Monday, February 18, 2013
New searchable database identifies how schools perform on cost, graduation and loan defaults. See how schools such as University of Missouri-St. Louis rated.
President Barack Obama used part of his State of The Union address Feb. 12 to promote the release of an education scorecard, a tool he said "parents and students can use to compare schools based on a simple criteria: where you can get the most bang for your educational buck." The College Scorecard was released the following day. It does not rank schools, like The Princeton Review or U.S. News & World Report. Instead, it provides information about cost, gradaution rate, loan default and median borrowing. In the future, it will also include average earnings for graduates who attended school using federal loan dollars. What does it say about schools in the North St. Louis County-area? University of Missouri-St. Louis COST The average net cost…
Friday, January 11, 2013
The National Rifle Association released a statement Thursday's White House meeting on gun safety. The organization told news outlets its membership has increased to 4.2 million.
The National Rifle Association's paying member ranks have grown by 100,000 in the wake of the December Sandy Hook school shooting in Newtown, Conn., the organization told Politico on Thursday. In the days since the Dec. 14 massacre NRA's membership increased from 4.1 million to 4.2 million, according to the Politico report. New members must pay a $25 fee to join, and in return get access to NRA events and a free gift. NRA was claiming an average of 8,000 new members a day, according to Fox News. Remember you can get instant news updates. Like Hazelwood Patch on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. The NRA is also participating in President Barack Obama's initiative to prevent gun violence. On Thursday, NRA met with Vice President Joe Biden, …
Thursday, December 9, 2010
More than 100 students contributed to the ornaments that will hang at the National Christmas Tree Lighting display in Washington, DC.
You can bet Hazelwood West Middle School's art students will be tuned in to this year's National Christmas Tree Lighting, today at 5pm EST. That's because they are the only students chosen from Missouri to make ornaments for the White House holiday tree display, which is sponsored by the National Parks Foundation. Hazelwood West Middle School's principal, Dr. Allison Klouse, was absolutely awestruck by the presidential invite. "It's just so thrilling and exciting that we were asked to have this honor that reaches from St. Louis all the way to Washington, DC," she said. "We are all so proud of our students and of our art teacher, Elaine Eversgerd." Led by award-winning Eureka artist Michelle "Mike" Ochonicky and Eversgerd, the students …
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7:16 am on Sunday, January 13, 2013
Well said South Bay Nra!! I never leave home without protection. Especially, when I am with my kids. I have the right to protect myself and them and if I am put into a situation where I feel we are being threatened, God help them, because I will protect my kids! more ›