2013年2月28日星期四

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Yahoo! News: Education News

Colleges, theaters to create new Civil War plays

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 12:16 PM PST

FILE - In this Sept. 18, 2012 file photo U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey is seen at Delta State University in Cleveland, Miss. 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 150 years later. In Atlanta, Alliance Theatre and Emory will develop a new theatrical production of Trethewey's Pulitzer Prize-winning book "Native Guard," with a workshop planned for 2014. It recounts the story of a black Civil War regiment assigned to guard white Confederate soldiers on Ship Island off Mississippi's Gulf Coast. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)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

In this Jan. 24, 2013 photo, Army Sgt. Keawanyda Speaks, left, helps recruit Carolyne Chelulei, fill out documents while visiting the Army recruiting office in Spartanburg, S.C. Chelulei is a native of Kenya, plans to join the Army to train as a psychiatrists' assistant. Serving in the Army in a medical specialty allows the 23-year-old to get on a fast track to U.S. citizenship. ( AP Photo/Susanne M. Schafer)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

Communities Predict Teachers, Prison Guards, Elderly Will Feel Pain of Sequester CutsSequestration to Kick in Thursday

Alarming Trend: Kids Are Taught By Teachers Without Credentials

Posted: 27 Feb 2013 05:28 PM PST

Teaching without the proper credentials is a problem in America.

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