2011年11月14日星期一

Yahoo! News: Education News

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Education News


Colorado among 1st states seeking education waiver (AP)

Posted: 14 Nov 2011 12:49 PM PST

AP - Colorado is among the first states asking for federal permission to overhaul how it measures student achievement under the federal No Child Left Behind law.

More College Grads Want to Work for Tech Firms Over Wall Street (The Atlantic Wire)

Posted: 14 Nov 2011 09:20 AM PST

The Atlantic Wire - As the Occupy movement perseveres and Google's stock price continues to skyrocket, it's no surprise that American youth don't want to work at investment banks. Citing a survey of 6,700 early-career professionals, The Wall Street Journal reports that nearly one-in-five young workers want a job at Google, making it the most popular potential employer by far. Apple and Facebook rank second and third drawing enthusiasm from 12.7 and 8.9 percent of those surveyed, respectively. You have to scroll down the list of results quite a bit before seeing the top-ranking bank, J.P. Morgan, at number 41. Attracting barely 2 percent of the young work force, Goldman Sachs ranks 46th on the list, right behind Macy's. Does the trend towards tech mean we're on track to reclaim integrity and stability in the American economy? Not so fast.

Candidates seek to limit federal role in education (AP)

Posted: 14 Nov 2011 05:51 AM PST

FILE - In this June 18, 2005, file photo Gov. Rick Perry announces a special legislative session in Austin, Texas, during which he called on lawmakers to pass a school finance reform plan after vetoing the $35.3 billion Texas education budget. When it comes to education, the Republican field of presidential candidates has a unified stance. They all want the federal government out of schools. But how they’d do that varies. Take the Education Department. Perry along with Reps. Michele Bachmann and Ron Paul want to close it. (AP Photo/Thomas Terry, File)AP - When it comes to education, the Republican field of presidential candidates has a unified stance: Get the federal government out of schools. How they'd do that varies.


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