Yahoo! News: Education News

LA teachers union authorizes 1-day work stoppage (AP) Posted: 01 May 2009 06:09 PM PDT AP - The union representing Los Angeles teachers has approved a one-day work stoppage next month to protest plans to lay off thousands of teachers and increase class sizes for the next school year.

Bus runs down RI teen distracted by phone, music (AP) Posted: 01 May 2009 02:16 PM PDT AP - A 15-year-old girl wearing headphones and looking down at her cell phone while crossing a street was struck and killed Friday by a school bus carrying students to a suburban Providence high school, police said.

Swine flu lowers pomp level at college graduations (AP) Posted: 01 May 2009 01:50 PM PDT AP - Miranda Smith is an only child and an honor student. So it was with great anticipation that her mom, aunt and grandparents planned to drive for hours to her graduation ceremony at Cisco Junior College in central Texas.

4 Ways to Find Cheap Student Loans (U.S. News & World Report) Posted: 01 May 2009 10:03 AM PDT U.S. News & World Report - The Wall Street collapse and the national recession have wiped out those cheap and easy $40,000 student loans that were advertised on late-night TV last year and have raised the real costs of many remaining education loans But the financial storms also have created a couple of surprising silver linings. Most students can still get enough reasonably priced loans to cover the bulk of tuition at local public universities. And some students and parents actually will get better deals than ever before. ...

Make Your Leadership Case for B-School Admission (BusinessWeek Online) Posted: 01 May 2009 05:08 AM PDT BusinessWeek Online - Leadership is a word thrown around a lot at many a top business school. In fact, leadership is considered the key to getting your foot in the door of top MBA programs. But what does leadership mean and how do you demonstrate to admissions committees in your application that you're a leader worthy of admission?

Washboard Chaz to open blues tent at NO Jazz Fest (AP) Posted: 01 May 2009 05:28 AM PDT AP - Washboard Chaz, the Jambalaya Cajun Band and a host of jazz and brass bands are slated to perform Friday at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.

You are subscribed to email updates from Yahoo! News: Education News To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now.	Email delivery powered by Google
Inbox too full? Subscribe to the feed version of Yahoo! News: Education News in a feed reader.
If you prefer to unsubscribe via postal mail, write to: Yahoo! News: Education News, c/o Google, 20 W Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610