Pa. University Targets Overweight Students
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Education archive
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Monday, November 23, 2009
College Graduates Struggle To Repay Loans
November 23, 2009 The abysmal job market is making it hard for some to start making student loan payments, which come due this month for May graduates. A new law could ease the pain for some: It limits monthly payments to 15 percent of a graduate's income.
Health
When Your Boss Wants Your DNA
November 23, 2009 The University of Akron said it could ask new workers for a DNA sample to run background checks. But an anti-discrimination law that went into full effect Nov. 21 prevents employers from requiring workers to share genetic information.
Lesson Plans: What Makes A Great Teacher?
'Teach For America' Teachers Learn On The Job
November 23, 2009 New science teacher Tim Cooper trained with Teach For America for five weeks before flying solo in the front of his own classroom. Cooper couldn't wait to get into the classroom, so the group's short but intense training program working for him.
Chicago Teens Encourage Nonviolent Actions
November 23, 2009 The brutal killing of a Chicago teenager in September brought U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and Education Secretary Arne Duncan to the city to speak out about youth violence. Now that the Cabinet members are back in Washington, what is happening in the effort to stop youth violence? Some Chicago teenagers are taking on the issue themselves.
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Latin America
Socialite's School Brings Hope To Brazilian Slum
November 21, 2009 Brazil's ghettos are poverty stricken and violent. But there are people fighting against the odds to turn things around for the poor children of Rio de Janeiro. Among them is an unusual apostle: a Rio socialite who founded a school for slum-dwelling children and views education as an equalizer.
Around the Nation
Protests, Arrests Follow UC's 32 Percent Fee Hike
November 21, 2009 Dozens of demonstrators who barricaded themselves inside a campus building at the University of California, Berkeley in a protest over fee hikes and budget cuts were removed late Friday, bringing the daylong occupation to an end, university officials said.
Friday, November 20, 2009
Around the Nation
Chicago School Board Chief's Death Raises Questions
November 20, 2009 Michael Scott was found shot in the head Monday, his body partially submerged in the Chicago River. The medical examiner ruled the death a suicide, but so far police have not reached that conclusion, and there's widespread disbelief among the mayor and others that Scott would have killed himself.
Students Rail Against University Of California Fees
November 20, 2009 UC regents, meeting at UCLA, approved fees that will bring the average annual cost to about $10,300 — a threefold increase in a decade. In protest, University of California Berkeley students barricaded themselves in part of a campus building on Friday.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
The Two-Way
U of Cal. System Boosts Fees 32% To Fill Funding Shortfall
November 19, 2009 Struggling to operate the nation's largest public university system as state lawmakers have failed to meet requested funding needs, the University of California Regents approved an overall 30 percent fee increase that will be spread over the current and following academic years.
Monday, November 16, 2009
