As college finals approached, Leah Pope studied more than ever for philosophy. Hallie Lappin pored over her notes for criminal justice, and Andrew Lloyd reviewed the semester’s work in speech class. All are high school students. Read full article > >
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College comes to high school
Higher undergraduate tuition fees may trigger a collapse in university applications from mature students in England, suggests a study.
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Fee rises ‘deter mature students’
Calling the students an inspiration “to me … the world,” President Barack Obama urged Joplin High School graduates Monday to heed the lessons they've learned and spirit they've shown to rebuild not only their tornado-ravaged city, but their nation.
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Obama to Joplin grads: ‘Pay it forward’
Antigovernment anger in Syria has escalated over the harsh repression of students in Aleppo, where activists on Friday reported extensive protests against President Bashar al-Assad.
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Crackdown on Aleppo Students Stokes Fury in Syria
Administrators, students and parents at Packer Collegiate Institute said they were punished over a technicality.
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Scores of SAT Taken at Packer Collegiate Institute Are Invalidated
The US state of Texas is likely to have executed an innocent man due to careless handling of the case, a report by US law students claims.
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‘Innocent man’ executed in Texas
The Welsh Baccalaureate qualification may be detrimental to students’ performance at university, according to new research.
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Non-Bacc students ‘may do better’
The Welsh Baccalaureate qualification may be detrimental to students’ performance at university, according to new research.
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Non-Bacc students ‘may do better’
Boston University mourned three study-abroad students killed in New Zealand while visiting locations where “The Lord of the Rings” movies were filmed.
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3 Boston University students die in New Zealand
Mitt Romney spoke of family and faith in a commencement address at Liberty University, a Christian institution where some students expressed distrust of the Mormon religion.
Three students from Boston University were killed Saturday and at least five others injured when their minivan flipped in a New Zealand vacation town, according to the Associated Press. The students were traveling Saturday morning near the town of Taupo, part of a two-van convoy en route to hike the famed Tongariro Crossing. University authorities identified the dead as Daniela Lekhno, Roch Jauberty and Austin Brashears. A fourth student, Margaret Theriault, was airlifted to a hospital in critical condition, officials said. Read full article > >
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Three Boston U. students killed in New Zealand van crash
When Adam Yauch, one of the founding members of the Beastie Boys, died of cancer last week, one of the people who mourned him was his English teacher at Edward R. Murrow High School, who recalled him “writing from the heart.” She says to teachers: “We can never know which of our students will bring about the next revolution or create the next new idea and inspire a generation.”
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SchoolBook: Remembering a Murrow H.S. Student Named Adam Yauch
National tests to measure science knowledge among eighth-graders show slight improvement compared with two years ago, but one-third of all students still lack a basic understanding of the physical, life and earth sciences, according to a federal study made public Thursday. Read full article > >
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National science test shows only slight improvement
A gay teenager who pulled a stun gun on students he said bullied him has been expelled from his Indianapolis high school until January.
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