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Judge sends Rooney trial to Rutland Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 2:57AMEditor's Note : An earlier version of this story listed an incorrect driving time to Rutland. Intense pretrial publicity requires the murder trial of Brian Rooney be moved to Rutland, where proceedings will begin next month, a judge ordered Tuesday.
Grants give kids a chance to walk safely to school Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 2:55AMThree elementary schools in the Edmonds School District will see traffic safety improvements thanks to state Safe Routes to Schools grant funding.
Pakistani spies spent millions lobbying US Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 2:45AMWASHINGTON (AP) — For years, the Pakistani spy agency funneled millions of dollars to a Washington nonprofit group in a secret effort to influence Congress and the White House, the Justice Department said Tuesday in court documents that are certain to complicate already strained relations between the U.S. and Pakistan.
Super Star Learning Company Launches Nation’s First Online Social Goal-Setting and Achievement Platform Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 2:19AMMy Dream Machine™ empowers dreamers to set, track, share and achieve any dream in a single technology platform, fully integrated with Facebook ®San Clemente CA (PRWEB) July 20, 2011 Super Star Learning Company, the leading online provider of 21st Century e-learning, today announced the launch of My Dream Machine, the nation’s very first Social Achievement platform, specifically designed to ...
Haverford College President to step down Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 1:40AMFrom Haverford College- After four years as President of Haverford College, Steve Emerson '74 has decided not to seek reappointment and will step down to return to the lab and classroom as a tenured member of Haverford's biology faculty. His term as President will end with a sabbatical year set to begin later this summer when an Interim President is named. The search for the College's 14th ...
Pakistan denies illegal lobbying charges Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 1:32AMFBI says Pakistani spy agency funneled millions to boss of Kashmir nonprofit group to court U.S. political favor
A summary of proposed changes in PCC classes, admission rules Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 1:22AMThe Pima Community College Governing Board heard an overview of the college's proposed new admissions requirements and changes to remedial education during a forum Tuesday.
San Francisco Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine College Now Eligible for Federal Title IV Student Aid Grants Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 1:10AMMaster’s and doctoral candidates in acupuncture and Oriental medicine at institutions accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (ACAOM) are now eligible for Title IV federal student aid. San Francisco, CA (Vocus/PRWEB) July 19, 2011 The U.S. Department of Education (USDE) recently announced that it now recognizes Doctorate in Acupuncture and Oriental ...
Say Hello to America’s New Consumer Financial Cop Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 12:44AMOn July 21, sellers of consumer financial services will be answering to a new sheriff. On that day, the Consumer Financial Protection Bur eau (CFPB), a pet project of President Obama’s consumer finance czar, Elizabet h Warren, comes into being, charged with preventing fraud and abuse in the mortg age, credit card, payday, debt relief and any other industry (except auto dealer s, of course!) that ...
Study of older vets links brain injury, dementia risk Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:29PMA large study in older veterans indicates that mild brain injuries seem to raise the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease or other dementia later in life.
Brain injury study cites dementia risk Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:15PMPARIS -- A large study in older veterans raises fresh concern about mild brain injuries that hundreds of thousands of troops have suffered from explosions in recent wars. Even concussions seem to raise the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease or other dementia later in life, researchers found. Closed-head, traumatic brain injuries are a legacy of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars.
Bill Gates funds CMS PR blitz Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:41PMThe Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is bankrolling a $200,000 public relations campaign to boost interest in local school reform efforts, but critics quickly panned it as meddling billionaires trying to steer debate over the future of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
State is charged with mismanaging $50 million post-Katrina health care grant Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:17PMThe federal grant was intended to restore health care access to the New Orleans region
Lunch, book fees increase for NGSC families Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:17PMPRINCETON — If North Gibson wants continued federal reimbursement for offering free and reduced price meals, the families that don't qualify for the federal subsidy will pay a nickel more a meal this school year and in several more years to come.
Compound to block signaling of cancer-causing protein developed Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 3:21PMResearchers have developed a compound that blocks signaling from a protein implicated in many types of cancer.
Union And City Reach Agreement On Teacher Grading System Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 2:27PMThe New York City Department of Education and the United Federation of Teachers agreed Friday on an evaluation and compensation system at 33 failing city schools that would for the first time link educator effectiveness to student performance.
College Notes Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:30PMBYU
Researchers Develop Compound To Block Signaling Of Cancer-Causing Protein Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:29PMResearchers at New York University's Department of Chemistry and NYU Langone Medical Center have developed a compound that blocks signaling from a protein implicated in many types of cancer.
NYU researchers develop compound to block signaling of cancer-causing protein Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:28PM( New York University ) Researchers at New York University's Department of Chemistry and NYU Langone Medical Center have developed a compound that blocks signaling from a protein implicated in many types of cancer. The compound is described in the latest issue of the journal Nature Chemical Biology.
