| The Boss: Lego Education’s Leader, on Career Building Blocks |
 The president of Lego education North America, which incorporates Lego bricks into teaching tools for schools, says his Tourette’s syndrome has taught him a leadership lesson.
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| World Briefing | The Americas: Guatemala: Protest Leaves 6 Dead |
Thousands of grieving Guatemalans demanded justice at the funerals for six people slain during a protest on Thursday over electrical power prices and educational policies in a rural area.
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| No Income? No Problem! How the Gov't Is Saddling Parents with College Loans They Can't Afford |
This story was co-published by ProPublica and The Chronicle of Higher education. TakePart was granted permission to republish this article.
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| National Briefing | South: Alabama: Teachers Accused of Altering Grades |
The State Department of education said Friday that it would investigate reports that high school teachers in Montgomery had altered students’ grades to help them pass classes.
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| Obama Education Policy Draws Some Skeptics |
 The Obama administration has pushed rigorous new standards for a majority of the nation’s public schools, but some skeptics say they may have the effect of weakening performance.
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| 'First Generation' Documentary Raises the Question: Is Higher Education Only for the Wealthy? |
As a former admissions officer at Columbia University, I used to spend the fall traveling to high schools and college fairs spreading the gospel of our world-class education of which I had also benefited from.
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| How to burst the college bubble: Stop pretending your alma mater matters |
I first starting noticing it about a year ago: My '90s college education is nearly obsolete.
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| Bill De Blasio Proposes Higher Taxes on Wealthy to Pay for Education |
 Bill de Blasio, the New York City public advocate, also criticized the City Council speaker Christine C. Quinn, calling her small-business proposal “a joke.”
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| Why International Students Should Consider Community Colleges |
American community colleges offer international students a cheaper entry point into their higher education pursuits via low tuition rates on freshman and sophomore level classes, often with the added bonus of an easier transition to U.S.-style academics, experts say. Students then transfer to four-year schools to complete their bachelor's degree.
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| Credit rating agencies again downgrade Chicago Public Schools |
The Chicago Tribune reports that Moody's Investors Service, which had already cut the Chicago Board of education's rating once in July, cut it again last week. Moody's now grades the Chicago Public Schools at A2 with negative outlook.
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