2010年4月1日星期四

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Yahoo! News: Education News


Fundraiser charged in Mass. Catholic school ruse (AP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 03:17 PM PDT

Michael P. Hlady, 37, of Greenville, R.I., is arraigned in Central District Court in Worcester, Mass., Thursday, April 1, 2010, on charges of larceny by false pretenses. Hlady allegedly duped officials at the Venerini Academy, a Catholic school in Worcester, Mass., into believing he had a donor to finance a $3 million renovation project. (AP Photo/Jim Collins, Pool)AP - For the Venerini Sisters, it seemed like the answer to their prayers: An anonymous donor, lined up by a professional fundraiser, willing to give at least $3 million to finance an expansion of a private school run by the order of Roman Catholic nuns.


Woman with 2 identities pleads guilty to fraud (AP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 02:19 PM PDT

FILE - This Jan. 2008 family photo shows Rachel Yould, left, her husband, Brett Yould, right, and their dog Abigail photographed by Rachel's mother Sheryl Davis. The 38-year-old former beauty queen and academic scholar accused of using two Social Security numbers to obtain large student loans pleaded guilty in Anchorage, Alaska on Thursday, April 1, 2010. Rachel Yould is charged with nine counts of mail fraud and one count of wire fraud. (AP Photo/Sheryl Davis via Valerie Harris, File)AP - Rachel Yould is a former Rhodes scholar who took on a new identity under a federal program that helps rape and domestic violence victims hide from their tormentors.


Fans want Michael Jackson's name back on LA school (AP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 09:22 AM PDT

FILE - In this March 17, 2005 file photo, pop star Michael Jackson arrives at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse in Santa Maria, Calif.    (AP Photo/Michael A. Mariant, file)AP - Los Angeles school officials told Michael Jackson to beat it seven years ago. Now, fans of the late pop star want him back.


Jailhouse audio OK'd for Mass. teen's murder trial (AP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 06:25 AM PDT

AP - A Massachusetts judge has ruled that prosecutors can use the recorded jailhouse conversations of a teenager charged with fatally stabbing another student at a high school.

Mass. school head defends response to bullying (AP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 04:13 AM PDT

AP - A Massachusetts school superintendent is defending his administration's handling of bullying that prosecutors say contributed to a 15-year-old girl's suicide.
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