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- Marco Rubio to Florida seniors: I'll strengthen the military
- How colleges can measure up in teaching ‘critical thinking’
- Over 80 colleges create website to ease application process
- Many college students aren’t warned about substance use risks
- Colleges help student startups navigate the legal landscape
- School resumes after New Jersey high school football player dies from injury during game
- Graduates, Students Explain What Drew Them to Their Colleges
- Colleges With the Most Hispanic Students
- Colleges That Offer the Best Value to Students
- How Teachers, Parents Can Help Sleepy Teens Stay Awake at School
- Social media threat sparks concern at Durham schools
- Cumberland will lose 70 teachers under new budget
| Marco Rubio to Florida seniors: I'll strengthen the military Posted: 28 Sep 2015 03:26 PM PDT
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| How colleges can measure up in teaching ‘critical thinking’ Posted: 28 Sep 2015 12:35 PM PDT After he became president of Purdue University in 2013, Mitch Daniels asked the faculty to prove that their students have actually achieved one of higher education's most important goals: critical thinking skills. Mr. Daniels, a former governor of Indiana, needed to justify the high cost of attending Purdue to its students and their families. After all, the percentage of Americans who say a college degree is "very important" has fallen from 75 percent in 2010 to 44 percent today. |
| Over 80 colleges create website to ease application process Posted: 28 Sep 2015 12:08 PM PDT BOSTON (AP) — More than 80 universities are promising to revamp the application process and make it easier for students and families. |
| Many college students aren’t warned about substance use risks Posted: 28 Sep 2015 10:03 AM PDT By Kathryn Doyle (Reuters Health) - According to a new survey, college students are less likely than their non-college peers to be warned by doctors about the dangers of substance abuse or alcohol. The results were surprising, said Dr. Ralph Hingson of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism in Bethesda, Maryland, a coauthor of the research letter. "(But) they don't always happen because providers, physicians, nurses and social workers don't routinely ask every young person about their drinking, drug use or smoking," he said. |
| Colleges help student startups navigate the legal landscape Posted: 28 Sep 2015 10:01 AM PDT
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| School resumes after New Jersey high school football player dies from injury during game Posted: 28 Sep 2015 09:35 AM PDT
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| Graduates, Students Explain What Drew Them to Their Colleges Posted: 28 Sep 2015 07:30 AM PDT As I head to medical school, I am confident that MIT has equipped me with the skills I need to thrive. My high school prided itself on enrolling the highest number of students at the University of Illinois, and I didn't want to get lost in that number. |
| Colleges With the Most Hispanic Students Posted: 28 Sep 2015 06:30 AM PDT Universities That Attract Latino Students |
| Colleges That Offer the Best Value to Students Posted: 28 Sep 2015 05:30 AM PDT With college sticker prices climbing, and student loan debt on the rise, finding an affordable school is a chief concern for many families. |
| How Teachers, Parents Can Help Sleepy Teens Stay Awake at School Posted: 28 Sep 2015 05:00 AM PDT Two out of three high school students sleep less than eight hours each night, even though they need between 8.5 and 9.5 hours, says Dr. Judith Owens, director of sleep medicine at Boston Children's Hospital. |
| Social media threat sparks concern at Durham schools Posted: 26 Sep 2015 08:07 AM PDT
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| Cumberland will lose 70 teachers under new budget Posted: 24 Sep 2015 08:35 PM PDT
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