2016年3月29日星期二

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Detroit schools to get stopgap aid, more corruption alleged

Posted: 29 Mar 2016 04:04 PM PDT

U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade. speaks at a news conference with Jarod J. Koopman, Special Agent in Charge of the Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation in Detroit, Tuesday, March 29, 2016. Gov. Rick Snyder signed into law $48.7 million in emergency funding to keep the Detroit Public Schools open through the end of the school year on Tuesday, the same day that more than a dozen current and former district officials were charged with crimes stemming from a federal corruption investigation. (Jennifer Chambers/The Detroit News via AP)DETROIT (AP) — Gov. Rick Snyder signed into law $48.7 million in emergency funding to keep the Detroit Public Schools open through the end of the school year on Tuesday, the same day that more than a dozen current and former district officials were charged with crimes stemming from a federal corruption investigation.


The Latest: Principal facing charges was on DeGeneres' show

Posted: 29 Mar 2016 03:46 PM PDT

DETROIT (AP) — The Latest on the Detroit Public Schools district (all times local):

5 things that terrify college seniors about graduating

Posted: 29 Mar 2016 10:13 AM PDT

509027326College graduation is a scary time. Here's are the biggest questions seniors had about money and career after college.


4 Mistakes International Freshmen Make at U.S. Colleges

Posted: 29 Mar 2016 05:00 AM PDT

Being a college freshman as an international student is an exciting time in your life. Once you have been accepted, your next tast is to understand the reality of life at a U.S. college. You will get to explore many aspects of life at a U.S. college and it will help you learn about yourself, too.

The Lasting Legacy of the Boston Busing Crisis

Posted: 29 Mar 2016 03:00 AM PDT

The Lasting Legacy of the Boston Busing Crisis"When we would go to white schools, we'd see these lovely classrooms, with a small number of children in each class," Ruth Batson recalled. As a Boston civil-rights activist and the mother of three, Batson gained personal knowledge of how the city's public schools shortchanged black youth in the 1950s and 1960s. "The teachers were permanent. We'd see wonderful materials. When we'd go to our schools, we would see overcrowded classrooms, children sitting out in the corridors, and so forth. And so, then we decided that where there were a large number of white students, that's where the care went. That's where the books went. That's where the money went."


Best Value Colleges 2016: The 300 Schools Worth The Investment

Posted: 29 Mar 2016 02:49 AM PDT

With a college degree still a near universal aspiration in this country, FORBES looks at the U.S. colleges and universities that provide students with the most value for the dollar. This is our newly reimagined ...
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