BBC News - Education & Family

• UK slipping down graduate league
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:09:48 GMT)

The UK is slipping behind international rivals in university places, according to figures from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. ... Read

• First 16 'free schools' revealed
(Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:22:02 GMT)

The first 16 'free schools' to be set up are named by Education Secretary Michael Gove. ... Read

• Former head jailed for sex abuse
(Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:14:02 GMT)

A former boarding school head teacher is jailed for 21 years for sexually abusing and beating pupils. ... Read

• Student migration 'unsustainable'
(Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:53:23 GMT)

The number of foreign students let into the UK is "unsustainable", minister Damian Green says in his first major speech on immigration. ... Read

• Gove defends free school numbers
(Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:04:07 GMT)

Michael Gove says demand for new free schools has exceeded expectations but Labour says plans for 16 new institutions next year are "laughable". ... Read

• Tory defects over schools scheme
(Sat, 04 Sep 2010 11:56:22 GMT)

A Tory councillor defects to Labour over cuts to the government's schools building programme, saying she was "ashamed to be a Conservative". ... Read

• Men in short supply in primaries
(Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:52:36 GMT)

One in four state primary schools in England has no male teacher, statistics show. ... Read

• Music tuition falling, poll says
(Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:39:09 GMT)

Fewer children are learning to play a musical instrument than in their parents' generation, a survey suggests. ... Read

• School lottery 'failed in aim'
(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:49:43 GMT)

England's first city-wide lottery system aimed at solving the problem of allocating places at over-subscribed schools failed to give poorer children equal access to top schools, academics say. ... Read

• Prodigy makes Cambridge history
(Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:13:59 GMT)

A 15-year-old maths prodigy is set to become the youngest undergraduate at the University of Cambridge for more than two centuries. ... Read

• School meals 'help fussy eaters'
(Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:15:47 GMT)

School lunches can tempt fussy eaters to try new foods, a survey carried out in England for the School Food Trust suggests. ... Read

• GCSE triumphs: Whizz kids and athletes
(Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:58:30 GMT)

Across England, Wales and Northern Ireland thousands of pupils are celebrating and commiserating with each other after receiving their results for their GCSE exams. ... Read

• GCSE pupils score record results
(Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:53:45 GMT)

Teenagers score another GCSE record with almost seven out of 10 exams awarded a C grade or above, as separate science entries rise. ... Read

• 'One in four' students unplaced
(Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:26:36 GMT)

The latest figures show that currently more than a quarter of UK university applicants are unplaced. ... Read

• Did the new A* make the grade?
(Fri, 20 Aug 2010 23:24:49 GMT)

Did the new A-level grade do what it said on the tin? ... Read

• The bright pupils shunning university
(Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:16:02 GMT)

The bright, young things shunning university ... Read

• No university place...? Go Dutch
(Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:26:09 GMT)

With UK students facing a tough battle for places at home, universities in the Netherlands are promoting themselves as an alternative - and still have spaces left for this year, reports the BBC's Jonty Bloom. ... Read

• A* boosts record A-level results
(Thu, 19 Aug 2010 18:24:15 GMT)

One in 12 A-level entries is awarded the new A* grade, as pupils attain record results. ... Read

• Ditch the flute and get swotting, students told
(Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:59:28 GMT)

Oxford's head of admissions tells candidates it wants the academically gifted, not 'second-rate historians' who play the flute. ... Read

• Why has studying French lost its élan?
(Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:59:22 GMT)

Is the big fall in the number of British school children studying French something to be concerned about? ... Read

• Ellen MacArthur's global ambition
(Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:15:20 GMT)

Yachtswoman Ellen MacArthur has set herself a new challenge - creating an educational foundation to promote sustainability. ... Read

• Shoesmith given leave to appeal
(Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:15:40 GMT)

Sharon Shoesmith is given leave to appeal over her sacking as the head of children's services at Haringey Council after the death of Baby Peter. ... Read

