The event benefits M.O.R.E. and its services. Live music, door prizes and Craft fair with over 40 vendors. Cooks Wanted! Contest applications available at M.O.R.E. 9:00 a.m. chili cooking begins; 1:00 p.m. judging of chili starts; arts and crafts show between 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Raffle too. 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pollock Pines Community Center, 2675 Sanders Drive off of Pony Express Trail in Pollock Pines. Free to public. www.morerehab.org For more information contact: M.O.R.E. (530) 622-4848
When Bill Gates gets worked up about something, his body language changes. He suspends his habit of rocking forward and back in his chair and sits a little straighter. His voice rises in pitch. Today the subject is America's schools.
Chinese students are enrolling in U.S. universities in record numbers, encouraged by aggressive recruiting combined with China's booming economy and growing middle class.
The total cost of going to a private four-year college rose to $34,132 on average for the 2008-09 academic year, according to a report released Wednesday.
A recent controversy at Baylor University has brought new attention to the widespread misuse of standardized college admission tests to rank the quality of America's colleges and universities.