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Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:35:52 GMT White House Names Race to the Top Finalists http://www.armyedspace.com/news-updates/news-featured/White-House-Names-Race-to-the-Top-Finalists/ The Obama administration on Tuesday named 18 states and the District of Columbia as finalists in the Tue, 27 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.armyedspace.com/news-updates/news-featured/White-House-Names-Race-to-the-Top-Finalists/ International Program Catches On in U.S. Schools http://www.armyedspace.com/news-updates/news-featured/International-Program-Catches-On-in-US-Schools/ To earn an I.B. diploma, students must devote their full junior and senior years to the program, whi Wed, 14 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.armyedspace.com/news-updates/news-featured/International-Program-Catches-On-in-US-Schools/ Educators, counselors hear about military careers http://www.armyedspace.com/news-updates/news-featured/Educators-counselors-hear-about-military-careers/ Over three days, Davis and about 150 teachers, counselors and career advisers got a bird's eye view Mon, 12 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.armyedspace.com/news-updates/news-featured/Educators-counselors-hear-about-military-careers/ Strong Students, Strong Futures, Strong Nation http://www.armyedspace.com/news-updates/news/Strong-Students-Strong-Futures-Strong-Nation/  As part of the Army’s efforts to communicate and reinforce its commitment to education a Mon, 28 Jun 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.armyedspace.com/news-updates/news/Strong-Students-Strong-Futures-Strong-Nation/ Example Archived e-Newsletter http://www.armyedspace.com/news-updates/news-e-newsletter/example-archived-enewsletter/ Graduation Season Wed, 23 Jun 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.armyedspace.com/news-updates/news-e-newsletter/example-archived-enewsletter/ U.S. colleges see highest enrollment jump in 40 years http://www.armyedspace.com/news-updates/news-featured/US-colleges-see-highest-enrollment-jump-in-40-years/ The nation's colleges are attracting record numbers of new students as more Hispanics finish high sc Sat, 19 Jun 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.armyedspace.com/news-updates/news-featured/US-colleges-see-highest-enrollment-jump-in-40-years/ Too fat to fight? Military recruits and obesity http://www.armyedspace.com/news-updates/news-featured/Too-fat-to-fight-Military-recruits-and-obesity/ Titled "Too Fat to Fight," the April study bluntly concludes that 9 million 17- to 24-year Thu, 17 Jun 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.armyedspace.com/news-updates/news-featured/Too-fat-to-fight-Military-recruits-and-obesity/ Salutes for Graduates Who’ll Be Saluting Soon http://www.armyedspace.com/news-updates/news-featured/Salutes-for-Graduates-Who’ll-Be-Saluting-Soon/ High schools across the nation are saluting students who opt for boot camp over freshman orientation Wed, 16 Jun 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.armyedspace.com/news-updates/news-featured/Salutes-for-Graduates-Who’ll-Be-Saluting-Soon/ Are school lunches a national security threat? http://www.armyedspace.com/news-updates/news-featured/Are-school-lunches-a-national-security-threat/ A new report being released Tuesday says more than 9 million young adults, or 27 percent of all Amer Tue, 20 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.armyedspace.com/news-updates/news-featured/Are-school-lunches-a-national-security-threat/ Memorandum of Understanding Between the U.S. Army Accessions Command and HOSA, Inc. http://www.armyedspace.com/news-updates/news/Memorandum-of-Understanding-Between-the-US-Army-Accessions-Command-and-HOSA-Inc/ I. PARTIES The Parties to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) are the U.S. Army Accessions Comman Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.armyedspace.com/news-updates/news/Memorandum-of-Understanding-Between-the-US-Army-Accessions-Command-and-HOSA-Inc/ Health Occupations Students of America, Inc. and the U.S. Army Sign Memorandum of Understanding http://www.armyedspace.com/news-updates/news/Health-Occupations-Students-of-America-Inc-and-the-US-Army-Sign-Memorandum-of-Understanding/ CHARLESTON, S.C. (March 12, 2010) – U.S. Army Accessions Command (USAAC) and Health Occupation Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.armyedspace.com/news-updates/news/Health-Occupations-Students-of-America-Inc-and-the-US-Army-Sign-Memorandum-of-Understanding/ White House Pushes Science and Math Education http://www.armyedspace.com/news-updates/news-featured/White-House-Pushes-Science-and-Math-Education/ President Obama will announce a campaign Monday to enlist companies and nonprofit groups to spend mo Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.armyedspace.com/news-updates/news-featured/White-House-Pushes-Science-and-Math-Education/ ACTE and the U.S. Army Sign Education Memorandum of Understanding