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• Business Highlights
• Tracy Flick Has Nothing on Stuyvesant's Elite NYC Student Government Scandal
• In Texas affirmative-action ruling, Supreme Court seeks race-blind admissions
• 4 ways higher ed has changed, post recession
• Kenyan teachers to strike, ignoring calls for wage restraint
• GMP, 4 colleges collaborate on energy innovation

Business Highlights Posted: 24 Jun 2013 03:07 PM PDT ___ AP IMPACT: Post-recession, higher education paths diverge Determined to learn their way out of the Great Recession — or eager to rise above the deprivation of developing lands — unprecedented millions ...

Tracy Flick Has Nothing on Stuyvesant's Elite NYC Student Government Scandal Posted: 24 Jun 2013 12:07 PM PDT It's not easy being a Stuy kid. In recent years, students at Stuyvesant High School, the crown jewel of New York City's Specialized High Schools, have grabbed national attention for cheating on tests with their cell phones, recording racist rap videos, and organizing an event called "Slutty Wednesday" to protest the school's dress code. The latest controversy to befall one of the nation's most elite public schools is a bit less flashy than organized cheating, however. ...

In Texas affirmative-action ruling, Supreme Court seeks race-blind admissions Posted: 24 Jun 2013 11:24 AM PDT In a ruling Monday, the US Supreme Court gave its sternest warning yet that the use of racial discrimination in admissions should be the last choice for public schools in achieving a racially diverse learning environment for students.

4 ways higher ed has changed, post recession Posted: 24 Jun 2013 08:46 AM PDT More urgent. More crowded. More expensive. Also, more flexible and accessible to millions. That, in a nutshell, is how higher education has changed around the world in the wake of the global financial ...

Kenyan teachers to strike, ignoring calls for wage restraint Posted: 24 Jun 2013 08:28 AM PDT NAIROBI (Reuters) - The Kenyan union representing more than 200,000 state school teachers on Monday said it will go on strike over payment of allowances, adding to the government's woes as it struggles to put a lid on wages and keep control of the budget. President Uhuru Kenyatta said days after his inauguration in April that the state could not afford a bigger wage bill. But he faced almost immediate calls from members of parliament for higher salaries, fuelling concern that other state workers could follow suit. ...

GMP, 4 colleges collaborate on energy innovation Posted: 24 Jun 2013 06:30 AM PDT Vermont's largest power company and four colleges have signed an agreement to collaborate on energy innovation projects. Four schools in Rutland County — Castleton State, the College of St. Joseph, Community ...

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