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College Tuition Controversy Highlights Challenges (ContributorNetwork)

admin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 13:40:53 +0000

ContributorNetwork – COMMENTARY | According to the Associated Press, President Barack Obama is upset with colleges and universities that have been raising their tuition rates, forcing an increasing number of students into debt as college degrees are worth less in a down economy.

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College Tuition Controversy Highlights Challenges
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College presidents wary of Obama cost-control plan (AP)

elegant — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:49:50 +0000

AP – Fuzzy math, Illinois State University’s president called it. “Political theater of the worst sort,” said the University of Washington’s head.

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Student charged in Utah school bomb plot (AP)

publisher — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:15:39 +0000

AP – The two teens had a detailed plot, blueprints of the school and security systems, but no explosives.

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Newark, NJ, told to produce Facebook pledge log (AP)

creative — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:53:36 +0000

AP – The state’s largest city must produce a list of documents related to a $100 million pledge to its public schools from Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, a judge ruled Friday.

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Can a home computer teach you to fly a real plane? (AP)

creative — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:26:36 +0000

AP – Can flight simulator training on a home computer teach you enough to fly a real plane?

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Can a home computer teach you to fly a real plane?
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APNewsBreak: Atlanta to repay $363K for cheating (AP)

admin — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:11:58 +0000

AP – Officials say the school district in Atlanta has agreed to repay more than $363,000 in federal money the district won by teachers and administrators cheating.

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Wifi bullies emerge in wired Korean schools (Reuters)

publisher — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:48:08 +0000

Reuters – Being the most wired country in the world has opened the way for a new form of bullying in South Korean schools, with victims being forced to pay for Wifi access for their tormentors.

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Ed Dept. seeks public input on cheating (AP)

publisher — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 01:19:21 +0000

AP – The Education Department wants the public’s input to develop guidelines to prevent and detect cheating. The effort comes after several cheating scandals involving teachers.

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Apple jumps into digital textbooks fray (Reuters)

elegant — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:14:58 +0000

Reuters – Apple Inc took a big jump into the digital textbooks market with the launch of its iBooks 2 software on Thursday, aiming to revitalize the U.S. education market and quicken the adoption of its market-leading iPad in that sector.

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Obama education reforms advance as Congress falters (Reuters)

admin — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:56:23 +0000

Reuters – President Barack Obama’s administration is moving ahead in reforming U.S.

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