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All rights reservedMon, 29 Jul 2013 10:50:58 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/education/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gifAugust is the unofficial start of the back-to-school shopping frenzy.http://news.yahoo.com/teachers-offer-back-school-shopping-tips-145058785.htmlMon, 29 Jul 2013 10:50:58 -0400U.S.News & World Report LPteachers-offer-back-school-shopping-tips-145058785Prospective college students can spend hours on a road trip or combing different websites to learn about schools, but a newer, faster option has emerged.http://news.yahoo.com/social-video-offers-avenue-students-colleges-connect-142945216.htmlMon, 29 Jul 2013 10:29:45 -0400U.S.News & World Report LPsocial-video-offers-avenue-students-colleges-connect-142945216The Madison, Wisconsin-based Freedom from Religion Foundation has bullied a New Hampshire school district into forbidding the mother of two high school students from praying on the front steps of her kids? high school each morning.http://news.yahoo.com/atheist-group-bullies-high-school-banning-mom-praying-120204949.htmlMon, 29 Jul 2013 08:02:04 -0400The Daily Calleratheist-group-bullies-high-school-banning-mom-praying-120204949Every kid looks forward to summer. You stay up later, sleep in, swim, and go to camp all day long. There?s no homework or tests, and your family takes that long-awaited vacation.http://news.yahoo.com/myth-teachers-summers-off-debunked-192200060.htmlFri, 26 Jul 2013 15:22:00 -0400Takepart.commyth-teachers-summers-off-debunked-192200060The U.S. Department of Education has officially opened an investigation into allegations that an Arizona high school?s campus-wide ?Redneck Day? amounted to a federal civil rights violation.http://news.yahoo.com/feds-investigate-redneck-day-arizona-high-school-nothing-125005518.htmlFri, 26 Jul 2013 08:50:05 -0400The Daily Callerfeds-investigate-redneck-day-arizona-high-school-nothing-125005518With college costs on the rise, many students are looking to the military as an alternative path to a career after high school. However, joining the military does not have to mean giving up a college education.http://news.yahoo.com/money-college-rotc-programs-151230210.htmlThu, 25 Jul 2013 11:12:30 -0400U.S.News & World Report LPmoney-college-rotc-programs-151230210The Chicago Public Schools revealed a $5.6 billion budget on Wednesday, the same day a bond rating service downgraded the district's general obligation debt because of its huge pension obligation. The ...http://news.yahoo.com/chicago-schools-announce-5-6-144522137.htmlThu, 25 Jul 2013 10:45:22 -0400Associated Presschicago-schools-announce-5-6-144522137By Brendan O'Brien (Reuters) - Chicago's public schools on Wednesday forecast a record $1 billion fiscal 2014 budget deficit despite layoffs of 1,000 teachers and the expected closing of 50 schools, prompting one credit agency to downgrade its debt rating. The nation's third-largest public school district blamed the mounting red ink on an expected sharp rise in annual pension payments for teachers, because the state of Illinois has failed to curb ballooning pension costs. ...http://news.yahoo.com/chicago-schools-budget-seen-sinking-deeper-red-despite-000553733.htmlWed, 24 Jul 2013 20:05:53 -0400Reuterschicago-schools-budget-seen-sinking-deeper-red-despite-000553733Even before Detroit filed for bankruptcy last week, its public schools faced a grim situation.http://news.yahoo.com/bankrupt-detroit-does-mean-city-public-schools-233500646.htmlWed, 24 Jul 2013 19:35:00 -0400Takepart.combankrupt-detroit-does-mean-city-public-schools-233500646College students and recent graduates face particular challenges in saving and planning for retirement. Daunting student loans, a still-uncertain job market and competition for jobs among fellow graduates may all seem far more pressing than a retirement decades down the line, but that doesn't mean post-career planning should be put to the wayside. Here's what college students should know about retirement:http://news.yahoo.com/college-students-know-retirement-194408032.htmlWed, 24 Jul 2013 15:44:08 -0400U.S.News & World Report LPcollege-students-know-retirement-194408032Maryland mom Lisa Scott didn't think she could afford to pay for all four years of her 7-year-old daughter Lilly's college education. Then she attended a parenting seminar at her local library that included information on the Maryland Prepaid College Trust, a specific kind of tax-advantaged college savings account where parents prepay future tuition.http://news.yahoo.com/avoid-common-prepaid-tuition-plan-mistakes-140714171.htmlWed, 24 Jul 2013 10:07:14 -0400U.S.News & World Report LPavoid-common-prepaid-tuition-plan-mistakes-140714171The last time The Daily Caller?s education section checked in on West Virginia, police in Logan County had arrested an eighth-grader over an NRA shirt and the kid was facing a year in jail. (RELATED: Charges dropped against 8th-grader who wore NRA shirt)http://news.yahoo.com/public-school-teachers-ballistic-over-teacher-dress-code-125006884.htmlWed, 24 Jul 2013 08:50:06 -0400The Daily Callerpublic-school-teachers-ballistic-over-teacher-dress-code-125006884North