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Yahoo! News: Education News


Pre-Sequester Pink Slips? Duncan Stretches Impact on Teachers

Posted: 27 Feb 2013 03:06 PM PST

Pre-Sequester Pink Slips? Duncan Stretches Impact on TeachersAt the White House today, Education Secretary Arne Duncan sounded the alarm over looming automatic cuts to the nation's school system, warning that as many as 40,000 teachers could lose their jobs with some layoffs already underway. It's an eye-opening claim, but one not entirely...


Head of Mexico's powerful teachers' union jailed

Posted: 27 Feb 2013 11:58 AM PST

FILE - In this Friday July 14, 2006 file photo, teachers' union head Elba Esther Gordillo gestures as she arrives to attend a meeting with education workers a day after being expelled from Mexico's Institutional Revolutionary Party in Mexico City. Gordillo, the head of Mexico's powerful teachers' union, was arrested at an airport outside Mexico City on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013, for alleged embezzlement, with federal officials accusing her using union funds to pay for plastic surgery, buy a private plane and even pay her bill at Neiman Marcus. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills, file)MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's most powerful woman was formally charged with a massive embezzlement scheme on Wednesday, standing grim-faced behind bars live on national television in what many called a clear message that the new government is asserting its authority.


Explore Housing Options for International Community College Students

Posted: 27 Feb 2013 07:37 AM PST

International students looking to attend community college in the United States may have one greater challenge than their peers headed to four-year institutions: housing.

At more colleges, classes on genetics get personal

Posted: 27 Feb 2013 07:37 AM PST

At more colleges, classes on genetics get personalBakir Hajdarevic didn't have to study for the most important test in a class last fall. He just had to spit — a lot.The 19-year-old freshman at the University of Iowa took an honors seminar on personal ...


Head of Mexico's powerful teachers' union arrested

Posted: 26 Feb 2013 08:44 PM PST

FILE - In this Friday July 14, 2006 file photo, teachers' union head Elba Esther Gordillo gestures as she arrives to attend a meeting with education workers a day after being expelled from Mexico's Institutional Revolutionary Party in Mexico City. Gordillo, the head of Mexico's powerful teachers' union, was arrested at an airport outside Mexico City on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013, for alleged embezzlement, with federal officials accusing her using union funds to pay for plastic surgery, buy a private plane and even pay her bill at Neiman Marcus. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills, file)MEXICO CITY (AP) — The head of Mexico's powerful teachers' union was arrested at an airport near Mexico City Tuesday for alleged embezzlement, with federal officials accusing her of using union funds to pay for plastic surgery, to buy a house in San Diego and even to pay her bill at Neiman Marcus.


Head of Mexico's powerful teachers' union detained

Posted: 26 Feb 2013 06:16 PM PST

Flanked by Mexican Senate Deputy Chairman Francisco Arroyo Vieira, left, and Mexican Senate President Ernesto Cordero, right, Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto, center, shows off the signed document enacting education reform, at the National Palace in Mexico City, Monday, Feb. 25, 2013. The law which was approved by Congress in December, calls for creation of a professional system for hiring, evaluating and promoting teachers without the "discretionary criteria" currently used in a system where teaching positions are often bought or inherited. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)MEXICO CITY (AP) — The head of Mexico's powerful teachers' union was arrested at an airport outside Mexico City Tuesday for alleged embezzlement, with federal officials accusing her using union funds to pay for plastic surgery, buy a private plane and even pay her bill at Neiman Marcus.


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