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Ariz. boy arrested after explosion at school yard (AP) Posted: 30 Mar 2009 06:55 PM PDT AP - A 15-year-old boy was arrested after a device made of drain cleaner exploded in an Arizona school yard Monday, injuring him and eight other students.

PROMISES, PROMISES: Saving teacher jobs tough (AP) Posted: 30 Mar 2009 04:14 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama promises his economic stimulus law will save hundreds of thousands of teaching jobs, but some states could end up spending the money on playground equipment or wallpaper — and the president might not have the authority to stop them.

Getting into Harvard even tougher in hard times (Reuters) Posted: 30 Mar 2009 03:18 PM PDT Reuters - Getting into Harvard University got tougher this year as a record number of students applied to the school's undergraduate program, many drawn by attractive financial aid offers during the recession.

A glance of stimulus dollars for education (AP) Posted: 30 Mar 2009 09:18 AM PDT AP - A glance of stimulus dollars for education

Texas sued over alleged fights at state-run home (AP) Posted: 26 Mar 2009 06:44 PM PDT AP - A woman who claims her mentally disabled son was forced to fight for the entertainment of the staff at a state-run residence filed a lawsuit Thursday against the state.

Ohio man sentenced in Indiana school plot (AP) Posted: 26 Mar 2009 03:29 PM PDT AP - An Ohio man accused of plotting with an Indiana teenager on MySpace to carry out a Columbine-style attack at the boy's high school was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in prison.

Jazz trumpeter named dean of Hartt music school (AP) Posted: 26 Mar 2009 03:13 PM PDT AP - Aaron Flagg, a jazz trumpeter who has played with Wynton Marsalis and recorded with Roberta Flack, has been named the dean of the 89-year-old Hartt School in Connecticut.

Flagg named first black dean of The Hartt School (AP) Posted: 26 Mar 2009 02:38 PM PDT AP - Aaron Flagg, a jazz trumpeter who has played with Wynton Marsalis and recorded with Roberta Flack, has been named the first black dean of The Hartt School in Connecticut.

Obama says more money, reform will boost education (AP) Posted: 26 Mar 2009 08:57 AM PDT AP - President Barack Obama says the best way to improve the nation's education system is with more money and more reform.

Pioneering historian John Hope Franklin dies at 94 (AP) Posted: 25 Mar 2009 07:15 PM PDT AP - John Hope Franklin, a towering scholar and pioneer of African-American studies who wrote the seminal text on the black experience in the U.S. and worked on the landmark Supreme Court case that outlawed public school segregation, died Wednesday. He was 94.

Weak U.S. economy influencing college choices (Reuters) Posted: 25 Mar 2009 05:00 PM PDT Reuters - Nearly 70 percent of graduating American high school students say the economic downturn has directly influenced where they applied to college, a study released on Wednesday showed.

Idaho teacher sells advertising space on tests (AP) Posted: 25 Mar 2009 01:52 PM PDT AP - Good morning, class, and welcome to U.S. history, brought to you by Molto Caldo Pizzeria.

Arizona high court rejects private school vouchers (AP) Posted: 25 Mar 2009 10:35 AM PDT AP - The Arizona Supreme Court has ruled that two school voucher programs violate the state's constitution.

Asking for Student Loan Forgiveness (BusinessWeek Online) Posted: 25 Mar 2009 09:32 AM PDT BusinessWeek Online - In just two short months, Robert Applebaum has become something of a spokesman for a generation of people burdened with student loan debt. Applebaum, a 35-year-old attorney in New York, started a Facebook group in January called "Cancel Student Loan Debt to Stimulate the Economy," fed up with news reports about bank executives spending millions to redecorate their offices and receiving hefty bonuses. "I wanted to rant, so instead of sending an e-mail to a couple of my friends, I decided to start a Facebook group," says Applebaum, who finished law school owing $80,000 in student loans. ...

Review: Performances elevate `Charlie Banks' (AP) Posted: 24 Mar 2009 03:36 PM PDT AP - "The Education of Charlie Banks" marks the surprisingly sensitive directing debut of Fred Durst, the lead singer of Limp Bizkit, whose hits include the oh-so-catchy "Break Stuff."

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