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http://news.yahoo.com/education/ Get the latest Education news headlines from Yahoo! News. Find breaking education news, including analysis and opinion on top Education stories, photos and more.en-USCopyright (c) 2012 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reservedSun, 28 Oct 2012 11:46:40 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/education/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif(Reuters) - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Sunday ordered public schools closed on Monday and said that areas of the city from City Island to Coney Island to Battery Park City were under mandatory evacuation because of approaching Hurricane Sandy. Bloomberg said during a press conference that the mandatory evacuation applies to people in Zone A, which covers coastal areas. (Reporting by Caroline Humer; Editing by Eric Beech)http://news.yahoo.com/york-city-mayor-orders-schools-closed-evacuation-154640419.htmlSun, 28 Oct 2012 11:46:40 -0400Reutersyork-city-mayor-orders-schools-closed-evacuation-154640419Refugees in the world's largest refugee camp will soon be able to go for higher education at the world's first university being set up near a camp for its inhabitants.http://news.yahoo.com/world-first-biggest-refugee-camp-gets-university-160004019.htmlSat, 27 Oct 2012 12:00:04 -0400Christian Science Monitorworld-first-biggest-refugee-camp-gets-university-160004019TUPELO, Mississippi (Reuters) - A record number of schools will participate in a national anti-bullying program, organizers said, despite a conservative Christian group's push for a boycott of the event on the grounds it would "promote the homosexual lifestyle in public schools." Nearly 3,000 schools nationwide - about 30 percent more than last year - will take part on Tuesday in "Mix It Up at Lunch Day," an annual event that encourages students to sit by someone in the cafeteria with whom they would not normally socialize. ...http://news.yahoo.com/anti-bullying-program-draws-more-participants-despite-boycott-212501355.htmlFri, 26 Oct 2012 17:25:01 -0400Reutersanti-bullying-program-draws-more-participants-despite-boycott-212501355<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/colleges-offer-veterans-classes-ease-transition-101315787.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/WzTyL0vQfeolxwlj9qv7fg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/77b81db12d510a1e1f0f6a706700c42f.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this photo taken Oct. 15, 2012, Army veteran Gene Rovang of Decorah, Iowa, tells the story of a World War II veteran he interviewed about fighting in the Battle of the Bulge for a class project in his Life After War: Post-Deployment Issues class at the University of Iowa Campus in Iowa City, Iowa. Rovang fought in the Gulf war while on active duty and then did two tours in Iraq and Afghanistan with the National Guard. Colleges and universities are beginning to offer veterans-only classes that cater to a populations that tends to be older, more experienced and farther removed from the classroom. (AP Photo/Brian Ray)" align="left" title="In this photo taken Oct. 15, 2012, Army veteran Gene Rovang of Decorah, Iowa, tells the story of a World War II veteran he interviewed about fighting in the Battle of the Bulge for a class project in his Life After War: Post-Deployment Issues class at the University of Iowa Campus in Iowa City, Iowa. Rovang fought in the Gulf war while on active duty and then did two tours in Iraq and Afghanistan with the National Guard. Colleges and universities are beginning to offer veterans-only classes that cater to a populations that tends to be older, more experienced and farther removed from the classroom. (AP Photo/Brian Ray)" border="0" /></a>The students in the Saturday morning class trickle in and, as they introduce themselves around a table, reveal far more intimate biographies than just name and hometown.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/colleges-offer-veterans-classes-ease-transition-101315787.htmlFri, 26 Oct 2012 14:47:56 -0400Associated Presscolleges-offer-veterans-classes-ease-transition-101315787<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/colleges-offer-veterans-classes-ease-transition-101315787.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/WzTyL0vQfeolxwlj9qv7fg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/77b81db12d510a1e1f0f6a706700c42f.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this photo taken Oct. 15, 2012, Army veteran Gene Rovang of Decorah, Iowa, tells the story of a World War II veteran he interviewed about fighting in the Battle of the Bulge for a class project in his Life After War: Post-Deployment Issues class at the University of Iowa Campus in Iowa City, Iowa. Rovang fought in the Gulf war while on active duty and then did two tours in Iraq and Afghanistan with the National Guard. Colleges and universities are beginning to offer veterans-only classes that cater to a populations that tends to be older, more experienced and farther removed from the classroom. (AP Photo/Brian Ray)" align="left" title="In this photo taken Oct. 15, 2012, Army veteran Gene Rovang of Decorah, Iowa, tells the story of a World War II veteran he interviewed about fighting in the Battle of the Bulge for a class project in his Life After War: Post-Deployment Issues class at the University of Iowa Campus in Iowa City, Iowa. Rovang fought in the Gulf war while on active duty and then did two tours in Iraq and Afghanistan with the National Guard. Colleges and universities are beginning to offer veterans-only classes that cater to a populations that tends to be older, more experienced and farther removed from the classroom. (AP Photo/Brian Ray)" border="0" /></a>The students in the Saturday morning class trickle in and, as they introduce themselves around a table, reveal far more intimate biographies than just name and hometown.