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• Christie, Mexico to partner on higher education
• Judge: Michigan teachers can exit union anytime
• Oops: College exams already had all the answers
• Groups host third annual virtual Supreme Court competition
• 2015 Best Colleges Preview: Top 10 Public Universities
• Education and health have improved for US children, says annual report

Christie, Mexico to partner on higher education Posted: 04 Sep 2014 01:11 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie seems to have left his usual bravado at home, packing instead a more humble tone for his trade mission to Mexico.

Judge: Michigan teachers can exit union anytime Posted: 04 Sep 2014 10:04 AM PDT Michigan's largest teachers' union should allow members to resign at any time and stop enforcing an annual one-month opt-out window, a state labor judge ruled, relying on the state's right-to-work law ...

Oops: College exams already had all the answers Posted: 04 Sep 2014 09:48 AM PDT VIENNA (AP) — Students in Austria sitting down to take university entrance exams this week found themselves with a guaranteed pass — at least for a minute or two. The answers were already filled in.

Groups host third annual virtual Supreme Court competition Posted: 04 Sep 2014 06:35 AM PDT Two groups are hosting an annual competition for high school students to compete in a virtual Supreme Court complete with oral arguments in front of attorneys.

2015 Best Colleges Preview: Top 10 Public Universities Posted: 04 Sep 2014 05:30 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.

Education and health have improved for US children, says annual report Posted: 04 Sep 2014 03:00 AM PDT Broadly speaking, American children are making gains in health and education.  Child-wellness indicators in four main areas – economic well-being, education, health, and family and community – reflected an overall increase in the well-being of America's youths, as measured by the 2014 Kid's Count Data Book report, released annually by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, a private charitable organization in Baltimore, Md. Of the 16 categories, 10 improved, five worsened, and one remained the same. Areas of improvement included the drop in teen births per 1,000 (from 40 to 29) and a decrease in the number of children without health insurance (from 10 percent to 7 percent). All four education trouble spots addressed in the study – children not attending preschool, fourth-graders not proficient in reading, fourth-graders not proficient in math, and high school students not graduating on time – dipped at least slightly, between 2 and 8 percent.

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