2013年2月12日星期二

Yahoo! News: Education News

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Education News


MEAP Results Up in Some Areas, Down in Science for Michigan Students

Posted: 12 Feb 2013 02:36 PM PST

Students taking the Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) test this school year fared slightly better statewide, according to official results released on Monday. The results are compiled and released by the Michigan Department of Education.

Texas industry leaders cheer training bill

Posted: 12 Feb 2013 09:53 AM PST

Industry leaders are praising a high-profile bill in the Texas Senate designed to give high school students more options in career and vocational training.Addressing the Senate Education Committee on Tuesday, ...

NM Land Office brings in $52.6M in revenues

Posted: 12 Feb 2013 08:22 AM PST

The New Mexico State Land Office says it brought in more than $52 million in revenue for public schools and other beneficiaries in January.Most of the money — $47.6 million — went to support public schools. ...

Bill seeks equal Kan. teacher union access

Posted: 12 Feb 2013 07:58 AM PST

Public schools would be required to open up staff mailboxes and bulletin boards to all unions or groups working on behalf of educators under legislation debated Monday that opponents see as another Republican ...

Two Maryland college students dead in murder-suicide shooting

Posted: 12 Feb 2013 07:36 AM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two University of Maryland students died early on Tuesday in an apparent murder-suicide shooting, and a third was wounded in the incident, police said. The shooting began shortly after the gunman set a fire around 1 a.m. in the basement of his house near the campus in College Park. When his two roommates came to see what was happening, he shot them in front of the house, a spokeswoman for the Prince George's County police said. The gunman then went to the back of the home and killed himself. ...

10 Most Expensive Private Colleges and Universities

Posted: 12 Feb 2013 07:10 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.

Brazil's affirmative action law offers a huge hand up

Posted: 12 Feb 2013 06:48 AM PST

Thaiana Rodrigues, the daughter of an esthetician in Rio de Janeiro, tried to get into college three times. But having spent most of her childhood in poor public schools – her anatomy teacher in seventh grade never showed up to class so she simply never learned the subject – Ms. Rodrigues was unable to pass the entrance exam.

Op-Ed: It’s Not Always the Right Choice to Close a Failing School

Posted: 11 Feb 2013 04:59 PM PST

Finally, the debate over troubled public schools has emerged on the national stage, where both sides say they are waging the civil rights battle of our time.

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