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• Two Seattle-area high schools cancel classes after threats
• Notre Dame president credited for transforming school dies
• 4 Questions to Ask Before Enrolling in a For-Profit Online Program
• Lesbian kiss on Korean drama sparks debate
• LA teachers, union leaders rally amid stalled talks
• Los Angeles teachers, union leaders rally amid stalled talks

Two Seattle-area high schools cancel classes after threats Posted: 27 Feb 2015 04:55 PM PST By Eric M. Johnson and Victoria Cavaliere SEATTLE (Reuters) - Two Seattle-area high schools were evacuated and later canceled classes on Friday after receiving security threats, and another high school in Washington state heightened its security after a threatening message was scrawled on a bathroom wall. Interlake High School in the Seattle suburb of Bellevue was put on lockdown and classroom doors were locked with students inside after administrators were told of an anonymous threat of a school shooting on campus, the Bellevue School District said in a statement on its website. "At this time the District and the Bellevue Police Department have made the decision to close Interlake High for the remainder of the school day and to release students," a statement said. In Des Moines, a city south of Seattle, Mount Rainier High school students were evacuated to nearby schools on Friday morning after the school received a bomb threat, an official with the Highline School District said.

Notre Dame president credited for transforming school dies Posted: 27 Feb 2015 01:58 PM PST SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — The Rev. Theodore Hesburgh transformed the University of Notre Dame into a school known almost as much for academics as for football, even if it meant challenging popes, presidents or legendary football coaches.

4 Questions to Ask Before Enrolling in a For-Profit Online Program Posted: 27 Feb 2015 06:00 AM PST "Don't count on the idea that these schools are going to watch out for you and only enroll students who are going to succeed -- it's not realistic," he says. The good news is the federal regulations, which kick in the summer, will require schools to release the debt-to-income ratios of their students. Before students sign up for an online, for-profit program, they should make sure they know what kind of credential and accreditation they need to enter their job or profession, says William G. Tierney, professor of higher education at University of Southern California's Rossier School of Education.

Lesbian kiss on Korean drama sparks debate Posted: 26 Feb 2015 10:09 PM PST An unprecedented lesbian kiss between two high school students on a popular South Korean TV drama has fuelled a debate about portrayals of sexuality in a rapidly modernising society with deeply conservative roots. Homosexuality is not illegal in South Korea, but carries a significant social stigma, with few openly gay public figures.

LA teachers, union leaders rally amid stalled talks Posted: 26 Feb 2015 09:53 PM PST LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dressed in red and raising signs into the air, thousands of teachers filled a downtown Los Angeles park on Thursday in demand of higher wages and smaller class sizes amid stalled contract negotiations.

Los Angeles teachers, union leaders rally amid stalled talks Posted: 26 Feb 2015 07:24 PM PST Dressed in red and raising signs into the air, thousands of teachers filled a downtown Los Angeles park Thursday to demand higher wages and smaller class sizes amid stalled contract negotiations. "Everybody ...

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