The Power Chord Academy is offering summer institutes for aspiring rock musicians.  There are different themes for each week during the month of July.  For more information, visit the Power Chord website.

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Teachers can receive up to 10,000 for their classrooms through the A+ For Energy Grant.  This program is available courtesy of BP and teachers can find out more information by visiting the website.

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Many community colleges offer college level courses as part of “concurrent enrollment”, which refers to a student being enrolled in high school and college at the same time.  Several of these classes are offered on-line and free of charge for eligible high school students.  If you are interested in concurrent enrollment, please see Zahir Robb [...]

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The California EPA is looking for students to join an international network of youth working for climate change.  You can apply to become a Climate Champion by visiting their site.

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For this week’s newsletter click the link> 12-15-081

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Mother Jones has released their “Top 20 Econundrums-Solved!” to help answer these questions and more.  In regards to Paper v. Plastic, the real answer is neither as both are harmful to the environment…in other words, bring your own.  To read this article, click the link.

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The College Board’s CSS Financial Aid Profile assists students in finding the non-federal loans.  By clicking this link, you can access the CSS Profile page, where students can create their profiles to be sent out to member universities and colleges.

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The LA Times has written an article questioning the validity of a recent report in which California Colleges recieved a “C” grade for their affordability.  However, much of this data is skewed by the number of two-year campuses.  You can find the article here.

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Are you looking for help with the college financial aid process?  If so, visit the CSU Mentor website for their “Brief Introduction to Financial Aide”.  Remember that the most critical step in receiving aid is filing out a FAFSA as soon as you can after January 1st, 2009.

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The statement, “You have one marshmallow.  You can eat it now…or wait 20 minutes and get two. What do you do?” was given to 4 year-olds who were then tracked for 10 years. Those children who waited for two marshmallows went to college more often, had better jobs, made more money, had better relationships, and [...]

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