2010年8月30日星期一

Yahoo! News: Education News

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Education News


Armed man fatally shot at Tennessee high school (AP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 02:29 PM PDT

AP - An armed man was fatally shot by deputies Monday at an east Tennessee high school after he went inside and pointed a gun at the principal's head, a sheriff said.

Private colleges 'act local' with financial aid (AP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 01:41 PM PDT

** ADDS ADVANCE RESTRICTIONS ** ** ADVANCE FOR USE TUESDAY, AUG. 31, 2010 AND THEREAFTER ** This Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010 picture shows Joshua Williams in downtown Chicago. Williams, 22, a 2010 Northwestern graduate who graduated from high school on Chicago's South Side, sought Northwestern out rather than being courted. A debater and poet who was raised by his grandmother, Williams settled on Northwestern as a high-school sophomore, attended a summer debate camp there and won financial aid to cover tuition. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)AP - Hoping to portray themselves as more affordable and all-around better neighbors, private colleges from Appalachia to Boston are sweetening financial aid packages for students from their own backyards.


Rocket Boys' alma mater in W.Va. to be demolished (AP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 10:34 AM PDT

AP - The wrecking ball is coming for a West Virginia high school that was home to the teenage amateur rocket enthusiasts profiled in the movie "October Sky."
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