2015年11月27日星期五

Yahoo! News: Education News

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Education News


Kids making oral history with StoryCorps holiday project

Posted: 27 Nov 2015 01:05 PM PST

Rhiannon Leonard interviews her boss, Gary Himes, Friday, Nov. 27, 2015, in Weverton, Md., for StoryCorps' Great Thanksgiving Listen oral history project. High school students across the United States were asked to interview an elder and send the audio recording to a publIcly accessible Library of Congress archive. (AP Photo/David Dishneau)High school students across the country are making oral history this week by recording interviews with their elders in an unprecedented effort to stockpile wisdom for the ages.


President's oldest daughter among those scoping out colleges

Posted: 27 Nov 2015 12:40 AM PST

In this photo taken Aug. 19, 2014, President Barack Obama walks with his daughter Malia on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington toward Marine One. Malia is among the millions of U.S. high school seniors who are nervously taking standardized tests, completing college admissions applications, filling out financial aid forms and writing personal essays, all on deadline, before spending the coming months anxiously waiting to find out if they got into their dream school. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama's message for high school seniors fretting about their college prospects is simple.


College students on Peninsula hold vigil for fallen in Paris attacks

Posted: 19 Nov 2015 01:57 AM PST

College students on Peninsula hold vigil for fallen in Paris attacksA hundred people from all different religions united in the Bay Area for a peaceful candlelight vigil for the victims of the Paris attacks.


10 Colleges With the Highest Graduation Rates

Posted: 17 Nov 2015 06:00 AM PST

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 graduate school search.
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