Carolina's Republican legislative leaders are putting their free-enterprise stamp on public school and college education, the biggest chunk of this year's $20.6 billion state budget. The plan unveiled ...http://news.yahoo.com/nc-budget-puts-gop-stamp-143358426.htmlTue, 23 Jul 2013 10:33:58 -0400Associated Pressnc-budget-puts-gop-stamp-143358426By Alex Dobuzinskis LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The U.S. government is investigating the University of Southern California's handling of reported cases of rape on its campus near downtown Los Angeles, school officials said on Monday. The sex discrimination probe by the U.S. Department of Education came in response to a complaint by the school's Student Coalition Against Rape. Tucker Reed, a student who founded the group earlier this year, said the university did not respond properly when she reported being sexually assaulted. ...http://news.yahoo.com/california-university-under-investigation-over-handling-rapes-023057972.htmlMon, 22 Jul 2013 22:30:57 -0400Reuterscalifornia-university-under-investigation-over-handling-rapes-023057972WASHINGTON (AP) ? Teachers who aren't up to snuff shouldn't be in classrooms and should find new professions, the head of the 1.5 million-member American Federation of Teachers said Monday.http://news.yahoo.com/teachers-chief-bad-teachers-jobs-205820599.htmlMon, 22 Jul 2013 18:35:47 -0400Associated Pressteachers-chief-bad-teachers-jobs-205820599WASHINGTON (AP) ? The head of the 1.5 million-member American Federation of Teachers says teachers who aren't up to snuff shouldn't be in classrooms and should find new professions.http://news.yahoo.com/union-chief-bad-teachers-jobs-205747590.htmlMon, 22 Jul 2013 16:57:47 -0400Associated Pressunion-chief-bad-teachers-jobs-205747590The Hawaii Department of Education has selected eight schools to participate in a pilot program that will equip every student and teacher with a digital tablet and laptop. The pilot program is for implementation ...http://news.yahoo.com/hawaii-schools-selected-digital-pilot-170655423.htmlMon, 22 Jul 2013 13:06:55 -0400Associated Presshawaii-schools-selected-digital-pilot-170655423Washington state colleges and universities will see a mandatory one-year tuition freeze. The tuition freeze is a result of higher education budgets getting their first increase from the Washington general ...http://news.yahoo.com/tuition-freeze-place-wash-state-150424103.htmlMon, 22 Jul 2013 11:04:24 -0400Associated Presstuition-freeze-place-wash-state-150424103Digital communication is ingrained in the lives of high school students. Text messaging is typically their go-to mode of communication. Teens use Facebook to keep up with friends, and tweet about everything from YouTube videos to what they had for lunch.http://news.yahoo.com/teachers-leverage-digital-tools-improve-teens-writing-144145350.htmlMon, 22 Jul 2013 10:41:45 -0400U.S.News & World Report LPteachers-leverage-digital-tools-improve-teens-writing-144145350Can we talk about broader issues in higher education now? The Senate is poised to vote this week on a bill to convert the current system of fixed student loan interest rates into a market-based system that permanently resolves the "cliff" that would loom with a temporary extension of the current rate. The House passed similar legislation earlier this year. Once the minor differences between the Senate and House are resolved, the bill will become law and the drama will be over. ...http://news.yahoo.com/student-loans-083006410.htmlMon, 22 Jul 2013 04:30:06 -0400National Journalstudent-loans-083006410The national epidemic of teacher-student sex romps ? at least those reported in the news ? has slowed down a bit now that it?s July. (RELATED: This year?s hottest teachers who allegedly got busy with their students)http://news.yahoo.com/week-american-public-school-teachers-busted-child-porn-143209220.htmlSun, 21 Jul 2013 10:32:09 -0400The Daily Callerweek-american-public-school-teachers-busted-child-porn-143209220Early in my career, before I was married, I admit that I enjoyed all the comments and attention that came with being a male elementary school teacher. ?Awww, that?s so cute? or ?You must be sensitive? were ones I heard quite often.http://news.yahoo.com/op-ed-desperate-more-male-elementary-school-teachers-191700198.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 15:17:00 -0400Takepart.comop-ed-desperate-more-male-elementary-school-teachers-191700198Four months ago, Thomas Armitage was recently married, working full time and earning an online master's degree at West Virginia University.http://news.yahoo.com/5-job-search-tips-online-students-145953040.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 10:59:53 -0400U.S.News & World Report LP5-job-search-tips-online-students-145953040Officials at the nation's third largest school district defended the closure of some 50 Chicago public schools, telling a federal court on Thursday that budgetary issues and the underuse of many buildings ...http://news.yahoo.com/official-race-not-driving-chicago-133750697.