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By: Lynn F. Jacobs and Jeremy S. Hyman

By now, most students who are starting college next fall have sent in their acceptances, not to mention the first chunk of change. And now, the real worrying for them starts: What is college really going to be like? And how is it different from what I’m [...]

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By: Beckie Supiano

More than half of families whose children intend to go to college are saving the same amount or more for college than they did last year, despite the economic downturn, according to a new study.

A report on the study, “How America Saves for College,” was released by Sallie Mae and Gallup to [...]

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By: Elizabeth Redden

In discussing the impact of the financial crisis on international education, John K. Hudzik, vice president for global engagement and strategic projects at Michigan State University, started out with what he called “a very technical definition of how we’re doing and a little bit of history.”

“Five or six months ago, the definition [...]

Signs of how Education Secretary Arne Duncan plans to fix failing schools, via his work in Chicago
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By: Eddy Ramirez

For years, the Julia Ward Howe School in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood was beset by discipline and academic problems. At one point, only 20 percent of the students at the K-8 public school were meeting state academic [...]

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By: Johna Till Johnson

It feels like 1989 all over again. Wacky haircuts are back (I think I saw a mullet the other day). “Alternative rock” sounds a lot like what used to be called “new wave.” Big shoulders are back. And we geeks are waxing rhapsodic about the wonders of videoconferencing.

Yes, that’s right: Videoconferencing [...]

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By: Samuel Dean

In a recent post “5 Free Online Answer Sites for Tech Questions,” I discussed sites that can provide you with quick, good responses to tech questions at no cost. These can be valuable for people who don’t work out of a central office or have access to an IT department. I’ve been [...]

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By:Miguel Helft

Jens and Lars Rasmussen, the two brothers who created what would become Google Maps, have spent the last couple of years holed up in Google’s offices in Sydney, Australia, dreaming up a new tool for communicating over the Web. On Thursday, at a Google conference for developers in San Francisco, they showcased the [...]

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By: Javier C. Hernandez

After several months of delays, a Web site that offers an interactive portfolio of public school students’ test scores, grades and attendance rates will be available for all parents by the end of June, the Department of Education said on Thursday.

The announcement came at a critical moment for Mayor Michael R. [...]

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By: Daniel de Vise

Twenty-one students and three teachers from a Silver Spring private school who flew last week to China for a weeklong tour have been confined to their hotel rooms, quarantined for possible exposure to swine flu during their flight from the United States.

The group arrived in Guizhou province in southwestern China on [...]

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By: Sam Dillon

After Bethany Martin graduated from high school here last June, she was surprised when the local community college told her that she had to retake classes like basic composition, for no college credit. Each remedial course costs her $350, more than a week’s pay from her job at a Chick-fil-A restaurant.

Ms. Martin [...]