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- CPS, CTU Agree to Hire More Teachers for Longer School Day
- More teens using condoms over past two decades
- Researchers report more condom use among teenagers
- Efforts to cut risky sexual behavior by U.S. teens stall
- Feds urge colleges to adopt new student aid form
- Is Medical School a Worthwhile Investment for Women?
- Education Dept Introduces College Cost 'Window Stickers'
- Louisiana sets rules for landmark school voucher program
| CPS, CTU Agree to Hire More Teachers for Longer School Day Posted: 24 Jul 2012 02:39 PM PDT According to the Chicago Sun-Times , the city of Chicago and the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) have reached an agreement that will put more teachers in the classroom in order to work the 20 percent longer school day. The agreement between the two parties comes in light of the threat of a CTU strike loomed on the horizon, specifically a 90 percent strike authorization vote and months of discussion on how the lengthened school day would be staffed and funded. |
| More teens using condoms over past two decades Posted: 24 Jul 2012 01:56 PM PDT
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| Researchers report more condom use among teenagers Posted: 24 Jul 2012 12:08 PM PDT
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| Efforts to cut risky sexual behavior by U.S. teens stall Posted: 24 Jul 2012 09:37 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Efforts to reduce risky sexual behavior among U.S. high school students have stalled in the past decade and urgent action is needed to stem HIV infection rates in young people, who account for nearly half of all new cases, public health officials say. The National Youth Risk Behavior Survey, released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday, analyzed 20 years of national HIV-related risk behavior data on U.S. high school students primarily between the ages of 14 and 17. ... |
| Feds urge colleges to adopt new student aid form Posted: 24 Jul 2012 08:02 AM PDT U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan is urging colleges and universities to adopt an easy-to-understand financial aid form to help students make smarter decisions on where to study, how to pay and determine what they'll owe. |
| Is Medical School a Worthwhile Investment for Women? Posted: 24 Jul 2012 02:02 AM PDT Over the last quarter century, women have been earning college and professional degrees in record numbers. In 1976, women earned only 45 percent of bachelor's degrees in the United States; by 2006 that had increased to 58 percent. During that same interval, women have made even larger gains in advanced degrees. For example, in 1976 women constituted only 24 percent of first year medical students. By 2006, that number which doubled to 48 percent. |
| Education Dept Introduces College Cost 'Window Stickers' Posted: 23 Jul 2012 09:01 PM PDT The Department of Education has released a new tool it says will help consumers understand the costs of higher education before making the choice of whether, and where, to enroll. Dubbed the "Shopping Sheet," the Obama administration introduced today nationally standardized financial aid award letters... |
| Louisiana sets rules for landmark school voucher program Posted: 23 Jul 2012 05:25 PM PDT (Reuters) - State money will continue to flow to scores of private and religious schools participating in Louisiana's new voucher program even if their students fail basic reading and math tests, according to new guidelines released by the state on Monday. The voucher program, the most sweeping in the nation, is the linchpin of Louisiana's bold push to reshape public education. The state plans to shift tens of millions of dollars from public schools to pay not only private schools but also private businesses and private tutors to educate children across the state. ... |
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