• One in nine schools 'half empty'
(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:41:20 GMT)

Figures obtained by the BBC suggest that in one in nine Scottish primary schools at least 60% of places are unfilled. ... Read

• Imperial College expands overseas
(Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:27:44 GMT)

Imperial College is going to open its first branch outside the UK - a medical school in Singapore, run in partnership with a local university. ... Read

• Higher student loan rates begin
(Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:42:00 GMT)

Millions of graduates will now start paying interest on their student loans again as new interest rates come into effect. ... Read

• School gender views 'start early'
(Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:20:11 GMT)

Girls believe they are cleverer, better behaved and try harder than boys from as early as the age of four, research suggests. ... Read

• Budget 'hits the poorest hardest'
(Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:46:13 GMT)

The coalition government's Budget announced in June has hit the poorest families hardest, says an economic think tank. ... Read

• Charity loses gay adoption appeal
(Thu, 19 Aug 2010 06:34:33 GMT)

The Charity Commission rejects an appeal by a Roman Catholic charity to allow it to discriminate against gay people seeking to adopt. ... Read

• Warning over 'untracked' children
(Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:27:40 GMT)

Some children are not being educated because local authorities are often unable to track youngsters who are not being taught, inspectors warn. ... Read

• Hundreds of playgrounds scrapped
(Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:07:18 GMT)

Hundreds of playground developments in England are being mothballed as the Department for Education cuts funding for them. ... Read

• Adult drinking sparks child calls
(Mon, 16 Aug 2010 09:07:02 GMT)

More than 100 children a week are turning to the ChildLine helpline with worries about their parents' drinking or drug use, the NSPCC says. ... Read

• Row over bus breastfeeding claims
(Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:08:05 GMT)

A young mother says she was ordered off a Manchester bus because she was breastfeeding her baby. ... Read

• Mandarin popular in UK Schools
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:18:28 GMT)

Some schools in the UK are teaching their pupils languages like Mandarin and Arabic rather than the more traditional French and Spanish. ... Read

• Only 16 new free schools sign up
(Sun, 05 Sep 2010 10:00:23 GMT)

Education Secretary Gove says there will be initially only 16 "free schools" in England set up despite 700 expressions of interest. ... Read

• Schoolboy describes finding pipe bomb
(Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:08:52 GMT)

The suspicious object was left in the playground of St Comgall's Primary School and picked up by an eight -year-old pupil. ... Read

• 'I was nearly six foot at 11 years old'
(Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:48:57 GMT)

President Barack Obama's daughter, Malia, is now 12 years old and 5ft 9in (1.75m). But what's it like to be a young girl who's taller than the rest? ... Read

• Group-think
(Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:57:23 GMT)

Why do UK leaders all study for the same qualification? ... Read

• Blast from the past
(Wed, 25 Aug 2010 08:02:56 GMT)

BBC Micros help train young student programmers ... Read

• Young achievers
(Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:22:33 GMT)

Why are more pupils taking GCSEs early? ... Read

• GCSE trends explained
(Wed, 25 Aug 2010 07:41:26 GMT)

Single sciences and Polish are up, but French and ICT are down ... Read

• Teen drift
(Fri, 27 Aug 2010 09:13:23 GMT)

A scheme aimed at stopping teenagers from becoming NEETS, could soon be abolished. ... Read

• 'Our nightmare'
(Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:01:25 GMT)

A couple wrongly accused of hurting their child tell their story ... Read

• Psychology soaring...
(Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:25:12 GMT)

Subject trends and rising grades as A-levels change ... Read

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• Obama must stick to his guns on education
(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:29:00 EDT)

It's back-to-school time, which means some in the media have gone back to asking: "What's wrong with our schools? And how can we fix it?"


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• Alabama schools turn to bank loans to operate
(Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:10:00 EDT)

Alabama schools have been having a rough time of it, and it only looks like it's going to get rougher. The Cotton State recently came in last place in the federal Department of Education's Race to the Top grant competition. And a steadfast global recession combined with the Gulf Coast oil spill this summer have put a severe strain on the state's tax receipts, the primary source of revenue for Alabama's education system, forcing several school systems to take out private loans just to make it through the year.


