2014年11月18日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Education News


Police launch porn probe over Oregon teen sex videos

Posted: 18 Nov 2014 05:00 PM PST

By Courtney Sherwood PORTLAND Ore. (Reuters) - Police in Oregon are investigating reports that high school students videotaped peers engaging in sexual activity and distributed the footage via social media in a case that could lead to child pornography charges, authorities said on Tuesday. Portland police Sergeant Pete Simpson said a small group of students were involved in the case, but he declined to say how many or elaborate on the content of the videos. It was also not clear whether the teens depicted in the footage consented to being filmed. ...

University of California wants tuition hike or more funding

Posted: 18 Nov 2014 04:23 PM PST

By Sharon Bernstein SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) - University of California president Janet Napolitano would back off a proposed tuition hike if the state increases funding by $100 million next year, a spokeswoman said, the latest in a very public battle over higher education in the most populous U.S. state. Napolitano, the former U.S. ...

Daughter suing parents for college tuition prompts calls for law change

Posted: 18 Nov 2014 03:47 PM PST

Daughter suing parents for college tuition prompts calls for law changeJust days after Action News first broke the story about a 21-year-old New Jersey woman suing her parents to help pay for her college tuition, a judge ruled in her favor, telling the parents to pay up.


University of California wants tuition hike or $100 million funding increase

Posted: 18 Nov 2014 02:45 PM PST

By Sharon Bernstein SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) - University of California president Janet Napolitano would back off a proposed tuition hike if the state increases funding by $100 million next year, a spokeswoman said, the latest in a very public battle over higher education in the most populous U.S. state. Napolitano, the former U.S. ...

Teachers, doctors struggle on without pay in eastern Ukraine

Posted: 18 Nov 2014 12:49 PM PST

School children listen to their teacher in Donetsk school number 32 on November 18, 2014With Kiev cutting off their salaries and pro-Moscow rebels struggling to set up their statelets, teachers and doctors in eastern Ukraine are left wondering where their next pay cheque will come from. For English teacher Alla Rusinkevich, stopping work is simply not an option. Maybe someone else will pay," she says, sitting on a school chair in an empty classroom at School Number Nine in the rebel stronghold of Donetsk. A colleague sitting with her, Yury Kholyavkin, has also had to dig into his savings to get by.


Erdogan slams ridicule of 'Muslims discovered Americas' claim

Posted: 18 Nov 2014 11:17 AM PST

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan (C) attends a ceremony at the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk on November 10, 2014 in AnkaraTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday hit back at ridicule of his claim that Islamic explorers discovered the Americas three centuries before Columbus, accusing his Muslim critics of lacking "self-confidence". In an aggressive rebuttal of the criticism heaped in some quarters on his comments, Erdogan also suggested that the purported "discovery" of the Americas by Muslims should be taught in schools. "A big responsibility falls on the shoulders of the national education ministry and YOK (higher education board) on this issue," Erdogan said at a ceremony in Ankara. Erdogan, a pious Muslim who has been in power for more than a decade, stirred up controversy on Saturday when he claimed the Americas were discovered by Muslims in the 12th century, nearly three centuries before Christopher Columbus.


10 Colleges Where Most Early Applicants Get In

Posted: 18 Nov 2014 06:00 AM PST

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 graduate school search.

Iran parliament spurns Rouhani pick for universities minister for 4th time

Posted: 18 Nov 2014 04:56 AM PST

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani gives a news conference on the sidelines of the 69th United Nations General Assembly at United Nations Headquarters in New YorkBy Michelle Moghtader DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's parliament on Tuesday rejected for the fourth time President Hassan Rouhani's nominee to head the sensitive Ministry of Higher Education in a further setback to his attempts to liberalize universities. The choice of Minister of Science, Research and Higher Education is significant as it sets ideological guidelines for universities, which have been arenas for pro-democracy activities and clashes with conservative hardliners. ...


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