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07/03/2009 03:26 AM |
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From P.S. 176X, kids with autism get joyful launch |
All parents have hopes and dreams for their children. Parents of kids with serious disabilities are no different. But in their moments of wildest imagination, the parents of Vicki Martinez, Chase Ferguson and Travis Cardona could not have envisioned high school graduation -- certainly not in the dark days when they first learned their children had autism.
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06/11/2009 09:50 PM |
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Commentary: Give kids a beacon of hope |
To be effective in Congress, you must focus. With so many issues and debates occurring at any given time, it is easy to spread yourself too thin and lose sight of your goal.
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06/06/2009 09:44 AM |
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SAT questions arise about Memphis' Dozier |
ATLANTA (AP) -- Robert Dozier is the second men's basketball player who starred on the Memphis team that made it to the 2008 championship game to have questions arise about his entrance exams.
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05/21/2009 09:04 AM |
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Utah reports first swine flu death; NYC has closed 21 schools |
A Utah man with chronic health problems died Wednesday from complications associated with swine flu, a local health official said. If confirmed, it would be the ninth U.S. fatality associated with the flu outbreak.
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05/21/2009 04:42 AM |
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Against odds, some grads find Wall Street jobs |
Mohamed Desoky says his friends have mixed reactions when he tells them he's landed a seemingly stellar job on Wall Street.
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05/19/2009 08:49 AM |
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5 more NYC schools close on flu fears |
Four more New York City public schools and one private school will close for a week after an increase of reports of students with flu-like symptoms, city officials announced Monday.
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05/12/2009 01:44 PM |
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Nursery school competition heats up in India |
There was stone cold silence in the car, as the Kumars drove home.
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04/24/2009 12:02 AM |
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10 homeschooled celebrities |
Agatha Christie was a painfully shy girl, so her mom homeschooled her even though her two older siblings attended private school.
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03/31/2009 09:15 AM |
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Can Second Life help teach doctors to treat patients? |
At Imperial College London, medical students navigate a full-service hospital where they see patients, order X-rays, consult with colleagues and make diagnoses.
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03/26/2009 09:10 AM |
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Data: U.S. teachers contracted to work longer than G-8 counterparts |
Teachers in the United States are contracted to work more hours than their counterparts in other Group of Eight countries, according to a report released Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Education.
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03/12/2009 12:16 AM |
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Commentary: Obama, Dems wrong to kill school vouchers |
When President Obama signs the $410 billion omnibus spending bill, there will be shouts of joy from both sides as Republicans and Democrats get their cherished earmarks.
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03/06/2009 05:15 AM |
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Commentary: Throwing billions at schools won't fix them |
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, President Obama's stimulus package, could serve as a historic investment in our children's future, an initiative that could very well change the course of our nation.
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03/05/2009 09:26 AM |
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I spy ... future gamblers in your kindergarten class? |
Is your kindergartner easily distracted? Maybe a little hyper? This might seem like typical child behavior but a new study published in the March 2009 issue of the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine suggests it could be a red flag for a potential gambling addiction as he or she ages.
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03/01/2009 04:00 AM |
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Education chief favors longer school year |
Those lazy days of summer may become a thing of the past if the new secretary of education has his way.
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02/16/2009 02:41 AM |
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Unemployed workers heading back to school |
Janice McFadden's story hardly stands out.
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11/26/2008 09:29 PM |
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Bill and Melinda Gates go back to school |
When Bill Gates gets worked up about something, his body language changes. He suspends his habit of rocking forward and back in his chair and sits a little straighter. His voice rises in pitch. Today the subject is America's schools.
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10/30/2008 06:46 AM |
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College costs rise |
The total cost of going to a private four-year college rose to $34,132 on average for the 2008-09 academic year, according to a report released Wednesday.
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10/24/2008 10:30 AM |
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Why MBA Means 'More Bitterness Ahead' |
Business school graduates are heading out into a cold, cold climate as financial companies clam up or close down
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10/18/2008 02:10 AM |
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Commentary: Don't use SATs to rank college quality |
A recent controversy at Baylor University has brought new attention to the widespread misuse of standardized college admission tests to rank the quality of America's colleges and universities.
