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Chicago Northwest Career Fair - Job Fair Calendar

People Not Paper

by Career Concepts USA

July 19, 2007

Sales & Management Career Fair - Thursday, July 26, 2007

Doubletree Arlington Heights 75 W Algonquin Rd Arlington Heights, IL 60005

Sacramento Career Fair - Job Fair Calendar

People Not Paper

by Career Concepts USA

July 19, 2007

Sales & Management Career Fair - Thursday, July 26, 2007

Doubletree Hotel (at Arden Fair Mall) 2001 Point West Way Sacramento, CA 95815

Boy's Family Upset At Unflattering Awards

NBC News 10 (IN)

June 14, 2007

INDIANAPOLIS -- Sixth-grader Matt Porter didn't enjoy getting "Most Likely Not To Have Children" and "Sir Clowns-a-Lot" awards from two teachers at his school.

Matt said he received the awards in front of classmates during a ceremony at the Decatur Intermediate Learning Center at the end of the recently finished school year.

Accountants in demand as employers hire more college grads

Orange County Register (CA)

by Michele Himmelberg

May 22, 2007

Kristin Kanter can't find enough accountants and legal professionals. She will scour this year's graduating class for students with degrees and internship experience in those fields, expecting to quickly place them in good-paying jobs.

Kanter, a recruiter for Robert Half International, is an indicator of the hiring outlook for the class of 2007. Nearly 60 percent of employers responding to a national survey said they expect to hire more new college graduates in 2006-07 than they hired in 2005-2006.

Job Outlook For Graduates Best In Years

ABC30

by Liz Harrison

May 19, 2007

Thousands of valley college students will be celebrating a major accomplishment this weekend. But after the graduation parties, it's time to start looking for a job.

Perhaps the last thing on the minds of these social science graduates at Fresno State is diving into the workforce. But the stark reality is most of them now have to support themselves.

Pennsylvania Governor Rendell Says Pennsylvania's Job Outlook Remains Strong

All American Patriots (PA)

May 17, 2007

Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell said today that Pennsylvania's job outlook remained strong in April.

Thanks to a targeted workforce and economic investment strategies that helped the state post its second-highest job count1 of 5,796,400. Data released today shows Pennsylvania has added 46,900 jobs since April 2006 and a net gain of 168,200 jobs since January 2003.

Child welfare manager files tort claim

The Spokesman Review (WA)

by Benjamin Shors

April 14, 2007

A program manager in Washington state's child welfare system who publicly criticized his own agency has filed a $1.5 million tort claim, alleging state officials retaliated against him for speaking to legislators.

Bob Partlow, a 59-year-old program manager in the Children's Administration, said state officials changed his job duties after he told a legislative task force in 2005 that Washington's oversight of child welfare was "dysfunctional" and "disheartening."

Mortgage woes could be 'tip of the iceberg'

MSNBC

by John W. Schoen

April 9, 2007

Mark and Kerrie Russo of Jackson, N.J., are struggling to hang on. They are among millions of home owners swept up in a wave of questionable lending practices and outright fraud.

Like many borrowers who were sold mortgages they couldn't afford, Russo says that when she called the broker to complain, she was told that because she failed to read the fine print, the responsibility for getting in too deep was hers.

Preschool teacher education unlikely to improve quality or learning

Huliq

March 27, 2007

Policymakers are increasingly requiring that public preschool teachers have at least a bachelor's degree, preferably in early childhood education.

An analysis of seven major studies of early care and education suggests that policies focused solely on teacher education are not likely to increase classroom quality or boost children's academic gains.

US mortgage crisis forces homeowners to take refuge in their cars

Scotsman (CA)

by Sue Zeidler

March 24, 2007

They are victims of the growing mortgage crisis - low-paid workers whose homes have been repossessed amid rising interest rates, a stagnant property market and a lax lending regime.

But in Los Angeles, where having a car is as essential as owning a home, many are sleeping in their vehicles to ensure a roof over their head. Advocates hope Los Angeles will adopt programmes in place in cities such as Eugene, Oregon, and Santa Barbara.

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