Yahoo! News: Education News

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• Maine student hostage-taker sentenced to 35 years (AP)
• Obama asks Congress for education bill by Sept. (AP)
• Obama to Congress: rewrite No Child Left Behind by fall (The Christian Science Monitor)
• March MCAT Madness (U.S. News & World Report)
• GMAT Study Timeline (U.S. News & World Report)
• March Madness: Which Team Is Smartest? (The Daily Beast)

Maine student hostage-taker sentenced to 35 years (AP) Posted: 14 Mar 2011 03:23 PM PDT AP - A Maine man convicted of taking a fifth-grade class hostage at gunpoint has been sentenced to 35 years in prison.

Obama asks Congress for education bill by Sept. (AP) Posted: 14 Mar 2011 01:57 PM PDT AP - Urging Congress to send him a new education law by fall, President Barack Obama focused Monday on the big concerns of parents and lawmakers alike: how student progress is measured and how schools that fall short are labeled.

Obama to Congress: rewrite No Child Left Behind by fall (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 14 Mar 2011 12:34 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - President Obama continued his string of speeches on education reform Monday with a renewed call to fix No Child Left Behind.

March MCAT Madness (U.S. News & World Report) Posted: 14 Mar 2011 09:50 AM PDT U.S. News & World Report - As primitive as it may seem to today's medical school applicants, until just a few years ago the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) was administered by pencil and paper, and it was given just two mornings each year: once in April and once in August.

GMAT Study Timeline (U.S. News & World Report) Posted: 14 Mar 2011 09:50 AM PDT U.S. News & World Report - The GMAT is undoubtedly one of the most important aspects of any business school application, yet many students don't know how to adequately prepare or spend far too little time studying. According to a survey of business school admissions officials by Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions, 48 percent claim that a poor GMAT score is the most common application killer. To avoid falling victim, it's integral to lay out an organized study plan and stick with it. But where to start?

March Madness: Which Team Is Smartest? (The Daily Beast) Posted: 13 Mar 2011 09:22 PM PDT The Daily Beast - As the NCAA college basketball tournament kicks off, The Daily Beast ranks all 68 teams based on their grades and graduation rates, from first to worst. Click here for the smart bracket.

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