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09/10/2008 06:30 AM |
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Hidden College Costs: Rising Fees |
Compared to pricey private colleges, state schools can be a bargain. But extra fees are adding to the financial burden
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09/10/2008 05:30 AM |
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Fewer US Med Students Choosing Primary Care |
Only 2% of graduating medical students say they plan to work in primary care internal medicine, raising worries about a looming shortage of the first-stop doctors who used to be the backbone of the American medical system
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08/25/2008 02:30 AM |
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U.S. Colleges' Green Grade: C- |
Campuses may be getting greener, but college curriculums are falling behind in teaching students the basics of global warming and sustainability
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08/14/2008 04:30 AM |
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A Homeschooling Win in California |
In a stunning reversal of its own ruling, a California court says it's O.K. for uncredentialed parents to homeschool their kids. But regulatory questions remain
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07/25/2008 05:41 AM |
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Tips for minimum wage earners |
The Federal minimum wage is increasing to $6.55 an hour today. But for most folks facing higher prices on everything from a gallon of milk to a gallon of gas, it's still getting harder to make ends meet.
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07/10/2008 05:52 AM |
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Study: Medical students show racial bias |
Edna sits on an examining table ready and alert -- she wants answers about the lump in her breast.
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05/31/2008 01:03 AM |
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More colleges move toward optional SATs |
Jen Wang of Short Hills, New Jersey, took her first SAT when she was in sixth grade, long before she would start filling out college applications.
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05/29/2008 10:52 PM |
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MBA students go for Google |
Where do MBA students most want to work when they get out of school? Investment banks and consulting firms are still popular choices, but for the second straight year, the most coveted employer is Google, a recent survey found.
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05/29/2008 10:23 PM |
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A chance to compare MBA schools |
Dan Berger, a 26-year-old aide to New York Congressman Charles Rangel, knew he wanted to get an MBA but, he says now, he was overwhelmed by the number and variety of programs available: "I knew I needed to gather a lot of information before choosing a school, but I really didn't know where to start."
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05/27/2008 11:30 PM |
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Wake Forest Drops SAT Requirement |
Wake Forest University will no longer require applicants to take the SAT and ACT exams, boosting a movement to lessen the importance of standardized tests in college admissions
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05/17/2008 05:06 AM |
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Commentary: Tax-free hypocrisy from higher education |
There is an industry in this country that is making billions in profit while average Americans are struggling to fill up their gas tanks.
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04/02/2008 02:28 AM |
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Wall Street - land of job uncertainty |
Last fall, as bad news about the credit crisis began to pile up, MBA student Brendan McHugh started to wonder about his chances of securing a coveted internship at a top securities firm.
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03/19/2008 12:28 AM |
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Taking the kids: Exploring the heart of college country |
Secretly, I'm congratulating myself.
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03/13/2008 05:30 AM |
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California Resists Home School Ruling |
In the wake of a surprise court decision, the state says that its home schoolers are "legal" pending appeal
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03/08/2008 02:30 PM |
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Criminalizing Home Schoolers |
A child-abuse lawsuit ruling may have created a horde of truants in California, affecting as many as 200,000 children
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01/23/2008 01:33 AM |
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7 qualities you need to be a great parent to a preschooler |
What's it really take to parent a preschooler? It's pretty simple, once you realize what kids this age can and can't do (and what sets them off and what keeps them happy!). Here are seven qualities that make it much easier to manage all that, and why they're so crucial when you've got an independent-minded, boundary-testing picky eater on your hands.
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12/13/2007 08:15 AM |
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VIDEO: Will Smith Planning to Start a School |
Video courtesy Buena Vista EntertainmentHaving immersed himself in educational theories while home-schooling his kids, Will Smith says he and his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, plan to put that knowledge to greater use by teaming with like-minded parents and creating a full school.
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12/11/2007 04:11 AM |
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10 secrets for getting into a top B-school |
Getting accepted into a top MBA program is an arduous, time-consuming process, with plenty of potential pitfalls along the way. Witness that the most prestigious and selective schools - Harvard, Wharton, Stanford, and their ilk - say they accept only 10% of all those who apply.
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11/17/2007 03:17 AM |
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Young doctors in debt |
It's Wednesday evening and Megan Reis can't remember when she last saw her husband Chris. Small wonder. Since Sunday morning, Meg has worked more than 60 hours at Advocate Hope Children's Hospital, the Chicago-area facility where she is training in pediatrics.
