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Vocational Education At Risk Because of Focus on College

by Tom Henderson, Posted Jul 11th 2011

Obama's budget calls for cuts in vocational education. Credit: Getty Images A lot of kids will never get a college degree -- at least ...Obama's budget calls for cuts in vocational education.
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California Textbooks to Acknowledge Existence of Gay People

by Tom Henderson, Posted Jul 7th 2011

Law requires textbooks to recognize contributions of gay Americans. Credit: Getty Images Imagine a history of the FBI not mention J. ...Law requires textbooks to recognize contributions of gay Americans.
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College Cost Comparisons: From $2,000 to $50,000

by Associated Press, Posted Jun 30th 2011

Watch: How to Save for College
The federal agency released its College Affordability and Transparency lists on Thursday to fulfill a ...Looking for a college bargain? Try any of nine University of Puerto Rico campuses, where annual tuition hovers at or below $2,000.
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Worst of Detroit Schools to Be Moved to New System

by Associated Press, Posted Jun 21st 2011

Roy Roberts, left, the emergency manager of the Detroit school district and Gov. Rick Snyder shake hands at a news conference in Detroit. ...The worst of Detroit's schools will be pulled out of the district and placed in a new system that gives principals and staff more control over spending, hiring and improvement efforts.
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How Education is Viewed Differently by Generations from Marlo Thomas

by the editors at MarloThomas.com, Posted Jun 21st 2011

Marlo Thomas and her niece Kate and talk about the topic of education, and how it is viewed differently by their respective generations. ...Marlo Thomas and her niece Kate and talk about the topic of education, and how it is viewed differently by their respective generations.
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How to Help Summer Learning Go On

by the editors at Common Sense Media, Posted Jun 10th 2011

Click here for a sneak peek of one of our favorite documentaries, "Spellbound."
Carefully chosen books, movies and games ...How do you prevent kids' brains from turning to mush over the summer?
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Sorry, Middle Class Kids, No School for You: British Education Reform Would Favor the Poor

by Tom Henderson, Posted May 27th 2011

A proposal for sweeping national education reform includes a provision to allow hundreds of academies and free schools to pick and choose ...Britain may ration education, favoring the poor.
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Facebook, PayPal Entrepeneur Pays Kids to Drop Out of College

by Tom Henderson, Posted May 27th 2011

A 43-year-old billionaire has set aside $2 million to get kids younger than 20 to drop out of college. Credit: Getty Images ...College not worth the price for spunky teens with business ideas, says PayPal inventor.
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