Category Archives: Education Journals

Tory attempts to block universities tsar ‘disgraceful’, say critics

The man in line to become become the new university access watchdog has been treated “disgracefully” by Tory MPs, colleagues said yesterday. Professor Les Ebdon was put forward by ministers – including the Business Secretary, Vince Cable, and the Universities minister, David Willetts – as their preferred candidate to lead the Office for Fair Access. [...]

Trace Adkins to sing national anthem at Baylor game in front of crush Kim Mulkey

WACO, Texas — Country singing star Trace Adkins says he’s had a crush on Baylor women’s basketball coach Kim Mulkey ever since they both attended Louisiana Tech in the early 1980s. Adkins has dedicated at least one song to the former Lady Techster star, but the former Louisiana Tech football player never approached her until [...]

Packed – but polite- house this week at Ellicott board meeting

It was calm on the plains Thursday night as the Ellicott School District 22 board met — with three El Paso County sheriff’s deputies on hand, just in case. The meeting was packed, and extra chairs had to be set up to accommodate the more than 100 people who showed up. But the polite audience [...]

ASTD Archive Image of the Day: Call Quality, Circa 1974

This image, which appeared in the November 1974 Training and Development Journal, illustrates the three factors that affect sales calls. While so many training programs spend most of the time on the content of the call, this image illustrates the need to also concentrate on interpersonal relations and communications skills. Does your training programs concentrate too [...]

Boy held over ‘attack’ on teachers

A 10-year-old boy has been arrested over an alleged attack on two women teachers. One of the victims – who were both in their 50s – suffered a broken leg and suspected dislocated kneecap and the other sustained a facial injury, Scotland Yard said. Both women were taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital following [...]