</p><br clear="all"/>When it comes to student finances, it's not as simple as giving money to a loved one toward their education and moving on your merry way. If you intend to financially contribute to a student's higher education, it's important to understand the potential consequences of that gift.http://news.yahoo.com/financial-gifts-students-164105268.htmlFri, 26 Oct 2012 12:41:05 -0400U.S.News & World Report LPfinancial-gifts-students-164105268<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/kenya-slow-cooperate-war-crimes-court-says-060455094.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/EU4mxhsaD8OoXzA4h9f9RA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_ZA/News/Reuters/2012-10-26T072221Z_1_AJOE89P0KHB00_RTROPTP_2_OZATP-KENYA-ICC-20121026.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Chief Prosecutor Bensouda of the ICC addresses a media briefing in Nairobi" align="left" title="Chief Prosecutor Bensouda of the ICC addresses a media briefing in Nairobi" border="0" /></a>NAIROBI (Reuters) - The International Criminal Court&#039;s (ICC) chief prosecutor on Thursday said Kenya&#039;s government had not cooperated fully in providing evidence for the trial of four prominent Kenyans accused of fuelling post-election violence in 2007. The group includes leading presidential hopefuls and former finance minister Uhuru Kenyatta and former higher education minister William Ruto. They face trial in about six months, charged with masterminding the bloodshed that killed more than 1,200 people. All have said they are innocent. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/kenya-slow-cooperate-war-crimes-court-says-060455094.htmlFri, 26 Oct 2012 02:04:55 -0400Reuterskenya-slow-cooperate-war-crimes-court-says-060455094<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/kenya-slow-cooperate-war-crimes-court-says-060455094.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/EU4mxhsaD8OoXzA4h9f9RA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_ZA/News/Reuters/2012-10-26T072221Z_1_AJOE89P0KHB00_RTROPTP_2_OZATP-KENYA-ICC-20121026.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Chief Prosecutor Bensouda of the ICC addresses a media briefing in Nairobi" align="left" title="Chief Prosecutor Bensouda of the ICC addresses a media briefing in Nairobi" border="0" /></a>NAIROBI (Reuters) - The International Criminal Court&#039;s (ICC) chief prosecutor on Thursday said Kenya&#039;s government had not cooperated fully in providing evidence for the trial of four prominent Kenyans accused of fuelling post-election violence in 2007. The group includes leading presidential hopefuls and former finance minister Uhuru Kenyatta and former higher education minister William Ruto. They face trial in about six months, charged with masterminding the bloodshed that killed more than 1,200 people. All have said they are innocent. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Texas school districts are racking up escalating taxpayer debt to build new classrooms and buy equipment, the state's Republican comptroller said Thursday, as a trial gets under way on how the state funds public schools after slashing spending by $5.4 billion.http://news.yahoo.com/comptroller-texas-schools-racking-rising-debt-170144608--finance.htmlThu, 25 Oct 2012 13:01:44 -0400Associated Presscomptroller-texas-schools-racking-rising-debt-170144608--finance<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/teen-takes-educators-twitter-school-153654492.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/GgS2UN3DEhuXTeWlBSrw6g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/mashable/chemical%20touch%20.png" width="130" height="86" alt="Teen Takes Educators to Twitter School" align="left" title="Teen Takes Educators to Twitter School" border="0" /></a>Fifteen-year-old Adora Svitak knows students nowadays &quot;live, work and play&quot; social media.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/teen-takes-educators-twitter-school-153654492.htmlThu, 25 Oct 2012 11:36:54 -0400Mashableteen-takes-educators-twitter-school-153654492<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/teen-takes-educators-twitter-school-153654492.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/GgS2UN3DEhuXTeWlBSrw6g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/mashable/chemical%20touch%20.png" width="130" height="86" alt="Teen Takes Educators to Twitter School" align="left" title="Teen Takes Educators to Twitter School" border="0" /></a>Fifteen-year-old Adora Svitak knows students nowadays &quot;live, work and play&quot; social media.