2016年11月14日星期一

Yahoo! News: Education News

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Education News


'We're not going anywhere': Millennials march against Trump

Posted: 14 Nov 2016 05:01 PM PST

Students from several high schools rally after walking out of classes to protest the election of Donald Trump at City Hall in downtown Los Angeles Monday, Nov. 14, 2016. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)LOS ANGELES (AP) — High school students left class by the thousands Monday, carrying their signs and their chanting voices into the streets of several U.S. cities six days after Donald Trump's election.


Beyond China: US colleges look afield for foreign students

Posted: 14 Nov 2016 01:47 PM PST

FILE - In this May 10, 2013, file photo, University of Massachusetts students walk in the Parade of International Flags during commencement exercises at McGuirk Stadium in Amherst, Mass. During 2016, the University of Massachusetts Amherst made its first recruiting trip to Mexico and bolstered its work in Singapore and South Korea. Many U.S. colleges are trying to attract students from the Middle East, South Asia and Latin America amid fears that fewer students are coming from China. (Jerrey Roberts/The Daily Hampshire Gazette via AP, File)BOSTON (AP) — As a surge of students from China begins to level off, many U.S. colleges are expanding recruiting efforts in the Middle East, South Asia and Latin America in part to boost budgets that have come to rely on tuition dollars from international students.


Why Taking a 401(k) Loan Is Risky

Posted: 14 Nov 2016 06:00 AM PST

If you're in a short-term cash crunch, should you raid your 401(k) plan and take out a loan? Some of the most common reasons cited for 401(k) loans are paying for college education, medical expenses and the down payment on a home, says Craig G. Bolanos Jr., chief executive officer at Wealth Management Group outside of Chicago. "Typically a 401(k) loan is limited to the greater of 50 percent of your vested account balance up to a maximum of $50,000," he says.

3 Overlooked Ways to Use Social Media to Research Colleges

Posted: 14 Nov 2016 06:00 AM PST

You've likely heard about the downsides of social media and how oversharing and unprofessional comments can wreak havoc on your application. There are also less obvious ways that you can make Facebook, Twitter and other online connections more productive as you choose a college. Here are three ways college-bound students can use social media to research their school choices.

Roger Ross Williams, Kristi Jacobson Team for Discovery Doc 'Billion Oyster Project' (Exclusive)

Posted: 13 Nov 2016 09:00 PM PST

Currently in production, the film follows a group of high school students working to restore the once-bountiful oysters and the environmental benefits they bring to New York Harbor.
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