2014年2月28日星期五

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What Employers Really Think About Your Online Bachelor's Degree

Posted: 28 Feb 2014 06:00 AM PST

When Erik Schnackenberg, 28, decided to get his bachelor's degree at Pace University several years ago, he was confident about his decision to take courses entirely online. If anything was going to get in the way of his job prospects, he figured it would be the lack of a master's degree -- not his choice to pursue distance education. "I've interviewed several places and no one has asked me if I'm going on-campus for classes," says Schnackenberg, a train conductor instructor and full-time student. Only a few years ago, in 2009, a literature review by Cleveland State University found that human resource managers, executives and other gatekeepers had negative perceptions of online degrees.

13 students, 2 teachers killed in Thai bus crash

Posted: 27 Feb 2014 08:52 PM PST

BANGKOK (AP) — A double-decker tour bus carrying students on a school trip to the beach crashed Friday into a truck in eastern Thailand, killing 15 people and injuring more than 30 others, police said.

Outrage Alert: American Flag T-Shirt Ban Upheld

Posted: 27 Feb 2014 07:00 PM PST

Outrage Alert: American Flag T-Shirt Ban UpheldIf you're wondering why the Drudge Siren™ is flashing, a federal ruled today that three high school students' rights to freedom of speech were not violated when they were sent home for wearing American flag T-shirts.  The case began on May 5, 2010, when five Live Oak High School students wore T-shirts with the American flag on them to their school in Northern California. Here's why: It was Cinco de Mayo, and school officials feared a repeat of last year's racially-charged clash between a group of students celebrating the holiday with Mexican flags and a group of students who responded to that with an American flag and pro-America chants.

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