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 09:37:50 -0400Associated Pressofficial-race-not-driving-chicago-133750697<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/religious-colleges-to-catholic-members-of-congress--pass-immigration-reform--191440814.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0tzn2JrYfbmxwV4_crtNBQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/3b52dd1f0867f018370f6a70670029d5.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, meets with reporters, taking questions on immigration, student loans, and GOP-led efforts to stop President Barack Obama&#039;s signature health care law, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 18, 2013. The House of Representatives passed measures last night to delay the individual and employer mandates of the Affordable Care Act, known popularly as &quot;Obamacare.&quot; It&#039;s the 38th time the GOP majority has tried to eliminate, defund or scale back the program since Republicans took control of the House in January 2011. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" align="left" title="Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, meets with reporters, taking questions on immigration, student loans, and GOP-led efforts to stop President Barack Obama&#039;s signature health care law, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 18, 2013. The House of Representatives passed measures last night to delay the individual and employer mandates of the Affordable Care Act, known popularly as &quot;Obamacare.&quot; It&#039;s the 38th time the GOP majority has tried to eliminate, defund or scale back the program since Republicans took control of the House in January 2011. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" border="0" /></a>The presidents of 93 Catholic colleges and universities are calling on Catholic members of the House of Representatives to pass immigration reform that would upt most of the 11 million unauthorized immigrants in the country on a path to citizenship.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/religious-colleges-to-catholic-members-of-congress--pass-immigration-reform--191440814.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 15:14:40 -0400religious-colleges-to-catholic-members-of-congress--pass-immigration-reform--191440814<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/religious-colleges-to-catholic-members-of-congress--pass-immigration-reform--191440814.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0tzn2JrYfbmxwV4_crtNBQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/3b52dd1f0867f018370f6a70670029d5.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, meets with reporters, taking questions on immigration, student loans, and GOP-led efforts to stop President Barack Obama&#039;s signature health care law, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 18, 2013. The House of Representatives passed measures last night to delay the individual and employer mandates of the Affordable Care Act, known popularly as &quot;Obamacare.&quot; It&#039;s the 38th time the GOP majority has tried to eliminate, defund or scale back the program since Republicans took control of the House in January 2011. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" align="left" title="Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, meets with reporters, taking questions on immigration, student loans, and GOP-led efforts to stop President Barack Obama&#039;s signature health care law, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 18, 2013. The House of Representatives passed measures last night to delay the individual and employer mandates of the Affordable Care Act, known popularly as &quot;Obamacare.&quot; It&#039;s the 38th time the GOP majority has tried to eliminate, defund or scale back the program since Republicans took control of the House in January 2011. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" border="0" /></a>The presidents of 93 Catholic colleges and universities are calling on Catholic members of the House of Representatives to pass immigration reform that would upt most of the 11 million unauthorized immigrants in the country on a path to citizenship.</p><br clear="all"/>Have you wondered if it would be worth it to go back to school for a master's degree to help you get a boost in salary or a promotion? With the job market still sluggish, many professionals are going back to school. But will it really get you where you want to go?http://news.yahoo.com/worth-masters-degree-164033515.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 12:40:33 -0400U.S.News & World Report LPworth-masters-degree-164033515<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/kenyan-teachers-end-strike-hours-government-shuts-schools-065627696.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/1653BMNyTTFM.Gy71WY82A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_ZA/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T071124Z_1_AJOE96H0JZ200_RTROPTP_2_OZATP-KENYA-STRIKE-20130718.