2011年5月27日星期五

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Yahoo! News: Education News

Students suspended after racist incidents in Calif (AP)

Posted: 27 May 2011 04:09 PM PDT

AP - Students at a California high school have been suspended for suspected scrawling of racist graffiti and joining together in a white supremacy gesture while the senior class picture was being taken, school officials said Friday.

Still Missing: Teen YouTube Star Sucked Out Of Car By Joplin Tornado (Time.com)

Posted: 27 May 2011 02:05 PM PDT

Time.com - Of the many people still missing in the wake of the Joplin tornado, one is a young YouTube celebrity who was sucked through the roof of his car while on his way home from his high school graduation

School's out as districts weigh lightening homework loads (Reuters)

Posted: 27 May 2011 12:39 PM PDT

Reuters - School districts from coast to coast are weighing the elimination of homework on weekends and holidays, part of a move by educators to rein in student workloads.

America's Most Popular Online Teacher (U.S. News & World Report)

Posted: 27 May 2011 09:46 AM PDT

U.S. News & World Report - America's most popular teacher doesn't work at Harvard University or a fancy prep school. In fact, he doesn't work in a school at all, but his lessons have been viewed more than 56 million times. Salman Khan, a former hedge fund manager, is the founder of Khan Academy, a free online learning platform with a library of more than 2,300 videos covering everything from basic algebra and differential equations to the Vietnam War.

8 Ways to Make a Big Impact At Your Summer Internship (U.S. News & World Report)

Posted: 27 May 2011 09:07 AM PDT

U.S. News & World Report - Internships are no longer thought of as merely a required part of one's college degree. In today's competitive job market, an internship can be a vital way to gain experience in your field, get a foot in the door at your dream company, and a primary way to network within that organization.

High school graduation rates up, but some states lag behind (The Lookout)

Posted: 27 May 2011 08:25 AM PDT

The Lookout - More high school students are hitting the books and getting their degrees within four years, data from the National Center for Education Statistics show. But not every state is part of that positive trend. About 74.7 percent of high school students in the class of 2007-08 graduated on time, up from 72 percent of the class [...]

NAACP Under Fire in New York Charter-School War (The Daily Beast)

Posted: 27 May 2011 07:45 AM PDT

The Daily Beast - New York parents are slamming the civil-rights giant for its role in a turf battle that could put 7,000 eager students out of classrooms. John Avlon on why the group is on the wrong side of history this time.

Financing an MBA, With Help From Mom and Dad (BusinessWeek)

Posted: 27 May 2011 05:08 AM PDT

BusinessWeek - Daniel Wesley knew as soon as he started applying to business school that he wanted to avoid student loans. He'd already racked up about $45,000 in loans from his undergraduate days and didn't relish the idea of adding another $200,000 or so to that debt load, he says. When he found out he got into the Weekend MBA program at the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business (Booth Part-Time MBA Profile), he turned to his mother and father, a retired construction foreman, for help. ...

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