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• $20 million US grant for Nevada solar power work
• Biden: Don't listen to cynics' claim US in decline
• Project Pinstripes Dresses Detroit Students for Success
• News Summary: Greece, teachers in new tussle
• Greece uses emergency power on striking teachers
• Greek state workers to strike against teachers' walkout ban
• Ex-Penn St head was top paid among public colleges
• Teen texting at the wheel tied to more driving risks

$20 million US grant for Nevada solar power work Posted: 13 May 2013 01:21 PM PDT The National Science Foundation has awarded a $20 million grant to Nevada's higher education system to help find ways to make large-scale solar power plants more practical and efficient on arid desert ...

Biden: Don't listen to cynics' claim US in decline Posted: 13 May 2013 12:16 PM PDT PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Today's college graduates are well-positioned to lead America in the 21st century and shouldn't listen to cynics who say the nation is in decline, Vice President Joe Biden told thousands of new degree holders at the University of Pennsylvania on Monday.

Project Pinstripes Dresses Detroit Students for Success Posted: 13 May 2013 11:21 AM PDT Everyone's talking academic success in Detroit, it seems. In April, Detroit Public Schools announced the "Neighborhood-Centered, Quality Schools" initiative to improve quality of education and life for under-served students and schools. Businesses are coming on board to help fund DPS's community extension services. JPMorgan Chase granted $1.5 million to nonprofits working in economically disadvantaged schools in Southwest Detroit, says the Detroit News. ...

News Summary: Greece, teachers in new tussle Posted: 13 May 2013 10:59 AM PDT SCHOOL DAZE: The Greek government invoked emergency powers to prevent protesting teachers from disrupting university entrance exams this month. Civil servants' unions retaliated by calling a 24-hour strike ...

Greece uses emergency power on striking teachers Posted: 13 May 2013 10:30 AM PDT The Greek government said Monday it will use emergency powers to prevent protesting teachers from disrupting university entrance exams this month. Civil servants' unions retaliated by calling a 24-hour ...

Greek state workers to strike against teachers' walkout ban Posted: 13 May 2013 07:37 AM PDT ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek public sector workers will walk off the job on Tuesday to protest against a government decision to ban a strike by high-school teachers that would disrupt university entrance exams. It is the third time this year that Prime Minister Antonis Samaras has threatened workers with arrest if they go ahead with protests, as he tries to show Greece's foreign lenders that Athens is sticking to unpopular reforms. ...

Ex-Penn St head was top paid among public colleges Posted: 13 May 2013 05:46 AM PDT Former Penn State President Graham Spanier became the highest paid public college president of 2011-12 when he was forced out over his handling of the sex abuse scandal involving former assistant football ...

Teen texting at the wheel tied to more driving risks Posted: 12 May 2013 09:21 PM PDT By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Teenagers who text while driving are also more likely to engage in other risky activities, such as riding with an intoxicated driver or not wearing a seatbelt, a new study suggests. Researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found four in every nine high school students had sent or received texts while driving in the past month. ...

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