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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...

3 UW-Stout students killed in fire were drunk - Wednesday, July 16, 2008
MENOMONIE, WIS. - Three college students who died in a house fire in April had blood-alcohol levels from two to almost four times the legal limit in Wisconsin drunken driving cases,...

NCCC ready for student tenants - Tuesday, August 26, 2008
The first on-campus housing facility for Niagara County Community College students is ready for occupancy. About 215 students are expected to move this weekend into Village College...

MARIETTA BOARD OF EDUCATION: Students allowed to text cops - Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Students aren’t usually allowed to use their cellphones at school. But under the “Text a Cop” plan, Marietta High School students won’t face disciplinary action for their efforts...

Private student lenders - Monday, December 08, 2008
When Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson announced that he wanted to extend $60 billion of the $700 billion rescue package to non-bank credit card and auto loan firms, we called it "an...

Universities earn record amount from working with industry - Thursday, July 10, 2008
Universities saw a dramatic rise in earnings from working with industry last year, reaching a record total of £2.6bn. That represents a 17% increase in business funding compared with...

House offers hope for student-parents - Sunday, July 20, 2008
More than 125 National City Bank volunteers worked yesterday to prepare the Family Scholar House, a 56-apartment facility that will house single parents attending college and their children. The...

Students find recycling pays - Tuesday, December 30, 2008
ALBANY —— A recycling program implemented by 10 eighth-graders has not only cut school waste in half, it has won them a national award and has made the city take notice. The Desmond...

At 15, Snohomish student is too young to drive, but not to attend the UW - Thursday, June 26, 2008
SNOHOMISH -- The last-day-of-school assembly was largely about transitions: from grade to grade and school to school. Half the students would remain at Snohomish High and half would...

nnovation in Danger: Not Enough Students Pursuing Engineering Careers - Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Thought Leaders from the IEEE Discuss Current Issues in Education, from Engaging Our Nation's Youth to Encouraging, Attracting and Retaining Engineering Talent -- The trend is alarming,...