</p><br clear="all"/>While the average published tuition prices at colleges and universities have increased since the 2007-2008 school year, the average student has not shouldered the brunt of the rising costs, a new study has found.http://news.yahoo.com/why-prospective-college-students-using-net-price-calculators-153124889.htmlThu, 25 Oct 2012 11:31:24 -0400U.S.News & World Report LPwhy-prospective-college-students-using-net-price-calculators-153124889U.S. News is often asked to collect, analyze, and publish more information about how well colleges and universities are serving their students from different income levels. We recently conducted a first-ever analysis of how successful colleges are at graduating low-income students, based on data exclusively collected by U.S. News. Now, for the first time, we are also able to answer the question of how schools are doing at graduating their students who come from families with the highest incomes relative to the rest of their student body.http://news.yahoo.com/colleges-successfully-graduating-high-income-students-152817339.htmlThu, 25 Oct 2012 11:28:17 -0400U.S.News & World Report LPcolleges-successfully-graduating-high-income-students-152817339An audit of the U.S. Department of Education's division overseeing hundreds of millions of dollars in charter school funding has criticized the office for failing to properly monitor how states spend the money.http://news.yahoo.com/audit-us-oversight-charter-school-funds-lax-191134813.htmlThu, 25 Oct 2012 07:59:28 -0400Associated Pressaudit-us-oversight-charter-school-funds-lax-191134813It?s not every day that high school students get the chance to meet a renowned physicist.http://news.yahoo.com/future-stem-education-may-risk-224100219.htmlWed, 24 Oct 2012 18:41:00 -0400Takepart.comfuture-stem-education-may-risk-224100219Recently, many of the nation?s leading education experts gathered with classroom teachers to discuss the state of education in America at the annual Education Nation summit in New York. The conversation raised some valuable insights about the future of our schools and in particular, how to ensure we have great teachers in every classroom.http://news.yahoo.com/op-ed-schools-ignored-flight-great-teachers-215900707.htmlWed, 24 Oct 2012 17:59:00 -0400Takepart.comop-ed-schools-ignored-flight-great-teachers-215900707Should yoga sessions in public schools be subject to the same restrictions as religious ceremonies? A group of 60 Southern California parents thinks so--they want to pull yoga out of their school district?s curriculum.http://news.yahoo.com/yoga-public-schools-latest-test-free-speech-154236769--politics.htmlWed, 24 Oct 2012 15:38:47 -0400National Constitution Centeryoga-public-schools-latest-test-free-speech-154236769--politicsThe astronomical rise in college tuition slowed a bit this year. But when it comes to net price ? what students actually pay after grants and tax benefits are taken into account ? the pinch is getting worse for students and their families.http://news.yahoo.com/bottom-line-college-costs-students-families-paying-more-165644819.htmlWed, 24 Oct 2012 12:56:44 -0400Christian Science Monitorbottom-line-college-costs-students-families-paying-more-165644819The cost of higher education continues to grow.http://news.yahoo.com/report-nj-third-highest-state-tuition-costs-152016127--finance.htmlWed, 24 Oct 2012 11:20:16 -0400Associated Pressreport-nj-third-highest-state-tuition-costs-152016127--financeIdaho officials have awarded an eight-year, $180 million contract to Hewlett-Packard Co. to provide high school students and teachers with laptops, in a deal that hinges on a voter initiative.http://news.yahoo.com/hewlett-packard-wins-idaho-school-laptop-contract-013333633--finance.htmlTue, 23 Oct 2012 21:33:33 -0400Associated Presshewlett-packard-wins-idaho-school-laptop-contract-013333633--financeNEW YORK, N.Y. - For many American travellers, Guatemala is an inexpensive, exotic destination for visiting Mayan ruins or studying Spanish in a language immersion program. But for a couple of U.S. college students, the country was the setting for a social experiment. They spent a summer living there on the same daily budget that sustains over a billion people around the world: $1 a day.http://news.yahoo.com/us-college-students-film-experience-living-guatemala-1-212020185.htmlTue, 23 Oct 2012 17:20:20 -0400Associated Pressus-college-students-film-experience-living-guatemala-1-212020185In Florida?s Miami-Dade County Public Schools, schools are slowly but steadily chipping away at the achievement gap, especially for Hispanic and black students.http://news.yahoo.com/why-miami-dade-schools-won-prestigious-broad-prize-210651330.htmlTue, 23 Oct 2012 17:06:51 -0400Christian Science Monitorwhy-miami-dade-schools-won-prestigious-broad-prize-210651330State officials say they have awarded an eight-year, $180 million contract to Hewlett-Packard Co. to supply Idaho high school students and teachers with laptop computers as part of the Students Come First education overhaul.http://news.yahoo.com/idaho-awards-school-laptop-contract-h-p-204947769--finance.htmlTue, 23 Oct 2012 16:49:47 -0400Associated Pressidaho-awards-school-laptop-contract-h-p-204947769--financeOne of the country's most prestigious education awards has been awarded to the Miami-Dade County Public Schools.http://news.yahoo.com/miami-school-district-win-prestigious-urban-prize-175810306.htmlTue, 23 Oct 2012 13:53:36 -0400Associated Pressmiami-school-district-win-prestigious-urban-prize-175810306<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/qatari-emir-urges-palestinians-reconcile-155628339.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0hzbAwPJ_uuxpYAo2qAYWw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/8180d4f0e26ecd1d1e0f6a7067005352.