http://www.armyedspace.com/news-updates/news/acte-and-the-us-army-sign-education-memorandum-of-understanding/ NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Nov. 20, 2009) – Representatives from the U.S. Army Accessions Command (USAA Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.armyedspace.com/news-updates/news/acte-and-the-us-army-sign-education-memorandum-of-understanding/ Memorandum of Understanding between the U.S. Army and ACTE http://www.armyedspace.com/news-updates/news/memorandum-of-understanding-between-the-us-army-and-acte/ MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE U.S. ARMY ACCESSIONS COMMAND AND  THE ASSOCIATION FOR C Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.armyedspace.com/news-updates/news/memorandum-of-understanding-between-the-us-army-and-acte/ Military to Debut Virtual School http://www.armyedspace.com/news-updates/news-featured/military-to-debut-virtual-school/ The Department of Defense is developing the military's first online virtual high school, to be open Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.armyedspace.com/news-updates/news-featured/military-to-debut-virtual-school/ Obama Says Schools Must Tie Performances of Students, Teachers http://www.armyedspace.com/news-updates/news-featured/Obama-Says-Schools-Must-Tie-Performances-of-Students-Teachers/ President Barack Obama said public school systems must do a better job of putting top teachers in fr Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.armyedspace.com/news-updates/news-featured/Obama-Says-Schools-Must-Tie-Performances-of-Students-Teachers/ The R.O.T.C. Dilemma http://www.armyedspace.com/news-updates/news-featured/The-ROTC-Dilemma/ In a speech last year, Drew Faust, the president of Harvard, congratulated seniors who had gone the Sun, 01 Nov 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.armyedspace.com/news-updates/news-featured/The-ROTC-Dilemma/ Report Shows Narrowing Achievement Gap Between Different Student Groups http://www.armyedspace.com/news-updates/news-featured/Report-Shows-Narrowing-Achievement-Gap-Between-Different-Student-Groups/ Finally, some good news when it comes to the educational prowess of America's public school students Thu, 08 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.armyedspace.com/news-updates/news-featured/Report-Shows-Narrowing-Achievement-Gap-Between-Different-Student-Groups/ Parents make the difference in education more than teachers do http://www.armyedspace.com/news-updates/news-featured/parents-make-the-difference-in-education-more-than-teachers-do/ If raised in a family environment where success in school is emphasized and expected, and if properl Sun, 30 Aug 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.armyedspace.com/news-updates/news-featured/parents-make-the-difference-in-education-more-than-teachers-do/ More college grads bank future on private student loans http://www.armyedspace.com/news-updates/news-featured/more-college-grads-bank-future-on-private-student-loans/ Kristin Schlaud brimmed with pride when she became the first in her blue-collar family to make it to Thu, 27 Aug 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.armyedspace.com/news-updates/news-featured/more-college-grads-bank-future-on-private-student-loans/ SAT scores show disparities by race, gender, family income http://www.armyedspace.com/news-updates/news-featured/sat-scores-show-disparities-by-race-gender-family-income/ Average national SAT scores for the high school class of 2009 dropped two points compared with last Tue, 25 Aug 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.armyedspace.com/news-updates/news-featured/sat-scores-show-disparities-by-race-gender-family-income/ Obama: Community colleges can help boost ailing economy http://www.armyedspace.com/news-updates/news-featured/Obama-Community-colleges-can-help-boost-ailing-economy/ Community colleges are only two-year institutions, but the Obama administration says they could play Tue, 14 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.armyedspace.com/news-updates/news-featured/Obama-Community-colleges-can-help-boost-ailing-economy/ NASBE and the U.S. Army Sign Education Memorandum of Understanding http://www.armyedspace.com/news-updates/news/nasbe-and-the-us-army-sign-education-memorandum-of-understanding/ WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 13, 2009) – Representatives from the U.S. Army Accessions Command (USA Thu, 12 Mar 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.armyedspace.com/news-updates/news/nasbe-and-the-us-army-sign-education-memorandum-of-understanding/ Memorandum of Understanding between the U.S. Army and NASBE http://www.armyedspace.com/news-updates/news/memorandum-of-understanding-between-the-us-army-and-nasbe/ I. PARTIES The Parties to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) are the U.S. Army Accessions Comman Wed, 11 Mar 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.armyedspace.com/news-updates/news/memorandum-of-understanding-between-the-us-army-and-nasbe/