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="(Blank Headline Received)" align="left" title="(Blank Headline Received)" border="0" /></a>By James Macharia NAIROBI (Reuters) - A Kenyan union representing more than 200,000 teachers on Wednesday called off a pay strike in its fourth week, reaching a partial agreement with authorities hours after the government shut schools indefinitely. The teachers&#039; union had demanded that the state body responsible for teachers&#039; pay implement what they say is a 1997 deal on housing, medical and transport allowances, despite pleas by the country&#039;s president for wage restraint. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/kenyan-teachers-end-strike-hours-government-shuts-schools-065627696.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 02:56:27 -0400Reuterskenyan-teachers-end-strike-hours-government-shuts-schools-065627696<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/kenyan-teachers-end-strike-hours-government-shuts-schools-065627696.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/1653BMNyTTFM.Gy71WY82A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_ZA/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T071124Z_1_AJOE96H0JZ200_RTROPTP_2_OZATP-KENYA-STRIKE-20130718.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="(Blank Headline Received)" align="left" title="(Blank Headline Received)" border="0" /></a>By James Macharia NAIROBI (Reuters) - A Kenyan union representing more than 200,000 teachers on Wednesday called off a pay strike in its fourth week, reaching a partial agreement with authorities hours after the government shut schools indefinitely. The teachers&#039; union had demanded that the state body responsible for teachers&#039; pay implement what they say is a 1997 deal on housing, medical and transport allowances, despite pleas by the country&#039;s president for wage restraint. ...</p><br clear="all"/>The thrill of the acceptance email has subsided. Your child?s hard work and late-night volcano-building sessions, calculus homework, and chess-club membership have paid off, and now the light of your life is definitely going to college.http://news.yahoo.com/quick-essential-guide-parents-college-students-231200306.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 19:12:00 -0400Takepart.comquick-essential-guide-parents-college-students-231200306<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/internet-making-writing-worse-200750165.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/gLWab4Nl1c8W9abCGInNTw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/The_Internet_Is_Making_Writing-f4218d19269375cf46f346ecacb34b61" width="130" height="86" alt="The Internet Is Making Writing Worse" align="left" title="The Internet Is Making Writing Worse" border="0" /></a>Bad news for teens and tweens! A new Pew Research survey of teachers around the country found that today&#039;s digital technologies like the internet, texting and social networks make middle school and high school students likely to perform a number of academic atrocities, including using informal language in formal papers and plagiarizing. Students also have trouble reading long texts and forming complex arguments. So basically, everything everyone suspected is turning out to be true.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/internet-making-writing-worse-200750165.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 16:07:50 -0400The Atlantic Wireinternet-making-writing-worse-200750165<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/internet-making-writing-worse-200750165.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/gLWab4Nl1c8W9abCGInNTw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/The_Internet_Is_Making_Writing-f4218d19269375cf46f346ecacb34b61" width="130" height="86" alt="The Internet Is Making Writing Worse" align="left" title="The Internet Is Making Writing Worse" border="0" /></a>Bad news for teens and tweens! A new Pew Research survey of teachers around the country found that today&#039;s digital technologies like the internet, texting and social networks make middle school and high school students likely to perform a number of academic atrocities, including using informal language in formal papers and plagiarizing. Students also have trouble reading long texts and forming complex arguments. So basically, everything everyone suspected is turning out to be true.</p><br clear="all"/>HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) ? In a story July 15 about Penn State's receipt of a preliminary federal report on whether it complied with campus crime-reporting requirements, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the university said it was not permitted by law to release information about the report at this time. Penn State said the Department of Education was prohibited from disclosing details of the report, and the university was choosing to keep them confidential.http://news.yahoo.com/correction-penn-state-education-investigation-170749348.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 13:07:49 -0400Associated Presscorrection-penn-state-education-investigation-170749348The report "The Condition of Education 2013," recently released by the Department of Education and the National Center for Education Statistics, is a fascinating, if daunting, statistical deep dive into every aspect of secondary and postsecondary education in the United States.http://news.yahoo.com/report-reveals-student-loans-college-aid-rise-150040775.