Foreign students abusing work-study program, official says
OTTAWA -- With Canada's youth battling near record jobless rates, some foreign students are apparently subverting a federal program that allows them to study and work in this country, by skipping the studying part of the equation in favour of taking
Don't rush to implement new teacher licensing rules
State School Superintendent Dr. Tony Bennett proposed major teacher education licensure modifications at the July 29 meeting of the Professional Standards Advisory Board. All classroom teachers and teacher preparation institutions of higher education
Student support for investigative work
How many investigative journalists could benefit from some free research support?
Quite a few, judging from the way many media organizations appear to be retreating from this field lately. In Britain, a unique program offers support from students at
Dr. Duffield
Published: 9/13/2009 5:20 AM
Last Modified: 9/13/2009 5:20 AM
It is very sad that editorial policy dishonors Dr. Beverly Duffield ("Cyclist hailed as 'a good person,' " Sept. 3). She had to become a doctor in order to be a clinical psychologist, yet
How to cope with unexpected job loss' impact on marriage amid recession
A large number of couples are reporting growing tension after one retires, or is forced to retire due to layoffs.
And researchers have said that job loss is pulling people apart instead of making them closer.
They have found that this could be
The Baseball Whiz Kid :: The Indians couldâve been good sooner than people thought...
...striving to earn my way into a front office position for a Major League Baseball team. My work experience so far includes an internship for the Fresno Grizzlies, Triple-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants, Operations department. I recently completed an...
The Baseball Whiz Kid :: Baseballâs most overpaid and underpaid players...
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So I?ve been doing a lot of reading lately about baseball statistics and how they are even more important today because in this economy a major league General Manager wants to make sure that he signs the right
The Baseball Whiz Kid :: Who is the most valuable pitcher in baseball...?
Balls.Bats.Gloves. What more do you need?
So after seeing Tim Lincecum strikeout 15 last night, I find it really hard to argue who is the best pitcher in all of baseball when I?m lucky enough to see Lincecum pitch every five days and be marveled by his
The Baseball Whiz Kid :: Performances after Perfect Game...
Balls.Bats.Gloves. What more do you need?
So I initially intended this blog to start talking about some of my baseball scouting experiences and what I have learned from working with a professional baseball scout, but I decided it was just to grand of a
The Baseball Whiz Kid :: Being able to predict a teamâs win-loss record accurately...
Balls.Bats.Gloves. What more do you need?
So after writing my last four blogs about the All-Star game, I had the itch to blog away about statistics again and how they can be used to effectively rate players and teams. So this blog will be about the