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11/15/2007 08:21 PM |
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From six figures to student loans |
After nearly 20 years in the energy industry, Jay Mulki was earning a handsome six-figure salary and managing a department of 50 employees. But Mulki longed to work fewer hours and pursue another dream: to teach marketing at a university.
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11/07/2007 10:10 AM |
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Commentary: Integrative medicine is 'new way of healing' |
In a recent column, Emily Breidbart, a second-year medical student at New York University School of Medicine, expressed concerns about her medical education and the frustrating health-care system she will soon enter.
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11/03/2007 10:30 PM |
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Teacher Who Fled With Boy Arrested |
A female schoolteacher and the 13-year-old boy she allegedly ran away with have been arrested in Mexico, a prosecutor said Saturday
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10/26/2007 06:37 PM |
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Russia's business school battle |
The big question right now in Russian politics is who will succeed Vladimir Putin as President in the 2008 election. As it turns out, the two front-runners -- first deputy prime ministers Sergei Ivanov and Dmitry Medvedev -- are also squaring off in a contest for business-school supremacy in Russia.
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10/23/2007 05:13 AM |
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College costs keep rising |
The average total cost of a private four-year college rose to $32,307 for the current school year, but the rate of increase has slowed compared to public school prices, according to a report released Monday.
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10/09/2007 12:38 AM |
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Kids use yoga to learn mythology, fight pre-test jitters |
Fourth-grade teacher Elisabeth Beckwith wants her students at Fernbank Elementary School in Decatur, Georgia, to pay attention to a lesson on Greek mythology.
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09/19/2007 06:18 PM |
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They want to sell your kid |
To improve her chances of getting into a good college, Caitlin Pickavance, a 17-year-old high school senior from Danville, Calif., has been working with a private college coach since her freshman year (cost: $800).
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09/08/2007 05:30 AM |
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Sixth Graders Take on Wall Street |
A trailblazing Chicago school starts economic education early to give inner-city black kids a leg up
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09/06/2007 01:30 AM |
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Better Bedside Manners |
A new study shows that a standardized test of doctor communication skills can help create a nicer, better doctor of the future
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08/22/2007 09:43 PM |
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The do-gooder's MBA |
Omar Yaqub didn't want a conventional 9-to-5 job after business school. He wanted to help save the world. So the 28-year-old MBA went to Nigeria to tackle an impossible task: creating demand for a product no one wanted.
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08/17/2007 01:10 PM |
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Med student struggles to preserve her idealism |
"Two minutes!" yells our course coordinator.
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07/09/2007 02:29 PM |
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Taking the kids: Touring college campuses |
Laurel Herter wishes she'd canceled the college tour trip as soon as she heard the dismal forecast.
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06/21/2007 06:04 AM |
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Many American colleges balk at U.S. News rankings |
If presidents of some of the nation's top liberal arts colleges get their way, they will no longer be included in the U.S. News and World Report's influential collegiate ranking system.
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06/01/2007 05:40 AM |
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How Nebraska Leaves No Child Behind |
One maverick state devised its own education strategy that bucks the trend toward high-stakes tests and federal control
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05/04/2007 01:40 AM |
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25 Top MBA Employers |
Think of it as a popularity contest for companies. Each year, research firm Universum surveys MBA candidates on where they'd most like to work for an exclusive Fortune.com list.
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04/30/2007 08:20 PM |
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Sallie Mae's private side |
The lure for private-equity firm J.C. Flowers' $25 billion buyout of student-loan giant Sallie Mae may be its fast-growing and lucrative business providing private education loans -- loans that exi...
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04/23/2007 08:01 PM |
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The trouble with MBAs |
When Jack Welch gave a guest lecture at MIT's Sloan School of Management in 2005, someone in the crowd asked, "What should we be learning in business school?" Welch's reply: "Just concentrate on ne...
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03/23/2007 12:50 AM |
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Top colleges get more affordable |
A college education may be getting less expensive at some of the most prestigious schools.
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11/22/2006 07:42 AM |
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The race to bring more diversity to business |
There's a hole in higher education that you probably haven't heard about.
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11/20/2006 11:45 PM |
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Highest paid college presidents |
Running a university or college can make for 20-hour days and intense pressure to please a long list of factions from donors, board members and alumni to faculty, students and parents.
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10/24/2006 11:54 PM |
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Average college cost breaks $30,000 |
The average cost of a four-year private college jumped to $30,367 this school year, the first time the average has broken the $30,000 mark.