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, right, and Gaza&#039;s Hamas prime minister Ismail Haniyeh, left, arrive for the corner-stone laying ceremony for Hamad, a new residential neighborhood in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. The emir of Qatar received a hero&#039;s welcome in Gaza on Tuesday, becoming the first head of state to visit the Palestinian territory since the Islamist militant Hamas seized control there in 2007. (AP Photo/Mohammed Salem, Pool)" align="left" title="Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, right, and Gaza&#039;s Hamas prime minister Ismail Haniyeh, left, arrive for the corner-stone laying ceremony for Hamad, a new residential neighborhood in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. The emir of Qatar received a hero&#039;s welcome in Gaza on Tuesday, becoming the first head of state to visit the Palestinian territory since the Islamist militant Hamas seized control there in 2007. (AP Photo/Mohammed Salem, Pool)" border="0" /></a>The emir of Qatar received a hero&#039;s welcome during a landmark visit to Gaza on Tuesday, becoming the first head of state to visit the Palestinian territory since the Islamist militant Hamas seized control of the coastal strip five years ago.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/qatari-emir-urges-palestinians-reconcile-155628339.htmlTue, 23 Oct 2012 12:44:37 -0400Associated Pressqatari-emir-urges-palestinians-reconcile-155628339<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/qatari-emir-urges-palestinians-reconcile-155628339.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0hzbAwPJ_uuxpYAo2qAYWw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/8180d4f0e26ecd1d1e0f6a7067005352.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, right, and Gaza&#039;s Hamas prime minister Ismail Haniyeh, left, arrive for the corner-stone laying ceremony for Hamad, a new residential neighborhood in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. The emir of Qatar received a hero&#039;s welcome in Gaza on Tuesday, becoming the first head of state to visit the Palestinian territory since the Islamist militant Hamas seized control there in 2007. (AP Photo/Mohammed Salem, Pool)" align="left" title="Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, right, and Gaza&#039;s Hamas prime minister Ismail Haniyeh, left, arrive for the corner-stone laying ceremony for Hamad, a new residential neighborhood in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. The emir of Qatar received a hero&#039;s welcome in Gaza on Tuesday, becoming the first head of state to visit the Palestinian territory since the Islamist militant Hamas seized control there in 2007. (AP Photo/Mohammed Salem, Pool)" border="0" /></a>The emir of Qatar received a hero&#039;s welcome during a landmark visit to Gaza on Tuesday, becoming the first head of state to visit the Palestinian territory since the Islamist militant Hamas seized control of the coastal strip five years ago.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/qatari-emir-pays-landmark-visit-gaza-153943595.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0hzbAwPJ_uuxpYAo2qAYWw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/8180d4f0e26ecd1d1e0f6a7067005352.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, right, and Gaza&#039;s Hamas prime minister Ismail Haniyeh, left, arrive for the corner-stone laying ceremony for Hamad, a new residential neighborhood in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. The emir of Qatar received a hero&#039;s welcome in Gaza on Tuesday, becoming the first head of state to visit the Palestinian territory since the Islamist militant Hamas seized control there in 2007. (AP Photo/Mohammed Salem, Pool)" align="left" title="Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, right, and Gaza&#039;s Hamas prime minister Ismail Haniyeh, left, arrive for the corner-stone laying ceremony for Hamad, a new residential neighborhood in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. The emir of Qatar received a hero&#039;s welcome in Gaza on Tuesday, becoming the first head of state to visit the Palestinian territory since the Islamist militant Hamas seized control there in 2007. (AP Photo/Mohammed Salem, Pool)" border="0" /></a>The emir of Qatar received a hero&#039;s welcome during a landmark visit to Gaza on Tuesday, becoming the first head of state to visit the Palestinian territory since the Islamist militant Hamas seized control of the coastal strip five years ago.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/qatari-emir-pays-landmark-visit-gaza-153943595.htmlTue, 23 Oct 2012 11:39:43 -0400Associated Pressqatari-emir-pays-landmark-visit-gaza-153943595<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/qatari-emir-pays-landmark-visit-gaza-153943595.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0hzbAwPJ_uuxpYAo2qAYWw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/8180d4f0e26ecd1d1e0f6a7067005352.