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• Ebola in mind, US colleges screen some students
• Should You Skip College to Save Money?
• In Texas, big school finance questions remain
• Build Better Teachers

Ebola in mind, US colleges screen some students Posted: 29 Aug 2014 07:16 AM PDT BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — College students from West Africa may be subject to extra health checks when they arrive to study in the United States as administrators try to insulate campuses from the worst Ebola outbreak in history.

Should You Skip College to Save Money? Posted: 29 Aug 2014 06:53 AM PDT With the average student loan debt in the United States at $33,424 this month, it's no wonder the worth of college has been called into question. These findings suggest that it isn't necessarily the college education that creates talent or success;

In Texas, big school finance questions remain Posted: 29 Aug 2014 04:18 AM PDT Pumping an extra $3.4 billion into Texas public schools didn't convince a judge that the state is adequately funding classrooms. But how much more money it will take — and how those funds should be divvied ...

Build Better Teachers Posted: 29 Aug 2014 12:00 AM PDT The New York Times calculates that the federal government now spends $107.6 billion on education yearly, which is layered over an estimated $524.7 billion spent by states and localities (source: National Center for Education Statistics). Reformers have urged — depending upon where they stand ideologically — smaller class sizes, more accountability, merit pay for teachers and educational choice.

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