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Agents posing as students flashed lots of cash
Thu, 08 May 2008 15:47:00 EDT
Undercover agents who posed as college students to bust more than 100 suspected drug dealers at San Diego State University never had to crack a book to gain acceptance on campus. All it took was cash.

Six fraternities suspended after San Diego drug bust
Thu, 08 May 2008 09:44:00 EDT
San Diego State University has suspended six fraternities after a sweeping drug investigation that landed members of three fraternities in jail on suspicion of openly dealing drugs on campus.

Pittsburgh signs juco guard Jermaine Dixon
Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:27:00 EDT
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Pitt's basketball program must believe the only thing that could be better than one Dixon is two Dixons.

Wall Street - land of job uncertainty
Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:58:00 EDT
Last fall, as bad news about the credit crisis began to pile up, MBA student Brendan McHugh started to wonder about his chances of securing a coveted internship at a top securities firm.

Taking the kids: Exploring the heart of college country
Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:58:00 EDT
Secretly, I'm congratulating myself.

California Resists Home School Ruling
Wed, 12 Mar 2008 20:00:00 EDT
In the wake of a surprise court decision, the state says that its home schoolers are "legal" pending appeal

Criminalizing Home Schoolers
Sat, 08 Mar 2008 04:00:00 EST
A child-abuse lawsuit ruling may have created a horde of truants in California, affecting as many as 200,000 children

7 qualities you need to be a great parent to a preschooler
Tue, 22 Jan 2008 15:03:00 EST
What's it really take to parent a preschooler? It's pretty simple, once you realize what kids this age can and can't do (and what sets them off and what keeps them happy!). Here are seven qualities that make it much easier to manage all that, and why they're so crucial when you've got an independent-minded, boundary-testing picky eater on your hands.

VIDEO: Will Smith Planning to Start a School
Wed, 12 Dec 2007 21:45:00 EST
Video courtesy Buena Vista EntertainmentHaving immersed himself in educational theories while home-schooling his kids, Will Smith says he and his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, plan to put that knowledge to greater use by teaming with like-minded parents and creating a full school.

10 secrets for getting into a top B-school
Mon, 10 Dec 2007 17:41:00 EST
Getting accepted into a top MBA program is an arduous, time-consuming process, with plenty of potential pitfalls along the way. Witness that the most prestigious and selective schools - Harvard, Wharton, Stanford, and their ilk - say they accept only 10% of all those who apply.

Young doctors in debt
Fri, 16 Nov 2007 16:47:00 EST
It's Wednesday evening and Megan Reis can't remember when she last saw her husband Chris. Small wonder. Since Sunday morning, Meg has worked more than 60 hours at Advocate Hope Children's Hospital, the Chicago-area facility where she is training in pediatrics.

From six figures to student loans
Thu, 15 Nov 2007 09:51:00 EST
After nearly 20 years in the energy industry, Jay Mulki was earning a handsome six-figure salary and managing a department of 50 employees. But Mulki longed to work fewer hours and pursue another dream: to teach marketing at a university.

Commentary: Integrative medicine is 'new way of healing'
Tue, 06 Nov 2007 23:40:00 EST
In a recent column, Emily Breidbart, a second-year medical student at New York University School of Medicine, expressed concerns about her medical education and the frustrating health-care system she will soon enter.

Teacher Who Fled With Boy Arrested
Sat, 03 Nov 2007 13:00:00 EDT
A female schoolteacher and the 13-year-old boy she allegedly ran away with have been arrested in Mexico, a prosecutor said Saturday

Russia's business school battle
Fri, 26 Oct 2007 09:07:00 EDT
The big question right now in Russian politics is who will succeed Vladimir Putin as President in the 2008 election. As it turns out, the two front-runners -- first deputy prime ministers Sergei Ivanov and Dmitry Medvedev -- are also squaring off in a contest for business-school supremacy in Russia.

College costs keep rising
Mon, 22 Oct 2007 19:43:00 EDT
The average total cost of a private four-year college rose to $32,307 for the current school year, but the rate of increase has slowed compared to public school prices, according to a report released Monday.

Kids use yoga to learn mythology, fight pre-test jitters
Mon, 08 Oct 2007 15:08:00 EDT
Fourth-grade teacher Elisabeth Beckwith wants her students at Fernbank Elementary School in Decatur, Georgia, to pay attention to a lesson on Greek mythology.