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, right, and Gaza&#039;s Hamas prime minister Ismail Haniyeh, left, arrive for the corner-stone laying ceremony for Hamad, a new residential neighborhood in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. The emir of Qatar received a hero&#039;s welcome in Gaza on Tuesday, becoming the first head of state to visit the Palestinian territory since the Islamist militant Hamas seized control there in 2007. (AP Photo/Mohammed Salem, Pool)" align="left" title="Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, right, and Gaza&#039;s Hamas prime minister Ismail Haniyeh, left, arrive for the corner-stone laying ceremony for Hamad, a new residential neighborhood in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. The emir of Qatar received a hero&#039;s welcome in Gaza on Tuesday, becoming the first head of state to visit the Palestinian territory since the Islamist militant Hamas seized control there in 2007. (AP Photo/Mohammed Salem, Pool)" border="0" /></a>The emir of Qatar received a hero&#039;s welcome during a landmark visit to Gaza on Tuesday, becoming the first head of state to visit the Palestinian territory since the Islamist militant Hamas seized control of the coastal strip five years ago.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/undroppable-producers-embark-tour-teach-students-politics-video-131115301.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ZsohILg0J.MIw3Ff3PvgdQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/mashable/Undroppable-640.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="&#039;Undroppable&#039; Producers Embark on Tour to Teach Students Politics [VIDEO]" align="left" title="&#039;Undroppable&#039; Producers Embark on Tour to Teach Students Politics [VIDEO]" border="0" /></a>Producers of the social media-driven education web series and documentary Undroppable will embark on a nationwide tour starting Wednesday to help inform U.S. high school students about political topics.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/undroppable-producers-embark-tour-teach-students-politics-video-131115301.htmlTue, 23 Oct 2012 09:11:15 -0400Mashableundroppable-producers-embark-tour-teach-students-politics-video-131115301<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/undroppable-producers-embark-tour-teach-students-politics-video-131115301.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ZsohILg0J.MIw3Ff3PvgdQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/mashable/Undroppable-640.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="&#039;Undroppable&#039; Producers Embark on Tour to Teach Students Politics [VIDEO]" align="left" title="&#039;Undroppable&#039; Producers Embark on Tour to Teach Students Politics [VIDEO]" border="0" /></a>Producers of the social media-driven education web series and documentary Undroppable will embark on a nationwide tour starting Wednesday to help inform U.S. high school students about political topics.</p><br clear="all"/>A new initiative in online learning intending to help low-income adults achieve an associate?s degree is set to launch in Colorado and then California before expanding to selected cities nationwide.?http://news.yahoo.com/online-initiative-launches-aid-low-income-students-090003064--politics.htmlTue, 23 Oct 2012 05:00:03 -0400National Journalonline-initiative-launches-aid-low-income-students-090003064--politics<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/biggest-readers-u-teens-30-somethings-survey-040721665.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/PEfu9x7sbCNFrbiBUCI62A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-10-23T040721Z_1_CBRE89M0BGE00_RTROPTP_2_HONOLULU.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Man rests and reads book under banyan tree on Magic Island near Waikiki in Honolulu, Hawaii." align="left" title="Man rests and reads book under banyan tree on Magic Island near Waikiki in Honolulu, Hawaii." border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The most likely book readers in the United States are high-school students, college-age adults and people in their 30s, with e-book use highest among 30-somethings, a survey released on Tuesday showed. Seventy-eight percent of Americans had read at least one book in the previous 12 months, with the rate 83 percent among those aged between 16 and 29, according to the survey by the Pew Research Center&#039;s Internet and American Life Project. The survey is part of Pew&#039;s effort to assess U.S. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/biggest-readers-u-teens-30-somethings-survey-040721665.htmlTue, 23 Oct 2012 00:07:21 -0400Reutersbiggest-readers-u-teens-30-somethings-survey-040721665<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/biggest-readers-u-teens-30-somethings-survey-040721665.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/PEfu9x7sbCNFrbiBUCI62A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-10-23T040721Z_1_CBRE89M0BGE00_RTROPTP_2_HONOLULU.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Man rests and reads book under banyan tree on Magic Island near Waikiki in Honolulu, Hawaii." align="left" title="Man rests and reads book under banyan tree on Magic Island near Waikiki in Honolulu, Hawaii." border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The most likely book readers in the United States are high-school students, college-age adults and people in their 30s, with e-book use highest among 30-somethings, a survey released on Tuesday showed. Seventy-eight percent of Americans had read at least one book in the previous 12 months, with the rate 83 percent among those aged between 16 and 29, according to the survey by the Pew Research Center&#039;s Internet and American Life Project. The survey is part of Pew&#039;s effort to assess U.S. