2014年9月25日星期四

Yahoo! News: Education News

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Education News


Montana ordered to release rape records to author

Posted: 25 Sep 2014 03:28 PM PDT

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A judge has ordered the University of Montana to turn over to author Jon Krakauer any records on how the state's higher education commissioner handled a rape case against Grizzlies quarterback Jordan Johnson.

Judge dismisses teachers' challenge to NY tax cap

Posted: 25 Sep 2014 01:21 PM PDT

A judge has dismissed a legal challenge to New York's property tax cap from the state's largest teachers union in a decision that Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Thursday was a victory for taxpayers. In the decision ...

In Class by Day, on the Streets at Night: Record Number of U.S. Students Are Homeless

Posted: 25 Sep 2014 12:05 PM PDT

This week the U.S. Department of Education announced that the nation's grade-school population has reached a disturbing milestone, triggered in part by the Great Recession of 2008. But some experts say the problem has deeper roots and is a troubling sign for the economy.

Corbett signs Philly schools cigarette tax measure

Posted: 25 Sep 2014 09:44 AM PDT

Pennsylvania state government has cleared Philadelphia to impose a $2-per-pack cigarette sales tax to help the city's financially troubled public schools. Gov. Tom Corbett signed the bill Wednesday, saying ...

Justice Anthony Kennedy talks about the Bill of Rights at National Constitution Center

Posted: 25 Sep 2014 07:00 AM PDT

In his first visit to the National Constitution Center, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy spoke to an audience of high school students about our nation's founding documents.
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