Saturday, December 10, 2005
Rural Education in the News
From the Google News Alert service for this week...
Cash crisis leaves students in the cold
China Daily - China
Many pupils in rural areas in Northwest China's Shaanxi Province are studying in sub-zero temperatures because of a lack of funds to heat schools. Several parts of the province have seen a sharp drop in temperatures of up to 10 degrees over the past week. But many classrooms have remained without heating, according to local education authority sources. In northern Shaanxi the average temperature at this time is -2 C.
Supe, 30, shatters rural stereotypes
eSchool News (subscription) - Bethesda, MD, USA
Thirty-year-old Bart Banfield, one of the youngest superintendents in the nation, was still in school when the internet exploded into the mainstream of American life. As a result, he can appreciate firsthand how today's technology tools are transforming teaching and learning. This firsthand experience has helped Banfield lead Oklahoma's Stidham Public Schools--a one-school district with just 135 students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade--to the forefront of technology integration.
First Organic Dairy Farm Established at Land-Grant University ...
AScribe - USA
The University of New Hampshire will establish an organic dairy farm for research, education, and outreach, making it the nation's first land-grant university to have an organic dairy farm. Londonderry, N.H. industry leader Stonyfield Farm has made a $200,000 leadership gift to the project, which carries an estimated price tag of $1.5 million. "UNH has a remarkable opportunity to provide much-needed research and education to organic dairy farmers, present and future, while helping to secure the future of the northeast region's farming heritage and rural communities," said William Trumble, dean of UNH's College of Life Sciences and Agriculture (COLSA). "As consumer demand for organic products rises - outpacing supply, in the case of dairy - the time is appropriate for UNH to provide leadership in organic dairy education and research."
Pawlenty plans to meet with Ford Motor Company officials to ...
Coon Rapids ECM Publishers - Coon Rapids, MN, USA
Gov. Tim Pawlenty will meet with Ford Motor Company officials within the next week or two to discuss the future of the Ford plant in St. Paul. The plant is endangered of being shut down by the company. “The meeting is going to take place,” said Pawlenty, saying he’ll travel to Detroit to meet with company officials.
Along with traditional incentives, Pawlenty will propose the company join with Minnesota stakeholders in a joint venture at the St. Paul plant on alternative fuels or hybrid cars, the governor explained on Tuesday (Dec. 6).
EDITORIAL: Affordable college makes a difference for rural Idaho
Fort Wayne News Sentinel - Fort Wayne, IN, USA
About 10 or 20 years ago, it would have been a rare sight to see the president of the largest Idaho university in a rural Idaho town. These days, it's more of a necessity. Boise State University President Bob Kustra came to the heart of Mini-Cassia country last week, visiting with local civic clubs and schools about the need for higher education support.
Tags: aera, rural, education
Cash crisis leaves students in the cold
China Daily - China
Many pupils in rural areas in Northwest China's Shaanxi Province are studying in sub-zero temperatures because of a lack of funds to heat schools. Several parts of the province have seen a sharp drop in temperatures of up to 10 degrees over the past week. But many classrooms have remained without heating, according to local education authority sources. In northern Shaanxi the average temperature at this time is -2 C.
Supe, 30, shatters rural stereotypes
eSchool News (subscription) - Bethesda, MD, USA
Thirty-year-old Bart Banfield, one of the youngest superintendents in the nation, was still in school when the internet exploded into the mainstream of American life. As a result, he can appreciate firsthand how today's technology tools are transforming teaching and learning. This firsthand experience has helped Banfield lead Oklahoma's Stidham Public Schools--a one-school district with just 135 students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade--to the forefront of technology integration.
First Organic Dairy Farm Established at Land-Grant University ...
AScribe - USA
The University of New Hampshire will establish an organic dairy farm for research, education, and outreach, making it the nation's first land-grant university to have an organic dairy farm. Londonderry, N.H. industry leader Stonyfield Farm has made a $200,000 leadership gift to the project, which carries an estimated price tag of $1.5 million. "UNH has a remarkable opportunity to provide much-needed research and education to organic dairy farmers, present and future, while helping to secure the future of the northeast region's farming heritage and rural communities," said William Trumble, dean of UNH's College of Life Sciences and Agriculture (COLSA). "As consumer demand for organic products rises - outpacing supply, in the case of dairy - the time is appropriate for UNH to provide leadership in organic dairy education and research."
Pawlenty plans to meet with Ford Motor Company officials to ...
Coon Rapids ECM Publishers - Coon Rapids, MN, USA
Gov. Tim Pawlenty will meet with Ford Motor Company officials within the next week or two to discuss the future of the Ford plant in St. Paul. The plant is endangered of being shut down by the company. “The meeting is going to take place,” said Pawlenty, saying he’ll travel to Detroit to meet with company officials.
Along with traditional incentives, Pawlenty will propose the company join with Minnesota stakeholders in a joint venture at the St. Paul plant on alternative fuels or hybrid cars, the governor explained on Tuesday (Dec. 6).
EDITORIAL: Affordable college makes a difference for rural Idaho
Fort Wayne News Sentinel - Fort Wayne, IN, USA
About 10 or 20 years ago, it would have been a rare sight to see the president of the largest Idaho university in a rural Idaho town. These days, it's more of a necessity. Boise State University President Bob Kustra came to the heart of Mini-Cassia country last week, visiting with local civic clubs and schools about the need for higher education support.
Tags: aera, rural, education
