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• Chicago teachers vote on ratifying deal that ended strike
• Teen drinking and driving rate cut in half in 20 years
• Colleges pledge to graduate additional 4 million
• Chicago teachers vote whether to ratify deal that ended strike
• Survey of Polls: Presidential Race in Battlegrounds by Demographics
• Diversity Roundup: Some Calif. Illegal Immigrants Now Eligible for Driver’s Licenses
• Pay For One Course, Get a Bunch with BenchPrep's Low Cost Subscription Model

Chicago teachers vote on ratifying deal that ended strike Posted: 02 Oct 2012 01:59 PM PDT CHICAGO (Reuters) - Chicago public school teachers began voting on Tuesday on whether to ratify an agreement with Mayor Rahm Emanuel that suspended a strike in the third-largest U.S. school district. The Chicago Teachers Union has urged its 29,000 members to ratify the proposed contract, which calls for an average 17.6 percent pay raise for teachers over four years and some improvements in benefits. Union President Karen Lewis declined to say whether members would ratify the deal. "I don't have a crystal ball," she said. ...

Teen drinking and driving rate cut in half in 20 years Posted: 02 Oct 2012 12:44 PM PDT ATLANTA (Reuters) - The percentage of high school students who drink and drive has dropped by more than half in two decades, in part due to tougher laws against driving under the influence of alcohol, federal health officials said on Tuesday. In 2011, 10.3 percent of high school students 16 and older reported drinking and driving in the previous 30 days, compared to 22.3 percent in 1991, according to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study. ...

Colleges pledge to graduate additional 4 million Posted: 02 Oct 2012 10:27 AM PDT Nearly 500 public colleges that account for three-quarters of all four-year college students pledged Tuesday to produce a combined 3.8 million additional graduates by 2025, an ambitious target that would help bring the United States closer to its goal of regaining its lost global lead in college attainment.

Chicago teachers vote whether to ratify deal that ended strike Posted: 02 Oct 2012 08:31 AM PDT CHICAGO (Reuters) - Chicago public school teachers will decide on Tuesday whether to ratify an agreement with Mayor Rahm Emanuel that suspended a strike in the nation's third-largest school district. The Chicago Teachers Union has urged its 29,000 members to ratify the proposed contract, which calls for an average 17.6 percent pay raise for teachers over four years and some benefit improvements. Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis refused to say Tuesday how she voted on the contract or whether union members would ratify it. "I don't have a crystal ball," she said. ...

Survey of Polls: Presidential Race in Battlegrounds by Demographics Posted: 02 Oct 2012 03:01 AM PDT Recent polling in several battleground states shows President Obama running ahead among white women without a college education, a group that usually tilts toward the GOP.

Diversity Roundup: Some Calif. Illegal Immigrants Now Eligible for Driver’s Licenses Posted: 02 Oct 2012 01:56 AM PDT HBCUs Tackle Challenges of Staying Competitive in Higher Education: Historically black colleges and universities are facing more pressure to stay competitive as many black students choose to pursue higher education at large institutions or for-profit colleges, Diverse Issues in Higher Education reports. To cope, many HBCUs are now looking to further diversify their student body by attracting non-black students to fill the enrollment, graduation and financial gaps they are currently facing. ...

Pay For One Course, Get a Bunch with BenchPrep's Low Cost Subscription Model Posted: 01 Oct 2012 04:55 PM PDT Ask any college student and they'll tell you a typical textbook costs far more than $30 -- even used. But online learning site BenchPrep recently announced a $30 per month subscription-based service that lets users access a wide variety of courses and content.

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