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• After grad job slump, big hiring is back at U.S. colleges
• CPS, Teachers Union Negotiations Underway
• NYC Bans Halloween, Birthdays, Aliens and More on School Tests

After grad job slump, big hiring is back at U.S. colleges Posted: NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sean Chua expected the hunt for his first job after college to be tough. After all, he watched his brother struggle to find a position when he graduated back in 2008. But his fears were unwarranted. The 21-year-old justice major at American University sent out only seven resumes before getting an offer earlier this month from IBM for an IT consulting job, making him a beneficiary of a turnaround in the labor market for U.S. graduates. "My mom's first position was with IBM so she is particularly proud," says Chua. ...

CPS, Teachers Union Negotiations Underway Posted: According to the Chicago Tribune, the first round of negotiations between the Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools is underway and the union has agreed to let CPS give more weight to student performance when evaluating teachers. But the sides are moving on to the debate over salaries, a topic that might prove difficult to agree on. CPS has proposed a salary system that would reward teachers who take on jobs at low-income schools or positions that are typically hard for CPS to fill. The union also asked for a 30 percent pay raise over two years.

NYC Bans Halloween, Birthdays, Aliens and More on School Tests Posted: Students in New York City's public schools cramming for tests can delete words like birthdays, junk food, Halloween, dinosaur and even dancing from study lists. References to such words have been banned from city-issued tests in an edict issued by the city's Department of Education...

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