Boomers heading back to community colleges
A growing number of community colleges nationwide are taking special steps to attract and accommodate students who are 50 and older.
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$1B in new cuts for Calif. schools, services
Tax revenues are $2.2 billion below projections made this summer when the budget passed.
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Hazing culture mars marching bands’ glamour
For more than two decades, the Florida A&M marching band has been dogged by a persistent culture of hazing.
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eCheating: Students find high-tech ways to deceive teachers
From digitally inserting answers into soft drink labels and texting each other test answers and photos of exams, kids are getting creative.
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Report: Half of U.S. schools fail federal standards
Nearly half of the USA’s public schools didn’t meet federal achievement standards this year, according to a report released Thursday.
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Religious beliefs allegedly get boy booted from class
A student was told to leave class when he said his Catholic religion prohibited him from supporting gays, the lawsuit said.
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State starts new criminal probe of FAMU officials
Florida has opened a new probe into potential fraud by Florida A&M officials in connection with the suspected hazing death of a band mem …
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Rutgers student’s parents start foundation to honor son
Tyler Clementi’s suicide sparked a national debate over the challenges facing gay youth.
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L.A. county hit by a rash of tuba heists
Thieves in one corner of Los Angeles County in recent months have stripped high schools of one of their most precious commodities: The tuba. …
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Lawsuit raises questions about therapy dogs at colleges
A federal lawsuit could signal a shift in how institutions will handle accommodations of students with therapy animals.
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