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 11:00:40 -0400U.S.News & World Report LPreport-reveals-student-loans-college-aid-rise-150040775<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/students-teachers-hitch-ride-nasa-vomit-comet-weightless-115607334.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/kdNVN7UW94RdLayfWlTAkw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/Students,_Teachers_to_Hitch_Ride-ad66131dfe7eb76dec640638c5eeb5ba" width="130" height="86" alt="Students, Teachers to Hitch Ride on NASA?s &#039;Vomit Comet&#039; for Weightless Science" align="left" title="Students, Teachers to Hitch Ride on NASA?s &#039;Vomit Comet&#039; for Weightless Science" border="0" /></a>College students and K-12 teachers are set to take a ride on a &quot;Vomit Comet&quot; this week in the name of science.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/students-teachers-hitch-ride-nasa-vomit-comet-weightless-115607334.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 07:56:07 -0400SPACE.comstudents-teachers-hitch-ride-nasa-vomit-comet-weightless-115607334<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/students-teachers-hitch-ride-nasa-vomit-comet-weightless-115607334.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/kdNVN7UW94RdLayfWlTAkw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/Students,_Teachers_to_Hitch_Ride-ad66131dfe7eb76dec640638c5eeb5ba" width="130" height="86" alt="Students, Teachers to Hitch Ride on NASA?s &#039;Vomit Comet&#039; for Weightless Science" align="left" title="Students, Teachers to Hitch Ride on NASA?s &#039;Vomit Comet&#039; for Weightless Science" border="0" /></a>College students and K-12 teachers are set to take a ride on a &quot;Vomit Comet&quot; this week in the name of science.</p><br clear="all"/>The Idaho Lottery will return over $18 million to public schools following a record year in which the gaming agency booked a $48.2 million profit. Director Jeff Anderson said Tuesday that fiscal year 2013's ...http://news.yahoo.com/idaho-schools-18m-lottery-profit-205333496.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 16:53:33 -0400Associated Pressidaho-schools-18m-lottery-profit-205333496The State Auditor's Office on Tuesday issued a report criticizing as too vague a $462 million contract that allows a Britain-based multinational firm to produce standardized tests for Texas public schools, ...http://news.yahoo.com/report-texas-lacked-oversight-testing-171747234.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 13:17:47 -0400Associated Pressreport-texas-lacked-oversight-testing-171747234<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/social-media-makes-better-student-writing-not-worse-164644212--abc-news-tech.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/kw7csTAWIomDM1fe6.zDCg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/gma/us.abcnews.go.com/GTY_teens_texting_nt_130715_16x9_992.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Social Media Makes for Better Student Writing, Not Worse, Teachers Say" align="left" title="Social Media Makes for Better Student Writing, Not Worse, Teachers Say" border="0" /></a>Many Teachers Find That Facebook, Twitter Make Students More Engaged and Creative Writers</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/social-media-makes-better-student-writing-not-worse-164644212--abc-news-tech.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 12:46:44 -0400ABC Newssocial-media-makes-better-student-writing-not-worse-164644212--abc-news-tech<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/social-media-makes-better-student-writing-not-worse-164644212--abc-news-tech.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/kw7csTAWIomDM1fe6.zDCg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/gma/us.abcnews.go.com/GTY_teens_texting_nt_130715_16x9_992.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Social Media Makes for Better Student Writing, Not Worse, Teachers Say" align="left" title="Social Media Makes for Better Student Writing, Not Worse, Teachers Say" border="0" /></a>Many Teachers Find That Facebook, Twitter Make Students More Engaged and Creative Writers</p><br clear="all"/>The U.S. News Short List, separate from our overall rankings, is a regular series that magnifies individual data points in hopes of providing students and parents a way to find which undergraduate or graduate programs excel or have room to grow in specific areas. Be sure to explore The Short List: College and The Short List: Grad School to find data that matters to you in your college or grad school search.http://news.yahoo.com/10-colleges-most-transfer-students-enrolled-142614303.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 10:26:14 -0400U.S.News & World Report LP10-colleges-most-transfer-students-enrolled-142614303Many prospective international graduate students - even if they have obtained a bachelor's degree from a U.S. college - do not know what to expect from U.S. graduate programs. International students new to the American higher education system have an even bigger transition to make.http://news.yahoo.com/4-challenges-international-graduate-students-may-face-141718929.