2011年11月7日星期一

Yahoo! News: Education News

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Education News


U. of Ill. investigation faults law school dean (AP)

Posted: 07 Nov 2011 04:39 PM PST

AP - An assistant dean at the University of Illinois College of Law inflated grades and entrance exam scores for several years for incoming students in data that was posted online, according to a report released Monday by the university.

A Handy Tool Comparing College Majors in the Job Market (The Atlantic Wire)

Posted: 07 Nov 2011 03:29 PM PST

The Atlantic Wire - Today in academia: the latest way to compare degree vs. degree, the never-ending plagiarism arms race, gender gaps around the world, and a new turn in a school nickname controversy.

Duncan praises push to help immigrant students (AP)

Posted: 07 Nov 2011 01:51 PM PST

Education Secretary Arne Duncan is interviewed by The Associated Press, Monday, Nov.  7, 2011, in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Monday he's encouraged that some states are allowing the children of illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition at public colleges.


Duncan says Penn State case makes him angry (AP)

Posted: 07 Nov 2011 10:34 AM PST

Education Secretary Arne Duncan is interviewed by The Associated Press, Monday, Nov.  7, 2011, in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - Education Secretary Arne Duncan said allegations of sexual abuse involving Penn State University are heartbreaking and make him "extraordinarily angry."


US curbs work program for foreign college students (AP)

Posted: 07 Nov 2011 03:33 PM PST

AP - The State Department put a freeze Monday on expansion of a program that lines up summer jobs in the U.S. for foreign college students, citing persistent complaints about young people getting ripped off and exploited.

Survey: Sexual harassment pervasive in grades 7-12 (AP)

Posted: 07 Nov 2011 08:16 AM PST

AP - It can be a malicious rumor whispered in the hallway, a lewd photo arriving by cell phone, hands groping where they shouldn't. Added up, it's an epidemic — student-on-student sexual harassment that is pervasive in America's middle schools and high schools.

W.Va. aiming to protect LGBT students from bullies (AP)

Posted: 07 Nov 2011 07:51 AM PST

AP - A proposed anti-bullying policy for West Virginia schools acknowledges for the first time that sexual orientation and gender identity are common reasons for harassment. Had it been in place when Michael White was in middle-school, it might have spared him the worst years of his life.

School on a bus brings classes to Indian slums (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Nov 2011 12:35 AM PST

Reuters - On a hot afternoon, a bright orange bus drives into a slum area of the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, parking amidst shelters made of tarpaulins and bits of wood. Barefoot children come running, eyes shining, and troop inside.

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