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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.

FACT CHECK: Are US students really that bad? (AP) Posted: 18 May 2009 12:32 AM PDT AP - America's moms and dads are getting a good scolding: Your kids are lagging behind students all around the world.

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