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• Why teachers are working for free in Pennsylvania school district
• Teachers and Gamers Agree: 'Slave Tetris' Isn't How You Educate Kids About Slavery
• Greece's Syriza to scrap VAT on private schools if elected
• 2016 Best Colleges Preview: Top 10 Best Value Schools
• Study: Pot more a habit for college students than cigarettes

Why teachers are working for free in Pennsylvania school district Posted: 01 Sep 2015 01:58 PM PDT As public school students in Chester, Pa., prepare for school Wednesday, their teachers will be preparing for something much more daunting than the first day of school: the prospect of weeks – perhaps even months – without a paycheck. "We're ready for the students to show up Wednesday morning," says Dariah Jackson, a teacher at Stetser Elementary School in Chester. The Chester Upland School District (CUSD) has struggled with economic and academic problems for years, but now a budget impasse in the state capital, combined with the explosive growth of public charter schools in the district, have conspired to put it on the brink of insolvency.

Teachers and Gamers Agree: 'Slave Tetris' Isn't How You Educate Kids About Slavery Posted: 01 Sep 2015 01:58 PM PDT "Travel back in time to the 18th century and witness the horrors of the trans-Atlantic slave trade firsthand. "I usually look through the new Steam releases and deals at least once a week and I saw this game.

Greece's Syriza to scrap VAT on private schools if elected Posted: 01 Sep 2015 12:01 PM PDT Greece's Syriza party will scrap a value added tax on private education if voted back to power in a snap election in September, a party statement said on Tuesday evening, as its leader Alexis Tsipras campaigned on the island of Crete. The Syriza-led government of former Prime Minister Tsipras had agreed to such a tax in July as part of prior actions needed under a deal with the country's international lenders to pave the way for talks on a third bailout. After Tsipras stepped down to make way for the snap polls, Greece's interim government announced imposing VAT of 23 percent on private schools on Monday.

2016 Best Colleges Preview: Top 10 Best Value Schools Posted: 01 Sep 2015 05:30 AM PDT For the majority of prospective college students and their families, cost is a major factor in determining which schools are viable options. Knowing which schools are best buys -- which colleges provide the highest quality education for the lowest price -- is imperative.

Study: Pot more a habit for college students than cigarettes Posted: 31 Aug 2015 11:01 PM PDT More U.S. college students are making a habit of using marijuana, which has supplanted cigarettes as the smoke-able substance of choice among undergraduates who light up regularly, a study released Tuesday found.

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