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• Wedding gift for royal couple from old university (Reuters)
• Harvard, Princeton reinstate early admissions (AP)
• Urban students lag in science learning: study (Reuters)
• Kansas High School Column Advocates Death to Gays  (The Advocate)
• Ask Early and Nicely for Letters of Recommendation (U.S. News & World Report)
• 2011 College Admission Rates: The Toughest Season Ever (The Daily Beast)
• New Nonprofit Aims at Tech Collaboration, Social Change (PC World)

Wedding gift for royal couple from old university (Reuters) Posted: 24 Feb 2011 04:49 PM PST Reuters - Prince William and Kate Middleton will receive an early wedding gift on Friday when the Scottish university where their student romance first blossomed presents them with a scholarship created in their honor.

Harvard, Princeton reinstate early admissions (AP) Posted: 24 Feb 2011 02:22 PM PST AP - Harvard and Princeton say they are restoring their undergraduate early admissions programs.

Urban students lag in science learning: study (Reuters) Posted: 24 Feb 2011 12:48 PM PST Reuters - Students in schools in the largest U.S. cities, many from low-income households, trail their peers elsewhere in the country in a test of science proficiency, according to a report released on Thursday.

Kansas High School Column Advocates Death to Gays  (The Advocate) Posted: 24 Feb 2011 10:17 AM PST The Advocate - An opinion column in the February 11 edition of a Kansas high school’s student newspaper says same-sex relationships “just are not normal” and uses quotes from the Bible to advocate punishing gays and lesbians with death, according to TheWichita Eagle.

Ask Early and Nicely for Letters of Recommendation (U.S. News & World Report) Posted: 24 Feb 2011 08:54 AM PST U.S. News & World Report - We know high school students are extremely busy. Between homework, after-school activities, and everything that comes along with applying to college, you barely have a moment to breathe, let alone research and apply for scholarships. But it's worth it. The more free money you get for college now, the less you have to pay back in student loans later.

2011 College Admission Rates: The Toughest Season Ever (The Daily Beast) Posted: 24 Feb 2011 08:30 AM PST The Daily Beast - With applications at record levels to many of America’s best colleges, The Daily Beast crunched the numbers at 28 top schools to find projected admission rates. Kristina Dell on Harvard’s low rate and more.

New Nonprofit Aims at Tech Collaboration, Social Change (PC World) Posted: 23 Feb 2011 08:10 PM PST PC World - A new nonprofit launched Wednesday by a tech advocacy group and a cofounder of Twitter will focus on using technology to drive improvements in the U.S. education system and other social changes.

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