Posts Tagged ‘Vermont State Colleges’
Implementing System-Level Graduation Standards
by Carol A. Moore and Karrin E. Wilks
November 21, 2011
Driven by external pressure for increased accountability and internal pressure for improved learning outcomes, colleges across the country have been developing and refining assessment systems for several decades. In some cases, assessment results have significant positive impact, for example, when used to enhance teaching and learning or as a lever for organizational change. In ...
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Among Latest Comings & Goings, Meotti Named Interim Chief of New Conn. Regents
by John O. Harney
July 1, 2011
Connecticut Higher Education Commissioner Michael P. Meotti, a NEBHE delegate, was named interim president of the the state's new Board of Regents of Higher Education. Under the state's recent education reorganization, the Regents will serve as the board for the community colleges, state universities and Charter Oak State College, as of Jan. 1. ...
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Conn. and Vt. First NE States to Complete Legislative Sessions
by Carolyn Morwick
June 15, 2011
Two newly elected Democratic governors pushed through ambitious legislative agendas in record time, with the support of legislatures controlled by Democrats. Both states took bold steps to jumpstart the economy in their states by passing bills to create jobs and to cut costs. Connecticut passed the biggest tax increase in the state's history, while Vermont ...
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Boys and Girls: Join the Club
by Lou D’Allesandro of N.H. and Michael Wool and Mary Alice McKenzie of Vt.
June 18, 2012
Club members receiving homework help in Burlington, Vt.
Boys & Girls Clubs of America count 4,000 community-based clubs serving more than 4 million young people through membership and community outreach. They provide a safe place to spend time during non-school hours and the summer as an alternative to the streets or being home alone—a place ...
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