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• Award-winning teachers dole out advice on fixing public schools
(Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:13:00 EDT)

What if students attended school all year? One Wisconsin teacher thinks that could be a way to improve student grades and fix the nation's public school system.


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• Report: Classroom shortage hurts East Jerusalem children
(Tue, 24 Aug 2010 17:21:00 EDT)

Palestinian children in East Jerusalem are being put at a disadvantage because of a dire shortage of classrooms in the east side of the city, according to a report published Tuesday by two Israeli human rights groups.


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• What's missing for back-to-school? 135,000 teachers
(Fri, 20 Aug 2010 19:21:00 EDT)

More children are crowding into classrooms in Modesto, Calif. Parents are paying extra to send their kids to full-day kindergarten in Queen Creek, Ariz. And the school buses stopped rolling in one St. Louis area school district.


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• Get a job, or go to grad school?
(Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:26:00 EDT)

Dear Annie: I hope you can settle an argument. My parents are saying that with my college major (English), it will probably be hard for me to find a job when I graduate next spring. They want me to go straight to grad school and get a master's degree, which they say will make me more "marketable." (They are willing to foot the bill, which I do appreciate.)


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• D.C. school system fires 241 teachers
(Fri, 23 Jul 2010 22:38:00 EDT)

The District of Columbia public school system announced Friday that it is letting 226 employees go for poor performance under the education assessment system IMPACT.


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• Arrests highlight education busing issues
(Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:30:00 EDT)

The arrest of 19 protesters at a rancorous school board meeting Tuesday brings the issue of busing and diversity in education into the national spotlight.


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• Are hospitals deadlier in July?
(Thu, 08 Jul 2010 15:44:00 EDT)

More than 16,000 U.S. medical school graduates are awarded M.D. degrees each year, and many enter their residency programs at teaching hospitals in July. Now, a growing body of research suggests that month might be a more deadly time in U.S. hospitals.


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• Why good jobs are going unfilled
(Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:32:00 EDT)

We're getting to the point where even good news comes wrapped in bad news.


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• Top issues: Education
(Wed, 23 Jun 2010 19:27:00 EDT)

U.S. education issues in 2010 boil down to two questions: how to fund cash-strapped state universities and how to fix so-called high school "drop-out factories."


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• When having an MBA is Important
(Wed, 09 Jun 2010 22:15:00 EDT)

Some people view an MBA degree the same way that Charlie thought about his Golden Ticket in "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory": They believe a piece of paper can magically transport you to a place you only imagined.


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• Amid budget cuts, Maryland school system sells curriculum
(Wed, 09 Jun 2010 19:58:00 EDT)

To help defray budget cuts, the Montgomery County Public School system in Maryland is selling some of its assets. Specifically, it has entered into a deal valued at at least $4.5 million with a company called Pearson to sell the county's elementary curriculum expertise.


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• Steele: Democrats fail on school program
(Mon, 17 May 2010 23:18:00 EDT)

Fifty-six years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed in Brown v. Board of Education what our founders declared self-evident -- that all men are created equal.


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• Man with knife attacks kindergarten in China
(Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:17:00 EDT)

At least 28 children were injured when a man with a knife attacked a kindergarten in east China on Thursday morning, state media said.


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• $250 million for abstinence education not evidence-based, groups say
(Wed, 31 Mar 2010 14:21:00 EDT)

The health care reform legislation that President Obama signed recently isn't only about insurance coverage -- there's also a renewal of $50 million per year for five years for abstinence-focused education.


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• Work with teachers, don't fire them
(Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:46:00 EDT)

Little Rhode Island made big news in the education arena last month. Superintendent Frances Gallo fired all the teachers at Central Falls High School after negotiations with the teachers' union failed.