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10/03/2006 04:41 AM |
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No excuses or short cuts at Atlanta charter school |
Students at the West Atlanta Young Scholars Academy in Atlanta, Georgia, are expected to go to college.
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09/21/2006 04:15 AM |
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10 biggest mistakes b-school applicants make |
The application process for business schools is beginning, sparking the annual frenzy of activity - and copious questions.
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09/08/2006 06:42 AM |
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The legend of Robin Hood |
The idea behind one of the most innovative and influential philanthropic organizations of our time sprang from one of the more boneheaded macroeconomic calls ever made on Wall Street. Or as hedge f...
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09/07/2006 04:02 AM |
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Today's medical training -- better or worse for patients? |
The phone rang. It was the middle of the night.
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08/25/2006 07:37 AM |
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Your Opinion: Flag burning |
One story we brought you this week concerned a teacher who, as part of a class exercise, burned the American flag in a civics lesson for seventh graders. We asked for your opinion on the story, and here are a few of your responses, some of which have been edited:
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08/21/2006 08:25 AM |
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No child left out of the dodgeball game? |
As more of America's school-age children are growing fatter, the physical education curriculum that might help them win the fight is gasping for air, says a recently released report.
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08/18/2006 12:20 AM |
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College costs: Up, up and away |
The cost of higher education looks like it's climbing ... again.
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08/13/2006 09:51 PM |
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Who needs Harvard? |
It's the summer before your senior year, and you're sweating.
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08/09/2006 12:19 AM |
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Healthcare, energy drive up college costs |
State university tuition has leaped 40 percent in the past five years, hitting the three out of four American college students who attend public universities.
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08/08/2006 09:55 PM |
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Healthcare, energy drives up cost of college |
State university tuitions have leaped 40 percent in the past five years, hitting the three out of four American college students who attend public universities.
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08/01/2006 01:31 PM |
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Everything You Know About Kids and Money is Wrong |
AMERICAN STUDENTS MAY BE POOR AT MATH, but when it comes to understanding the money in their lives, they are positively bankrupt. A recent national survey testing high school seniors about basic fi...
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06/29/2006 02:01 AM |
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It's not your mom's PTA |
They come from all walks of life to the searing desert heat in Phoenix, Arizona: parents, some who are also teachers; administrators and school board representatives.
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06/22/2006 02:27 AM |
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Startups On Fire |
Protesting on college campuses is back. The object of this generation's rebellion? Traditional jobs. In an era of widespread disenchantment with the often bureaucratic, scandal-ridden world of big ...
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06/13/2006 09:33 PM |
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Red Cross opens storm shelters |
The Red Cross has opened the following emergency shelters in Florida for people affected by Tropical Storm Alberto:
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05/02/2006 02:09 AM |
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A conversation with economists Laura Tyson and Glenn Hubbard |
Following is an interview with Laura Tyson, dean of London Business School and former chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers during the Clinton administration, and Glenn Hubbard, dean of the Columbia Business School and chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers in the first years of the Bush administration.
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04/14/2006 03:51 AM |
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Ga-ga for Google |
With demand for MBAs rebounding, this year's graduating class of B-school students is more likely to get the job offers they desire. And in many cases, that means a job at Google.
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04/06/2006 02:53 AM |
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Doctor attacks bugs that attack kids |
Dr. Blaise L. Congeni has always been in a hurry.
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03/31/2006 02:52 PM |
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This week in the medical journals |
Focused on bird flu
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03/14/2006 12:57 AM |
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Cheat sheet for parents on testing |
MEAP, ITBS, CRCT, TAKS. There are scores of acronyms in educational testing, but these four-letter terms stand for far more than No. 2 pencils and pages of tiny circles.
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01/28/2006 06:27 AM |
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No school, no books, no teacher's dirty looks |
(CNN) -- It's a child's dream. Wake up whenever you want, with nobody telling you what to do and when to do it. And here's the kicker: No school to rush off to.
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01/07/2006 07:33 AM |
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Professor paychecks |
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - A study released by the U.S. Department of Education this week found that full professors at four-year public colleges and universities earned an average of $89,001 in the academic year 2004-05.
