2010年11月15日星期一

Yahoo! News: Education News

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Education News


US sees jump in overseas students: official (AFP)

Posted: 15 Nov 2010 03:40 PM PST

Students are seen on campus in Miami. A record 690,923 international students are studying at colleges and universities in the United States, with a greater influx of students from China, the US State Department said Monday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Joe Raedle)AFP - A record 690,923 international students are studying at colleges and universities in the United States, with a greater influx of students from China, the US State Department said Monday.


Court OKs NH law allowing 'God' pledge in schools (AP)

Posted: 15 Nov 2010 12:46 PM PST

AP - A federal appeals court has upheld a New Hampshire law requiring schools to authorize a time each day for students to voluntarily recite the Pledge of Allegiance, finding the oath's reference to God doesn't violate the students' constitutional rights.

8 Big Changes to College Admissions in 2010 and 2011 (U.S. News & World Report)

Posted: 15 Nov 2010 11:05 AM PST

U.S. News & World Report - Colleges, swamped by applications from increasingly anxious high schoolers, are changing their admissions rules to weed out applicants who try to game the system by getting easy A's or plagiarizing their essays.

Top-Selling Pulse App Goes Free as College Project Matures (Mashable)

Posted: 15 Nov 2010 08:29 AM PST

Mashable - Alphonso Labs, makers of the popular Pulse mobile apps for social news consumption, is making available its iPhone, iPad and Android apps free of charge as of today. The decision marks a major pivot as the product transitions from a college dream to a formal business.

Million-Dollar College Presidents (The Daily Beast)

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 07:41 PM PST

The Daily Beast - Just as the cost of college has been rising, so have the paychecks for college presidents. A new study ranks the 30 academic heavyweights who pulled in more than $1 million a year.
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