2010年6月2日星期三

Yahoo! News: Education News

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Education News


Kindergartner killed in Ohio school bus accident (AP)

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 01:06 PM PDT

AP - Authorities say a school bus carrying seven children went off an Ohio highway, hit a utility pole and flipped onto its roof, killing a kindergartner.

States to establish uniform standards for teaching (AP)

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 10:14 AM PDT

AP - Eighth-graders should understand the Pythagorean theorem. And by high school graduation, all U.S. students should be ready for college or a career.

Ranking the college rankings (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 08:17 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - In 1999, Yongjun Huang was graduating from high school in Xindu, China, and looking to study mechanical engineering. Now a Georgia Tech graduate, he says he "compared dozens of schools" in China and the US with the only tools available: "traditional reputation" and the college rankings in US News & World Report and the Princeton Review.

Fine-tuning college degrees to the job market (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 08:16 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Over the next few months, there will be anger, frustration, and the occasional fist-pumping, "Yes!" as this year's graduates send out résumés and students changing schools attempt to transfer credits.

States requiring PE, but amount varies (AP)

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 12:07 AM PDT

U.S. first lady Michelle Obama plays games with school children during an event to promote physical activity on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, May 25, 2010.  REUTERS/Jim Young   (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS EDUCATION)AP - More states are requiring physical education for elementary, middle and high school students, though few require kids to exercise for a specific amount of time.


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