2011年11月30日星期三

Yahoo! News: Education News

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Education News


APNewsBreak: Woman accused of flight school fraud (AP)

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 03:31 PM PST

AP - Immigration officials on Wednesday arrested a woman accused of bringing foreign students to train at her Southern California flight school on fraudulent visas and without government authorization.

Poor schools don't get "fair share": Education Department (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 02:54 PM PST

Reuters - Many poor public schools do not pay teachers and educators as much as wealthier schools just a few miles away, according to a survey of 13,000 school districts the U.S. Department of Education released on Wednesday.

More Minnesota school districts to borrow: survey (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 01:35 PM PST

Reuters - More Minnesota school districts will borrow for cash-flow purposes in the current school year after the state delayed a chunk of education aid payments, according to a survey released on Wednesday.

A Warning Label for College; The Urgency of Rising Tuition (The Atlantic Wire)

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 10:19 AM PST

The Atlantic Wire - Today in academia: a warning label for higher education, being urgent about rising tuition costs, a single-sex dorm complaint gets dismissed and finally getting used to video game-based classes.

Afghan children ready to walk down Sesame Street (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 04:39 AM PST

Reuters - Children in Afghanistan soon will be able to start their education the same way as millions of preschoolers elsewhere in the world: by watching the TV series "Sesame Street."
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