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• Consumer credit surges by most since 2001 (Reuters)
• Some of the recommendations about sex education (AP)
• New sex education standards released (AP)
• High School Yearbook Photo Flap Gets Mixed Parent Reactions (ContributorNetwork)
• Students rally at Philly schools slated to close (AP)

Consumer credit surges by most since 2001 (Reuters) Posted: 09 Jan 2012 03:34 PM PST Reuters - Consumer credit surged 10 percent in November, its biggest jump in a decade in a positive signal for the economy as consumers tapped their credit cards and the government doled out more student loans.

Some of the recommendations about sex education (AP) Posted: 09 Jan 2012 02:51 PM PST AP - Below are some of the recommendations offered Monday to states and school districts on sexual education by a coalition of health and education groups.

New sex education standards released (AP) Posted: 09 Jan 2012 02:43 PM PST AP - Young elementary school students should use the proper names for body parts and, by the end of fifth grade, know that sexual orientation is "the romantic attraction of an individual to someone of the same gender or a different gender," according to new sexual education guidelines released Monday by a coalition of health and education groups.

High School Yearbook Photo Flap Gets Mixed Parent Reactions (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 09 Jan 2012 02:30 PM PST ContributorNetwork - Yearbook photos can be a touchy subject with parents. Recently, the yearbook staff at Durango High School in Colorado refused to publish a senior portrait of 18-year-old Sidney Spies. The student-run group declared the image inappropriate for a school publication, says the Durango Herald. Here are tips for parents about choosing school-friendly senior pictures.

Students rally at Philly schools slated to close (AP) Posted: 09 Jan 2012 10:19 AM PST AP - Students at several Philadelphia-area Catholic schools slated for closure staged rallies Monday to voice their opposition to an archdiocese plan that would shutter 48 schools.

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