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/little-czar-ohio-school-drug-ring-gets-prison-184834204.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/IcuqtvMhnUZ_VN6ywAGPjw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/b8e699ccc7beb11d1e0f6a7067009698.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Tuesday, July 31 2012 photo, Warren County Juvenile Court Judge Mike Powell warns 17-year-old Ohio high school student Tyler Pagenstecher, right, of the consequences of admitting guilt at his first hearing in Lebanon, Ohio. Pagenstecher pleaded guilty to drug-trafficking charges in juvenile court and will be sentenced Monday, Oct. 22, 2012. Police say he played a major role in a drug ring that sold as much as $20,000 worth of high-grade marijuana a month to fellow students at two high schools. (AP Photo/Amanda Lee Myers)" align="left" title="In this Tuesday, July 31 2012 photo, Warren County Juvenile Court Judge Mike Powell warns 17-year-old Ohio high school student Tyler Pagenstecher, right, of the consequences of admitting guilt at his first hearing in Lebanon, Ohio. Pagenstecher pleaded guilty to drug-trafficking charges in juvenile court and will be sentenced Monday, Oct. 22, 2012. Police say he played a major role in a drug ring that sold as much as $20,000 worth of high-grade marijuana a month to fellow students at two high schools. (AP Photo/Amanda Lee Myers)" border="0" /></a>A teenager convicted of selling up to $20,000 worth of high-grade marijuana a month to high school students in southwestern Ohio was sentenced Monday to serve six months to three years in a juvenile prison by a judge who called him &quot;a pretty fine young person that went down a bad trail.&quot;</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/little-czar-ohio-school-drug-ring-gets-prison-184834204.htmlMon, 22 Oct 2012 14:48:34 -0400Associated Presslittle-czar-ohio-school-drug-ring-gets-prison-184834204<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/little-czar-ohio-school-drug-ring-gets-prison-184834204.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/IcuqtvMhnUZ_VN6ywAGPjw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/b8e699ccc7beb11d1e0f6a7067009698.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Tuesday, July 31 2012 photo, Warren County Juvenile Court Judge Mike Powell warns 17-year-old Ohio high school student Tyler Pagenstecher, right, of the consequences of admitting guilt at his first hearing in Lebanon, Ohio. Pagenstecher pleaded guilty to drug-trafficking charges in juvenile court and will be sentenced Monday, Oct. 22, 2012. Police say he played a major role in a drug ring that sold as much as $20,000 worth of high-grade marijuana a month to fellow students at two high schools. (AP Photo/Amanda Lee Myers)" align="left" title="In this Tuesday, July 31 2012 photo, Warren County Juvenile Court Judge Mike Powell warns 17-year-old Ohio high school student Tyler Pagenstecher, right, of the consequences of admitting guilt at his first hearing in Lebanon, Ohio. Pagenstecher pleaded guilty to drug-trafficking charges in juvenile court and will be sentenced Monday, Oct. 22, 2012. Police say he played a major role in a drug ring that sold as much as $20,000 worth of high-grade marijuana a month to fellow students at two high schools. (AP Photo/Amanda Lee Myers)" border="0" /></a>A teenager convicted of selling up to $20,000 worth of high-grade marijuana a month to high school students in southwestern Ohio was sentenced Monday to serve six months to three years in a juvenile prison by a judge who called him &quot;a pretty fine young person that went down a bad trail.&quot;</p><br clear="all"/>A panel of state lawmakers holds a hearing at the University of Central Missouri this week on creation of a funding formula for higher education institutions.http://news.yahoo.com/mo-legislative-panel-focuses-higher-ed-funding-170954200--finance.htmlMon, 22 Oct 2012 13:09:54 -0400Associated Pressmo-legislative-panel-focuses-higher-ed-funding-170954200--finance<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/life-uruguay-legal-abortion-pot-dealing-204424950.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/XK9YAwASUl37cexCgiwtRw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/78bf6f2bb036a31d1e0f6a7067003455.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Oct. 25, 2009, file photo Uruguay&#039;s President Jose Mujica, 74, stands in a tractor on his flower farm on the outskirts of Montevideo, Uruguay, Sunday. Uruguayans used to call their country the Switzerland of Latin America, but its faded grey capital seems a bit more like Amsterdam now that its congress legalized abortion on Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012, and is drawing up plans to sell government-grown marijuana. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico, file)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Oct. 25, 2009, file photo Uruguay&#039;s President Jose Mujica, 74, stands in a tractor on his flower farm on the outskirts of Montevideo, Uruguay, Sunday. Uruguayans used to call their country the Switzerland of Latin America, but its faded grey capital seems a bit more like Amsterdam now that its congress legalized abortion on Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012, and is drawing up plans to sell government-grown marijuana. