2009年8月14日星期五

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Yahoo! News: Education News

Texas 'fight club' defendant sentenced to 3 years (AP)

Posted: 14 Aug 2009 04:31 PM PDT

FILE - In this March 10, 2009 file photo, the sign near the main entrance to the Corpus Christi State School, is shown in Corpus Christi, Texas where police alleged that disabled residents were forced into 'fight-club'-style battles by the employees hired to care for them. The first of six former employees charged in connection with orchestrated late-night fights among residents at a state facility for the developmentally disabled goes on trial this week. (AP Photo/Paul Iverson, File)AP - A man convicted of helping run what police called a "fight club" that set developmentally disabled residents of a state-run center against each other was sentenced to three years in prison Friday.

Kelly Clarkson and LeBron James in "get schooled" (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Aug 2009 04:00 PM PDT

Reuters - Singer Kelly Clarkson and basketball superstar LeBron James are teaming up with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and broadcaster Viacom for a TV special to encourage America's youth to "Get Schooled," organizers said on Friday

Some tips for taking out student loans (AP)

Posted: 14 Aug 2009 11:44 AM PDT

AP - As credit standards for private loans have tightened, some for-profit, or "proprietary," colleges are now lending money directly to students.

Sharpton, Gingrich push Obama's school reforms (AP)

Posted: 14 Aug 2009 04:40 AM PDT

FILE -- In this May 21, 2009 file photo, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich speaks during a conference on health care reform in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain, File)AP - Education Secretary Arne Duncan is joining forces with two unlikely allies, the Rev. Al Sharpton and Republican former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, to push cities to fix failing schools.

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