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• Why subsidize wealthy college kids?
(Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:50:00 EST)

I mentor a student who is a senior in a low-performing high school. About 50 percent of the students at his school drop out, while less than 25 percent go to college. His parents didn't graduate from high school, and his father earns about $14,000 a year. His grade point average is good enough to qualify him for admission at a few University of California schools.


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• Why we protest education cuts
(Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:15:00 EST)

Today, in California and other states across the nation, students, teachers, faculty and workers have been protesting, striking, walking out of classes and staging sit-ins and teach-ins. They are protesting budget cuts, tuition hikes, compensation reductions, layoffs and privatizations affecting public K-12 schools and universities.


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• CNN Fact Check: How do California's hikes in college costs stack up?
(Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:52:00 EST)

Students and college professors in California and around the country protested Thursday over the drastic cuts imposed on cash-strapped state colleges and universities.


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• Contest win fuels fierce debate over race
(Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:34:00 EST)

What does it mean when a white sorority wins a competition that African-American fraternities and sororities not only created but also consider an essential part of their cultural expression? It means an uncomfortable discussion about race, history, culture and inclusivity that is not black and white.


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• Obama highlights federal funds to lower high school dropout rate
(Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:49:00 EST)

President Obama highlighted stronger federal efforts Monday to help lower a high school dropout rate that, according to the president, is undermining America's future economic potential.


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• Public college tuitions spike 15%, even 30%
(Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:42:00 EST)

Tuition at many public colleges and universities is skyrocketing, thanks to state budget deficits that have choked off funding for higher education.


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• Ohio State is No. 1 - in president's pay
(Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:57:00 EST)

Ohio State University is No. 1 again, but not in football or basketball. For the second year in a row, the school's president was the highest paid public university executive in the United States, according to a study published Monday.


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• Nursing crisis looms as baby boomers age
(Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:18:00 EST)

America could be facing a nursing shortage that will worsen exponentially as the population grows older.


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• Primary care shortages hitting communities hard
(Sun, 13 Dec 2009 13:33:00 EST)

Her bedside manner is comforting, the questions to the point.


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• Get a green job in two years
(Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:07:00 EST)

Community colleges have long held second-class-citizen status in the world of higher education. But they've suddenly become top tier when it comes to one important thing: training for new green-economy jobs.


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• Give Obama A+ for school reform ideas
(Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:53:00 EST)

President Obama deserves an A+ for his agenda for education reform. His decision to nominate Arne Duncan as U.S. education secretary was inspired, and his comments on holding the system accountable are honest, refreshing and insightful.


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• College: More expensive than ever
(Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:39:00 EDT)

College costs are higher than ever, according to a new report, putting a degree even further out of reach for many Americans.


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• The CEO educator
(Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:55:00 EDT)

Joel Klein's title is New York City school chancellor, but he's really a CEO. He oversees America's largest public school system -- 1.1 million students -- with more authority than his counterparts in most other major cities, thanks to a landmark 2002 law that was just renewed for another five years.


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• Medical students reckless on Internet, sometimes at patients' expense
(Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:15:00 EDT)

In 2007, a resident surgeon snapped a picture of a patient's tattoo -- the words Hot Rod on his penis -- and shared it with colleagues, making international news when the story was leaked to the press. At least the resident didn't post the picture on the Internet.


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• Commentary: Who says public schools need more money?
(Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:00:00 EDT)

Teachers unions and politicians are constantly claiming that K-12 public schools need more money in order to produce good academic results. But does the data support the argument that our schools need more money to succeed?


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• Commentary: Obama on risky ground on schools
(Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:51:00 EDT)

President Obama has made it clear from the earliest days of his presidency that he intended to make education a high priority for his administration.


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• Jaycee Dugard's Abduction Haunted Her Young Classmates
(Mon, 07 Sep 2009 02:26:00 EDT)

"Everybody was scared," a former student recalls, "and the parents were even more scared than the kids"


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• U.S. 'Soviet-style' education system not cutting it
(Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:42:00 EDT)

Our educational system is essentially a Soviet-style government-run monopoly that could only be loved by the likes of Lenin and Stalin.


