September 2011
24 posts
S&P revises outlook for Chicago schools to stable... →
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services on Thursday revised the outlook on the AA-minus general obligation bond rating of the Chicago Board of Education to stable from negative.
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Probe finds fraud in U.S. distance education
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(Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) identified a “serious vulnerability” in distance education programs due to frauds committed by students and…
PCProSchools: Correction re: @PCProSchools job... →
PCProSchools: Correction re: @PCProSchools job postings: PC Pro students are NOT eligible for these positions — sorry for any confusion!
Obama urges students to keep learning to help U.S.... →
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama urged students on Wednesday to pursue learning after high school to brighten the United States’ future and restore its preeminence in education.
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An Inflammatory Bake Sale; A Plea to Rethink... →
Today in academia: U.S. News has a ready rankings retort, Boston University has its new ad campaign snarked, a UC Berekeley bake sale gets inflammatory and college presidents are an aging…
Obama: Kids, economy gain from new education plan... →
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama says kids and the economy will benefit from the changes he’s making in education policy and his plan to spend billions to upgrade schools and keep teachers on…
Armed man near school fatally shot by Wash. police... →
ISSAQUAH, Wash. – A man armed with two guns repeatedly opened fire near a high school where students were attending games Saturday, sending children and their parents running for cover under the…
Obama links education reform to economic recovery... →
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Young people in the United States are falling behind their overseas peers in reading, math and science, President Barack Obama said on Saturday, calling education reform an…
Correction: Education-Outdoor Orientation
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HANOVER, N.H. – In a Sept. 17 story about college outdoor orientation programs, The Associated Press erroneously reported the percentage difference in retention rates for students who participate…
Former professor pleads not guilty in Ala shooting... →
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Pale, thin and dressed in a red jail uniform, a Harvard University-educated biology professor pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to capital murder charges Thursday in the…
PCProSchools: Is Windows 8 Ready to Be My Primary... →
PCProSchools: Is Windows 8 Ready to Be My Primary Operating System? - Dear Lifehacker, All this talk of Windows 8 has… http://t.co/qVgFU1QY
Muslim students’ speech trial goes to US jury
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SANTA ANA, California – A jury has completed its first full day of deliberations in the trial of 10 Muslim students charged with disrupting a speech by an Israeli diplomat at the University of…
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Jury deliberations start in Muslim students’ trial... →
SANTA ANA, Calif. – Jury deliberations began Tuesday in the trial of 10 Muslim students charged with disrupting a speech by an Israeli diplomat at the University of California, Irvine.
Jurors…
PCProSchools: @timstrack Thanks for the RT! →
PCProSchools: @timstrack Thanks for the RT!
Top 10 Teenagers Who Made their First Million...
http://www.thoughtmechanics.com/top-10-teenagers-who-made-their-first-million-online-2/
Teenage Millionaires, You’re Never Too Young To Make Money
Most of us know there is no such thing as a “get rich quick scheme,” even if there are people out there who would love us to believe otherwise. However, there are real success stories out there who can inspire the rest of us. In a world where...
New review for Michigan affirmative action ban:... →
DETROIT (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Friday ordered a new review of a Michigan constitutional amendment that bans affirmative action in college admissions, vacating a three-judge…
PCProSchools: Beats Wireless Headphones Unveiled... →
PCProSchools: Beats Wireless Headphones Unveiled By The FCC: http://ow.ly/6n6KM
Navy corpsman linked to bomb threat surrenders
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SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. – An AWOL Navy corpsman turned himself in Wednesday after leaving a threatening note claiming he planted bombs at a nearby Southern California high school in an incident that…
PCProSchools: Nanotech Electrical Motor Is Made... →
PCProSchools: Nanotech Electrical Motor Is Made From A Single Molecule: http://ow.ly/6n6Hn
University of Maryland’s Football Uniforms Could... →
The latest in sports includes: scorn for the University of Maryland’s retina-busting new uniforms, a juicy college football expansion rumor is denied, and Washington may have to wait one more…
HK’s schooling woes dim city’s role as financial... →
HONG KONG (Reuters) – As global companies expand in Asia, financial hubs such as Hong Kong are suffering a shortage of international school places that may blunt the city’s competitive edge…
9/11 an inspiration to young US military recruits... →
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. – Casey Owens remembers this about Sept. 11, 2001: he was home from school sick, lying in his mom’s bed and watching cartoons on TV. He was 7 years old.
The phone rang, and…
Discover buying $2.5B in student loans from Citi
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NEW YORK – Discover Financial Services on Thursday said it is buying another $2.5 billion in private student loans from Citigroup.
The deal, disclosed in a regulatory filing, comes nine months…