2014年11月5日星期三

Yahoo! News: Education News

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Education News


Princeton makes deal with US on sex assault cases

Posted: 05 Nov 2014 11:32 AM PST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Princeton University has agreed to review its handling of sexual assault cases over the last three years and make policy changes after the government found that it had failed to respond "promptly and equitably" to complaints of sexual violence in violation of federal law, the U.S. Department of Education said Wednesday.

7 Essential Life Skills for High Schoolers to Build Before College

Posted: 05 Nov 2014 05:30 AM PST

Teaching teens how to wash clothes properly is common advice for parents with high school students heading to college. And while it's important for students to know how to the clean their clothes without shrinking them, experts say that there are a few more practical skills that can help make the transition to college easier for students.

Egypt school bus collides with tanker, 18 dead

Posted: 05 Nov 2014 02:17 AM PST

The World Health Organisation says more than 12,000 people die every year in road accidents across Egypt, such as in this fatal collision near Sharm el-Sheikh where 33 people were killed on August 22, 2014At least 18 people were killed when a bus packed with high school students collided with three other vehicles, including a tanker truck, in northern Egypt on Wednesday, medics said. The crash, near the Nile Delta city of Damanhur, 160 kilometres (100 miles) north of Cairo, also injured 18 people, some of them seriously, police and hospital officials said. Scorched text books were scattered near the wreckage, shown in footage aired by Egyptian television. Provincial governor Mustafa Hadhud told Egyptian television that the bus had skidded after torrential rains struck the region.


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