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• Teachers block approach to Mexico City airport
• Study: Children's use of e-cigarettes increasing
• U.S. teen use of e-cigarettes doubled, CDC reports
• Va. higher education economic study released
• 2014 Best Colleges Preview: Top 10 Public Universities
• Oklahoma lawmaker wants voters to decide on school tornado shelters
• College students: Media-savvy multitaskers or scatterbrained procrastinators?
• 7 apps college students are using to date on campus

Teachers block approach to Mexico City airport Posted: 05 Sep 2013 03:20 PM PDT Teachers 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 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 (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 Sean, 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 Traditional 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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