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• John Urschel's diary: Road to the NFL draft
• Teens who text about condoms more likely to use them
• Olympics-Alpine skiing-Mae's Thai team mate packs a punch
• Cooking class explosion hurts 5 at Chicago school
• The education reform compromise heard round the US
• 4 Higher Education Tax Benefits Families Should Know About
• Use College Savings to Pay for Classes Not Covered by Financial Aid

John Urschel's diary: Road to the NFL draft Posted: 19 Feb 2014 03:21 PM PST CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) — Editors: Penn State offensive linemen John Urschel will routinely provide a look at his journey leading up to the May 8 NFL draft in a series of diary entries. The all-Big Ten, third-team AP All-American has a Master's degree in math and was awarded the William V. Campbell Trophy as college football's top scholar-athlete. The 6-foot-3, 315-pound guard opens with a look at his preparation for the scouting combine, which begins Thursday in Indianapolis:

Teens who text about condoms more likely to use them Posted: 19 Feb 2014 01:36 PM PST By Ronnie Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - High school students who discussed condoms or another form of birth control via text or other technology were almost four times as likely to use condoms when they had sex, a new study shows. "Not all technology use is necessarily harmful," the study's lead author, Laura Widman, told Reuters Health. "Although prior research and media attention has focused on the risks of technology use - like sexting, we found that adolescents might also use electronic tools to communicate about ways they might promote their sexual health," she said. Of the 64 who reported being sexually active, more than half admitted failing to consistently use condoms, the researchers wrote in the Journal of Adolescent Health.

Olympics-Alpine skiing-Mae's Thai team mate packs a punch Posted: 19 Feb 2014 12:04 PM PST By Alan Baldwin ROSA KHUTOR, Russia, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Kanes Sucharitakul has gone from the playing fields of Eton, through boxing for Cambridge University to making his Winter Olympic debut on Wednesday as half of Thailand's Alpine ski team. The other half, violinist Vanessa Mae, had camera crews queuing up to interview her on Tuesday when she came comfortably last in the women's giant slalom but Sucharitakul passed almost unnoticed through the mixed zone. "In a sense we are team mates because we are skiing for Thailand, but we haven't really got that camaraderie," he explained in the sort of accent one would expect from an ex-alumnus of one England's most distinguished private schools. Sucharitakul, a biologist who graduated last June and is planning to start a masters in epidemiology at London University's Imperial College, was more concerned with his performance on the piste.

Cooking class explosion hurts 5 at Chicago school Posted: 19 Feb 2014 12:03 PM PST CHICAGO (AP) — Five Chicago high school students were injured — one seriously — after an explosion and fire during a cooking class, officials said Wednesday.

The education reform compromise heard round the US Posted: 19 Feb 2014 08:46 AM PST In 2009, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) was reeling from a bitter dispute with Michelle Rhee, the Washington, D.C., schools chancellor, over teacher evaluations. From the mayor's office in New Haven, Conn., John DeStefano watched the melee. He called Randi Weingarten, the union president, and suggested she come to New Haven to try a different approach. The conflict reflected a national divide: Members of the school accountability movement blame teachers unions for perpetuating educational failure by upholding rigid work rules and protecting poor-performing teachers.

4 Higher Education Tax Benefits Families Should Know About Posted: 19 Feb 2014 07:00 AM PST For most of us, preparing to file a tax return is not one of those things. With that in mind, it might be a good time for a quick refresher on all those education tax credits and deductions that can save families with college students money. You should take advantage of your options now, especially as some may not be available next year if Congress doesn't act -- for example, the tuition and fees deduction expired at the end of 2013. 1. American Opportunity Credit: This one can be a biggie, especially if more than one person in your household was pursuing a degree this year.

Use College Savings to Pay for Classes Not Covered by Financial Aid Posted: 19 Feb 2014 06:00 AM PST Jennifer Dorcy always thought she would go to college, but wasn't sure it was right for her. She paid for those courses with prepaid tuition credits that her mother, Kathleen, purchased through the state of Washington's 529 plan. But according to the U.S. Department of Education, students applying for federal student aid must be enrolled in an eligible program as a regular student seeking a degree or certificate. While students can't use financial aid for this course work, families can potentially tap into 529 plan resources to cover expenses, as the Dorcys did.

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