2012年10月10日星期三

Yahoo! News: Education News

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Education News


Meet the one percent of American colleges and universities [SLIDESHOW]

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 04:02 PM PDT

Most American colleges and universities are repositories of vast amounts of money, but some have built up endowments that border on the unbelievable.

Michigan School Elects Special Needs Homecoming King

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 02:10 PM PDT

Fall in high school means one thing perhaps more than others: football. And with football comes the ritual homecoming king and queen selections. In Linden, Michigan, a small rural community located between Flint, Michigan, and Detroit, it's no different. Linden is just an average small town, but in quality of life and paying it forward, it's a world leader, particularly at the local high school. Students at Linden High School elected a special needs boy, Danny Leideker, as their homecoming king.

Better Educated Americans Have More Debt

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 10:27 AM PDT

Credit card bills, monthly mortgage payments and loan payments represent big financial burdens for many Americans. And people with a college education are more likely than those with a high school degree or less to be burdened by those debts.

Parents May Be Teaching Teens to Be Bullies

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 08:46 AM PDT

When Wisconsin news anchor Jennifer Livingston was called fat by a viewer, she got a firsthand taste of the kind of bullying many high school students confront on a daily basis.

Colleges Encourage More International Student Engagement

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 08:35 AM PDT

Many American college campuses are mini melting pots, bringing together students from countries across the world. But simply congregating students from different cultures doesn't necessarily mean they'll interact--and some colleges are starting to step in.

10 Colleges With the Highest Freshman Retention Rates

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 08:35 AM PDT

The U.S. News Short List, separate from our overall rankings, is a regular series that magnifies individual data points in hopes of providing students and parents a way to find which undergraduate or graduate programs excel or have room to grow in specific areas. Be sure to explore The Short List: College and The Short List: Grad School to find data that matters to you in your college or grad school search.

Former Teacher: Unions Are Bad for Teachers

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 08:21 AM PDT

FIRST PERSON | During my years as a teacher, I witnessed more harm than good as a result of the stranglehold my union had on the district where I worked. This is why I became a supporter of Gov. Scott Walker (R-Wisc.). Most of my former colleagues cringe at the mention of Walker's name, but I admire him for taking a stand against public sector unions.

Illinois Teachers Lack Bilingual Training

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 06:55 AM PDT

Few Illinois teachers are trained to educate English-language learners and only a small number are interested in obtaining the credentials to work with these children, a study has found.

Illinois Teachers Lack Bilingual Credentials

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 06:43 AM PDT

Few Illinois teachers are trained to educate English-language learners and only a small number are interested in obtaining the credentials to work with these children, a study has found.

Few Illinois Teachers Who Work With English Language Learner Have Bilingual Credentials

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 06:34 AM PDT

Few Illinois teachers are trained to educate English-language learners and only a small number are interested in obtaining the credentials to work with these children, a study has found.

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