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• Here’s What Happens When Three Young People Share What They’re Learning About Becoming Teachers
• 2015 Best Colleges Preview: Top 25 National Universities
• Lay the Groundwork for College From Freshman Year of High School
• Harvard receives largest-ever gift, $350 million for public health

Here’s What Happens When Three Young People Share What They’re Learning About Becoming Teachers Posted: 08 Sep 2014 01:41 PM PDT TEACH Roadtrip, inspired by Davis Guggenheim's documentary TEACH and organized by the nonprofit Roadtrip Nation, began filming in San Francisco in August and stopped in locations nationwide, such as Yosemite National Park; By day they set up interviews with influential educators and education professionals, such as National Teacher of the Year Sean McComb and DonorsChoose founder Charles Best. After traveling through 15 states interviewing educators and change makers to find out more about how they came to be in their profession, TEACH Roadtrip participants Rafael Silva, Nadia Bercovich, and Grace Worm made one last pit stop. The three aspiring educators joined Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on Friday Sept. 5 at the Newseum in Washington, D.C., to answer questions from a packed audience about education and share what they learned on their cross-country expedition.

2015 Best Colleges Preview: Top 25 National Universities Posted: 08 Sep 2014 05:15 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.

Lay the Groundwork for College From Freshman Year of High School Posted: 08 Sep 2014 05:00 AM PDT Although it is still a few years away, many ninth-grade high school students are already thinking about the college admissions process. "We survey our freshmen every year," says Shari Sevier, a counselor at Lafayette High School in Wildwood, Missouri. While it may be too early to take college admissions exams or write college essays, experts say there are some things that ninth-grade students can do to make sure they are on the right track to college. "I think a lot of kids come into high school thinking that they can get away with doing minimal amounts of work and it's not that way," says Sevier, who is also the board chairwoman of the American School Counselor Association.

Harvard receives largest-ever gift, $350 million for public health Posted: 07 Sep 2014 09:06 PM PDT By Sharon Begley NEW YORK (Reuters) - Harvard University has received the largest donation in its history, the school announced on Monday: $350 million from the Morningside Foundation to the School of Public Health. The donation is unrestricted, and will support efforts including increased financial aid for students, loan forgiveness for graduates who work in underserved areas, new classrooms and seed money for pathbreaking research too novel to win support from other funders. In particular, said the school's dean, Julio Frenk, the Morningside gift will support research and training in four areas: pandemics ranging from malaria and Ebola to obesity and cancer; The Morningside Foundation was established in 1996 by Drs. Ronnie and Gerald Chan to support higher education in North America and Asia.

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