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• Ex-coach Demers appointed to Canadian Senate
(Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:41:00 EDT)

MONTREAL (AP) -- Jacques Demers, the Stanley Cup-winning coach who has spoken frankly about his lifelong battle with illiteracy, was appointed Thursday to the Canadian Senate.


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• Free medical school for 40 lucky students
(Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:39:00 EDT)

The incoming freshmen at one of the nation's newest medical schools will have more freedom to choose whether to become a specialist or help fill the shortage of primary care doctors.


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• Schwarzenegger: Overlook glitch, let paralyzed grad take bar exam
(Sun, 26 Jul 2009 13:07:00 EDT)

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Saturday called on the state bar to overlook a technical error and allow a paralyzed law school graduate to take the bar exam next week.


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• YouTube student rap stars take on poetry
(Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:48:00 EDT)

Seventh graders at Ron Clark Academy became an overnight sensation during the presidential election when their YouTube performance of "You Can Vote However You Like" catapulted them to online stardom.


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• YouTube student stars still rapping to learn
(Tue, 21 Jul 2009 20:40:00 EDT)

Seventh graders at Ron Clark Academy became an overnight sensation during the presidential election when their YouTube performance of "You Can Vote However You Like" catapulted them to online stardom.


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• Obama: Community colleges can help boost ailing economy
(Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:02:00 EDT)

Community colleges are only two-year institutions, but the Obama administration says they could play a key role in helping boost the ailing economy for years to come.


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• From P.S. 176X, kids with autism get joyful launch
(Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:56:00 EDT)

All parents have hopes and dreams for their children. Parents of kids with serious disabilities are no different. But in their moments of wildest imagination, the parents of Vicki Martinez, Chase Ferguson and Travis Cardona could not have envisioned high school graduation -- certainly not in the dark days when they first learned their children had autism.


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• Commentary: Give kids a beacon of hope
(Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:20:00 EDT)

To be effective in Congress, you must focus. With so many issues and debates occurring at any given time, it is easy to spread yourself too thin and lose sight of your goal.


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• Utah reports first swine flu death; NYC has closed 21 schools
(Wed, 20 May 2009 23:34:00 EDT)

A Utah man with chronic health problems died Wednesday from complications associated with swine flu, a local health official said. If confirmed, it would be the ninth U.S. fatality associated with the flu outbreak.


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• Against odds, some grads find Wall Street jobs
(Wed, 20 May 2009 19:12:00 EDT)

Mohamed Desoky says his friends have mixed reactions when he tells them he's landed a seemingly stellar job on Wall Street.


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• 5 more NYC schools close on flu fears
(Mon, 18 May 2009 23:19:00 EDT)

Four more New York City public schools and one private school will close for a week after an increase of reports of students with flu-like symptoms, city officials announced Monday.


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• Nursery school competition heats up in India
(Tue, 12 May 2009 04:14:00 EDT)

There was stone cold silence in the car, as the Kumars drove home.


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• 10 homeschooled celebrities
(Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:32:00 EDT)

Agatha Christie was a painfully shy girl, so her mom homeschooled her even though her two older siblings attended private school.


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• Can Second Life help teach doctors to treat patients?
(Mon, 30 Mar 2009 23:45:00 EDT)

At Imperial College London, medical students navigate a full-service hospital where they see patients, order X-rays, consult with colleagues and make diagnoses.


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• Data: U.S. teachers contracted to work longer than G-8 counterparts
(Wed, 25 Mar 2009 23:40:00 EDT)

Teachers in the United States are contracted to work more hours than their counterparts in other Group of Eight countries, according to a report released Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Education.


