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Featured Lesson Plan of the Week: A World of Thanks (Grades 4-8)

Now that Thanksgiving is just weeks away, we will be sharing all of our best Thanksgiving Resources and classroom ideas with you.   Our lesson plan idea this week comes to us again from The Hot Chalk Lesson Plans Page.  This valuable online resource features over 4,000 free lesson plans, free online teacher tools and [...]

Educational Company Spotlight: Pride Fundraising is Providing Schools with Healthier Fundraising Events.

Illinois Principals Association has partnered with Pride Fundraising to Promote Healthier Fundraising Options When it comes to school and community organizations, fundraising is a fact of life. At some point, every parent and teacher will find themselves involved (on multiple occasions) in an event to help raise money to promote activities in their school. Many [...]

Looking at the New Rankings of Best Public Colleges

Many public colleges have seen big increases in the number of applications as students and their parents are becoming more attracted to the lower sticker prices they find at the publics in their own states. For many students, public colleges can be a far more affordable choice than a private college, with in-state tuition being [...]

Check Out the New List of World’s Best Universities

U.S. News has just published its third annual World’s Best Universities rankings, which are based on the 2010 QS World University Rankings, developed by QS Quacquarelli Symonds, one of the world’s leading resources for careers and education. Quacquarelli Symonds has been publishing world rankings since 2004. The World’s Best Universities rankings include the following lists: [...]