Students who can’t read on grade level by the 3rd grade are four times less likely to graduate from high school on time than proficient readers, according to a new study my colleague Sarah D. Sparks writes about over at Inside School Research.
If poverty is added to the mix, the chances are even worse. As Sarah explains, a student who has lived in poverty AND was reading below grade level in the third grade is 13 times less likely to graduate on time than a student who was proficient and was not poor.
Here’s a link to a press release and the report itself, “Double Jeopardy: How Poverty & Third-Grade Reading Skills Influence High School Graduation,” which was commissioned by the Annie E. Casey Foundation.
Last week proved to be a major disappointment for my job search for my dream job. I thought I had found the perfect fit for my skills and ambitions and had made it to the top three spots for the final round interview. Therefore, when I saw an e-mail in my inbox from the recruiters, my heart sank a little.
I knew an e-mail only meant that I would be receiving another rejection. What ran through my mind when I read “we wish you the best for your future” were thoughts of imminent doom, the end of my job search, permanent unemployment and the end of my dreams of a perfect job. I could have taken this rejection better, but I had invested myself too much into the position already.
The next few days were full of disappointment, and I had lost motivation to start all over again. Being so close to being hired had given me unwarranted relief from continuing my job search. More
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If you’re seeking for CNA schools, you can find them on the Internet. For a certification of nursing assistant you need to get training and pass the exam as not everyone is qualified for this profession with good cna earnings and bright perspectives. First, you need to know if you are eligible for certification and then if you qualify, you should try to attempt the certification exam.
The examination may be very difficult and those who prepare for it should be ready to put in long hours. However, if you have the right kind of training before exams, you will not have too many problems.
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This past week I spent two days teaching a letter writing class for a large Seattle-area company. Both days the company made me feel welcome and important from the moment I drove into the parking lot.
Can you guess how they welcomed me in the parking lot?
No,not with balloons. They reserved a parking space for me–with my name on it.
“This spot reserved for Gaertner-Johnston,” the sign said. But to me, it said much more. It told me that the company valued me and my work. The message becomes even more powerful when you consider that I am a vendor–someone arriving attheir company to perform a service. I was not a visiting dignitary, yet I felt that way when I saw the sign.
That welcoming gesture in the parking lot made me think about how we welcome people at work.How do we communicate a feeling of welcome and importance to others through our writing?
One obvious way is to send out welcome announcements, messages that introduce new employees and encourage everyone towelcome them.
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California must turn to non-profit and for-profit private colleges and universities to meet the future demand for a more educated workforce, a new report urges.
With state schools over capacity and crippled by budget cuts, the slate of recommendations includes having private schools teach classes on public campuses and state funding for non-profit private schools to grow their enrollment by up to 10 percent, according to the study released Monday by the Center for Higher Education Policy Analysis at USC.
“We’re facing a perfect storm. The economy of the state and country is at risk if we don’t have more students participating in higher education,” said USC University Professor William G. Tierney, Wil
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