Education News
  1. Local students benefit from private colleges' financial aidThu, 02 Sep 2010 19:14:57 GMT
    Hoping to portray themselves as better neighbors, private colleges nationwide are sweetening financial aid packages for students in their own ...
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  2. Schools ban bracelets promoting cancer awarenessThu, 02 Sep 2010 17:42:03 GMT
    Several schools have banned rubber bracelets that have a cancer-awareness message some say is in poor taste: "I love boobies."
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  3. Students face new textbook picks: Rent vs. buy, print vs. e-bookTue, 31 Aug 2010 19:00:59 GMT
    As publishers and analysts again wonder if e-books are about to take off in the world of higher education, the growing popularity of rental options ...
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  4. Who's 'Really Ready' for college? Retired Marquette dean gives adviceThu, 02 Sep 2010 18:39:47 GMT
    "Many students enter college clueless about the level of work required of them," says Robert Neuman, who shares strategies to help middle school ...
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  5. Church tragedy leads to college dreams fulfilled 10 years laterMon, 30 Aug 2010 22:45:23 GMT
    A promise made in the wake of death to a class of third-graders is fulfilled when 15 of them enroll in Grand Canyon University.
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  6. Kindergartens see more Hispanic, Asian studentsFri, 27 Aug 2010 21:12:24 GMT
    The kindergarten class of 2010-11 is less white, less black, more Asian and much more Hispanic than in 2000.
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  7. Retroactive degrees, for students who had creditsFri, 27 Aug 2010 01:25:22 GMT
    A new initiative is trying to track down and retroactively award associate degrees to students who had enough credits but who, for whatever reason, ...
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  8. Class sizes are getting bigger, but does it really matter?Thu, 26 Aug 2010 14:57:53 GMT
    As budget cuts force teacher layoffs, studies show no direct link to student achievement.
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  9. See you in September? For teachers, maybe, maybe notWed, 25 Aug 2010 23:41:26 GMT
    Many pink-slipped teachers are waiting by the phone for federal funding to come through.
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  10. USDA grants help plant seeds of good nutrition with school gardensWed, 25 Aug 2010 00:14:38 GMT
    After Michelle Obama planted one at the White House, more schools are adding gardens to teach kids about growing food and eating right.
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