students for jobs. "The cuts the governor is proposing for the colleges will have adverse effects on our students, our institutions and the commonwealth as a whole," Dr ... Educators Gather to Better Understand Validity and Use of Assessment Data Worldwide NEW YORK, March 14, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Around the world, educational assessments are being tasked with everything from measuring student achievement to evaluating teachers, schools and institutions. Born This Way Foundation Launch Event to Stream Live From Harvard University on February 29th LOS ANGELES, Feb. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Born This Way Foundation (BTWF) launch event featuring Lady Gaga and her mother, Cynthia Germanotta, at Harvard University will be streamed live to the BTWF website () on Wednesday, February 29th, 2012 from 4:00-5:30pm EST. Educators Gather to Better Understand Validity and Use of Assessment Data Worldwide NEW YORK, March 14, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Around the world, educational assessments are being tasked with everything from measuring student achievement to evaluating teachers, schools and institutions. Sciaky Teams Up With Penn State University and DARPA to Advance Direct Digital Manufacturing Technology CHICAGO, Feb. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sciaky, Inc., a service-disabled, veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) and leading provider of additive manufacturing (AM) solutions, is teaming up with the Applied Research Laboratory at Pennsylvania State University to advance Direct Digital Manufacturing (DDM) technology, via funding from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Born This Way Foundation Launch Event to Stream Live From Harvard University on February 29th LOS ANGELES, Feb. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Born This Way Foundation (BTWF) launch event featuring Lady Gaga and her mother, Cynthia Germanotta, at Harvard University will be streamed live to the BTWF website () on Wednesday, February 29th, 2012 from 4:00-5:30pm EST. Community College Students, Local Business Leaders: Community College Workforce Training Will Get People Back to Work HARRISBURG, Pa., April 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly 400 community college students and supporters rallied today at the State Capitol in Harrisburg saying that Governor Corbett's budget proposal fails to remedy the skills gap and will ultimately slow Pennsylvania's recovery. In the governor's FY 12-13 budget, community college budgets would be reduced by an estimated 5 percent and, for the fourth year in a row, community colleges will not receive new dollars for capital funding. Capital funding is used by the colleges to update labs, equipment and classrooms to train students for jobs. "The cuts the governor is proposing for the colleges will have adverse effects on our students, our institutions and the commonwealth as a whole," Dr ...