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By Casey Godwin
Re-organizing for the school year
Local productivity advisor Mary Kutheis recently held a parent workshop and addressed parents to get them refocused on preparing for school-related priorities. Kutheis, who founded a workplace productivity company called Open Spaces, LLC, said that the key to beating back-to-school bedlam lies in five major areas: family communication; adults scheduling themselves and their children; managing paper mounds; creating customized study areas; and establishing reasonable consequences.
Preparation is key to avoid back-to-school shock after kids return from camp
Many kids are still at summer camp but soon will return just a few days before school begins in August, leaving some parents scrambling to ease the transition.
New financial aid benefits allow borrowers to repay student loans based on income
On July 1, federal student loans became more affordable to repay as a new Income-Based Repayment (IBR) program took effect, allowing borrowers to cap their monthly loan payments based on how m
Resurrection: 40 sculpture debuts at Chaminade
Chaminade College Preparatory School presents Resurrection: 40, a free-standing sculpture constructed from 40 analog TVs that the Chaminade community has donated.
Excellent instructors
St. Charles Community College staff members Barbara Keim, vice president for technology, research, and planning, and Ronald Pennington, director of institutional research, were recently recognized for excellence in institutional research at the 2008 regional Mid-America Association for Institutional Research (MidAir) conference.
