2010年9月23日星期四

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Yahoo! News: Education News


Texas sues feds over $830M in education aid (AP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2010 04:36 PM PDT

AP - Texas officials filed a lawsuit Thursday against the U.S. Department of Education, seeking to overturn the federal agency's rejection of the state's application for more than $830 million in aid that has been tied up in political wrangling.

Audit says Mo. schools could have gotten $21M more (AP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2010 02:10 PM PDT

AP - Missouri could be spending an additional $21 million on public schools if lawmakers had followed the wishes of voters when distributing new casino revenues, Auditor Susan Montee said Thursday.

Texas sues government to get $830 million of school aid (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Sep 2010 01:44 PM PDT

Reuters - Texas on Thursday sued the Department of Education to get $830 million of extra aid that it was denied due to a fight over how the money would be spent, the governor and attorney general said on Thursday.

Facebook founder giving $100M to Newark schools (AP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2010 01:36 PM PDT

DILE - In this May, 26, 2010 file photo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg talks about the social network site's new privacy settings in Palo Alto, Calif. Schools in New Jersey's largest city are poised to receive $100 million Friday, Sept. 24, 2010, from the founder of Facebook. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, file)AP - Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is about to make a lot of new friends: The 26-year-old tycoon is pouring $100 million of his staggering fortune into Newark's blighted school system after hitting it off with the mayor of the poverty-stricken city.


Regulation on for-profit schools could be delayed (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Sep 2010 11:57 AM PDT

Reuters - The U.S. Education Department's schedule for implementing proposed regulations on for-profit schools is not final, according to a media report that caused share prices in the sector to rise.

3 teens in Mass. bullying-suicide appear in court (AP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2010 11:38 AM PDT

Ashley Longe sits during a hearing Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010, in Franklin-Hampshire Juvenile Court in Hadley, Mass. She is one of  three who were in court, charged with bullying Phoebe Prince, a 15-year-old South Hadley, Mass., High School student who hanged herself in January. (AP Photo/Michael S. Gordon, Pool)AP - Prosecutors say they will call up to 50 witnesses in their case against three girls accused of bullying a classmate so relentlessly that she committed suicide.


New Health Care Benefits Kick in Today: What to Expect (Time.com)

Posted: 23 Sep 2010 11:10 AM PDT

Jerry Morefield enjoys some time together with Tucker, one of his 15-year-old triplets with cerebral palsy in Mahomet, Ill., Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2010. The nation's new health care law adds consumer protections that kick in Thursday, forcing insurers to meet new requirements. Coverage for children with pre-existing conditions is guaranteed. Lifetime dollar caps are eliminated. And insurers can no longer cancel policies retroactively for frivolous reasons when people get very sick. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)Time.com - The Obama Administration is banking on a public-education campaign for a set of insurance regulations that kick in on Thursday to increase support for health reform


Education Dept. grants $442M for teacher merit pay (AP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2010 10:39 AM PDT

AP - The Education Department is giving school districts and nonprofit organizations from across the country $442 million to create merit pay programs for teachers and principals.

The Recipe for a Successful Retirement (U.S. News & World Report)

Posted: 23 Sep 2010 10:35 AM PDT

U.S. News & World Report - Retirement is one of the most important financial goals you will ever set. But it's hard to know how to start planning for something that might be 30 or more years away, especially when you have other pressing financial obligations, such as student loans, a new family, or saving for a home.

Facebook CEO Zuckerberg to give $100 million to schools: report (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Sep 2010 07:46 AM PDT

Reuters - Facebook founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg plans to announce he will donate $100 million to help improve public schools in Newark, New Jersey, according to U.S. media reports.

Ex-Brown student in rape case granted documents (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 08:16 PM PDT

AP - Brown University and a woman who says a former student raped her when they were freshmen there must begin turning over some documents requested by the accused man.
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