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• Hundreds of Texas, Ohio teachers flock to gun training
• Google will offer free Wi-Fi in one New York City neighborhood
• Three approaches for managing pre-Obamacare healthcare costs
• Danger In the Classroom? Teachers Say Yes
• 10 Colleges That Get the Most Applications

Hundreds of Texas, Ohio teachers flock to gun training Posted: 08 Jan 2013 01:21 PM PST CLEVELAND/SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - School teachers in Texas are flocking to free firearms classes and hundreds more in Ohio have signed up for training in the wake of the Connecticut elementary school massacre, some vowing to protect their students with guns even at the risk of losing their jobs. In Ohio, more than 900 teachers, administrators and school employees signed up for the Buckeye Firearms Association's newly created, three-day gun training program, the association said. ...

Google will offer free Wi-Fi in one New York City neighborhood Posted: 08 Jan 2013 08:40 AM PST Google (GOOG) on Tuesday announced a partnership with New York City and the Chelsea Improvement Project to provide free Wi-Fi to the lower Manhattan neighborhood of Chelsea. Chelsea is a very diverse district; it is home to Google's New York offices, a number of technology startups and art galleries, as well as low-income housing projects and public schools. "Google is proud to provide free WiFi in the neighborhood we have called home for over 6 years," said Ben Fried, Chief Information Officer for Google. "This network will not only be a resource for the 2000+ residents of the Fulton Houses, it will also serve the 5,000+ student population of Chelsea as well as the hundreds of workers, retail customers and

Three approaches for managing pre-Obamacare healthcare costs Posted: 08 Jan 2013 08:30 AM PST (This is part of a six-story package on household finance. Lou Carlozo is a Reuters contributor and the opinions are his own.) New York (Reuters) - Having just earned his master's degree in written communication, Eric Kaplan should feel triumphant. But his academic success has been tempered by a failure outside the classroom: He can't find health insurance he can afford on his earnings as a freelance writer. Like many other Americans waiting for key provisions of the Affordable Care Act to kick in, Kaplan, 32, of Chicago, is adopting a novel strategy for protecting his health. ...

Danger In the Classroom? Teachers Say Yes Posted: 08 Jan 2013 08:27 AM PST With ongoing budget cuts in public education, many teachers across America worry that their jobs are in danger. But a new report suggests that these teachers might also consider whether their jobs are dangerous.

10 Colleges That Get the Most Applications Posted: 08 Jan 2013 06:18 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.

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