http://netvouz.com/garoldstone/tag/education?feed=rss garoldstone's bookmarks tagged "education" on Netvouz http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/12/AR2006031200798.html?nav=rss_print/business garoldstone Mon, 13 Mar 2006 21:33:48 GMT http://news.mywebpal.com/news_tool_v2.cfm?show=localnews&pnpID=810&NewsID=723230&CategoryID=9371&on=1 One month into his tenure as the new CEO of Prince George's County Public Schools, John Deasy has seen a lot that he likes - and some that he doesn't. June 1, 2006 garoldstone Fri, 02 Jun 2006 20:10:11 GMT http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/20/AR2006022001335_pf.html A recent study in Maryland showed that in schools where older adults were a regular fixture -- with volunteers working 15 hours a week -- reading scores went up, and kids had fewer behavioral problems than their peers at other schools. The adults, meanwhile, had fewer falls, expanded their social circles and performed better than their peers on a memory test. Washington Post Feb 21, 2006 garoldstone Wed, 22 Feb 2006 16:49:54 GMT