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To Improve School Nutrition, Involve Teachers and Parents
Colleges move toward absolute bans on smoking
NH Legislature overrides veto on ed tax credits
Why some for-profit colleges could lose eligibility for federal aid
Apollo faces federal review on financial aid issue
Apollo faces investigation on federal reporting
Where the Women Fortune 500 CEOs Went to School
Borrowing for college skyrocketing in Ky.
Vegas-area schools declare impasse with teachers
NJ governor confident in university merger bill

To Improve School Nutrition, Involve Teachers and Parents

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 04:17 PM PDT

WEDNESDAY, June 27 (HealthDay News) -- To improve school nutrition and get children to eat healthier, involve parents, teachers and school administrators, new research finds.

Colleges move toward absolute bans on smoking

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 02:47 PM PDT

As a political science major at Ohio State University, Ida Seitter says, she lit up many a cigarette to help her through the stress of exam season. Right or wrong, they were her security blanket as she toiled through college.

NH Legislature overrides veto on ed tax credits

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 01:11 PM PDT

New Hampshire's Legislature has voted to override a bill vetoed by Gov. John Lynch that is intended to help public school students switch to private schools.

Why some for-profit colleges could lose eligibility for federal aid

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 11:50 AM PDT

Dozens of for-profit colleges, also called career training programs, could lose their federal financial aid because they are saddling students with unsustainable levels of debt, according to new data from the US Department of Education.

Apollo faces federal review on financial aid issue

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 10:51 AM PDT

The U.S. Department of Education plans to review two years of paperwork filed by for-profit education company Apollo Group Inc. to ensure it complied with federal student financial aid rules at its University of Phoenix chain.

Apollo faces investigation on federal reporting

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 09:01 AM PDT

The U.S. Department of Education plans to investigate for-profit education company Apollo Group Inc. to ensure it complied with federal student financial aid rules at its University of Phoenix chain.

Where the Women Fortune 500 CEOs Went to School

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 07:47 AM PDT

At some universities, women outnumber men in graduate programs, and The New York Times reported in December 2011 that more young women are leaving their jobs to go back to school. The 18 women who made the 2012 Fortune 500 CEO list may now have some of the most secure jobs in the workforce, but three of the CEOs chose not only to go to graduate school earlier in their careers, but also to earn multiple advanced degrees.

Borrowing for college skyrocketing in Ky.

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 07:18 AM PDT

Kentucky college students borrowed a record $1.2 billion for higher education during the 2010-2011 school year, and the average student will spend a decade shelling out $200 a month to retire their loans, new data shows.

Vegas-area schools declare impasse with teachers

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 05:58 AM PDT

Las Vegas-area school administrators are declaring an impasse in contract negotiations with the union representing teachers.

NJ governor confident in university merger bill

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 05:43 AM PDT

Gov. Chris Christie says he's confident the Legislature will approve a plan to change New Jersey's higher education system.