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• Commentary: Obama, Dems wrong to kill school vouchers
(Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:46:00 EDT)

When President Obama signs the $410 billion omnibus spending bill, there will be shouts of joy from both sides as Republicans and Democrats get their cherished earmarks.


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• Commentary: Throwing billions at schools won't fix them
(Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:45:00 EST)

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, President Obama's stimulus package, could serve as a historic investment in our children's future, an initiative that could very well change the course of our nation.


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• I spy ... future gamblers in your kindergarten class?
(Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:56:00 EST)

Is your kindergartner easily distracted? Maybe a little hyper? This might seem like typical child behavior but a new study published in the March 2009 issue of the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine suggests it could be a red flag for a potential gambling addiction as he or she ages.


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• Education chief favors longer school year
(Sat, 28 Feb 2009 17:30:00 EST)

Those lazy days of summer may become a thing of the past if the new secretary of education has his way.


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• Unemployed workers heading back to school
(Sun, 15 Feb 2009 16:11:00 EST)

Janice McFadden's story hardly stands out.


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• Bill and Melinda Gates go back to school
(Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:59:00 EST)

When Bill Gates gets worked up about something, his body language changes. He suspends his habit of rocking forward and back in his chair and sits a little straighter. His voice rises in pitch. Today the subject is America's schools.


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• College costs rise
(Wed, 29 Oct 2008 21:16:00 EDT)

The total cost of going to a private four-year college rose to $34,132 on average for the 2008-09 academic year, according to a report released Wednesday.


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• Why MBA Means 'More Bitterness Ahead'
(Fri, 24 Oct 2008 01:00:00 EDT)

Business school graduates are heading out into a cold, cold climate as financial companies clam up or close down


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• Commentary: Don't use SATs to rank college quality
(Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:40:00 EDT)

A recent controversy at Baylor University has brought new attention to the widespread misuse of standardized college admission tests to rank the quality of America's colleges and universities.


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• Hidden College Costs: Rising Fees
(Tue, 09 Sep 2008 21:00:00 EDT)

Compared to pricey private colleges, state schools can be a bargain. But extra fees are adding to the financial burden


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• Fewer US Med Students Choosing Primary Care
(Tue, 09 Sep 2008 20:00:00 EDT)

Only 2% of graduating medical students say they plan to work in primary care internal medicine, raising worries about a looming shortage of the first-stop doctors who used to be the backbone of the American medical system


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• U.S. Colleges' Green Grade: C-
(Sun, 24 Aug 2008 17:00:00 EDT)

Campuses may be getting greener, but college curriculums are falling behind in teaching students the basics of global warming and sustainability


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• A Homeschooling Win in California
(Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:00:00 EDT)

In a stunning reversal of its own ruling, a California court says it's O.K. for uncredentialed parents to homeschool their kids. But regulatory questions remain


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• Tips for minimum wage earners
(Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:11:00 EDT)

The Federal minimum wage is increasing to $6.55 an hour today. But for most folks facing higher prices on everything from a gallon of milk to a gallon of gas, it's still getting harder to make ends meet.


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• Study: Medical students show racial bias
(Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:22:00 EDT)

Edna sits on an examining table ready and alert -- she wants answers about the lump in her breast.


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• More colleges move toward optional SATs
(Fri, 30 May 2008 15:33:00 EDT)

Jen Wang of Short Hills, New Jersey, took her first SAT when she was in sixth grade, long before she would start filling out college applications.


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• MBA students go for Google
(Thu, 29 May 2008 13:22:00 EDT)

Where do MBA students most want to work when they get out of school? Investment banks and consulting firms are still popular choices, but for the second straight year, the most coveted employer is Google, a recent survey found.


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• A chance to compare MBA schools
(Thu, 29 May 2008 12:53:00 EDT)

Dan Berger, a 26-year-old aide to New York Congressman Charles Rangel, knew he wanted to get an MBA but, he says now, he was overwhelmed by the number and variety of programs available: "I knew I needed to gather a lot of information before choosing a school, but I really didn't know where to start."


