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Student, 16, dies after assault - Monday, August 25, 2008
A murder inquiry has been launched following the death of a 16-year-old student from Qatar who was attacked in a seaside town in East Sussex.
He suffered a head injury in an attack...
Only 22% of students graduate - Monday, August 18, 2008
ohannesburg - Only 22% of higher level students complete their undergraduate degree within the required study period, said Education Minister Naledi Pandor on Monday.
"Out of the 120...
First-generation students struggle to find their place in college - Sunday, June 15, 2008
When Carlito Umali takes center stage Sunday at Seattle University's commencement ceremony, he's going to talk about community.
And that's just about all the soon-to-be grad is willing...
Chicago Student, 12, Wins Dodge Caliber for School Attendance - Wednesday, June 25, 2008
CHICAGO — It took a Chicago Public Schools student a whole year to win a sleek perfect attendance prize—but she has a few years to go before she can use it.
Ashley Martinez won...
Medical students fail drug street smarts - Tuesday, October 07, 2008
A team of British and Australian researchers have found that medical students have little in the way of street smarts when it comes to recreational drugs.
In a paper published in the...
Foreign students on par with locals - Tuesday, October 07, 2008
INTERNATIONAL students do just as well as Australian students at Australia's elite universities, countering claims that international students are "soft-marked" and are dragging down...
Student discipline shows racial trend - Thursday, June 25, 2009
A disproportionate number of African-American students in some Michigan school districts are being suspended and expelled, according to a report released Wednesday.
The American Civil...
Is there a place for average students? - Thursday, October 23, 2008
I got an interesting email from a mom seeking some help. She mentions a program many of you have asked before: What do our schools do to help average students?
Here is her note:
“My...
Student numbers dip at Asheville Middle School - Sunday, July 20, 2008
ASHEVILLE – Asheville City Schools officials are trying to figure out why students are leaving the school district after elementary school.
According to enrollment data, some of the...
9 out of 10 students pass high school exit exam - Wednesday, September 02, 2009
SAN FRANCISCO - State education officials say just over 90 percent of California's Class of 2009 passed the exit high school exam by the end of their senior year.
Data released Wednesday...
