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• DC considers ban on American Indian nicknames
• Record number of homeless children enrolled in US public schools
• 10 Colleges That Award International Students the Most Financial Aid
• Evaluate Majors at U.S. Colleges to Enhance Job Prospects
• Providence Teachers Union rejects proposed pact
• Jury chosen in cheating trial of former Atlanta educators

DC considers ban on American Indian nicknames Posted: 23 Sep 2014 01:40 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The D.C. Council will consider banning racially based nicknames for public schools in the nation's capital.

Record number of homeless children enrolled in US public schools Posted: 23 Sep 2014 11:02 AM PDT A record number of homeless students were enrolled in US public schools last year, according to new numbers released Monday by the Department of Education.

10 Colleges That Award International Students the Most Financial Aid Posted: 23 Sep 2014 06:00 AM PDT The U.S. News Short List, separate from our overall rankings, is a regular series that magnifies individual data points in hopes of providing students and parents a way to find which undergraduate or graduate programs excel or have room to grow in specific areas. Be sure to explore The Short List: College and The Short List: Grad School to find data that matter to you in your college or grad school search.

Evaluate Majors at U.S. Colleges to Enhance Job Prospects Posted: 23 Sep 2014 05:00 AM PDT As summer eases into fall, many current international students will be commencing their period of study at college and prospective international students are researching and applying to U.S. colleges. The beginning of an academic year or the commencement of a degree is a new and exciting time, full of unfamiliar experiences and challenges.

Providence Teachers Union rejects proposed pact Posted: 23 Sep 2014 04:36 AM PDT The Providence Teachers Union has rejected a three-year contract proposal that would have eliminated a job security clause and allowed management to create a new compensation system providing extra pay ...

Jury chosen in cheating trial of former Atlanta educators Posted: 22 Sep 2014 03:28 PM PDT By David Beasley ATLANTA (Reuters) - A jury was chosen Monday in a trial of a dozen former Atlanta educators charged in one of the nation's largest school test-cheating scandals, court officials said. The former teachers, principals and administrators on trial are accused of conspiring to alter standardized test scores to boost their own bonuses. The high-profile Atlanta case is one in a string of cheating cases affecting 39 states over the last five years. ...

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