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Colleges, theaters to create new Civil War plays
Head Start teachers behind on nutrition: study
US Army offers citizenship track for needed skills
Next Pope: Appoint More Teachers and Preachers, Fewer Administrators and Fundraisers
Communities Predict Teachers, Prison Guards, Elderly Will Feel Pain of Sequester Cuts
Alarming Trend: Kids Are Taught By Teachers Without Credentials

Colleges, theaters to create new Civil War plays

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 12:16 PM PST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Four major universities are joining theater companies in Boston, Baltimore, Washington and Atlanta in a project to commission new plays, music and dance compositions about the Civil War and its lasting legacy.

Head Start teachers behind on nutrition: study

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 11:54 AM PST

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Preschool teachers scored low on a nutrition knowledge quiz and seemed to have unhealthy eating habits themselves, researchers found in a small study. "Kids are with these teachers 6 to 8 hours a day, five days a week," lead author Shreela Sharma told Reuters Health. "Asking a child to make healthy choices when there are none in the environment he's in, that's not going to happen. ...

US Army offers citizenship track for needed skills

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 09:38 AM PST

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Carolyne Chelulei came to the United States from Kenya on a student visa for a college education, but now the Army is offering her the chance to stay for good as a citizen.

Next Pope: Appoint More Teachers and Preachers, Fewer Administrators and Fundraisers

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 08:43 AM PST

As Pope Benedict XVI resigns on Thursday, Yahoo News asked American Catholics: What would they like to see in the next pope? What would they like him to focus on? Here's one perspective.

Communities Predict Teachers, Prison Guards, Elderly Will Feel Pain of Sequester Cuts

Posted: 27 Feb 2013 10:09 PM PST

Sequestration to Kick in Thursday