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Education Finalists Picked
The White House picked 15 states and the District of Columbia as finalists in a competition for federal funds to overhaul failing schools
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Protests Target Cuts at U.S. Campuses
Students staged raucous rallies to protest education funding cuts on college campuses nationwide Thursday, but some demonstrations got out of hand.
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Few States to Qualify for Grants
The Obama administration will inform most states on Thursday that they didn't make the grade to receive billions of dollars in education funding.
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Education Unit Lifts Pearson Results
The U.K. media company forecast another profitable year as it posted a 46% rise in net profit for 2009 and increased its dividend by 5%, buoyed by its education operations in the U.S. and a strong dollar.
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L.A. Approves Novel School Plan
Los Angeles' Board of Education voted Tuesday to hand over some of its public schools to charter school operators and teachers groups, part of an unusual experiment.
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Obama Touts Education Plan
Obama told governors gathered at the White House that he wants higher academic standards for America's high-school students in an effort to increase global competitiveness.
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Prepaid Tuition's False Security
Participants in early-payment plans learn their college bills aren't always covered.
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Business Schools Tap Veterans
Business schools find ex-military members bring leadership skills and ability to work in teams to M.B.A. programs.
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Teaching Cadets and M.B.A.s the Art of Negotiation
As an adjunct professor at Dartmouth College's The Tuck School of Business and co-director of the Negotiation Project at United State Military Academy at West Point, Jeff Weiss teaches negotiation tactics to two very disparate audiences.
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The $555,000 Student-Loan Burden
As default rates on borrowing for higher education rise, some borrowers see no way out.
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Better Education Shields Women From Cuts
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School to Probe Climate Scientist
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Devaluing a College Degree
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Textbook Firms Ink E-Deals For iPad
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Support Renewed for Student-Loan Overhaul
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School in Climate Dispute Broke Law
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Newcomers Test Nation's Schools
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U.S. Keeps Its Foreign Ph.D.s
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Study Abroad -- Pricey and Priceless
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Firms Find Consultants on Campus
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L.A. Approves Novel School Plan
Los Angeles' Board of Education voted Tuesday to hand over some of its public schools to charter school operators and teachers groups, part of an unusual experiment.
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Devaluing a College Degree
The idea that a college grad earns $800,000 or more than a high school grad is based on fuzzy math. The real number is much lower.
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Obama Touts Education Plan
Obama told governors gathered at the White House that he wants higher academic standards for America's high-school students in an effort to increase global competitiveness.
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U.S. Keeps Its Foreign Ph.D.s
Most foreigners who come to the U.S. to earn doctorate degrees in science and engineering stay on after graduation, despite fears of a post-9/11 drop.
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In Haiti, Lesson in Persistence
Patrick Moynihan, a missionary who runs a boarding school near Port-auPrince, battles shortages and chaos in the aftermath of the earthquake as he tries to reassure traumatized students.
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White House Seeks More School Funds
President Obama plans to ask Congress for an extra $1.35 billion to expand his signature education program, designed to prod states into revamping their school systems, even while promising a barebones 2011 federal budget.
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States Compete for Education Funds
Forty states are seeking federal school funding through a competitive Obama administration program that has prompted educational changes as well as resistance in much of the country.
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