| Women's heart center at Cedars to bear Barbra Streisand's name |
 Barbra Streisand and donors such as designers Ralph Lauren and Diane von Furstenberg gave more than $22 million for the new research facility. Cedars-Sinai will announce the dedication at Streisand's Malibu home Thursday night at an event to be attended by Bill Clinton.In 1991, cardiologist Bernadine Healy published an editorial in the New England Journal of Medicine about a phenomenon she called "the Yentl syndrome." Yentl, the heroine of a 1983 Barbra Streisand musical based on an Isaac Bashevis Singer story, was a Jewish girl who disguised herself as a boy so that she'd be allowed to get an education. Like Yentl, Healy wrote, women only received proper treatment for heart disease when they exhibited classically male symptoms. |
| Letters: High-paying education jobs |
| Re "School posts may be tough to fill," June 11 |
| Do we need a revolution in higher education? |
| William Bennett says new technological ventures can challenge the model of the traditional four-year residential, physical college.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?a=9p_RWedNuq0:0CR0zlirAWY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?a=9p_RWedNuq0:0CR0zlirAWY:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?a=9p_RWedNuq0:0CR0zlirAWY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?i=9p_RWedNuq0:0CR0zlirAWY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?a=9p_RWedNuq0:0CR0zlirAWY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> |
| 5th graders learned about oral sex |
| An elementary school sex education class causes outrage for parents who say it went too far. Affiliate KING reports.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=c2WqrX7V90A:5zR4AxeMCl4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=c2WqrX7V90A:5zR4AxeMCl4:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=c2WqrX7V90A:5zR4AxeMCl4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?i=c2WqrX7V90A:5zR4AxeMCl4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=c2WqrX7V90A:5zR4AxeMCl4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0">< |
| Department of Education lists cheapest and costliest colleges |
| Berea College doesn’t have the cachet and name recognition of Harvard or Yale. But it also doesn’t have the high price tag. |
| Study: Women MDs paid less, even at same jobs |
| A new study says women physician-scientists are paid much less than their male counterparts. The salary difference over a career could pay for a college education, a spacious house, or even a retirement nest egg. |
| Women MDs paid less: reluctant to push for raises? |
| Women physician-scientists are paid much less than their male counterparts, researchers found, with a salary difference that over the course of a career could pay for a college education, a spacious house, or a retirement nest egg. |
| Teachers Respond to Mitt Romney on Class Size |
| Does a smaller classroom really translate to a better education for public school students? In late May, Mitt Romney said fewer students aren't really the key, citing research that indicated some smaller classrooms performed worse. |
| Fla. task force gets report on ed challenges |
| Two veteran faculty members cautioned a newly formed task force on Monday against changing Florida's higher education system simply because a businessman â€" in this case, Gov. Rick Scott â€" believes it needs to show more value. |
| UL System leader urges reworking of college cuts |
| The leader of the University of Louisiana System is asking the state's top higher education board to scrap its method for divvying up dollars among Louisiana's public colleges, saying the formula is inappropriate to use with budget cuts. |
| Los Angeles Kings' Simon Gagne talks about concussion symptoms |
 Gagne tells what the NHL is doing to educate players about head injuries and warns that it's a mistake for players to come back when they feel only 95%.NEWARK, N.J. — Kings forward Simon Gagne , who missed more than five months because of lingering concussion symptoms, said that NHL Players Assn. is working to enhance the education process regarding head injuries. |
| Body of accused killer is donated to science |
| The family of accused killer and kidnapper Adam Mayes has sent his body to the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where students will use it for research and educational purposes, officials said.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=5Cx_6PrLC94:XNWgvlRC5NE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=5Cx_6PrLC94:XNWgvlRC5NE:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=5Cx_6PrLC94:XNWgvlRC5NE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?i=5Cx_6PrLC94:XNWgvlRC5NE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=5Cx_6PrLC94:XNWgvlRC5NE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http |
| Authorities: Woman gambled grandson's college fund |
| A 73-year-old woman has been found in Louisiana after being charged with stealing and gambling away $97,000 from a trust fund for her grandson's college education, authorities said, but she may never return to Indiana for prosecution. |
| Formidable Pakistan School Losing Its Founder |
| An Englishman who made Pakistan his home, and education his mission, finally resolves to retire at 94 from the school he started. |
| 55+ Events in Business, Tech and Social Media |
| Do you want to learn from the best and network to get ahead? Then make sure to check out the collection of more than 55 events on Mashable's new Events Board. The business conferences and exhibitions on the board cover a wide range of topics -- from tech to marketing to social media -- and are held all across the globe and even online. Dynamic and educational, these events are sure to give you the most bang for your buck. |