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico, file)" border="0" /></a>Uruguayans used to call their country the Switzerland of Latin America, but its faded grey capital seems a bit more like Amsterdam now that its congress has legalized abortion and is drawing up plans to sell government-grown marijuana.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/life-uruguay-legal-abortion-pot-dealing-204424950.htmlMon, 22 Oct 2012 08:25:49 -0400Associated Presslife-uruguay-legal-abortion-pot-dealing-204424950<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/life-uruguay-legal-abortion-pot-dealing-204424950.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/XK9YAwASUl37cexCgiwtRw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/78bf6f2bb036a31d1e0f6a7067003455.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Oct. 25, 2009, file photo Uruguay&#039;s President Jose Mujica, 74, stands in a tractor on his flower farm on the outskirts of Montevideo, Uruguay, Sunday. Uruguayans used to call their country the Switzerland of Latin America, but its faded grey capital seems a bit more like Amsterdam now that its congress legalized abortion on Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012, and is drawing up plans to sell government-grown marijuana. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico, file)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Oct. 25, 2009, file photo Uruguay&#039;s President Jose Mujica, 74, stands in a tractor on his flower farm on the outskirts of Montevideo, Uruguay, Sunday. Uruguayans used to call their country the Switzerland of Latin America, but its faded grey capital seems a bit more like Amsterdam now that its congress legalized abortion on Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012, and is drawing up plans to sell government-grown marijuana. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico, file)" border="0" /></a>Uruguayans used to call their country the Switzerland of Latin America, but its faded grey capital seems a bit more like Amsterdam now that its congress has legalized abortion and is drawing up plans to sell government-grown marijuana.</p><br clear="all"/>While people have complained about the costs of undergraduate education for generations, things have really gotten out of control in the last decade or so. Loans, scholarships and grants allow most students to attend at some kind of discount. But the retail cost of a year of education is close to unconscionable at a slew of colleges and universities.http://news.yahoo.com/definitive-list-12-most-expensive-colleges-united-states-040207632.htmlMon, 22 Oct 2012 00:02:07 -0400The Daily Callerdefinitive-list-12-most-expensive-colleges-united-states-040207632<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/uruguayan-way-legal-abortion-marijuana-sales-013722265.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/XK9YAwASUl37cexCgiwtRw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/78bf6f2bb036a31d1e0f6a7067003455.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Oct. 25, 2009, file photo Uruguay&#039;s President Jose Mujica, 74, stands in a tractor on his flower farm on the outskirts of Montevideo, Uruguay, Sunday. Uruguayans used to call their country the Switzerland of Latin America, but its faded grey capital seems a bit more like Amsterdam now that its congress legalized abortion on Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012, and is drawing up plans to sell government-grown marijuana. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico, file)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Oct. 25, 2009, file photo Uruguay&#039;s President Jose Mujica, 74, stands in a tractor on his flower farm on the outskirts of Montevideo, Uruguay, Sunday. Uruguayans used to call their country the Switzerland of Latin America, but its faded grey capital seems a bit more like Amsterdam now that its congress legalized abortion on Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012, and is drawing up plans to sell government-grown marijuana. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico, file)" border="0" /></a>Uruguayans used to call their country the Switzerland of Latin America, but its faded grey capital seems a bit more like Amsterdam now that its congress has legalized abortion and is drawing up plans to sell government-grown marijuana.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/uruguayan-way-legal-abortion-marijuana-sales-013722265.htmlSun, 21 Oct 2012 21:37:22 -0400Associated Pressuruguayan-way-legal-abortion-marijuana-sales-013722265<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/uruguayan-way-legal-abortion-marijuana-sales-013722265.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/XK9YAwASUl37cexCgiwtRw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/78bf6f2bb036a31d1e0f6a7067003455.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Oct. 25, 2009, file photo Uruguay&#039;s President Jose Mujica, 74, stands in a tractor on his flower farm on the outskirts of Montevideo, Uruguay, Sunday. Uruguayans used to call their country the Switzerland of Latin America, but its faded grey capital seems a bit more like Amsterdam now that its congress legalized abortion on Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012, and is drawing up plans to sell government-grown marijuana. