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German Business Students Get Crash Course
In Berlin, students at a business management school get an explanation of how the crisis developed, how it might play out, and how it might affect their own careers.
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Road, Transit Projects Headed for a Detour
State transportation officials delivered a bleak forecast last week about funding for Southern Maryland transit projects at a time of tight budgets and a slumping economy.
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ESOL Enrollment Is Higher Than Projected
The Prince William County school system's enrollment in English for Speakers of Other Languages has dipped this year to 13,130 students -- a drop of 279 from last year -- but the figure is much higher than projected and will force the system to try to find about $1.6 million in its reserve funds and...
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Building the Village
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They Came, They Sawed, They Saved
It was pushing 9 p.m. on a recent Tuesday when a dozen students got a lesson in power saws. Teacher Billy Harvey showed off the relative advantages of using circular and reciprocating saws and offered a warning: "Never take your eyes off the blade. . . . That's when fingers come off!"
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$20 Million Job-Skills Ladder Created for Girls in Poor Nations
For years, global development experts have believed that if young women received the same schooling as young men, their families would have a path out of poverty. Now, with countries across the developing world documenting rapid progress toward gender equality in education, experts are focusing o...
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Towne Centre Is Mix Of the Old and New
For decades, Annapolis has counted on the charm and old-town feel of its historic streets to bring in tourists. But a new sight now greets visitors heading into town.
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Still Flocking To Prince George's
The Bible teaches that God rested on the seventh day, but many of his modern disciples do not. Consider Michele and Vernon Davis, who leave their home in Charles County at 7:15 each Sunday morning for the 45-minute drive to church in Prince George's.
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NY teachers union sues over ban on political pins
NEW YORK (Reuters) - With just 25 days to the U.S. presidential election on November 4, a union of New York City teachers filed a lawsuit on Friday seeking to overturn a rule that forbids teachers from wearing campaign buttons in school.
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Amid Financial Woes, Business Schools Adapt
Teachers and professors across the nation are using the financial crisis as a lesson for their students. A class on global economics in the MBA program at Thunderbird School of Global Management in Phoenix examines the downturn.
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Portland, Ore., High School Eyes Money Crisis
At Lake Oswego High School outside of Portland, Ore., Gerrit Koepping brings current events into the classroom every day. High school students at Koeppings' U.S. government classes are learning from the current economic crisis.
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Paulson and Spellings Issue Statement on Federal Student Loans
Continuing constraints in our capital markets have posed challenges for students and student lenders throughout the last year. We recognize that education is the foundation of a strong American workforce and we must not let challenges in our capital markets hinder our students' opportunities.
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Bush administration pledges help for student loans (Reuters)
Reuters - The Bush administration said on Friday it would take further steps to support the student loan market for the 2009-2010 school year.
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McCain, Obama, And Leaving No Child Behind
One thing both candidates agree on is that the education system — particularly "No Child Left Behind" — is broken. The question is: How would they fix it?
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Oak Hill Worker Held in '98 Slaying Had Drug, Other Convictions
D.C. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty said yesterday that a man charged this week in a 1998 murder case worked at a school serving the District's juvenile detention facility and never should have been hired.
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A Student Surge In Inner Suburbs
Schools in Washington's inner suburbs have put more seats in classrooms this fall as economic and demographic shifts bring a windfall of new students.
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U. of Texas ends fight over dorm-room Obama signs (AP)
AP - Facing a free-speech uproar, the University of Texas backed down Thursday from punishing two students who refused to remove political signs from their dormitory window.
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Study to Help Improve Distribution of English Language Acquisition Funds
ED announced that it has awarded a $754,415 contract to the National Academy of Sciences to study how best to distribute Title III English Language Acquisition state grant funds.
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Study: Everyone Should Take SAT Less Seriously
The SATs can be good for behaviorally challenged slackers who just happen to be great test-takers. But is the test really good for anyone else? A new study says yes, but urges colleges, parents and students to loosen up.
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How the United States Is Governed
Looks at national, state, and local governments in the U.S. Chapters focus on the federal government, state governments, local government, elections and the electoral process, nongovernmental organizations and institutions that influence public policy, and similarities and differences between the U.S. system of government and other forms of democratic government. (Department of State)
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