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• Wake Forest Drops SAT Requirement
(Tue, 27 May 2008 14:00:00 EDT)

Wake Forest University will no longer require applicants to take the SAT and ACT exams, boosting a movement to lessen the importance of standardized tests in college admissions


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• Commentary: Tax-free hypocrisy from higher education
(Fri, 16 May 2008 19:36:00 EDT)

There is an industry in this country that is making billions in profit while average Americans are struggling to fill up their gas tanks.


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• Wall Street - land of job uncertainty
(Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:58:00 EDT)

Last fall, as bad news about the credit crisis began to pile up, MBA student Brendan McHugh started to wonder about his chances of securing a coveted internship at a top securities firm.


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• Taking the kids: Exploring the heart of college country
(Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:58:00 EDT)

Secretly, I'm congratulating myself.


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• California Resists Home School Ruling
(Wed, 12 Mar 2008 20:00:00 EDT)

In the wake of a surprise court decision, the state says that its home schoolers are "legal" pending appeal


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• Criminalizing Home Schoolers
(Sat, 08 Mar 2008 04:00:00 EST)

A child-abuse lawsuit ruling may have created a horde of truants in California, affecting as many as 200,000 children


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• 7 qualities you need to be a great parent to a preschooler
(Tue, 22 Jan 2008 15:03:00 EST)

What's it really take to parent a preschooler? It's pretty simple, once you realize what kids this age can and can't do (and what sets them off and what keeps them happy!). Here are seven qualities that make it much easier to manage all that, and why they're so crucial when you've got an independent-minded, boundary-testing picky eater on your hands.


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• VIDEO: Will Smith Planning to Start a School
(Wed, 12 Dec 2007 21:45:00 EST)

Video courtesy Buena Vista EntertainmentHaving immersed himself in educational theories while home-schooling his kids, Will Smith says he and his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, plan to put that knowledge to greater use by teaming with like-minded parents and creating a full school.


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• 10 secrets for getting into a top B-school
(Mon, 10 Dec 2007 17:41:00 EST)

Getting accepted into a top MBA program is an arduous, time-consuming process, with plenty of potential pitfalls along the way. Witness that the most prestigious and selective schools - Harvard, Wharton, Stanford, and their ilk - say they accept only 10% of all those who apply.


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• Young doctors in debt
(Fri, 16 Nov 2007 16:47:00 EST)

It's Wednesday evening and Megan Reis can't remember when she last saw her husband Chris. Small wonder. Since Sunday morning, Meg has worked more than 60 hours at Advocate Hope Children's Hospital, the Chicago-area facility where she is training in pediatrics.


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• From six figures to student loans
(Thu, 15 Nov 2007 09:51:00 EST)

After nearly 20 years in the energy industry, Jay Mulki was earning a handsome six-figure salary and managing a department of 50 employees. But Mulki longed to work fewer hours and pursue another dream: to teach marketing at a university.


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• Commentary: Integrative medicine is 'new way of healing'
(Tue, 06 Nov 2007 23:40:00 EST)

In a recent column, Emily Breidbart, a second-year medical student at New York University School of Medicine, expressed concerns about her medical education and the frustrating health-care system she will soon enter.


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• Teacher Who Fled With Boy Arrested
(Sat, 03 Nov 2007 13:00:00 EDT)

A female schoolteacher and the 13-year-old boy she allegedly ran away with have been arrested in Mexico, a prosecutor said Saturday


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• Russia's business school battle
(Fri, 26 Oct 2007 09:07:00 EDT)

The big question right now in Russian politics is who will succeed Vladimir Putin as President in the 2008 election. As it turns out, the two front-runners -- first deputy prime ministers Sergei Ivanov and Dmitry Medvedev -- are also squaring off in a contest for business-school supremacy in Russia.


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• College costs keep rising
(Mon, 22 Oct 2007 19:43:00 EDT)

The average total cost of a private four-year college rose to $32,307 for the current school year, but the rate of increase has slowed compared to public school prices, according to a report released Monday.


