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Community college a money-saving choice?
Chris Barnes is a month away from the final exams for his first semester at a community college but he's already planning for when he finishes his second year and transfers to Minnesota State University.
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Teachers: Google aids, distracts kids
Most teachers believe search engines like Google are beneficial to their students, but they also think those same Internet research tools are creating an "easily distracted generation with short attention spans," according to a new study released …
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Class rings don't cut it as bling
Seth Chumley, a senior at Benilde-St. Margaret's High School in St. Louis Park, Minn., hasn't given the slightest thought to buying a class ring.
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Online job scams target college students
Sitting at her laptop hunting for a part-time job, University of California, Davis student Isra Sebiaa spotted an "office help" ad that sounded incredibly appealing.
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How you can use election to teach kids
Less than two months away from a presidential election, a plethora of political messages are bombarding Americans -- and not just those old enough to vote.
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Colleges 'flip' classes in digital age
Jason Carlson spends little time standing in front of his general biology class. He bounces around the room, checking a student's quiz, peeking in on a group exercise, suggesting a different idea. His students have already heard him lecture -- …
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Single gender classes work well for some
Education minus hormones equals focused students, according to teachers at Starr-Iva Middle School, one of two Anderson County schools separating boys and girls during core academic classes.
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Many pre-schoolers not playing outside
The early childhood years are crucial for learning and development. That should involve a great deal of outdoor physical activity and playtime, but that's not always the case.
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Teachers: Google aids, distracts kids
Most teachers believe search engines like Google are beneficial to their students, but they also think those same Internet research tools are creating an "easily distracted generation with short attention spans," according to a new study released earlier in November.
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Community college a money-saving choice?
Chris Barnes is a month away from the final exams for his first semester at a community college but he's already planning for when he finishes his second year and transfers to Minnesota State University.
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How you can use election to teach kids
Less than two months away from a presidential election, a plethora of political messages are bombarding Americans -- and not just those old enough to vote.
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Class rings don't cut it as bling
Seth Chumley, a senior at Benilde-St. Margaret's High School in St. Louis Park, Minn., hasn't given the slightest thought to buying a class ring.
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Group: 25 must-know words for toddlers
There's a new list of must-know words that toddlers should be using by age 2.
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Single gender classes work well for some
Education minus hormones equals focused students, according to teachers at Starr-Iva Middle School, one of two Anderson County schools separating boys and girls during core academic classes.
