Yahoo! News: Education News

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• 35 states, D.C. apply for Race to the Top round 2 (AP)
• How Race to the Top is recasting education reform in America (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Boy, 14, brandishes gun in NY school; no one hurt (AP)
• How to Set Up Your First 401(k) (U.S. News & World Report)
• Handling of rape claim at Brown raises questions (AP)

35 states, D.C. apply for Race to the Top round 2 (AP) Posted: 01 Jun 2010 04:34 PM PDT AP - Thirty-five states and the District of Columbia submitted applications Tuesday for the second round of the U.S. Department of Education's Race to the Top competition to boost student achievement and school reform.

How Race to the Top is recasting education reform in America (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 01 Jun 2010 01:23 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - New York is more than doubling its number on charter schools and will tie teacher evaluations to student performance.

Boy, 14, brandishes gun in NY school; no one hurt (AP) Posted: 01 Jun 2010 12:40 PM PDT AP - A 14-year-old boy pulled a pellet gun at a suburban New York middle school on Tuesday and pointed it at a teacher, then waved it at passing cars outside until a retired police officer wrestled it away, police said.

How to Set Up Your First 401(k) (U.S. News & World Report) Posted: 01 Jun 2010 06:29 AM PDT U.S. News & World Report - New college graduates have many expenses competing for their limited paychecks. Student loan bills, food, rent, and utilities can easily consume a starting salary. But 20-somethings have one very important thing going for them. Young people are in the best position of their lives to start saving for retirement. Here's how to set up your first 401(k):

Handling of rape claim at Brown raises questions (AP) Posted: 31 May 2010 09:00 PM PDT AP - William McCormick III entered Brown University on a full scholarship, a wrestler from Wisconsin who expected to spend four years at an Ivy League institution known for educating generations of bright minds.

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