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• From Hotel Hospitality to Home Visits, Schools Try It All to Get Parents Involved
• 3 Reasons Your PSAT Score Matters
• Venezuela, Chicago Public Schools face toilet paper shortages
• How Will Colleges Adapt to New Populations?

From Hotel Hospitality to Home Visits, Schools Try It All to Get Parents Involved Posted: 23 Sep 2013 01:11 PM PDT Georgia's Department of Education recently made news when it asked the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, famed for its hospitality, to teach its schools to be more welcoming to parents.

3 Reasons Your PSAT Score Matters Posted: 23 Sep 2013 07:30 AM PDT Most high school students are familiar with the SAT and spend considerable time getting ready for the exam. However, before they ever sit for the SAT, many will take the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, a standardized test cosponsored by the College Board and National Merit Scholarship Corporation.

Venezuela, Chicago Public Schools face toilet paper shortages Posted: 23 Sep 2013 06:32 AM PDT In addition to grossly inefficient, top-down bureaucracies and chronic budget deficits, the public schools in Chicago and the country of Venezuela apparently have something else in common: a toilet paper shortage.

How Will Colleges Adapt to New Populations? Posted: 23 Sep 2013 01:30 AM PDT The number of high school graduates in the United States has been on the decline since 2012. With the exception of a few blips along the way, that population isn't expected to rebound. The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education projects that by 2025, the next "peak year," there will only be about 100,000 more high school graduates than in 2011. After that, the number of high school graduates will consistently decline, reflecting the decrease in births after the 2007 recession.

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