2015年10月26日星期一

Yahoo! News: Education News

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Education News


College students lax about washing their hands

Posted: 26 Oct 2015 02:37 PM PDT

By Roxanne Nelson (Reuters Health) - College students may not be washing their hands properly, according to researchers who found that more than half of the students tested had large amounts of different types of bacteria on their hands The bacteria were linked to increased risks for infections, doctors' visits, and absences from class or work. Infectious diseases can be spread in many ways, but proper handwashing with soap and clean, running water is one of the most important steps that can be taken to avoid getting sick and spreading germs to others, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The authors of the new study note that college campuses are high-risk places for spreading infections.

A look at those killed in Oklahoma homecoming parade crash

Posted: 26 Oct 2015 01:56 PM PDT

The media take photos at a makeshift memorial set up for the victims of the Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015 homecoming parade crash in Stillwater, Okla., Monday, Oct. 26, 2015. A judge has an ordered a psychological evaluation for Adacia Chambers. She is accused of driving her car into Oklahoma State's homecoming parade, killing four people and injuring dozens of others. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Those killed in Saturday's deadly crash during Oklahoma State University's homecoming parade include a husband and wife with long ties to the university, the 2-year-old son of an OSU student, and a student from India who was working on her master's degree at a university in Edmond. The crash also injured 46 other people, including many children.


Classes swell in Iraq camps as teachers leave for Europe

Posted: 26 Oct 2015 12:29 AM PDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015, file photo, 20-year-old teacher Wafa teaches fourth-grade students at a makeshift school at the Kawergosk refugee camp, in Irbil, northern Iraq. With the school year just kicking off in Iraq, schools like this one are scrambling to accommodate the refugee students left behind. Nine of Kawergosk's teachers fled to Europe this summer and the remaining teachers are doubling up on students. (AP Photo/Seivan M. Salim, File)KAWERGOSK, Iraq (AP) — The young Syrian refugees at the Kawergosk refugee camp in northern Iraq have already lost so much — and now they're losing their teachers.


Study: Kids take 100-plus required tests through 12th grade

Posted: 26 Oct 2015 12:14 AM PDT

HOLD FOR RELEASE UNTIL NOON EDT SATURDAY, OCT. 24 Graphic shows average number of standardized tests in delected districts;WASHINGTON (AP) — A new study says the typical student in the nation's big-city public schools spends between 20 and 25 hours a school year taking standardized tests — and roughly 112 mandatory exams from preschool through high school.


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