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Teachers in This Broke School District Are Working for Free
Chester-Upland teachers start school year without pay
Ontario Teachers'-owned BayBridge to buy senior homes operator Amica
Daily Marijuana Use Among College Students Reaches 30-Year High
2016 Best Colleges Preview: Top 10 Business Programs
Chester-Upland teachers return to classrooms without pay
For The First Time College Students Are Smoking More Weed Than Cigarettes

Teachers in This Broke School District Are Working for Free

Posted: 02 Sep 2015 01:54 PM PDT

It was déjà vu on Wednesday for teachers and staff at the Chester Upland School District in Pennsylvania: Three years ago they made headlines for continuing to work despite their bankrupt school district's being unable to pay them. On Wednesday, owing to the district running a deficit and a delay in Pennsylvania's legislature passing a state budget, educators in the 3,800-student district 20 minutes west of Philadelphia welcomed students back to campus—despite not knowing when they'll be paid. "We have no idea when that first paycheck is coming, but we're going to stay here as long as we're financially able," Michele Paulick, president of the Chester Upland Education Association, told The Philadelphia Inquirer last week after the union's members agreed to keep on working despite learning that the district would be unable to make payroll on Sept. 9.

Chester-Upland teachers start school year without pay

Posted: 02 Sep 2015 10:08 AM PDT

It was back to school Wednesday for students and teachers in a distressed school district in Delaware County, where the financial burdens are so bad, teachers have agreed to work without pay.

Ontario Teachers'-owned BayBridge to buy senior homes operator Amica

Posted: 02 Sep 2015 09:55 AM PDT

(Reuters) - BayBridge Seniors Housing Inc, owned by Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board, is taking luxury senior homes operator Amica Mature Lifestyles Inc private for C$578 million ($437 million). Amica's shares more than doubled to a record high of C$18.70 in late morning trading on Wednesday, just shy of the offer price of C$18.75 per share. Vancouver-based Amica has 26 luxury senior residential properties across Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta. ...

Daily Marijuana Use Among College Students Reaches 30-Year High

Posted: 02 Sep 2015 07:50 AM PDT

The percentage of U.S. college students who say they smoke marijuana daily or nearly every day is at its highest in more than three decades, according to a new survey. In 2014, 5.9 percent of college students said they smoked marijuana 20 or more times in the prior month. In fact, in 2014, near-daily use of marijuana was more common than daily cigarette use for the first time, the researchers found.

2016 Best Colleges Preview: Top 10 Business Programs

Posted: 02 Sep 2015 05:00 AM PDT

Applying to college is a journey that involves finding the right school, submitting applications and then -- if you're lucky -- choosing among the acceptance letters and financial aid awards to find that place you'll call home for the next few years.

Chester-Upland teachers return to classrooms without pay

Posted: 02 Sep 2015 03:57 AM PDT

It was back to school Wednesday for students and teachers in a distressed school district in Delaware County, where the financial burdens are so bad, teachers have agreed to work without pay.