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• Thousands of Seattle teachers, staff strike as contract talks fail
• There's Only One Public University in the 'U.S. News' Top 20
• College Students School Industry on How to Make Greener Products
• Oil Trains Put 1 Million California Schoolchildren in Danger Zone
• Chester-Upland teachers, staff will be paid, district says
• Back to school in Seattle? No, teachers strike over pay, class size
• What Rising College Application Volume Means for the Class of 2020
• 4 Great Checking Accounts for College Students
• 10 Private Colleges and Universities with Highest, Lowest Sticker Prices
• 3 Ways U.S. Colleges Evaluate Applications
• Princeton, Williams Top U.S. News Best Colleges Rankings for 2016
• Insight - In Britain, teachers learn how to tackle extremists
• In Britain, teachers learn how to tackle extremists
• Seattle teachers to strike on 1st day of school Wednesday
• See the Best National Liberal Arts Colleges for 2016
• High school seminar quickly went south after students asked to submit questions anonymously

Thousands of Seattle teachers, staff strike as contract talks fail Posted: 09 Sep 2015 04:25 PM PDT Seattle teachers and support staff marched in picket lines on Wednesday during what was supposed to be the first day of school, waging their first such strike in three decades after contract talks between the district and union failed. The 5,000-member Seattle Education Association had voted unanimously on Sept. 3 to strike on the first day of school for some 53,000 students in almost 100 public schools if an agreement could not be reached for a tentative contract, said union spokesman Rich Wood.

There's Only One Public University in the 'U.S. News' Top 20 Posted: 09 Sep 2015 03:24 PM PDT Princeton, Harvard, and Yale—'tis the season for U.S. News and World Report's annual rankings of the best universities in the nation, and as usual, that trio of private, Ivy League institutions take the top three spots. Peruse the annual rankings, which were released on Wednesday, and you won't see the name of a public institution of higher education until you get to the 20th spot, the University of California, Berkeley.

College Students School Industry on How to Make Greener Products Posted: 09 Sep 2015 01:17 PM PDT When executives at Method, the maker of eco-friendly cleaning products, wanted to make their dish soaps and hand cleansers even safer for the environment and people, they turned to a group of graduate students at the University of California, Berkeley. The students, part of a three-year-old program called Greener Solutions, serve as a next-generation—literally—laboratory for companies and industries that want to take toxic chemicals out of everything from blue jeans to home insulation. Method uses a lot of nontoxic ingredients, but preservatives are a challenge for the entire industry.

Oil Trains Put 1 Million California Schoolchildren in Danger Zone Posted: 09 Sep 2015 09:54 AM PDT As the academic year begins, a new study shows that more than 1 million children in California attend school within a mile of trains carrying oil, while another 226,000 are within a mile of proposed rail routes. The analysis, conducted by advocacy group the Center for Biological Diversity, tapped data from the U.S. Department of Transportation and the U.S. Department of Education to map the routes of existing oil trains within one mile of 2,300 schools in California. "We've worked with teachers unions and school boards concerned about this project and have instigated action with their school boards," said Valerie Love, a Center for Biological Diversity campaigner.

Chester-Upland teachers, staff will be paid, district says Posted: 09 Sep 2015 09:46 AM PDT Teachers and staff from the Chester-Upland School District, who voted to start the school year working without pay, will receive paychecks after all.

Back to school in Seattle? No, teachers strike over pay, class size Posted: 09 Sep 2015 09:04 AM PDT More than 50,000 students in Seattle are looking at extra vacation time after teachers in the district voted to strike late Tuesday, just hours before classes were due to start for the year. Members of the Seattle Education Association (SEA), which represents about 5,000 teachers and support staff, said they will picket at all 97 schools in Washington state's largest school district Wednesday following stalled contract negotiations with the Seattle School Board through the long weekend, The Associated Press reports.

What Rising College Application Volume Means for the Class of 2020 Posted: 09 Sep 2015 07:00 AM PDT College application volume has been rapidly increasing. Some students even apply to 15 or more institutions. As current high school students prepare to apply to college, they will surely have many questions about this new reality of increasingly high college application volume.

4 Great Checking Accounts for College Students Posted: 09 Sep 2015 07:00 AM PDT It only takes a few missteps to generate four or five digit credit card debt or pay hundreds of dollars in senseless bank fees. Here are four checking account options for students -- and parents -- that can help avoid fees and negate bad money decisions. Bank of Internet USA is an online-only bank account that offers a truly no fee option.

10 Private Colleges and Universities with Highest, Lowest Sticker Prices Posted: 09 Sep 2015 06:00 AM PDT The U.S. News Short List, separate from our overall rankings, is a regular series that magnifies individual data points in hopes of providing students and parents a way to find which undergraduate or graduate programs excel or have room to grow in specific areas. Be sure to explore The Short List: College, The Short List: Grad School and The Short List: Online Programs to find data that matter to you in your college or grad school search.

3 Ways U.S. Colleges Evaluate Applications Posted: 09 Sep 2015 05:30 AM PDT Rinat's impression of the U.S. university application process is not unique to international students. U.S. high schools students can also be confused by the differing requirements and processes involved in a college application. The complexity of applications, and the processes that universities use in reviewing applications, is as varied as the nearly 4,000 institutions of higher education in the U.S.

Princeton, Williams Top U.S. News Best Colleges Rankings for 2016 Posted: 09 Sep 2015 05:00 AM PDT Increasingly, a high school diploma doesn't cut it in today's workforce. In fact, of the higher-paying positions that have streamed back into the labor market since 2010, 97 percent have gone to college graduates, according to a report from the Center on Education and the Workforce at Georgetown University. Despite the potential rewards of a university degree, college can still leave students weighed down by debt, which is especially problematic for those who end up dropping out or defaulting on loans.

Insight - In Britain, teachers learn how to tackle extremists Posted: 09 Sep 2015 03:34 AM PDT By Michael Holden and Sara Ledwith BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) - Birmingham school principal Kamal Hanif recently gave a group of parents a presentation about how extremists use social media to recruit young people. For extremists, he told them, that ignorance is a weapon. "If you're not speaking to your child and being very open with them, they've got no-one to go to." Hanif is in a good position to know.

In Britain, teachers learn how to tackle extremists Posted: 09 Sep 2015 03:31 AM PDT By Michael Holden and Sara Ledwith BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) - Birmingham school principal Kamal Hanif recently gave a group of parents a presentation about how extremists use social media to recruit young people. For extremists, he told them, that ignorance is a weapon. "If you're not speaking to your child and being very open with them, they've got no-one to go to." Hanif is in a good position to know.

Seattle teachers to strike on 1st day of school Wednesday Posted: 08 Sep 2015 09:17 PM PDT Teachers in Seattle will walk picket lines Wednesday after last-minute negotiations over wages and other issues failed to avert a strike in Washington state's largest school district. Classes for 53,000 ...

See the Best National Liberal Arts Colleges for 2016 Posted: 08 Sep 2015 06:47 PM PDT Top 20 Liberal Arts Colleges

High school seminar quickly went south after students asked to submit questions anonymously Posted: 08 Sep 2015 03:46 PM PDT It was probably a well-intentioned way to get high school students to take part in a freshman class seminar, but it backfired to an extreme. Students began posting lewd and inappropriate messages on a screen during the seminar, directly from their phones.

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