2014年3月26日星期三

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Yahoo! News: Education News


Report: NY schools are most racially segregated

Posted: 26 Mar 2014 12:53 PM PDT

In this April. 1, 2011 photo, New York City fifth graders enter PS321, a public elementary school in the Brooklyn Borough of New York. New York state has the most segregated public schools in the nation, with many black and Latino students attending schools with virtually no white classmates, according to a report released Wednesday, March 26, 2014, by the Civil Rights Project at the University of California at Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)NEW YORK (AP) — New York state has the most segregated public schools in the nation, with many black and Latino students attending schools with virtually no white classmates, according to a report released Wednesday.


Spotify cuts subscription prices in half for college students

Posted: 25 Mar 2014 05:15 PM PDT

Spotify cuts subscription prices in half for college studentsAs the music streaming market becomes increasingly crowded, each service is finding new ways to stand out. iTunes Radio teamed up with NPR, Samsung's Milk Music doesn't have ads and now Spotify has revealed a new 50% discount for college students in the United States. This offer has been available to students in the UK for about two years, but this is the first time American students will have the option to get Spotify Premium for $4.99 a month. If you're a student at any accredited university in the U.S., you can take advantage of this offer right away. You'll also be able to reactivate the offer for three additional years, giving you the ability to "graduate to Spotify," if you so choose. Check


How America Loses a Job Every 43 Seconds

Posted: 25 Mar 2014 03:53 PM PDT

The first of next month is a big day for the U.S., and not because it's April Fools' Day. April 1 is when the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services begins accepting new H-1B visa petitions for 2015. The H-1B program, which accounts for nearly all of America's skilled immigration, imposes an annual cap of 85,000 new visas: 65,000 with at least a bachelor's degree and 20,000 with at least a master's degree. The U.S.'s skilled immigration policy hurts American workers, companies and the economy.
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