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Sheriff: La. 8th-grader planned school shooting (AP)

Posted: 18 May 2009 04:08 PM PDT

AP - A Louisiana middle school student stormed into a classroom and fired a gunshot over a teacher's head Monday before shooting himself in a bathroom, authorities said. Investigators found a suicide note and plans for a rampage in the teen's journal.

Report: US students lagging in biosciences (AP)

Posted: 18 May 2009 03:10 PM PDT

AP - Middle and high school students across the country are generally falling behind in life sciences, and the nation is at risk of producing a dearth of qualified workers for the fast-growing bioscience industry, according to a report released Monday.

States rated in bioscience achievement (AP)

Posted: 18 May 2009 01:59 PM PDT

AP - A breakdown of states on middle school and high school bioscience performance, as measured by a report released Monday by Battelle, the Biotechnology Industry Organization and the Biotechnology Institute:

Founder buys ailing Conn. School of Broadcasting (AP)

Posted: 18 May 2009 12:48 PM PDT

AP - The founder of the Connecticut School of Broadcasting has won approval to buy back the bankrupt business he started 45 years ago and plans to reopen campuses in seven states.