2012年12月18日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Education News


Calif. teachers fund reviewing firearm holdings

Posted: 18 Dec 2012 04:45 PM PST

The nation's largest teachers' pension fund announced Tuesday that it was reviewing its firearms holdings after determining that its investment in a gun maker was linked to one of the weapons used in last ...

LA jury awards $4.5 million to Filipino teachers

Posted: 18 Dec 2012 04:12 PM PST

A federal jury awarded $4.5 million to Filipino teachers who paid large fees to obtain U.S. jobs through a placement agency.

"Bully" honored with "Stanley Kramer Award" from PGA

Posted: 18 Dec 2012 03:18 PM PST

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - The Producers Guild of America will honor the documentary "Bully" with the 2013 Stanley Kramer Award at its January awards ceremony, the organization said Tuesday. Director Lee Hirsch and producer Cynthia Lowen will accept the award. "Bully" follows five high school students as they are subjected to taunts and ridicule and examines the impact their mistreatment has on their lives and their families. ...

Calif. teachers fund to review firearms holdings

Posted: 18 Dec 2012 01:37 PM PST

The nation's largest teachers' pension fund announced Tuesday that it will review its holdings after being criticized for having an investment in the manufacturer of an assault rifle used in last week's ...

Rick Perry Open to Guns for Teachers

Posted: 18 Dec 2012 08:34 AM PST

Rick Perry Open to Guns for TeachersOne Texas District Allows Teachers to Carry Concealed Guns


5 Ways for College Students to Earn Money Over Winter Break

Posted: 18 Dec 2012 08:17 AM PST

College winter breaks vary in length by school, but many of them are quite long.

10 Colleges With the Most Alumni Donors

Posted: 18 Dec 2012 07:59 AM PST

The U.S. News Short List, separate from our overall rankings, is a regular series that magnifies individual data points in hopes of providing students and parents a way to find which undergraduate or graduate programs excel or have room to grow in specific areas. Be sure to explore The Short List: College and The Short List: Grad School to find data that matters to you in your college or grad school search.

35,000 Ontario teachers to walk out today to protest anti-strike bill

Posted: 18 Dec 2012 01:06 AM PST

including the province's largest — will have no classes today as their teachers stage one-day strikes.
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