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Updated: 05 Dec 12:20
'Rent' Gets A High School Makeover
04 Dec 21:28
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More than 50 student groups across the country are performing Jonathan Larson's edgy rock opera Rent this school year. Like the Broadway show, Rent School Edition is centered on a group of friends in the 1990s dealing with AIDS, gender identity, homosexuality, drug addiction and poverty.
Teacher Raises Money By Placing Ads On Tests
04 Dec 18:00
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A San Diego teacher didn't get a sufficient budget to print the quizzes he needed for his high school math class. So he decided to get creative. We talk to Tom Farber about his idea and what kind of response he's gotten from the community.
UNCF President: Preserve Publicly Funded HBCUs
04 Dec 14:31
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Michael Lomax has served as the head of the United Negro College Fund since 2004. The UNCF provides financial assistance to students attending historically black colleges. He explains why HBCUs continue to be important and relevant.
Lawmaker Suggests HBCU, Majority School Merger
04 Dec 14:28
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In what was described as a cost-cutting move, Georgia State Senator Seth Harp suggested this week the merger of two publicly funded, historically black colleges with nearby white majority schools. Harp speaks with NPR's Tony Cox.
Flu On Campus: Avoiding Misery For $20
04 Dec 05:29
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Every year, about 1 in 4 college students gets the flu. A $20 flu shot can be a cheap insurance policy against aching joints and muscles, high fever, missed classes. But even that isn't enough to motivate some students to get vaccinated, so one health expert is trying an economic argument.
U.S. Department of Education
The home page of the U.S. Department of Education offers easy access to the latest news and a wide range of Department publications, policy and funding opportunities.
Updated: 05 Dec 12:38
Spellings Speaks at Federal Student Aid Conference
02 Dec 20:28
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Secretary Spellings delivered remarks to the Federal Student Aid Conference in Las Vegas, Nev. She discussed action taken by the Administration to promote college accessibility, affordability, and accountability, as well as the work that remains to be done.
Watch TV Show Webcast: Paying for College
20 Nov 14:57
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In an era when what students know is the most important factor in determining success, postsecondary education has never been more critical. Although two thirds of high-growth, high wage jobs require a college degree, only a third of Americans have one. Ninety percent of the fastest-growing jobs in the knowledge-driven economy will require postsecondary education but more than 60 percent of Americans ages 25-64 have no postsecondary education credential.
Action to Ensure Access to Federal Student Loans
20 Nov 14:57
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Secretary Spellings announced that the U.S. Department of Education would take further action to purchase Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program loans to ensure students have continued access to Federal student loans. The Department will use its existing authority to purchase 2007-2008 academic year FFEL loans. The purchase program is designed to minimize potential disruption in student lending until the conduit program becomes operational.
Reading First Impact Study: Final Report
19 Nov 13:22
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Secretary Spellings announced the release of the Institute of Education Sciences' report: Reading First Impact Study: Final Report. This report presents an additional year of data from 2006-2007 on student reading comprehension and classroom instruction. In addition, the report includes information on the impact of the program on first-grade students' decoding skills.
Ocean Service Education
04 Nov 11:00
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Provides online tutorials on corals, currents, estuaries, geodesy (global positioning), pollution, and tides; case studies on an oil spill and an invasive species (Lionfish); two mysteries for young students (grades 3-5) to solve; and dozens of lesson plans on climate change, coral reefs, currents, ecosystems, estuaries, global positioning, habitat management, marine sanctuaries, navigation, ocean exploration, pollution, tides, and more. (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
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