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All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/2722 us Education News en-us Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:48:49 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/2722 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/education/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091106/ap_on_re_us/us_chicago_beating_death_school ap/20091106/us_chicago_beating_death_school AP us Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:08:17 GMT AP - A fourth teen is facing murder charges in the beating death of a Chicago high school honor student last month. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/education/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_california_school_shooting ap/20091106/us_california_school_shooting AP us Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:45:21 GMT AP - Two 16-year-old boys have been charged as adults in the death of a 16-year-old girl who was shot after a homecoming football game in Long Beach. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/education/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091106/ap_on_bi_ge/us_budget_cuts_colorado ap/20091106/us_budget_cuts_colorado AP business Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:41:04 GMT AP - Facing an expected $1 billion shortfall in next year's budget, Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter is proposing a 4.6 percent cut in education spending and charging sales tax on items including candy and soda and online purchases. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/education/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_bankofamerica_studentloans nm/20091106/us_bankofamerica_studentloans Reuters us Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:10:43 GMT Reuters - Bank of America Corp will suspend its federally-backed student loan program by December 5, the company said in a letter to colleges and universities on Friday, as the U.S. gets ready to end the program entirely. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/education/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_johanns_student_loans ap/20091106/us_johanns_student_loans AP business Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:35:13 GMT AP - U.S. Sen. Mike Johanns said Thursday that his concern for Nebraska families is what's driving his opposition to legislation that would turn control of student loans over to the government &mdash; not lobbying from private student loan provider Nelnet Inc. of Lincoln. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/education/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091106/ap_on_bi_ge/us_state_budget_education_michigan ap/20091106/us_state_budget_education_michigan AP business Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:21:24 GMT AP - The Michigan House voted to tap federal stimulus money set aside for next year to soften a cut in school funding now, but it's unlikely the move is going to win the support of the state Senate. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/education/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091105/ap_on_bi_ge/us_schools_pensions_new_york ap/20091105/us_schools_pensions_new_york AP business Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:25:15 GMT AP - A Long Island lawyer whose fat state retirement checks raised questions about public pension system abuses has agreed to give New York a $240,565 refund. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/education/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091105/ap_on_bi_ge/us_earns_career_education ap/20091105/us_earns_career_education AP business Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:23:26 GMT AP - Trade schools operator Career Education Corp. said Wednesday it climbed to a profit in the third quarter on rising revenue from record-high enrollment and number of new students. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/education/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091104/ap_on_bi_ge/us_obama_schools ap/20091104/us_obama_schools AP business Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:52:52 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/education/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091104/ap_on_bi_ge/us_obama_schools"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091104/capt.a6e23de5147c4bad812890197e5b0d2d.obama_wipm110.jpg?x=100&y=130&q=85&sig=rvFOYjM3ARUDdBBqGmFj1w--" align="left" height="130" width="100" alt="President Barack Obama speak to students at Wright Middle school in Madison, Wis., Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)" border="0" /></a>AP - Pushing for a link between student test scores and teacher pay, President Barack Obama on Wednesday dangled $5 billion in federal grants to states willing to undertake a top-to-bottom overhaul of their schools in support of White House priorities.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/education/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091104/ap_on_bi_ge/us_obama_schools"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091104/capt.a6e23de5147c4bad812890197e5b0d2d.obama_wipm110.jpg?x=100&y=130&q=85&sig=rvFOYjM3ARUDdBBqGmFj1w--" align="left" height="130" width="100" alt="photo" title="President Barack Obama speak to students at Wright Middle school in Madison, Wis., Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/education/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091104/ap_on_bi_ge/us_earns_bridgepoint_education ap/20091104/us_earns_bridgepoint_education AP business Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:52:53 GMT AP - Online education provider Bridgepoint Education Inc. said Wednesday that net income in the third quarter more than doubled as the school enrolled more students in its Web classes. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/education/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091104/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_preview ap/20091104/us_obama_preview AP politics Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:27:53 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/education/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091104/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_preview"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091104/capt.photo_1257316292505-1-0.jpg?x=96&y=130&q=85&sig=3YHr8riiV9AglqQ08Xaxmg--" align="left" height="130" width="96" alt="US President Barack Obama's half-brother Mark Ndesandjo Wednesday broke his silence to speak of their abusive father at the launch of his first novel.(AFP/File/Mandel Ngan)" border="0" /></a>AP - President Barack Obama travels to Madison, Wis., to speak about the importance of strengthening America's educational system.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/education/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091104/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_preview"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091104/capt.photo_1257316292505-1-0.jpg?x=96&y=130&q=85&sig=3YHr8riiV9AglqQ08Xaxmg--" align="left" height="130" width="96" alt="photo" title="US President Barack Obama's half-brother Mark Ndesandjo Wednesday broke his silence to speak of their abusive father at the launch of his first novel.