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Teachers block approach to Mexico City airport

Posted: 05 Sep 2013 03:20 PM PDT

Teachers block approach to Mexico City airportTeachers angry over the passage of a national education reform partially blocked the main approach to Mexico City's airport Thursday, forcing many passengers to leave their cars and rush through the streets ...


Study: Children's use of e-cigarettes increasing

Posted: 05 Sep 2013 02:12 PM PDT

FILE - A sales associate demonstrates the use of a electronic cigarette and the smoke like vapor that comes from it in Aurora, Colo. on Wednesday, March 2, 2011. Children - like adults - are increasingly trying electronic cigarettes, according to the first large national study to gauge use by middle and high school students. About 2 percent of the students said they'd used an e-cigarette in the previous month, according to a survey done in 2012. That was up from 1 percent in 2011. Results were released Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)ATLANTA (AP) — Children — like adults — are increasingly trying electronic cigarettes, according to the first large national study to gauge use by middle and high school students.


U.S. teen use of e-cigarettes doubled, CDC reports

Posted: 05 Sep 2013 11:22 AM PDT

File of a man using an E-cigarette in this illustration picture taken in Paris(Reuters) - Twice as many U.S. middle and high school students used electronic cigarettes, which mimic traditional cigarettes and deliver nicotine as a vapor, in 2012 than a year earlier, and these teens could be on the way to a lifelong addiction, according to a government report released on Thursday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said 10 percent of high school students surveyed reported using e-cigarettes in 2012, up from 4.7 percent in 2011. Some 2.7 percent of middle school students surveyed had used e-cigarettes in 2012, up from 1.4 percent in 2011. Last year, nearly 1. ...


Va. higher education economic study released

Posted: 05 Sep 2013 10:29 AM PDT

Every $1 that Virginia spends on higher education results in $1.29 in new tax revenue and more than $17 in increased economic activity, according to a University of Virginia report released Thursday. The ...

2014 Best Colleges Preview: Top 10 Public Universities

Posted: 05 Sep 2013 07:44 AM PDT

Applying to college is a journey that involves finding the right school, submitting applications and then -- if you're lucky -- choosing among the acceptance letters and financial aid awards to find that place you'll call home for the next few years.

Oklahoma lawmaker wants voters to decide on school tornado shelters

Posted: 04 Sep 2013 08:12 PM PDT

By Heide Brandes OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - An Oklahoma state representative said he wants voters to decide whether the state should issue bonds to help fund storm shelters in public schools, a day after the House refused to consider such funding. Oklahoma Rep. Joe Dorman, a Democrat, said on Wednesday he will hold a special committee meeting on Friday to discuss a possible ballot initiative. The Republican-led House of Representatives voted on Tuesday to exclude the issue of safety in schools from consideration as part of a special legislative session. ...

College students: Media-savvy multitaskers or scatterbrained procrastinators?

Posted: 04 Sep 2013 11:44 AM PDT

MultitaskingSean, a history major and a senior at Suffolk University in Boston, opens his laptop with the best of intentions — to do his coursework. But before he knows what's happened, a dozen browser tabs are open and hours have slipped by.


7 apps college students are using to date on campus

Posted: 03 Sep 2013 12:15 PM PDT

Dating appsTraditional dating sites like Match.com and eHarmony have always been a hard sell on college campuses, where the incredible density of young single people all living in the same buildings makes turning to the Internet to find love seem unnecessary and old-fashioned.


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