They want to sell your kid
Wed, 19 Sep 2007 08:48:00 EDT
To improve her chances of getting into a good college, Caitlin Pickavance, a 17-year-old high school senior from Danville, Calif., has been working with a private college coach since her freshman year (cost: $800).

Fri, 07 Sep 2007 20:00:00 EDT
A trailblazing Chicago school starts economic education early to give inner-city black kids a leg up

Better Bedside Manners
Wed, 05 Sep 2007 16:00:00 EDT
A new study shows that a standardized test of doctor communication skills can help create a nicer, better doctor of the future

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Heads warn of exam 'congestion'
Sat, 10 May 2008 07:49:06 GMT
Pupils about to take GCSE and AS-level exams are put under extra stress by timetabling problems, teachers warn.
Return of education's 'Cold War'
Fri, 09 May 2008 21:48:47 GMT
Mike Baker considers the pressures facing the independent sector over the public benefit test.
Catch-up reading scheme 'success'
Thu, 08 May 2008 23:17:11 GMT
A government-backed reading scheme shows lasting results for struggling readers, research suggests.
Reading skills' 'virtuous circle'
Fri, 09 May 2008 10:52:25 GMT
Ofsted inspectors say that schools and children are making progress with the teaching of phonics.
Strike threat over academy plan
Thu, 08 May 2008 16:52:58 GMT
Teachers at a school in Derby are threatening strike action over plans to turn it into an academy.
Rugby to let in more poor pupils
Fri, 09 May 2008 13:31:21 GMT
Rugby School becomes the latest independent school to open its doors to more less well-off pupils.
Move to bolster school governors
Thu, 08 May 2008 10:01:21 GMT
The scale of governor shortage is revealed as ministers try to strengthen the management of schools.
Maths teacher gap 'to worsen'
Wed, 07 May 2008 16:15:46 GMT
The shortage of qualified maths teachers in England seems set to worsen, a survey suggests.
Row over 'paid for' schooling
Thu, 08 May 2008 16:50:44 GMT
An inquiry sees a heated exchange between a senior MP and the head of the Independent Schools Council.
Adults with autism to be audited
Thu, 08 May 2008 02:02:30 GMT
For the first time the government is to calculate the number of adults with autism in England.
Dyslexic focus in school review
Wed, 07 May 2008 11:59:05 GMT
An inquiry into what is taught in England's primary schools is to be widened to include children with dyslexia.
Dads 'need school reassurance'
Wed, 07 May 2008 16:12:04 GMT
Ed Balls says it can be intimidating for dads to enter a school environment dominated by women.
348,000 'persistent truant' risk
Tue, 06 May 2008 10:33:47 GMT
More than one in 20 pupils in England is on the margins of becoming a persistent truant, reveal official figures.
Children being 'dumped at school'
Sun, 04 May 2008 16:29:59 GMT
The leader of the National Association of Head Teachers accuses some parents of "dumping" children on schools.
Parents 'stop children cycling'
Mon, 05 May 2008 23:09:21 GMT
Cycling campaigners say over-anxious parents are stopping their children from riding on the roads.
'Superhead' school police probe
Tue, 06 May 2008 11:32:51 GMT
A school turned around by a "superhead" is probed over attendance figure "irregularities", police say.
Cocaine found at university bars
Tue, 06 May 2008 07:52:21 GMT
Drugs testing by students at the University of Bristol suggests cocaine is used at most of its bars.
'Emotions' urged in sex education
Mon, 05 May 2008 02:32:06 GMT
Childline is calling for advice on emotions and relationships to a compulsory part of sex education in schools.
Targets 'drive out head teachers'
Sun, 04 May 2008 15:48:35 GMT
Ofsted inspection pressures deter good candidates from becoming head teachers, research suggests.
Rewards urged for good parents
Sat, 03 May 2008 22:36:00 GMT
Parents should be rewarded for spending quality time with their children, head teachers say.
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Lawyer says young Philly jet-setter nearing plea in ID case (AP)
APSat, 10 May 2008 23:33:01 GMT
In this undated file photo released by the Philadelphia Police Department, shown are Jocelyn Kirsch, right, and Edward Anderton.  A lawyer for a woman charged with stealing people's credit to travel the world in style says Kirsch, the former Drexel University student is nearing a federal plea deal. Kirsch and Anderton are due in Philadelphia court on Monday May 12, 2008 for a preliminary hearing. But defense lawyer Ronald Greenblatt says they won't appear because the case will be moved to federal court. (AP Photo/Philadelphia Police Department, File)AP - A former college student accused of stealing people's credit to travel the world with her Ivy League boyfriend is nearing a federal plea deal, her lawyer said.


