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• Plan to fund Chicago teacher contract heavy on one-time measures
• Teachers, bosses charged in NJ school sex scandal
• ‘First Generation’ Documentary Raises the Question: Is Higher Education Only for the Wealthy?
• Students clash with police in protests across Italy
• How to burst the college bubble: Stop pretending your alma mater matters

Plan to fund Chicago teacher contract heavy on one-time measures Posted: 05 Oct 2012 03:52 PM PDT CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Chicago Public Schools would rely mainly on one-time measures to cover the $103 million, first-year cost of a new teachers' contract, under a plan the school system released on Friday. The plan calls for saving $42 million through a restructuring of about $100 million of outstanding debt later this year or early next year and tapping $13 million in the current budget set aside for interest payments for bonds the district sold in August, according to a spokeswoman for the district. The school system would also raise $15 million through property sales. ...

Teachers, bosses charged in NJ school sex scandal Posted: 05 Oct 2012 02:36 PM PDT A student at Triton High School went to Principal Catherine DePaul six months ago with a disturbing story: She believed another student was involved in a sexual relationship with a teacher, and she had seen explicit text messages the two exchanged.

‘First Generation’ Documentary Raises the Question: Is Higher Education Only for the Wealthy? Posted: 05 Oct 2012 01:48 PM PDT As a former admissions officer at Columbia University, I used to spend the fall traveling to high schools and college fairs spreading the gospel of our world-class education from which I had also benefited.

Students clash with police in protests across Italy Posted: 05 Oct 2012 08:26 AM PDT ROME (Reuters) - Students clashed with Italian police in widespread protests on Friday against austerity measures imposed by Prime minister Mario Monti's government. Thousands of university and high school students marched in major cities, including Rome, Milan and Naples, chanting slogans and carrying banners such as "Save schools not banks". The protests were the latest in a string of strikes and large-scale street protests against Monti's spending cuts and economic reforms. "The protest is to renew the political class, to get rid of those who are corrupt," said Giulio Bianco, 18. ...

How to burst the college bubble: Stop pretending your alma mater matters Posted: 05 Oct 2012 07:05 AM PDT I first starting noticing it about a year ago: My '90s college education is nearly obsolete.

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