2012年11月14日星期三

Yahoo! News: Education News

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Education News


Update to George Washington University's 2013 Best Colleges Ranking

Posted: 14 Nov 2012 10:32 AM PST

On November 8, George Washington University in Washington, D.C., advised U.S. News that it had erroneously reported its high school class standing information for more than a decade. This misreporting resulted in George Washington submitting to U.S. News a value for the percent of the fall 2011 entering class in the top tenth of their high school class that was inflated by 20 percentage points.

Some Colleges Help Students Avoid, Handle Debt

Posted: 14 Nov 2012 10:32 AM PST

Now that President Obama has earned reelection, the Student Loan Ranger is anxious to see if he'll be able to fulfill his promises to address colleges' soaring tuition and skyrocketing student debt balance.

Jordanian teachers strike to protest price hikes

Posted: 14 Nov 2012 03:07 AM PST

A Jordanian man holds up a piece of bread during a demonstration in Amman following an announcement that Jordan would raise fuel prices, including a 53 percent hike on cooking gas, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Raad Adayleh)Jordanian teachers went on strike to protest price hikes Wednesday as anger mounted over a government decision to lift fuel subsidies, fueling tensions among a population already straining under high unemployment and poverty.


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