| Back to school: From rural Africa to the Ivy League |
In early 2008, Joshua Foromera was a talented Zimbabwean high school graduate living as a refugee in South Africa. He fled Zimbabwe because of political and economic collapse, seeking higher education opportunities.
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| Obama, GOP duel over rising college expenses |
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama would make tax credits for college expenses permanent and expand Pell grants for students from lower-earning families. The Republican team of Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan would emphasize the need to curb rising tuitions and federal education spending that are burdening families and the government....
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| California teacher evaluation bill abandoned by lawmakers |
Legislative time runs out on the bill that education advocates said would have weakened initiatives in Los Angeles and elsewhere to improve the quality of public school instructors.education advocates Friday hailed the eleventh-hour defeat of controversial efforts to rewrite state rules on teacher evaluations that they said would have weakened initiatives in Los Angeles and elsewhere to improve the quality of public school instructors.
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| Arizona reaches deal over education of English language learners |
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona has agreed to offer targeted reading and writing instruction to tens of thousands of public school students who were wrongly denied services under an English Language Learner program, the Justice Department said on Friday. The settlement resolves a complaint filed with the Department of education's Office of Civil Rights and the Department of Justice that students had been incorrectly identified as fluent in English over the past five school years or prematurely moved out of the language assistance program. ...
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| Nearly 900 districts to apply for Race to the Top |
Nearly 900 school districts across the nation intend to apply for a slice of close to $400 million in grants that the U.S. Department of education will distribute in support of local initiatives that help close achievement gaps and prepare students for college and a career.
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| Diversity Roundup: Jobs Abound but Education Hinders Applicants |
To keep up on the latest diversity news from the Republican National Convention, check out our dedicated gallery of related coverage.Jobs Abound, But education Hinders Applicants: Despite plenty of job openings in the U.S., the people who are closest to those jobs are also the most likely to lack the skills or education to quality, according to a new study as reported on by The Atlantic. Of the vacant jobs in the U.S., 43 percent require a bachelor's degree or more; only 24 percent are open for applicants without at least some higher education. ...
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| Great apps to get your kindergartner ready for school |
 Sending your child off to school for the first time? These educational apps geared toward kindergartners will help them get ready for the big time by helping them brush up on their letters, numbers and more.
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| Parent's Dilemma: Are You Raising Tech-Addicted Kids? |
 Rebecca Levey is a co-founder of KidzVuz.com, a video review site by and for tweens. She writes about technology and education at Beccarama and is a White House Champion of Change for education. Follow her at @beccasara.
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| Best jobs you can get with a high school diploma |
 Having a college education dramatically improves one's chances of finding employment, a recent report released by Georgetown University shows.
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| Diversity Roundup: Jobs Are Abound But Education Hinders Applicants |
To keep up on the latest diversity news from the Republican National Convention, check out our dedicated gallery of related coverage.Jobs Abound, But education Hinders Applicants: Despite plenty of job openings in the U.S., the people who are closest to those jobs are also the most likely to lack the skills or education to quality, according to a new study as reported on by The Atlantic. Of the vacant jobs in the U.S., 43 percent require a bachelor's degree or more; only 24 percent are open for applicants without at least some higher education. ...
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