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CPS students earn record $157 million in college - Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Students from this spring's Chicago Public Schools graduating class collected nearly $157 million in college scholarships, nearly twice the $82 million earned the year before and a district...
ISU reports laptop with students' info stolen - Wednesday, July 16, 2008
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - A laptop computer containing personal information about more than 2,500 current and former Indiana State University students was stolen from a professor as he traveled...
Little progress by Labour on widening university participation - Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Commenting on the National Audit Office report published today on widening participation in higher education, Liberal Democrat ShadowUniversity, Innovation and Skills Secretary, Stephen...
Wi-Fi May Help College Students Get Better Grades - Tuesday, October 07, 2008
But students can be distracted from classwork, too, as more than half in a survey said they checked Facebook or MySpace and sent or received e-mail while in class.
Use Wi-Fi, get better...
Man held in death of KU student kills himself - Monday, July 07, 2008
The man held in the slaying of a University of Kansas law student and social activist has killed himself while in custody in New Jersey.
Lawrence police said Adolfo Garcia-Nunez, 46,...
Students propose changes to new graduation rules - Tuesday, September 16, 2008
A group of high school students today proposed dramatic changes to the state’s tough new graduation requirements that would create separate routes to a high school diploma based on...
Middle school critical to students' success in high school - Thursday, June 26, 2008
More than 100,000 California students quit high school each year, but the path toward dropping out begins long before high school. Three new studies from the California Dropout Research...
No easy answers to nation's student dropout problem - Saturday, October 25, 2008
We heard a common theme. Dropouts are a national crisis, the problem is not something schools are responsible for entirely, nor is it something they can fix entirely.
And, as I learned...
Universities urged to act over fall in student numbers - Thursday, July 10, 2008
Universities could close, or be forced to lower standards or significantly raise fees, unless urgent action is taken to address a fall in student numbers, vice-chancellors warn today.
A...
Student Entrepreneurs Compete For the Best Pitch - Friday, October 24, 2008
Evelyn_EspinozaA landscaping and lawn-care business; a candy factory; a yoga class; a smoothie store in the school cafeteria; and an online costume retailer for kids and adults.
Those...