| Buzz: Jobs, education and career advice |
| In a job market like this, it's hard not to get nostalgic for a time when it seemed like there were plenty of factory jobs and other work that paid well and only required a high school degree. Our readers agree that's a rare find these days. |
| Training can pay off, especially for men |
| A small amount of education can go a long way toward improving your earnings potential, especially if you're a man, according to a new study. |
| Here Comes the Green Party: More Jobs, Pot, No 'Servants to Wall Street' |
| Hey, America: How would you like 25 million jobs, the end of unemployment and guaranteed college education? Those are just some of the promises made by Jill Stein, a 60-something Harvard graduate, doctor, musician and, as of last night, the Green Party's nominee-in-waiting for president.... |
| Business tax plan filed in Nevada for education |
| Businesses that take in more than $1 million annually would be subject to a 2 percent margins tax under an initiative filed Wednesday by a coalition of labor groups seeking to raise money for Nevada's public schools. |
| Kansas headed for another debate over evolution |
| Kansas is headed toward another debate over how evolution is taught in its public schools, with a State Board of education member saying Friday that science standards under development are "very problematic" for describing the theory as a well-established, core scientific concept. |
| Louisiana's bold bid to privatize schools |
| (Reuters) - Louisiana is embarking on the nation's boldest experiment in privatizing public education, with the state preparing to shift tens of millions in tax dollars out of the public schools to pay private industry, businesses owners and church pastors to educate children. Starting this fall, thousands of poor and middle-class kids will get vouchers covering the full cost of tuition at more than 120 private schools across Louisiana, including small, Bible-based church schools. ... |
| Two L.A. education groups back test scores as part of teacher reviews |
| Teach Plus and Our Schools, Our Voice announce separate proposals to incorporate student test scores into teacher evaluations in the LAUSD.Pressure to improve teacher evaluations deepened Thursday, when two separate Los Angeles education groups endorsed the use of student test scores as one measure to review instructors — a controversial element that many unions have fought. |
| Teaching and Training Tomorrow's Workforce: GRAPHIC |
| HIGHER EDUCATIONObama says that the United States should lead the world in college graduation rates by 2020. He has pushed to expand the size of, and access to, Pell Grants for students from low-income families, increasing the maximum per-student amount. Recently, Obama shifted attention to student loans, spending a week this spring advocating congressional action to prevent the 3.4 percent student-loan interest rate from doubling. Obama has launched an aggressive campaign promoting community colleges. ... |
| Women prefer Obama, but warning signs on deficit in new poll |
| A new Kaiser Foundation finds people think President Obama would be better for women than Mitt Romney on a host of issues, including who's looking out for their best interests, who'd be best to deal with the future of the health-care law, education, and even national security. |
| Is the Recession Hurting College Enrollment? |
| Harvard, Yale and a few other selective universities may be announcing record numbers of applicants for the semester beginning in the fall, but higher-education officials are fretting about ominous signs that overall college enrollment is starting to drop. |
| California neglects education of English learners, lawsuit claims |
| The suit accuses California of poor oversight and says the state must, by law, act to make sure students who are learning English are keeping pace academically with their peers.State officials are neglecting their legal obligation to ensure that students who are learning English are receiving an adequate and equal education, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday by the ACLU of Southern California and other advocates. |
| Diddy Son Scholarship Controversy Should Focus Debate on Scholarships |
| COMMENTARY | The debate over America's love-hate relationship with higher education has increased a notch with news that an expensive full-ride scholarship to UCLA has been awarded to a teenager who hardly needs the cash: Justin Combs. |
| 5 Reasons Community Colleges Make Sense Right Now |
| Whether you're a parent or a high school student researching college options, community college should be high on the list. With higher education rising to exorbitant levels in the past few years, many students are mortgaging their futures to pay for degrees that may not be worth the investment. Yet despite alarming trends in the student loan debt arena, the competition is as fierce as ever for a seat at top schools. Cost seems to be a secondary consideration at this point, which is all the more reason you should consider a community college and sit out on the degree hunter's bidding war. |
| Sex Ed For Teens With Intellectual Disabilities |
| The Aaron Academy follows an educational framework based on research in cognitive neurosciences. The method encourages flexible learning environments that accommodate individual learning differences, and sex education is a key modality in the school's education mission. |
| Obama administration gives 8 states waivers on No Child Left Behind |
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