2011年8月15日星期一

Yahoo! News: Education News

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Education News


Judge denies request to block Ind. voucher program (AP)

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 05:12 PM PDT

AP - A judge has declined to halt Indiana's broad new school voucher program, saying the law is likely to be upheld.

Harvard Values Harvard Diplomas; Interpreting Adam and Eve (The Atlantic Wire)

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 03:20 PM PDT

The Atlantic Wire - Today in higher education and academia news: a cheating scandal rocks a U.S. submarine, a professor explains why he resigned over a Genesis controversy, two more law schools embrace military recruiters and, yes, it's easier to get into Harvard grad school if your already at Harvard.

ACLU to sue on behalf of breastfeeding teacher (AP)

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 02:51 PM PDT

AP - The American Civil Liberties Union intends to sue a Denver-area charter school for allegedly getting rid of a teacher who pumped breast milk on the job.

Conn. doctor pleads guilty in NYC securities case (AP)

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 12:24 PM PDT

AP - An Ivy League-trained doctor turned health care hedge fund manager pleaded guilty Monday to a conspiracy charge for illegally evading $30 million in losses by obtaining inside information from a fellow doctor.

Duncan’s No Child Left Behind waivers may come with a catch: More reforms (The Lookout)

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 09:11 AM PDT

The Lookout - Secretary of Education Arne Duncan says the federal government's role in education is "to be tight on goals but loose on the means for achieving those goals." That's why Duncan is planning to issue waivers to states that are set to face sanctions under the federal No Child Left Behind law, which labels schools as [...]

College organic, sustainability programs growing (AP)

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 12:06 AM PDT

Misha Manuchehri, a Washington State University graduate student in crop science, searches for weeds in her crops near Pullman, Wash. on Aug. 3, 2011. An increasing number of universities, including WSU, are offering organic and sustainable agriculture programs. (AP Photo/Shannon Dininny)AP - Misha Manuchehri slowly picks her way through plots of barley, wheat and peas. Every so often, the graduate student in crop science at Washington State University stoops to pluck an errant weed at a farm just off campus.


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