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12/01/2005 03:31 PM |
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A Degree of Respect for Online MBAs |
Last year Samantha Kitover reached a critical point in her career. A 25-year-old Chicagoan who works as a sales trainer for Canon USA, Kitover figured she'd boost her salary and increase her option...
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11/12/2005 10:00 AM |
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College president pay: The $million club |
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - For the first time, compensation for private college presidents has broken through the million-dollar barrier.
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10/27/2005 07:27 PM |
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The 10 most expensive colleges |
Tuition at the most expensive four-year college is up only 2.7 percent from last year. But a small increase on an already big number is still gob-smacking.
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10/18/2005 05:26 AM |
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College costs going nowhere but up |
As nervous as college freshmen may be, their cash-strapped parents are probably trembling more.
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09/07/2005 11:14 PM |
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Colleges across U.S. helping displaced students |
Colleges throughout the United States are accommodating students displaced by Hurricane Katrina.
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09/01/2005 01:31 PM |
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Let the MBA Buyer Beware |
So you're thinking about getting a master's of business administration, and you want to know which school is the best for you. With tuition at top-tier schools reportedly up 55 percent in the past ...
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09/01/2005 01:31 PM |
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The ROI on your MBA |
You've got dreams--big honking expensive dreams. You want to be a player in a powerhouse corporation or launch a business of your own. Either way, you've decided you'll need an MBA to prepare yours...
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08/12/2005 10:58 PM |
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The business of dorm decorating |
Denim fashions may be all the rage this fall, but Erica Green cares more about dressing up her dorm room than dressing up herself. Green, an incoming junior at Goucher College in Baltimore, Maryland, plans to spend more than $500 on furnishings, from bright blue butterfly chairs and rugs to a TV-DVD combo unit.
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08/12/2005 10:54 PM |
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An education in organization |
Ever made a midnight run to buy poster board for a school project due the next morning? Afraid of what forms, homework and other forgotten but important pieces of paper might be unearthed in a thorough backpack search? Have a Top 10 list of excuses for missed assignments?
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07/12/2005 11:55 PM |
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Goodbye, Perkins loan? |
College students take note - your government loan options might be shrinking.
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07/01/2005 05:28 AM |
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Should home-schooled have access to public school programs? |
A growing number of parents in the United States are home-schooling their children, as an alternative to sending them to public or private schools. For a variety of reasons, these parents believe that they can provide an equal or superior educational experience at home.
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06/28/2005 09:21 PM |
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The making of a young doctor |
The medical year begins on July 1, the day that medical school graduates finish their training as resident physicians and stream out into the real world of shingles and stethoscopes.
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05/16/2005 01:31 PM |
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FROM MARX TO MARKET |
As students in his competitiveness class settle into their seats, the professor lets fly an opening query: "Who can tell me why Estonia was so successful in making the transition to a market econom...
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03/30/2005 05:31 AM |
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Paying for college |
College acceptance letters are coming soon to a mailbox near you. In other words, it's about that time when parents and students begin to get nervous about the final step to the college application process: financial aid.
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03/29/2005 04:41 AM |
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The new math of college admissions |
SALEM, Ore. (CNN/Money) - Here is a pop quiz:
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03/24/2005 01:12 AM |
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Buying into Harvard |
Congratulations, your kid did well on the SAT. But the girl next door did even better.
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02/24/2005 08:42 AM |
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State lawmakers call for changes in Bush education plan |
Federal law has forced the nation's children to meet rigid academic performance standards that create "too many ways to fail," a bipartisan panel of state lawmakers who reviewed the No Child Left Behind Act said Wednesday.
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02/01/2005 03:31 PM |
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Four Myths about College Costs |
THE COST OF A COLLEGE DEGREE continues to climb seemingly beyond the means of many families, rising far faster than incomes or inflation. Total expenses for the 2004-05 academic year shot up 7.8% t...
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01/08/2005 09:44 AM |
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Race-based affirmative action admissions |
A forthcoming law review article by UCLA professor Rick Sander is causing a big stir in the legal academic community. Sander's piece in the Stanford Law Review argues that race-based affirmative action as practiced by American law schools during the past 30 years actually ends up hurting the group -- African American law students -- it is most intended to help.
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11/18/2004 02:37 AM |
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Bush picks Spellings for education secretary |
President Bush on Wednesday nominated domestic policy adviser Margaret Spellings to be the next education secretary, replacing Rod Paige.
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