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Topic: Education

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Head of for-profit university discusses industry

Posted by: Admin on Monday, October 16, 2006 - 12:40 PM (134 Reads)

(AP) -- Bill Pepicello was recently appointed president of the University of Phoenix, the largest accredited private university in the country. Owned by Apollo Group, Inc. -- a Phoenix, Arizona-based public company -- the for-profit chain of schools enrolls just under 300,000 students and operates in 39 states and online.

Read full article: ' Head of for-profit university discusses industry' (897 words more)

Teaching kids to fight back against classroom invaders

Posted by: Admin on Monday, October 16, 2006 - 12:39 PM (119 Reads)

BURLESON, Texas (AP) -- Youngsters in a suburban Fort Worth, Texas, school district are being taught not to sit there like good boys and girls with their hands folded if a gunman invades the classroom, but to rush him and hit him with everything they've got -- books, pencils, legs and arms.

Read full article: ' Teaching kids to fight back against classroom invaders' (957 words more)

Volunteer spirit high among college set

Posted by: Admin on Monday, October 16, 2006 - 12:38 PM (117 Reads)

(AP) -- Some call them lazy, more interested in partying hard than helping out. But a new study shows college students volunteer at a rate that's grown sharply over the last few years.

Read full article: ' Volunteer spirit high among college set' (624 words more)

Gallaudet classes to resume Monday as protests continue

Posted by: Admin on Monday, October 16, 2006 - 12:37 PM (127 Reads)

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Classes were scheduled to resume Monday at the nation's only liberal arts university for the deaf and hearing-impaired after more than 100 demonstrators were arrested in a protest over its incoming president.

Read full article: ' Gallaudet classes to resume Monday as protests continue' (386 words more)

Albuquerque schools temporarily locked down

Posted by: Admin on Thursday, October 12, 2006 - 02:36 PM (133 Reads)

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (AP) -- Three Albuquerque schools were locked down and SWAT teams searched a middle school campus Thursday after a student reported that a man dressed in all black had approached her brandishing a knife, police said.

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Historic moment for Little Rock school board

Posted by: Admin on Thursday, October 12, 2006 - 02:33 PM (159 Reads)

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (AP) -- For the first time since federal troops escorted nine black students into Central High School forty-nine years ago, the Little Rock School Board has a black majority.

Read full article: ' Historic moment for Little Rock school board' (552 words more)

Students blockade campus, criticize new president

Posted by: Admin on Thursday, October 12, 2006 - 02:33 PM (246 Reads)

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Gallaudet University students blocked access to campus for a second day Thursday, escalating their protest against an incoming president they say lacks the skills to lead the nation's only liberal arts university for the deaf and hearing impaired.

Read full article: ' Students blockade campus, criticize new president' (425 words more)

Mayor makes business a partner in school improvement

Posted by: Admin on Thursday, October 12, 2006 - 02:32 PM (121 Reads)

(CNN) -- Education, business and government have engaged in plenty of sparring over the state of public schools and the best ways to fix them. But what would happen if these interests worked together to address the problem?

Read full article: ' Mayor makes business a partner in school improvement' (1323 words more)

Michigan backs teaching evolution in science class

Posted by: Admin on Wednesday, October 11, 2006 - 02:41 PM (129 Reads)

LANSING, Michigan (AP) -- The State Board of Education on Tuesday approved public school curriculum guidelines that support the teaching of evolution in science classes -- but not intelligent design.

Read full article: ' Michigan backs teaching evolution in science class' (423 words more)

Bush administration hopes to quell school violence

Posted by: Admin on Wednesday, October 11, 2006 - 02:39 PM (104 Reads)

CHEVY CHASE, Maryland (AP) -- President Bush urged the nation Tuesday to help prevent deadly school shootings, saying adults should intervene when they notice children are in trouble.

Read full article: ' Bush administration hopes to quell school violence' (688 words more)

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