2011年6月14日星期二

Yahoo! News: Education News

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Education News


Learning Disabilities Can Offer College Admission Edge (U.S. News & World Report)

Posted: 14 Jun 2011 08:27 AM PDT

U.S. News & World Report - Can having a learning disability be an advantage when applying to college?

Arkansas legislators lag nation in college experience (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Jun 2011 06:54 AM PDT

Reuters - The Arkansas legislature has the nation's highest percentage of state lawmakers who have not attended college at all, according to a new study by the Chronicle of Higher Education.

Suspected pipe bomb part of Ohio student project (AP)

Posted: 14 Jun 2011 05:41 AM PDT

AP - What authorities in Ohio feared was a pipe bomb left in the bleachers at a school track has turned out to be a prop in a summer class project.

Homeless mom who became education touchstone busted for selling crack, cops say (The Lookout)

Posted: 14 Jun 2011 05:36 AM PDT

The Lookout - Tanya McDowell, the homeless mom in Connecticut who started a national debate when she was arrested for enrolling her son in a neighboring school district, has been arrested for allegedly selling crack and marijuana and offering prostitutes to undercover cops. According to the Stamford Advocate, the sales happened three times between May 27 and June 3, [...]

Charter-School Battle: What We Can Learn from the Backlash (Time.com)

Posted: 14 Jun 2011 01:00 AM PDT

Time.com - What we can learn from the latest backlash over charter schools

Education secretary tells Congress: Change No Child Left Behind – or I will (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 04:36 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - The Obama administration is raising the stakes for Congress to act on reforming No Child Left Behind.
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