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5 ways to be smart about back-to-school shopping
Source: fosters.com Posted By: Christy HOL...294 days ago
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Prices on back-to-school items from socks to notebooks are rising 10 percent on average, but there are lots of great deals — and new ways to find them. Stores and manufacturers are redesigning....
US kids get cool back-to-school tech
Source: dawn.com Posted By: Jacky SIL...301 days ago
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Kids as young as elementary age are looking for smartphone upgrades, while the college set is sussing out the explosion in tablets, said Craig Johnson, president of the retail consulting and....
Middle school boys admit to sex attack
Source: sfgate.com Posted By: Benny Penito..301 days ago
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Three boys have admitted to sex-related crimes in connection with the assault of two 12-year-old girls during a Redwood City school field trip, a San Mateo County prosecutor said Tuesday. Two....
Homeless high school grad returns to Brooklyn to help kids like himself get to college
Source: nydailynews.com Posted By: Jacky SIL...303 days ago
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Homeless high school grad Orayne Williams has returned to the city after his first year away at college - and he's on a mission to help other street kids get an education. Williams, 19, was....
Thousands of donated books head to Joplin
Source: abcactionnews.c Posted By: Brandy ROS...307 days ago
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Soon after a mile wide tornado devastated Joplin, Missouri on May 22, 2011, a principal 1200 miles away at Curtis Fundamental Elementary in Dunedin started asking herself questions. "I looked....
German university: Ai Weiwei accepts job offer
Source: sacbee.com Posted By: Candace George..315 days ago
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A German university says recently released Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has accepted an offer to join the Berlin institution as a visiting lecturer. Berlin's University of Arts said Wednesday....
Ind. teen found guilty in school shooting
Source: Boston Globe Posted By: Hilmer JOS...316 days ago
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A central Indiana teenager who insisted for weeks that he hadn’t intended to kill a former classmate admitted in court yesterday that he had hoped the shots he fired would be fatal, bringing....
Jose Baez: From High School Dropout to Lawyer/Celebrity
Source: blogs.wsj.com Posted By: Candace George..316 days ago
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Casey Anthony’s lawyer Jose Baez has entered the sort of rarefied air occupied by relatively few attorneys. Like the late Johnnie Cochran, after his defense of O.J., Baez now has the opportunity....
Five things you need to know about Office 365 for Education
Source: zdnet.com Posted By: Anna CEC...320 days ago
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Office 365 may well be a game changer for cloud users of small to medium sized businesses. But little has been said about its younger sister, still in college and ready to fight out to the....
Trial to begin in slaying of gay middle school student
Source: latimesblogs.la Posted By: Gigi DUG...323 days ago
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Opening arguments are set to begin Tuesday in a Chatsworth courtroom in the case of an Oxnard teenager who shot an eighth-grade classmate to death more than three years ago. When he was just....
U.S. Department of Education Awards Kratos $1.7M Contract to Improve Reading Instructional Practices
Source: Market Watch Posted By: anny JOS...328 days ago
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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. /quotes/zigman/114317/quotes/nls/ktos KTOS -0.51% , a leading National Security Solutions provider, announced today that it has received a follow-on....
MBA versus specialist programs
Source: coolavenues.com Posted By: anny JOS...330 days ago
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Despite over 100 years of existence in some form or another, the MBA continues to be one of the most high profile graduate degrees of all time. Ever since its beginning, prospective candidates....
PBS Launches New Digital Media Education Platform
Source: multichannel.co Posted By: Candace George..331 days ago
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PBS has teamed with producing stations WGBH Boston, WNET New York, and KET (Kentucky Educational TV) and 31 other noncommercial stations on a new service, PBSLearningMedia. The digital media....
Online Learning Company Ties With UCLA Extension, CAA
Source: socaltech.com Posted By: Len WIS...335 days ago
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A new, venture backed online education company, Encore Career Institute, headed by Steve Poizner, said today that it has linked with the UCLA Extension to offer up professional certificates and....
Source: Washington Post Posted By: Brandy ROS...336 days ago
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Colby Holmes, John Taylor and Matt Price combined on a five-hitter and defending national champion South Carolina tied the record for consecutive NCAA tournament wins with a 7-1 victory over....
Heart of the City: Northwestern
Source: ESPN Posted By: Mary PER...338 days ago
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This week, we're taking a closer look at FBS programs located in major markets that typically also have NFL franchises. Two big Ten programs fit this description. First up, Northwestern. School:....
School's refusal to let boy wear cornrow braids is ruled racial discrimination
Source: Guadian.co.uk Posted By: Benny Penito..341 days ago
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A school's anti-gang ban on unconventional hairstyles has resulted in "unlawful, indirect racial discrimination which is not justified", the high court has ruled. The test case decision is....
Alabama Grandmother Runs For Education
Source: Fox News Posted By: Benny Penito..342 days ago
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A 56-year-old grandmother of 14 said she's had enough of budget cuts that have slashed funding for public education in Alabama. Lori Tippets, a member of the city school board in Jacksonville,....
Report: No college degree for 25% of state legislators
Source: content.usatoda Posted By: Cat BEC...345 days ago
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Does a college education matter if you're a state legislator? The Chronicle of Higher Education reports that about 25% of the nation's nearly 7,400 state legislators do not have a bachelor's....
Study: Minority youth have big media Study: Minority youth have big media appetite
Source: businessweek.co Posted By: Valerie MAY...349 days ago
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A new Northwestern University study says minority youth spend more than half their day consuming media content -- a rate that's 4.5 hours greater than their white counterparts. The "Children,....