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• Kids use yoga to learn mythology, fight pre-test jitters
(Mon, 08 Oct 2007 15:08:00 EDT)

Fourth-grade teacher Elisabeth Beckwith wants her students at Fernbank Elementary School in Decatur, Georgia, to pay attention to a lesson on Greek mythology.


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• They want to sell your kid
(Wed, 19 Sep 2007 08:48:00 EDT)

To improve her chances of getting into a good college, Caitlin Pickavance, a 17-year-old high school senior from Danville, Calif., has been working with a private college coach since her freshman year (cost: $800).


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• Sixth Graders Take on Wall Street
(Fri, 07 Sep 2007 20:00:00 EDT)

A trailblazing Chicago school starts economic education early to give inner-city black kids a leg up


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• Better Bedside Manners
(Wed, 05 Sep 2007 16:00:00 EDT)

A new study shows that a standardized test of doctor communication skills can help create a nicer, better doctor of the future


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• The do-gooder's MBA
(Wed, 22 Aug 2007 12:13:00 EDT)

Omar Yaqub didn't want a conventional 9-to-5 job after business school. He wanted to help save the world. So the 28-year-old MBA went to Nigeria to tackle an impossible task: creating demand for a product no one wanted.


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• Med student struggles to preserve her idealism
(Fri, 17 Aug 2007 03:40:00 EDT)

"Two minutes!" yells our course coordinator.


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• Taking the kids: Touring college campuses
(Mon, 09 Jul 2007 04:59:00 EDT)

Laurel Herter wishes she'd canceled the college tour trip as soon as she heard the dismal forecast.


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• Many American colleges balk at U.S. News rankings
(Wed, 20 Jun 2007 20:34:00 EDT)

If presidents of some of the nation's top liberal arts colleges get their way, they will no longer be included in the U.S. News and World Report's influential collegiate ranking system.


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• How Nebraska Leaves No Child Behind
(Thu, 31 May 2007 20:10:00 EDT)

One maverick state devised its own education strategy that bucks the trend toward high-stakes tests and federal control


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• 25 Top MBA Employers
(Thu, 03 May 2007 16:10:00 EDT)

Think of it as a popularity contest for companies. Each year, research firm Universum surveys MBA candidates on where they'd most like to work for an exclusive Fortune.com list.


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• Sallie Mae's private side
(Mon, 30 Apr 2007 10:50:00 EDT)

The lure for private-equity firm J.C. Flowers' $25 billion buyout of student-loan giant Sallie Mae may be its fast-growing and lucrative business providing private education loans -- loans that exi...


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• The trouble with MBAs
(Mon, 23 Apr 2007 10:31:00 EDT)

When Jack Welch gave a guest lecture at MIT's Sloan School of Management in 2005, someone in the crowd asked, "What should we be learning in business school?" Welch's reply: "Just concentrate on ne...


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• Top colleges get more affordable
(Thu, 22 Mar 2007 15:20:00 EDT)

A college education may be getting less expensive at some of the most prestigious schools.


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• The race to bring more diversity to business
(Tue, 21 Nov 2006 21:12:00 EST)

There's a hole in higher education that you probably haven't heard about.


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• Highest paid college presidents
(Mon, 20 Nov 2006 13:15:00 EST)

Running a university or college can make for 20-hour days and intense pressure to please a long list of factions from donors, board members and alumni to faculty, students and parents.


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• Average college cost breaks $30,000
(Tue, 24 Oct 2006 14:24:00 EDT)

The average cost of a four-year private college jumped to $30,367 this school year, the first time the average has broken the $30,000 mark.


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• No excuses or short cuts at Atlanta charter school
(Mon, 02 Oct 2006 19:11:00 EDT)

Students at the West Atlanta Young Scholars Academy in Atlanta, Georgia, are expected to go to college.


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