(AFP/File/Mandel Ngan)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/education/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091104/ap_on_bi_ge/us_stimulus_schools ap/20091104/us_stimulus_schools AP business Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:56:16 GMT AP - The Education Department is reassuring the state of Massachusetts it does not agree with an internal watchdog who suggested the state was using economic stimulus money improperly. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/education/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091103/ap_on_bi_ge/us_school_lunches ap/20091103/us_school_lunches AP business Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:38:42 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/education/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091103/ap_on_bi_ge/us_school_lunches"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091020/capt.3264a34026184186ac172233f4334f1e.school_lunches_wx105.jpg?x=130&y=77&q=85&sig=AmMzfoARVZWWUZMLnjQbxQ--" align="left" height="77" width="130" alt="FILE - In this May 5, 2009, file photo, Education Secretary Arne Duncan, right, has lunch with students at Eagle School in Martinsburg, W.Va. School lunches need more fruits, veggies and whole grains and a limit on calories, says a report urging an update of the nation's 14-year-old standards for cafeteria fare. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Schools are doing a better job of identifying students who are eligible for free or reduced-price school lunches, but some states are much better than others, the Agriculture Department says in a report to Congress.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/education/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091103/ap_on_bi_ge/us_school_lunches"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091020/capt.3264a34026184186ac172233f4334f1e.school_lunches_wx105.jpg?x=130&y=77&q=85&sig=AmMzfoARVZWWUZMLnjQbxQ--" align="left" height="77" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this May 5, 2009, file photo, Education Secretary Arne Duncan, right, has lunch with students at Eagle School in Martinsburg, W.Va. School lunches need more fruits, veggies and whole grains and a limit on calories, says a report urging an update of the nation's 14-year-old standards for cafeteria fare. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/education/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091103/ts_nm/us_usa_clinton_muslims nm/20091103/us_usa_clinton_muslims Reuters topstories Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:35:50 GMT Reuters - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton offered aid on Tuesday to boost ties with the Muslim world and urged Israel, the Palestinians and Arab countries to move beyond recrimination in the search for peace. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/education/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091103/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_school_lunches_glance ap/20091103/us_school_lunches_glance AP politics Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:02:29 GMT AP - The following is the percent of school-aged children from households receiving food stamps who were directly certified for free or reduced priced lunches by schools in 2008-2009. Percentages above 100 percent are possible because some school districts use federal programs in addition to food stamps to enroll students for free or reduced- price lunches. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/education/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091102/ap_on_bi_ge/us_technology_education_missouri ap/20091102/us_technology_education_missouri AP business Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:47:16 GMT AP - The state of Missouri and Microsoft Corp. are teaming up on a program that Gov. Jay Nixon says will provide thousands of the state's residents with free access to e-learning and certification programs from the company. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/education/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091102/ap_on_bi_ge/us_stimulus_virginia_education ap/20091102/us_stimulus_virginia_education AP business Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:40:58 GMT AP - Education officials say federal stimulus funds have helped create or save more than 4,500 jobs at public schools and colleges in Virginia. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/education/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091102/ap_on_re_us/us_college_presidents_pay_glance ap/20091102/us_college_presidents_pay_glance AP us Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:47:54 GMT AP - Leaders in Total Compensation at Private Colleges, 2007-8. Source: IRS tax reports analyzed by the Chronicle of Higher Education. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/education/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091102/ap_on_bi_ge/us_college_presidents_pay ap/20091102/us_college_presidents_pay AP business Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:32:55 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/education/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091102/ap_on_bi_ge/us_college_presidents_pay"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091102/capt.79f9336eb5b04ada842e740b1e09b12b.college_presidents_pay_ny133.jpg?x=103&y=130&q=85&sig=zgW3qDRen.XY257x7Y50FA--" align="left" height="130" width="103" alt="FILE - In this March 22, 2009 file photo, Columbia University President Lee C. Bollinger, delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of the Columbia University Global Center in Amman, Jordan. A record 23 presidents received more than $1 million in total compensation in fiscal 2008, according to an analysis of the most recently available data published Monday by the Chronicle of Higher Education. (AP Photo/Nader Daoud, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - The fast-growing group of millionaire private college and university presidents hit a new record in recent years, and it's likely more college leaders will make seven-figure salaries once the slumping economy rebounds.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/education/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091102/ap_on_bi_ge/us_college_presidents_pay"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091102/capt.79f9336eb5b04ada842e740b1e09b12b.college_presidents_pay_ny133.jpg?x=103&y=130&q=85&sig=zgW3qDRen.XY257x7Y50FA--" align="left" height="130" width="103" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this March 22, 2009 file photo, Columbia University President Lee C. Bollinger, delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of the Columbia University Global Center in Amman, Jordan. A record 23 presidents received more than $1 million in total compensation in fiscal 2008, according to an analysis of the most recently available data published Monday by the Chronicle of Higher Education. (AP Photo/Nader Daoud, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/education/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091030/ap_on_hi_te/us_nebraska_itunes_u ap/20091030/us_nebraska_itunes_u AP technology Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:00:04 GMT AP - The Nebraska Department of Education and Apple Inc. have partnered to offer teachers a new online educational tool.