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Unemployment plummets after crackdown on illegals

World Net Daily (OK)

by Jerome R. Corsi

April 24, 2008

Unemployment rates are rising across the United States, except Oklahoma.

That state is experiencing the most dramatic reduction in unemployment since 2007, an improvement many in Oklahoma attribute to the passage last year by the state legislature of a strong employment-focused immigration reform law.

Colleges in Missouri are recruiting home-schooled students

Columbia Missourian

by Megan McCalla

April 06, 2008

The number of home-schooled students in Missouri has risen from 2,253 in 1998 to 5,409 in 2007.

Home schooling in the U.S. has begun to catch the eye of universities nationwide. In the past 10 years, the number of children home schooled has increased from an estimated 850,000 to nearly 2 million. Many are bright, well educated and well socialized, and universities are courting them more rigorously every year.

Internship Opportunity | Mountain Bounty Farm

Local Homeschool

March 29, 2008

Do you know a student who just loves farming or gardening?

This is an exciting opportunity to get close to nature, learn some new skills and get paid too! Mountain Bounty Farms has four openings in their summer internship program.

Marketing executive starts online Home School Inc.

Daily Herald (IL)

by Anna Marie Kukec

March 09, 2008

Web-based Home School Inc. in Des Plaines is gearing up for expansion. The company's Web site, www.home-school-inc.com, has garnered 20,000 registered users and about 40,000 daily visitors interested in home schooling.

By the end of this year, about 100,000 daily visitors and around $4 million in revenues are expected, said Chief Executive Officer and founder Thomas Morrow of Arlington Heights. "Home schooling has been a growing trend and we see our business growing by 7 percent to 12 percent," said Morrow.

Tucson VA to host job fair for veterans

Phoenix Business Journal

by Adam Kress

March 07, 2008

A job fair tailored specifically to military veterans has been scheduled for Southern Arizona later this month.

The Arizona Department of Economic Security's Veteran Employment Services, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the Jackson Employment Center are hosting the free event March 21 in Tucson.

State Budget Crisis Creates Teacher Layoffs - FOX6 San Diego

Fox 6 (CA)

by Antonio Castelan

March 07, 2008

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's 4.8-billion cut in education is forcing local school administrators to layoff teachers.

More than 500 school workers at the Chula Vista Elementary School District received layoff notices. It's the district's attempt to trim their budget.

U.S. Forest Service "Looking For A Few Good People"

My Mother Lode (CA)

March 06, 2008

Sonora, CA -- U.S. Forest Service Spokesman Dennis Kuster says his agency has a plethora of both full and part-time job opportunities.

Fulltime opportunities include fire, timber, recreation, biology, botany, trails and human resources. Part-time positions would involve seasonal firefighting for which there is a 32 hour training session.

How to Read Friday's Employment Report

Fox Business

by Mark Lieberman

March 06, 2008

On the first Friday of the month, reporters gather at about 8 a.m. EST and are locked in a room, given time to carefully analyze the monthly Bureau of Labor Statistics report on the employment situation.

Speaking at the annual policy conference of the National Association for Business Economics, Federal Reserve Governor Frederic Mishkin offered a hint at what the report to be released this Friday might show when he said "the labor market appears to have softened further in February."

The Pink Slip Factor: Budget Cuts Threaten California's Teaching Workforce

California Progress Report

by Margaret Gaston

March 06, 2008

Once again, California schools are scrambling. Faced with a budget crisis, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has proposed cutting $4.8 billion from the state's education budget.

To make ends meet, local school districts are considering program cuts, and contemplating laying off employees, including teachers. State law requires that school districts must send preliminary "pink slip" notices of potential layoff by March 15. These threats of teacher layoffs are harmful to the morale of local school personnel.

Gas Prices up, Production Down: $5.19 for Regular

KION CBS 46 (CA)

March 05, 2008

GORDA -- If you're going to be heading down the Big Sur Coastline anytime soon, you'll probably going to want to have a full tank before you leave with the price of crude oil skyrocketing.

With gasoline following the same direction, the Americo gas station in Gorda, just south of Big Sur is selling premium unleaded gas for $5.39 a gallon. If you can do without premium regular's a relative bargain at $5.19.

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