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• Penn medical school gets school record $225M gift (AP)
• The Unexpectedly Lucrative Career of Cleaning Up After Ivy Leaguers (The Atlantic Wire)
• Ga. college student a reluctant immigration symbol (AP)
• Class of 2011: More Debt Than Ever (U.S. News & World Report)
• Driver helps students escape burning bus in NC (AP)
• Mom in Conn. school residency case back in court (AP)
• Confessions of an Ivy League Cleaning Lady (The Daily Beast)
• Do school districts pick on poor parents? (The Lookout)
• What Should High School Juniors Do to Prepare for College? (U.S. News & World Report)
• Study links lower education to faster aging (Reuters)

Penn medical school gets school record $225M gift (AP) Posted: 11 May 2011 04:05 PM PDT AP - The University of Pennsylvania received a $225 million gift for its medical school, creating an endowment that officials said will enable innovative health research, increased faculty recruitment and more financial aid for students.

The Unexpectedly Lucrative Career of Cleaning Up After Ivy Leaguers (The Atlantic Wire) Posted: 11 May 2011 02:49 PM PDT The Atlantic Wire - At least one woman is making a smooth six-figure salary cleaning up after Penn frat boys. This Cadillac-driving, toilet-scrubbing 51 year-old named Kia Grasty loves her work picking up after some of the Ivy League university's wealthiest and most privileged students, including the son of NYPD Blue's Kim Delaney. According to a Daily Beast profile:

Ga. college student a reluctant immigration symbol (AP) Posted: 11 May 2011 02:17 PM PDT AP - Jessica Colotl has always tried to keep a low profile — obeying the speed limit, making sure her car's lights work properly — knowing that a brush with law enforcement could lead to her deportation and cost her a college diploma.

Class of 2011: More Debt Than Ever (U.S. News & World Report) Posted: 11 May 2011 01:58 PM PDT U.S. News & World Report - It's official: This year's class graduates with a record amount of debt. The Wall Street Journal reports that total student loan debt taken on by parents and students adds up to an average of $22,900, 8 percent higher than last year. That's scary stuff, especially considering how hard it is for new grads to find jobs right now.

Driver helps students escape burning bus in NC (AP) Posted: 11 May 2011 01:21 PM PDT AP - A North Carolina bus driver is drawing praise after she guided 39 elementary school students safely off a school bus that caught fire, with flames so hot they melted the windows and the tires.

Mom in Conn. school residency case back in court (AP) Posted: 11 May 2011 11:49 AM PDT AP - A homeless single mother charged with intentionally enrolling her son in the wrong Connecticut school district asked prosecutors on Wednesday to drop the case so school officials can handle the matter administratively.

Confessions of an Ivy League Cleaning Lady (The Daily Beast) Posted: 11 May 2011 10:57 AM PDT The Daily Beast - Kia Grasty makes $140,000 cleaning up after Penn’s messiest students—and after her tales (and photos) of clogged toilets and feces-laden bathtubs, few would begrudge her it.

Do school districts pick on poor parents? (The Lookout) Posted: 11 May 2011 10:14 AM PDT The Lookout - In a report on a homeless Connecticut woman who is facing criminal charges for using a false address to enroll her son in a public school, the Associated Press asks whether school districts and local governments are treating poor parents unfairly by selectively prosecuting them. Tanya McDowell, whose case we've written about extensively here, appears in [...]

What Should High School Juniors Do to Prepare for College? (U.S. News & World Report) Posted: 11 May 2011 08:31 AM PDT U.S. News & World Report - As sure as the sun will rise, students will start to get visions of lakes, barbecues, and sleeping in past noon as the weather gets warmer and the school year comes to a close. Seniors have already been through the admissions process and now juniors start their search for the school that's best for them. Andrew S., a junior from Renton, Wash., wants to know the best things to do over the summer to get a leg up in the college admissions race:

Study links lower education to faster aging (Reuters) Posted: 11 May 2011 06:29 AM PDT Reuters - People who leave education with fewer qualifications are prone to age more quickly, scientists said on Wednesday.

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