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico, file)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Oct. 25, 2009, file photo Uruguay&#039;s President Jose Mujica, 74, stands in a tractor on his flower farm on the outskirts of Montevideo, Uruguay, Sunday. Uruguayans used to call their country the Switzerland of Latin America, but its faded grey capital seems a bit more like Amsterdam now that its congress legalized abortion on Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012, and is drawing up plans to sell government-grown marijuana. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico, file)" border="0" /></a>Uruguayans used to call their country the Switzerland of Latin America, but its faded grey capital seems a bit more like Amsterdam now that its congress has legalized abortion and is drawing up plans to sell government-grown marijuana.</p><br clear="all"/>DUBAI (Reuters) - A passenger bus in southwestern Iran overturned on Friday evening, killing 26 female high school students on board, Iranian media reported on Saturday. Eighteen others were injured when the bus, carrying students from the town of Borujen, flipped on the Izeh-Lordegan road, about 700 km (435 miles) southwest of the capital Tehran, Iranian media reported. "Travelling at excess speeds on slippery roads was the cause of this accident," Colonel Samad Esfandiari, a highway patrol official, told the Iranian Students' News Agency. ...http://news.yahoo.com/bus-crash-iran-kills-26-schoolgirls-095151722.htmlSat, 20 Oct 2012 05:51:51 -0400Reutersbus-crash-iran-kills-26-schoolgirls-095151722LONDON (Reuters) - The $100 billion Texas Teachers' pension fund is to buy a stake in Formula One racing from the estate of collapsed investment bank Lehman Brothers, a person familiar with the matter said. The Teacher Retirement System of Texas will buy a 3 percent stake in the motor racing business from the Lehman Brothers' estate in a deal worth about $200 million, the person said. ...http://news.yahoo.com/texas-teachers-buy-f1-stake-lehman-estate-source-174611464--sector.htmlFri, 19 Oct 2012 18:47:18 -0400Reuterstexas-teachers-buy-f1-stake-lehman-estate-source-174611464--sectorWhy does a preschooler with a visual impairment always close his eyes and look away when reaching for his crackers at snack time? What are some solutions for a low vision student who cannot see the board in his classrooms?http://news.yahoo.com/op-ed-why-supporting-teachers-blind-critically-important-223900428.htmlFri, 19 Oct 2012 18:39:00 -0400Takepart.comop-ed-why-supporting-teachers-blind-critically-important-223900428When the University of Phoenix, the country's largest university, announced this week it's closing 115 campuses and satellite locations, it signaled more than a sudden availability of commercial real estate near highway interchanges, where for-profit colleges like to set up shop as a student convenience.http://news.yahoo.com/enrollment-falling-profit-colleges-173800187--finance.htmlFri, 19 Oct 2012 14:39:03 -0400Associated Pressenrollment-falling-profit-colleges-173800187--financeA slew of swanky private schools and public universities merrily, myopically raised tuition once again this fall. At the University of Washington, for example, tuition and fees are up some 15 percent from last year. Basic tuition at Cornell University costs close to $2,000 more this year.http://news.yahoo.com/universities-buck-trend-cut-tuition-students-163206107.htmlFri, 19 Oct 2012 12:32:06 -0400The Daily Calleruniversities-buck-trend-cut-tuition-students-163206107Fall 2013 is still a year away, but some colleges have already announced tuition cuts and freezes for next year's students.http://news.yahoo.com/colleges-cut-freeze-tuition-fall-2013-150514017.htmlFri, 19 Oct 2012 11:05:14 -0400U.S.News & World Report LPcolleges-cut-freeze-tuition-fall-2013-150514017SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - A Texas high school cheerleading team may continue using religious scriptures on banners at football games for now, a federal judge ruled on Thursday, saying the students had a constitutional right to express their faith on school property. The ruling over the so-called "Bible Banners" at the school in the east Texas town of Kountze marked the latest twist in a broader national clash over the separation of religion from public schools. ...http://news.yahoo.com/judge-allows-texas-cheerleaders-bible-banners-now-010650629--nfl.htmlThu, 18 Oct 2012 21:31:27 -0400Reutersjudge-allows-texas-cheerleaders-bible-banners-now-010650629--nflIn the new book, Exam Schools: Inside America's Most Selective Public High Schools, the authors examine institutions with selective admissions processes. Many of these public schools did very well in the 2012 U.S. News Best High Schools rankings, accounting for 7 of the top 10 schools in the national rankings; 11 of the top 25; and 24 of the top 50.http://news.yahoo.com/dont-let-cancer-stop-earning-college-education-143612670.htmlThu, 18 Oct 2012 10:36:12 -0400U.S.News & World Report LPdont-let-cancer-stop-earning-college-education-143612670In the new book, Exam Schools: Inside America's Most Selective Public High Schools, the authors examine institutions with selective admissions processes. Many of these public schools did very well in the 2012 U.S. News Best High Schools rankings, accounting for 7 of the top 10 schools in the national rankings; 11 of the top 25; and 24 of the top 50.http://news.yahoo.com/exam-schools-fared-best-high-schools-rankings-143612586.htmlThu, 18 Oct 2012 10:36:12 -0400U.S.News & World Report LPexam-schools-fared-best-high-schools-rankings-143612586

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