2012年10月11日星期四

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Yahoo! News: Education News


300 Colorado Doctors, 130 Professors Endorse Marijuana Legalization

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 03:46 PM PDT

The Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol announced this week that more than 300 physicians from 65 localities in Colorado have now endorsed Amendment 64, which would make marijuana legal in the state to people over 21. More than 130 college professors from Colorado and around the nation have also stated that they support the amendment, the campaign said. Here are the details.

Teachers make money selling materials online

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 11:51 AM PDT

Teacher Deanna Jump quizzes her first-grade students at Central Fellowship Christian Academy in Macon, Ga., on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 1012. Jump is the first million-dollar seller on teacherspayteachers.com, a website that teachers use to buy and sell school supplies, bulletin board designs and lesson plans. (AP Photo/Todd Stone)Kristine Nannini spent her summer creating wall charts and student data sheets for her fifth grade class — and making $24,000 online by selling those same materials to other teachers.


News Summary: Teachers sell materials online

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 09:27 AM PDT

In a photo from Sept. 14, 2012, Kristine Nannini passes out student data sheets she created to her fifth grade class at McGrath Elementary in Grand Blanc, Mich. Nannini spent her summer creating her own charts and student data sheets. It was something she imagined other teachers across the nation would want. So she decided to cash in on her prep time and sell her materials on teacherspayteachers.com. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)REPURPOSING: Teachers are making extra money providing materials to their cash-strapped and time-limited colleagues on curriculum sharing sites like teacherspayteachers.com.


Show College Pride With These LGBT Scholarships

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 07:43 AM PDT

For plenty of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students, college is much more than just an opportunity for higher education--it's a safe place to express your pride, embrace your identity, and find a community. Since today is National Coming Out Day, we wanted to look at a few scholarships that can help LGBT students pay for higher education.

Why teen drinking and driving has been cut in half in past 20 years

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 07:27 AM PDT

The number of high school students who drink and drive has decreased by half in the past 20 years, with graduated driver-licensing systems, zero-tolerance laws, and parental involvement proving to be effective deterrents.

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