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• Friends, finances may affect how long women breastfeed
• APNewsBreak: DC schools chief asked contractor for $100K
• College students have a new career starter app with LinkedIn Student
• Lay the Foundation for Medical School Success in High School
• Best High Schools Breakdown: Who Gets Gold, Silver and Bronze
• Save $90K in High School for College
• 21 Liberal Arts Colleges With the Lowest Student-Faculty Ratios
• Tests show elevated lead in 6 suburban Detroit schools
• Friends, family mourn 2 teens presumed drowned at Ocean Beach

Friends, finances may affect how long women breastfeed Posted: 19 Apr 2016 01:56 PM PDT Pediatricians recommend that infants be exclusively breastfed until at least 6 months of age because it can reduce their risk of ear and respiratory infections, sudden infant death syndrome, allergies, childhood obesity and diabetes. Researchers followed two groups of mothers who gave birth in Germany about a decade apart and found that, over time, women became more likely to continue breastfeeding for 4 to 6 months. "Lower educated women were less likely to overcome these barriers as easily as those with higher education," said study co-author Dr. Dietrich Rothenbacher of Ulm University in Germany.

APNewsBreak: DC schools chief asked contractor for $100K Posted: 19 Apr 2016 01:53 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The chancellor of Washington's public schools asked a food-service contractor for a $100,000 contribution to a Kennedy Center gala honoring teachers, weeks after the company was accused in a whistleblower lawsuit of cheating the city out of millions of dollars, according to emails obtained by The Associated Press.

College students have a new career starter app with LinkedIn Student Posted: 19 Apr 2016 10:54 AM PDT Concerned that your LinkedIn profile is bare? Have you only worked at fast food places, and is your only award the all-campus beer pong championship? LinkedIn feels your pain and has a new app just for you. LinkedIn Student launched yesterday, and focuses on American college students who are just starting to build their resumes and starting their career searches. Information provided to students will be based on major, graduation date, and the students' own activity and choices on the site, according to a report on VentureBeat. After downloading the free app, students start their profiles and career searches by entering their colleges, majors, and expected graduation dates. After registering, students are shown recommended cards about careers related to their majors, as well as positions that employ similar skill sets. The crossover skill set data is gleaned from the profiles of regular LinkedIn influencers, a group of approximately 500 leading professional in various fields who are invited by LinkedIn to publish on the site. Related:  LinkedIn launches major mobile app revamp for iOS and Android Users navigate LinkedIn Student by swiping cards. Each choice is recorded and over time the program's algorithms will shape the data presented. From the initial major-based career suggestion choices, the program can direct students to alumni from their schools in their fields of interest, as well as to current job postings on the regular LinkedIn site. There will also be articles written by influencers about their own job searches and career development. Five hundred such articles are already available. After students work through the recommended cards, they can work on building their profiles by adding awards, current projects, and other information. One of the best ways students can use the new app is to discover alumni working in their own desired fields in locations they prefer, and with that information, start to build their own networks. Except for alumni connections and university pages intended for career services departments, LinkedIn's previous college-focused portal is being closed. LinkedIn Student is available in a mobile format only, for both iOS and Android phones. While international versions of LinkedIn Student are planned, the launch version is for U.S. college students only. Also watch: LinkedIn to Debut its First-Ever TV Ad During Oscars Please enable Javascript to watch this video

Lay the Foundation for Medical School Success in High School Posted: 19 Apr 2016 06:30 AM PDT High school students should begin their planning early, and they should consider the advice below. Understand the impact of your high school performance: Your high school achievements are primarily evident on your medical school application in terms of their impact on your college record. A rigorous high school curriculum affects the undergraduate programs you'll be admitted to, whether you earn college credit for your work in high school and how well prepared you are for college.

Best High Schools Breakdown: Who Gets Gold, Silver and Bronze Posted: 19 Apr 2016 06:00 AM PDT The public schools honored among the U.S. News Best High Schools educate all of their students well, not just those who are likely to head to college. U.S. News reviewed more than 28,000 schools in all 50 states and the District of Columbia for the 2016 Best High Schools rankings. To earn a gold, silver or bronze medal from U.S. News, schools must pass a four-step evaluation, which looks at students' performance on required state tests, their graduation rates and their college readiness.

Save $90K in High School for College Posted: 19 Apr 2016 06:00 AM PDT Michael Bervell, 18, now a freshman at Harvard University majoring in neurology and computer science , raised more than $90,000 during high school to pay for college. Many students, like Bervell, say paying for college is part of their responsibility and start saving in high school. A 2015 College Savings Foundation report, which surveyed 500 high school students, found that 81 percent think paying for some part of college is their responsibility.

21 Liberal Arts Colleges With the Lowest Student-Faculty Ratios Posted: 19 Apr 2016 05:45 AM PDT 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 grad school search.

Tests show elevated lead in 6 suburban Detroit schools Posted: 18 Apr 2016 05:26 PM PDT GROSSE POINTE, Mich. (AP) — Screenings have revealed elevated lead and copper levels in at six of 15 public schools in the Detroit suburb of Grosse Pointe.

Friends, family mourn 2 teens presumed drowned at Ocean Beach Posted: 18 Apr 2016 12:37 PM PDT Friends, family and classmates are mourning the loss of two Vallejo High School students swept away and presumed drowned at Ocean Beach over the weekend. They have been identified as Wayne Ausa and Grisham Duran.

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