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In my career as a freelance writer, I've had the chance to cover some of the top-performing schools in my part of the country, and one of the thing that always impresses me about those schools is the number of ways the school officials, teachers and parents can come up with funding for education. I wrote a story on the PTA at a local elementary school that's trying to raise money for new computers in classrooms. They decided to have what they called a walk-a-thon, where students at the school asked people to donate some money for however far they walked. By the time that all was said and done, the school had raised enough money to buy six new computers. Another story that I wrote was about a group called the Education Foundation, which worked to raise funding for education through the entire district. This organization was made up almost ... more»

The world is vast and there are myriad things to do, infinite places to visit, innumerous people to meet and countless experiences to gain. It's just one life why not make the best of it. But things are easily said than done. It's not all that easy, isn't it? There are too many hindrances that don't permit you take a break from your unvarying to-do-list and compel you drop the idea mid-way. The biggest onus being the unavailability of cheap air fares in USA to your preferred destination. Cheap airfares & cheap flights deals to your favorite destination are just too hard to retrieve.With so many options available for finding cheap airfares in USA through online travel websites, the job on one hand has become easier but on the other hand it has become all the more confusing. Who to trust and do a deal with would be an obvious ... more»

To keep a check on government school teachers, who were misusing tour programmes meant for students under the Rashtriya Madhmik Sikhya Abhiyaan (RMSA), the education department has issued some guidelines. Officials said this was done to save the precious time of students. Sources said the tours were intended to be educational. However, many teachers would accompany the tour groups and not take classes. The scheme is sponsored by Union human resources development ministry to provide quality education to all young people in the age group of 14 to 18 years. One of the department officials said, the director general school education had noticed that all other classes were affected in government schools when a tour took place. Now, only one teacher can go for every 30 students on tour. Two teachers can go if students number between 30 and 70. Three teachers can accompany more than 70 students. District education officer Harbhajan Ram ... more»

Truth be told, when you walk into a bookstore with the intention of purchasing a good book, the cover is what sells you on the potential purchase. It's not always the name of the author that matters the most. If you skimp on your cover, you could also be skimping on securing book sales. So how do you create a compelling cover that captures the eye and persuades the reader into believing that your book is a must have? Consider these four keys for winning cover design.* Research and study the book covers of bestselling authors. What is it about their covers that entice you to even pick up the book to take a closer look. Having a good cover is key to attracting a reader's attention and converting them into a potential customer.* Back cover is important as well. Use this section to add a short attention grabbing excerpt ... more»