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Chicagoan charged with threatening Jewish school (AP) Posted: 20 Mar 2009 05:24 PM PDT AP - A 24-year-old Chicago man was charged Friday with threatening to set off explosives near Jewish schools in the metropolitan area if Israel didn't halt military actions in Gaza.

Threats disrupt 10 southern Delaware schools (AP) Posted: 20 Mar 2009 04:02 PM PDT AP - State police have arrested four people after bomb threats and text messages warning of shootings disrupted the final day of state standardized testing at 10 southern Delaware schools.

Education chief eyes 'new era' in science teaching (AP) Posted: 20 Mar 2009 11:02 AM PDT AP - Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Friday he wants to launch a "new era" of science education in the United States, one that encourages students to ask tough, challenging questions and brings more specially trained science and math teachers into the classroom.

New student loans require payments while in school (AP) Posted: 20 Mar 2009 10:14 AM PDT AP - The running joke about student loans: Don't ever graduate, since you don't have to start paying them back until you do.

World to U.S. B-Schools: Thanks, but No Thanks (BusinessWeek Online) Posted: 20 Mar 2009 05:08 AM PDT BusinessWeek Online - Nishant Banore got one step closer to his dream of attending a business school in the U.S. when he received an offer of admission this fall from UCLA's Anderson School of Management. Banore, founder of I-Alive, a nonprofit that educates Indian youth about healthy living, was even more excited when the school told him he'd landed a lucrative $30,000 fellowship, a coup in an especially competitive year for B-school admissions. The Indian applicant's enthusiasm quickly waned though as he considered his job prospects in the U.S. after graduation. ...

Dallas school accused of staging fights (AP) Posted: 19 Mar 2009 11:42 PM PDT AP - The Dallas school system was rocked by allegations Thursday that staff members at an inner-city high school made students settle their differences by fighting bare-knuckle brawls inside a steel cage.

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