School districts start to face sanctions under landmark law (AP)
APSat, 10 May 2008 17:06:05 GMT
AP - At Las Palmitas Elementary School, nestled between rundown homes and fields of grapes, peppers and dates in Southern California, 99 percent of students live in poverty and fewer than 20 percent speak English fluently.
Hundreds brawl at LA high school, broken up by police (AP)
APSat, 10 May 2008 09:23:29 GMT
AP - A fight that broke out at a troubled South Los Angeles school escalated into a campuswide brawl involving as many as 600 students before it was quelled by police in riot gear.
Bush signs student loan market stabilization plan (Reuters)
ReutersWed, 07 May 2008 16:36:17 GMT
U.S. President George W. Bush (2nd L) walks out of the North Portico with the House Republican leadership at the White House in Washington May 7, 2008. Bush is joined by Representatives Roy Blunt (R-MO)(L), Adam Putnam (R-FL)(2nd R) and John Boehner (R-OH). (Jim Young/Reuters)Reuters - President George W. Bush signed into law on Wednesday a program to stabilize the $85-billion student loan industry, addressing lenders' warnings of a possible loan shortage in coming months.


Bush Signs Legislation to Boost Availability of Student Loans (Bloomberg)
BloombergWed, 07 May 2008 14:50:41 GMT
Sophia Prantera, 18, looks over information on study abroad programs, Wednesday, April 30, 2008, at Michigan State University's Office of Study Abroad Resource Center in East Lansing, Mich. The weak dollar, a sluggish economy and a tougher time getting some types of student loans is making it harder for some U.S. college students to study or travel abroad this summer. (AP Photo/Al Goldis)Bloomberg - May 7 (Bloomberg) -- President George W. Bush signedlegislation designed to ensure that turmoil in the credit marketsdoesn't cause a shortage in student loans.


Truck, school bus crash in Ohio, about 4 children injured (AP)
APWed, 07 May 2008 13:57:36 GMT
AP - The State Highway Patrol says a truck and a school bus have crashed in central Ohio. About four children have been take to a hospital.
U.S. ready for emergency student loan advances: report (Reuters)
ReutersMon, 05 May 2008 06:02:41 GMT
Graduating students attend the 2007 Seaver College commencement at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California April 28, 2007. (Phil McCarten/Reuters)Reuters - The U.S. Education Department will be ready to process emergency advances for student loans by June 1, the Wall Street Journal said on Monday, citing a letter to be sent Monday to state agencies that would enforce the program.


It's senior year for Troy and friends as `HSM3' begins (AP)
APFri, 02 May 2008 22:54:16 GMT
Zac Efron answers questions during a news conference for the new movie 'High School Musical 3' on Friday, May 2, 2008, at East High School in Salt Lake City. The Disney production starts filming Saturday. (AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac)AP - In real life, Zac Efron is just as cute — maybe cuter — than he is dancing and singing as Troy Bolton in Disney's wildly popular "High School Musical" movies.


Lawyer: Keep private journal of SC teen accused in bomb plot (AP)
APFri, 02 May 2008 19:42:27 GMT
AP - A lawyer for a South Carolina teen accused of plotting to blow up his high school says the 18-year-old's journal should be kept private.
Scoring a Private Loan for College (BusinessWeek Online)
BusinessWeek OnlineFri, 02 May 2008 12:08:41 GMT
BusinessWeek Online - Families often turn to private loans to bridge the gap between the cost of college and the maximum $5,500 a year undergraduates can borrow in federally backed student loans. But the credit crunch means those seeking private loans for the coming academic year are likely to encounter problems, from higher interest rates to lenders that balk at making loans to any but the most creditworthy. "It's more important than ever for families to plan in advance," says Kevin Walker, CEO of Simple Tuition, which runs a Web site that lets borrowers compare offerings from lenders that pay it for placement.
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