- Education Roundup: Teachers in Poor Schools Get Shortchanged Jason Koebler - US News - 2 hrs 14 mins ago
Welcome to the new High School Notes weekly roundup of education news. Every Friday, you'll find out what's making headlines around the Web. More »Education Roundup: Teachers in Poor Schools Get Shortchanged
Welcome to the new High School Notes weekly roundup of education news. Every Friday, you'll find out what's making headlines around the Web.
- HIV positive boy denied admission sues Hershey school Eric Johnson - Reuters - 18 hrs ago
(Reuters) - The family of an HIV-positive boy sued a boarding school in Hershey, Pennsylvania after it denied admission to the 13-year-old citing safety concerns, a school … More »HIV positive boy denied admission sues Hershey school
(Reuters) - The family of an HIV-positive boy sued a boarding school in Hershey, Pennsylvania after it denied admission to the 13-year-old citing safety concerns, a school official said on Thursday. The Milton Hershey School, a cost-free, private school for roughly 1,850 socially disadvantaged pre-kindergarten through high …
- Cash-Strapped Colleges: Focus on Educating Those Who Can Pay? Owen Rust - Yahoo! Contributor Network - 18 hrs ago
COMMENTARY | According to Andrew Rotherham at Time, a new hot issue in higher education involves public universities trying to pad their coffers in these cash-strapped … More »Cash-Strapped Colleges: Focus on Educating Those Who Can Pay?
COMMENTARY | According to Andrew Rotherham at Time, a new hot issue in higher education involves public universities trying to pad their coffers in these cash-strapped times by admitting more out-of-state applicants, who must pay higher tuition rates, at the expense of the local kids they should be educating. This issue …
- Report: Chicago Charter Schools Performing Same or Below Traditional Public Schools Rachel Bogart - Yahoo! Contributor Network - Wed, Nov 30, 2011
According to the Chicago Tribune, research indicates many elementary charter schools in Chicago are not performing academically better, and several are performing worse … More »Report: Chicago Charter Schools Performing Same or Below Traditional Public Schools
According to the Chicago Tribune, research indicates many elementary charter schools in Chicago are not performing academically better, and several are performing worse than traditional public schools in the city. The statistics looked at more than two dozen schools within charter networks, including the University of Chicago …
- Poor schools don't get "fair share": Education Department Reuters - Wed, Nov 30, 2011
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Many poor public schools do not pay teachers and educators as much as wealthier schools just a few miles away, according to a survey of 13,000 … More »Poor schools don't get "fair share": Education Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Many poor public schools do not pay teachers and educators as much as wealthier schools just a few miles away, according to a survey of 13,000 school districts the U.S. Department of Education released on Wednesday. The department found that more than 40 percent of schools with low-income students …
- Border staff, teachers join one-day UK strike DAVID STRINGER - AP - Wed, Nov 30, 2011
Paramedics, emergency crews, teachers and even some employees from the prime minister's office took to the streets of Britain for the country's largest strike in decades … More »Border staff, teachers join one-day UK strike
- New Guarantees Help College Students Graduate in Four Years Katy Hopkins - US News - Wed, Nov 30, 2011
Kyle Shack is like many college students: He didn't graduate on time. More »New Guarantees Help College Students Graduate in Four Years
Kyle Shack is like many college students: He didn't graduate on time.
- Should Universities Do More to Punish Academic Steroid Users? Angela Thompson - Yahoo! Contributor Network - Wed, Nov 30, 2011
COMMENTARY | Stimulants such as Adderall and Ritalin commonly used to treat ADHD have surfaced in a new role on college campuses over the years as study aids. Students … More »Should Universities Do More to Punish Academic Steroid Users?
COMMENTARY | Stimulants such as Adderall and Ritalin commonly used to treat ADHD have surfaced in a new role on college campuses over the years as study aids. Students buy these academic steroids, often from other students, to enhance focus and stay awake longer during exams or homework sessions. A recent report in the …
- Border staff, teachers join 1-day UK strike DAVID STRINGER - AP - Wed, Nov 30, 2011
Airline passengers arriving in Britain escaped chaos early Wednesday despite dire predictions of long waits, as border staff joined teachers, hospital workers and weather … More »Border staff, teachers join 1-day UK strike
- Study: Nearly 80 percent of college students can't figure out QR codes Mike Flacy - Digital Trends - Wed, Nov 30, 2011
According to a recent study conducted by youth marketing company Archrival, the majority of college students with smartphones have no idea how to scan a QR (Quick-Response) … More »Study: Nearly 80 percent of college students can't figure out QR codes
According to a recent study conducted by youth marketing company Archrival, the majority of college students with smartphones have no idea how to scan a QR (Quick-Response) code. The study was conducted with over 500 college students across 24 different college campuses. While 81 percent of students owned a smartphone and …
- Border staff, teachers join major UK strike DAVID STRINGER - AP - Tue, Nov 29, 2011
Airline passengers face chaos at immigration halls and school closures may force parents to take children with them to work Wednesday as Britain's biggest strike in decades … More »Border staff, teachers join major UK strike
- Penn State, Syracuse Universities Consult With Crisis Managers Column By LARRY D. WOODARD
Graham Stanley Advertising CEO and President - Good Morning America - Tue, Nov 29, 2011Colleges Seek Professional Help More »Penn State, Syracuse Universities Consult With Crisis Managers
- Penn State, Syracuse Universities Consult With Crisis Managers Column By LARRY D. WOODARD
Graham Stanley Advertising CEO and President - ABC News - Tue, Nov 29, 2011Colleges Seek Professional Help More »Penn State, Syracuse Universities Consult With Crisis Managers
- Poverty dominates many school districts: Census Reuters - Tue, Nov 29, 2011
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nearly half of all children in America live in school districts with high levels of poverty, according to U.S. Census data released on Tuesday … More »Poverty dominates many school districts: Census
