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• NY school official wrestles gun from armed ex-cop (AP)
• Clemson president gives low grade to other schools (AP)
• California schoolbooks going digital (AFP)
• US high school graduation rate climbs to 69.2 percent (The Christian Science Monitor)

NY school official wrestles gun from armed ex-cop (AP) Posted: 09 Jun 2009 04:46 PM PDT AP - A former New York City police officer walked into a suburban middle school with a handgun Tuesday but was wrestled to the floor by the district superintendent, who wrenched the weapon away and pinned him until police knocked down a door and arrested him, authorities said.

Clemson president gives low grade to other schools (AP) Posted: 09 Jun 2009 03:05 PM PDT AP - Move over Harvard, Yale, Princeton — and every other college. Asked to rate other universities for the influential U.S. News & World Report rankings, Clemson University President James Barker put his institution on top.

California schoolbooks going digital (AFP) Posted: 09 Jun 2009 08:54 AM PDT AFP - California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has announced plans to phase out school textbooks in favor of digital learning aids as the state looks to plug its massive budget hole.

US high school graduation rate climbs to 69.2 percent (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 09 Jun 2009 02:00 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - When high school seniors finally grasp their hard-earned diplomas, an average of 3 out of 10 classmates aren't beside them. In some communities in the United States, more than half of high-school students don't make it to graduation.

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