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• Kansas governor backs $38M schools fix for special session
• Philadelphia School District hiring 500 new teachers
• How activism has changed the way universities deal with rape on campus
• China uses SWAT teams to crack down on college exam cheats
• Chronic Absenteeism Is A National Crisis
• Will Chinese exam cheaters be sent to prison?
• 10 Ways Incoming Freshmen Can Save for College
• Greek state hospital workers, teachers on strike

Kansas governor backs $38M schools fix for special session Posted: 08 Jun 2016 03:38 PM PDT TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican Gov. Sam Brownback on Wednesday embraced a $38 million increase in state aid for poor Kansas school districts as he called a special session aimed at averting a court-mandated shutdown of public schools statewide.

Philadelphia School District hiring 500 new teachers Posted: 08 Jun 2016 03:18 PM PDT Hundreds of new teachers will be in the classroom this fall, and programs that were cut due to budget constraints are coming back.

How activism has changed the way universities deal with rape on campus Posted: 08 Jun 2016 02:06 PM PDT New statistics on reported rapes on university campuses released by the Department of Education might look, on first glance, damning for the schools with the highest numbers.  Considerable prestige is on the line: two Ivy Leagues (Brown University and Dartmouth College) and another school known as a bastion of left-leaning politics (Wesleyan University) figure among the top five. "It's important to remember that the statistics aren't reflective of actual rates, just crimes reported to campus authorities or security, and only around campus," says Alison Kiss, executive director of the Clery Center, a campus-security organization, in a phone interview. A number of variables skew the meaning of the stats.  First, students have to file a report with their university.  According to a 2015 study conducted by the Association of American Universities, that happens in only 28 percent of serious incidents.  Second, the university has to report it.  And if the student turns to a campus counselor, where conversations are confidential, the counselor isn't obligated to turn in a report to be filed with the rest of complaints on campus.

China uses SWAT teams to crack down on college exam cheats Posted: 08 Jun 2016 01:01 PM PDT By Megha Rajagopalan BEIJING (Reuters) - From sending SWAT teams into exam centers to arresting rule-breakers, China's public security authorities have been cracking down hard on college entrance examination cheaters who could face jail if caught. This week's university entrance exam, whose origins date back to imperial China, determines which university students will attend and what major they're able to select - and as a result, much of their future. This year, 9.4 million high school students have been taking the exam, known in China as the "gaokao", competing for few places in universities, state media reported.

Chronic Absenteeism Is A National Crisis Posted: 08 Jun 2016 09:00 AM PDT A new report, just released by the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights, provides, for the first time, hard data on how many students are chronically absent, defined as missing 15 or more days of school. Because the data was collected only by school and not by grade, the report can't immediately validate the findings of local and state studies, which suggest chronic absence is especially high among kindergarten and first-grade students. The Office for Civil Rights decided to begin collecting data on chronic absence because it understands that kids don't have equal access to educational opportunity if they're not in their seats.

Will Chinese exam cheaters be sent to prison? Posted: 08 Jun 2016 07:14 AM PDT Near the completion of high school, millions of students in China typically ready for the National Higher Education Entrance Examination, commonly called the gaokao, whose results grant admission into undergraduate programs based on performance. Students in rural areas or who belong to ethnic minorities may come into the gaokao with an educational disadvantage, but the test now provides some of them with an affirmative action bonus.

10 Ways Incoming Freshmen Can Save for College Posted: 08 Jun 2016 06:00 AM PDT Summer is a great time to gear up financially for school to develop a college budget and find money through work, scholarships, online services and e-commerce sites. Experts say it's not just a 529 tax-advantaged education savings account that helps savvy high school students save for college; opening a checking account helps students put money away and establish healthy financial habits. A part-time job working as a lifeguard or at a local restaurant or fast-food chain is one way for students to pay for college and gain work experience.

Greek state hospital workers, teachers on strike Posted: 08 Jun 2016 02:46 AM PDT Greek state hospital workers and teachers have walked off the job, demanding back pay and protesting staffing shortages they say are the result of government policies imposed as part of the country's bailout ...

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