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nearly half of all children in America live in school districts with high levels of poverty, according to U.S. Census data released on Tuesday that pointed to financial traps many public schools are caught in. According to the Census, 45 percent of all 54 million children aged 5 to 17 resided in school …
- Preventing Adderall Abuse in Colleges S. Gustafson - Yahoo! Contributor Network - Tue, Nov 29, 2011
COMMENTARY | As a college student, there was a small container that I held sacred: my medications. I was diagnosed with ADHD my sophomore year and immediately put on … More »Preventing Adderall Abuse in Colleges
COMMENTARY | As a college student, there was a small container that I held sacred: my medications. I was diagnosed with ADHD my sophomore year and immediately put on Adderall. Despite a few annoying side effects (including sleeplessness), the medication really helped to curb impulsive behaviors. My grades immediately returned …
- Working Into Your 70s: A Smart Retirement Move Christine Larson - US News - Tue, Nov 29, 2011
In 2009, Pamela Harris, then 61, realized the future she'd anticipated just a few years earlier was going to be different than she'd thought. For one thing, Harris still … More »Working Into Your 70s: A Smart Retirement Move
In 2009, Pamela Harris, then 61, realized the future she'd anticipated just a few years earlier was going to be different than she'd thought. For one thing, Harris still got tremendous satisfaction from her law practice. For another, the financial meltdown had eaten into her profits and her investments along with everyone …
- HIV positive teachers to petition China govt AFP - Tue, Nov 29, 2011
Three Chinese men who say they were illegally denied government teaching jobs because they are HIV-positive have taken their cases to the country's top leaders, their … More »HIV positive teachers to petition China govt
- Government begins Penn State abuse scandal probe Reuters - Mon, Nov 28, 2011
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Investigators from the Department of Education arrived at Penn State University on Monday to review how it handled sex abuse charges against a … More »Government begins Penn State abuse scandal probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Investigators from the Department of Education arrived at Penn State University on Monday to review how it handled sex abuse charges against a former football coach, the school said. Department representatives will see if Penn State met federal crime-reporting requirements over allegations that former …
- Get Noticed Through Prestigious Scholarships Scholarship America - US News - Mon, Nov 28, 2011
Every student looking for a job after furthering his or her education strives to stand out in the crowd of new graduates--either through volunteer work they did in college … More »Get Noticed Through Prestigious Scholarships
Every student looking for a job after furthering his or her education strives to stand out in the crowd of new graduates--either through volunteer work they did in college or through internships. These are excellent opportunities to get noticed; another great way to shine--and get your college education paid for--is by …
- After Egypt Perp Walk, American College Students Return Home Anthony Ventre - Yahoo! Contributor Network - Sun, Nov 27, 2011
COMMENTARY | What could be more embarrassing than being arrested on the rooftops of the American University of Cairo with Molotov cocktails in hand? I could only think … More »After Egypt Perp Walk, American College Students Return Home
COMMENTARY | What could be more embarrassing than being arrested on the rooftops of the American University of Cairo with Molotov cocktails in hand? I could only think of two things worse.
- Colleges defend humanities amid tight budgets STEPHANIE REITZ - AP - Sat, Nov 26, 2011
Like many humanities advocates, Abbey Drane was disheartened but not surprised when Florida's governor recently said its tax dollars should bolster science and high-tech … More »Colleges defend humanities amid tight budgets
Like many humanities advocates, Abbey Drane was disheartened but not surprised when Florida's governor recently said its tax dollars should bolster science and high-tech studies, not "educate more people who can't get jobs in anthropology."
- Ontario Teachers to keep its Toronto sports empire Pav Jordan - Reuters - Fri, Nov 25, 2011
TORONTO (Reuters) - The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan has shelved plans to sell its 80 percent stake in Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment Ltd, the "trophy asset" owner … More »Ontario Teachers to keep its Toronto sports empire
TORONTO (Reuters) - The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan has shelved plans to sell its 80 percent stake in Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment Ltd, the "trophy asset" owner of Toronto's big-league hockey and basketball teams. Teachers, one of Canada's largest pension fund administrators, began gauging the market for a sale …
- Idaho teachers union leader has tough task ahead JESSIE L. BONNER - AP - Fri, Nov 25, 2011
The new president of the statewide teachers union has a tough task reorganizing the 13,000-member group after it took a beating during the 2011 Idaho Legislature, with … More »Idaho teachers union leader has tough task ahead
- U.S. Teens Don't Eat Enough Fruits and Veggies: CDC HealthDay - Wed, Nov 23, 2011
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 23 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. high school students still aren't eating enough fruits and vegetables, according to a new study by U.S. Centers for Disease … More »U.S. Teens Don't Eat Enough Fruits and Veggies: CDC
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 23 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. high school students still aren't eating enough fruits and vegetables, according to a new study by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention researchers.
- No surprise here: teens eat too little fruit, vegetables David Beasley - Reuters - Wed, Nov 23, 2011
ATLANTA (Reuters) - A third of high school students do not eat vegetables each day and more than a fourth do not always have a daily serving of fruit, the Centers for … More »No surprise here: teens eat too little fruit, vegetables
ATLANTA (Reuters) - A third of high school students do not eat vegetables each day and more than a fourth do not always have a daily serving of fruit, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday in a report highlighting the need for healthier school lunches. "Our basic findings are that fruit and vegetable …
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