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• Free college in Europe: An attractive option, but not for everyone
• What Employers Think About Your Online Nursing Degree
• Thousands of Palestinian teachers protest, demand raises
• 20 Puerto Rico teachers charged in nearly $1M fraud case
• A Radical Idea Transforms How Teachers See Their Students
• Spike Lee Endorses Bernie Sanders for President

Free college in Europe: An attractive option, but not for everyone Posted: 23 Feb 2016 03:05 PM PST More and more, cheap – and even free – college tuition is becoming an enticing factor for young Americans to move abroad. "Whether you're the child of a doctor, lawyer or garbage man, you'll have the same opportunity and the same education here," Hannah Remo, an American student currently studying at the Hague University in the Netherlands, told CNN Money's Katie Lobosco.

What Employers Think About Your Online Nursing Degree Posted: 23 Feb 2016 08:00 AM PST For James Gregory, a graduate of the University of South Carolina's adult gerontology acute care nurse practitioner master's degree program, online education seemed like a natural choice, as he was able to attend class on a more flexible schedule, he says. Then, when he was applying for jobs, some employers asked him during interviews whether the quality of his online degree was equivalent to what he would have received in person. The online degree program was "very challenging and far different, of course for me, than the days of going and having to be at class at 8, 10:15, or whatever, but the expectation was the same," says the 54-year old, who now works as an acute care nurse practitioner in South Carolina.

Thousands of Palestinian teachers protest, demand raises Posted: 23 Feb 2016 07:46 AM PST RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Thousands of Palestinian teachers are protesting next to government offices in the West Bank demanding a salary hike.

20 Puerto Rico teachers charged in nearly $1M fraud case Posted: 23 Feb 2016 05:56 AM PST SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — FBI agents in Puerto Rico have arrested 20 teachers charged in a nearly $1 million fraud case involving federal funds for special education.

A Radical Idea Transforms How Teachers See Their Students Posted: 23 Feb 2016 03:14 AM PST On behalf of the former teenager in all of us, that "no one understands me" feeling is about to be rectified, thanks to the international Shadow a Student Challenge. The challenge, sponsored by education development team School Retool, encourages teachers and principals to step into the shoes of a student for a day. The goal is for educators to understand the daily struggles of their students, and for students to feel understood. School Retool provides a toolkit for educators with guidelines on how to dress, how to select a student to shadow, and how to take notes on the experience.

Spike Lee Endorses Bernie Sanders for President Posted: 22 Feb 2016 09:00 PM PST "Bernie was at the March on Washington with Dr. King. He was arrested in Chicago for protesting segregation in public schools," the veteran director says.

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