2013年3月15日星期五

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Yahoo! News: Education News


Chicago schools order book on Iran out of some classes

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 03:47 PM PDT

By Mary Wisniewski CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Chicago Public Schools ignited a controversy this week by ordering that "Persepolis," a critically acclaimed graphic novel about a girl growing up in Iran at the time of the Islamic revolution, be removed from some classrooms. CPS Chief Executive Barbara Byrd-Bennett said on Friday that the district was not banning the book, by Marjane Satrapi, but had decided that it was "not appropriate for general use" in the seventh grade curriculum. ...

Carnegie Mellon, NSA seek high school hackers

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 03:14 PM PDT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Bored with classes? Carnegie Mellon University and one of the government's top spy agencies want to interest high school students in a game of computer hacking.

Chicago schools order book on Iran out of some classrooms

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 01:21 PM PDT

By Mary Wisniewski CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Chicago Public Schools ignited controversy this week by ordering that "Persepolis," a critically acclaimed graphic novel about a girl growing up in Iran at the time of the Islamic revolution, be removed from some classrooms. CPS Chief Executive Barbara Byrd-Bennett said on Friday that the district was not banning the book, by Marjane Satrapi, but had decided that it was "not appropriate for general use" in the seventh grade curriculum. ...

Wash. students: Pot more popular than cigarettes

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 07:07 AM PDT

Washington high school students who participated in a statewide survey say they are twice as likely to smoke marijuana as cigarettes, and the state's top health official said Thursday she's worried that ...

IU president encouraged by state budget plan

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 04:45 AM PDT

A proposed boost in the state's higher education funding is an encouraging step after more than $150 million was cut during the recession, Indiana University's president said Thursday.IU President Michael ...
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