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 10:17:18 -0400U.S.News & World Report LP4-challenges-international-graduate-students-may-face-141718929Outfitting high school classrooms is big business.http://news.yahoo.com/4-ways-teachers-save-classroom-expenses-143008651.htmlMon, 15 Jul 2013 10:30:08 -0400U.S.News & World Report LP4-ways-teachers-save-classroom-expenses-143008651By Patricia Reaney NEW YORK (Reuters) - Family planning, higher education and quality time with loved ones are priorities for people around the world, according to a new global Nielsen survey focusing on lifestyle values released on Friday. The Nielsen poll of more than 29,000 people in 58 countries also showed that most people think women should have a say in important household issues, but opinions diverged on how the roles of wife and mother are perceived. "It was very striking that spending quality time with family was the No. ...http://news.yahoo.com/family-planning-higher-education-priorities-globally-nielsen-poll-135600895.htmlMon, 15 Jul 2013 09:56:00 -0400Reutersfamily-planning-higher-education-priorities-globally-nielsen-poll-135600895<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nigerian-extremist-burn-schools-kill-teachers-113637113.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/g6SgTpd8b62n275zPVxZew--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/b1ea3a576d7f7617370f6a70670038ee.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE: This file image made available from Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2012, taken from video posted by Boko Haram sympathizers shows the leader of the radical Islamist sect Imam Abubakar Shekau. Shaking a finger while cradling an assault rifle, the bearded leader of Nigeria?s extremist Islamic sect Abubakar Shekau threaten in a video on Saturday July 13, 2013 to burn down more schools and kill teachers. But he denies his fighters are killing children. (AP Photo, FIle ) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT, DATE, LOCATION OR AUTHENTICITY OF THIS MATERIAL" align="left" title="FILE: This file image made available from Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2012, taken from video posted by Boko Haram sympathizers shows the leader of the radical Islamist sect Imam Abubakar Shekau. Shaking a finger while cradling an assault rifle, the bearded leader of Nigeria?s extremist Islamic sect Abubakar Shekau threaten in a video on Saturday July 13, 2013 to burn down more schools and kill teachers. But he denies his fighters are killing children. (AP Photo, FIle ) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT, DATE, LOCATION OR AUTHENTICITY OF THIS MATERIAL" border="0" /></a>LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) ? Shaking a finger while cradling an assault rifle, the bearded leader of Nigeria&#039;s extremist Islamic sect threatens to burn down more schools and kill teachers. But he denies his fighters are killing children.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/nigerian-extremist-burn-schools-kill-teachers-113637113.htmlSat, 13 Jul 2013 11:39:12 -0400Associated Pressnigerian-extremist-burn-schools-kill-teachers-113637113<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nigerian-extremist-burn-schools-kill-teachers-113637113.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/g6SgTpd8b62n275zPVxZew--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/b1ea3a576d7f7617370f6a70670038ee.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE: This file image made available from Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2012, taken from video posted by Boko Haram sympathizers shows the leader of the radical Islamist sect Imam Abubakar Shekau. Shaking a finger while cradling an assault rifle, the bearded leader of Nigeria?s extremist Islamic sect Abubakar Shekau threaten in a video on Saturday July 13, 2013 to burn down more schools and kill teachers. But he denies his fighters are killing children. (AP Photo, FIle ) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT, DATE, LOCATION OR AUTHENTICITY OF THIS MATERIAL" align="left" title="FILE: This file image made available from Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2012, taken from video posted by Boko Haram sympathizers shows the leader of the radical Islamist sect Imam Abubakar Shekau. Shaking a finger while cradling an assault rifle, the bearded leader of Nigeria?s extremist Islamic sect Abubakar Shekau threaten in a video on Saturday July 13, 2013 to burn down more schools and kill teachers. But he denies his fighters are killing children. (AP Photo, FIle ) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT, DATE, LOCATION OR AUTHENTICITY OF THIS MATERIAL" border="0" /></a>LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) ? Shaking a finger while cradling an assault rifle, the bearded leader of Nigeria&#039;s extremist Islamic sect threatens to burn down more schools and kill teachers. But he denies his fighters are killing children.</p><br clear="all"/>

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