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Wednesday, December 8, 2010

148. MVCAP fyi

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1. That Facebook Welcome to the Class of 2015? Not So Fast, by Jacques Steinberg - http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/07/freshmen-faceboo/#more-25739

‎"High school seniors about to be admitted to college, take note: that authentic-looking Facebook page inviting you to join the university’s “welcome group” for the Class of 2015 may be unauthorized."


"All of the jobs listed have above-average median annual pay rates, and all are expected to experience above-average growth between 2008 and 2018. Jobs that are expected to have few openings in the coming year were not included."

3. Sign Language Studies Up 16 Percent, by Tamar Lewin - http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/08/education/08language.html?_r=1&hpw

"While the number of college students studying Spanish, French and German increased only modestly from 2006 to 2009, enrollment in American Sign Language — the fourth most-popular language — surged more than 16 percent, according to a new report from the Modern Language Association."

4. Colleges and Students Would Benefit From White House Tax Compromise, by Kelly Field - http://chronicle.com/article/CollegesStudents-Would/125646/

"They include a tuition tax credit worth up to $2,500, a student-loan interest deduction worth up to $2,500, and a benefit that allows companies to provide up to $5,250 in tax-free tuition assistance to their employees."

5. In ranking, U.S. students trail global leaders - http://usat.ly/e6GmfA - RT @USATODAY

Scores from the 2009 Programme for International Student Assessment to be released Tuesday show 15-year-old students in the U.S. performing about average in reading and science, and below average in math. Out of 34 countries, the U.S. ranked 14th in reading, 17th in science and 25th in math."

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