Take early control of your student-loan debt - Sun, 17 Jul 2011 PST Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 11:13AMNEW YORK – School isn’t over yet for recent college graduates. Their next test is figuring out how to repay student loans. It’s easy to become complacent about student loans because the bills don’t start arriving until after a six-month grace period following graduation. The catch is that interest continues to pile up, so borrowers should start making payments as soon as they’re able.
Speed Limit On Babies' Vision Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 8:53AMBabies have far less ability to recognize rapidly changing images than adults, according to research from the UC Davis Center for Mind and Brain. The results show that while infants can perceive flicker or movement, they may not be able to identify the individual elements within a moving or changing scene as well as an adult. "Their visual experience of changes around them is definitely ...
Grant opens artistic vistas for Roslindale students Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 6:47AMMelissa Feliz Melo, a rising eighth-grader at Roslindale’s Irving Middle School, first got hooked on illustration in the third grade when she was taught in art class how to draw a face. Ever since then, faces have been her favorite subject, though she can’t exactly pinpoint why.
Colchester squad specializes in search, rescue and recovery missions Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 5:26AM• Budget from town of Colchester: $40,978. The team also receives funding in federal grants and from the state of Vermont. • Members: 26, including 12 divers and a physician.
Learning program for Muslims gets P300m Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 3:37AMPresident Aquino has approved a 50 percent increase from P200 million to P300 million in the allocation for an education program for Filipino Muslims, Education Secretary Armin Luistro said on Friday.
SCHOOL NEWS: July 17 Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 3:31AMPublished: Sunday, July 17, 2011 at 3:30 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, July 16, 2011 at 6:11 p.m. Teacher Created Materials, a Huntington Beach, Calif., publisher, donated $30,000 of professional teaching materials to the Tuscaloosa schools destroyed by the April 27 tornado.
MILLSTONE: Foundation's gift of iPads making an impact Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 3:29AMMILLSTONE — The 15 iPads provided through a grant from the nonprofit Millstone Township Foundation for Educational Excellence are becoming an essential part of daily classroom learning for third-graders.
Medical Students Offer Free Services Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 3:18AMUniversity of Nevada medical students gain hands-on experience at their free health clinic, while people without insurance receive health care.
Pay for play? Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 2:58AMBATON ROUGE — In the old days of college football, they played for dirt and they liked it, right? Wrong.
Harvard's endowment surpasses $34 billion Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 2:50AMPaced by Harvard University's staggering $34 billion stockpile, 76 colleges now boast endowments over $1 billion after robust returns on their investments over the past year, according to an annual study being released today.
Libraries torn as public need soars, public funding tightens Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 1:36AMThe 63 public libraries in Westchester, Rockland and Putnam spent a combined $103 million in public money to run their operations in 2009, a 6 percent increase from 2007. Yet spending has not kept pace with demand. The number of people using Lower Hudson Valley libraries rose 9 percent from 2007 to 2009.
Pa. offers $50M more in college student aid Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 1:01AMTuition may be on the rise, but Pennsylvania's college students will soon receive additional help, thanks to $50 million that the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency gave to supplement the state's grant program.
Uniform school supply lists simpler, but may stretch budgets Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 5:43AMThroughout much of the spring, there were little buzzes around the district that MPS was looking at supply lists on the individual school websites and tinkering with the idea of creating a uniform supply list across the district. That buzz became reality this summer as MPS posted its 2011-12 Student Supplies List for Pre-School through Middle School as a PDF file on its website.
Konocti Unified awarded federal grant for student wellness center at Lower Lake High School Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 5:32AMLOWER LAKE, Calif. – Konocti Unified School District has been awarded $444,000 from the federal government to fund the planning and construction of a Student Wellness Center at Lower Lake High School.
Marshall ISD moves toward tax election Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 4:09AMMARSHALL — Marshall ISD is one step closer to holding a tax ratification election to help replace money lost in cuts made by the Legislature.
Norwich scientists pave way for truly green lighting Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 3:32AMIt lies at the cutting edge of science, a pioneering and occasionally controversial new field which could be set to revolutionise how we live in the 21st century.
Partial version of Dream Act bill on Brown’s desk Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 2:47AMBy Torey Van Oot, Sacramento Bee Legislation that would extend more scholarship opportunities to college students who are undocumented immigrants was approved by the state Senate today. Assembly Bill 130, one of two “Dream Act” bills under consideration in the Legislature this year, would allow undocumented immigrants who currently qualify for in-state tuition to apply for scholarships [...]
LCC LOCKS IN PRICE Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 2:29AMLane Community College has passed a key hurdle that keeps its new downtown campus project on track and, more importantly, on budget. The college has negotiated a guaranteed maximum construction price with its general contractor that sets the cost of the downtown student housing and downtown academic buildings combined at …
D300 students put education research to the test Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 6:08PMHAMPSHIRE — What does tug-of-war have to do with raising test scores?“It’s proven if you’re active, it gets your brain basically flowing,” said Dylan Meier, 17, of Algonquin.“I don’t know the science of it.”But Meier, a senior at Dundee-Crown High School in Carpentersville, and students in Community Unit School District 300’s high school Service-Learning Action Plan group do know the research ...
Chancellor’s fund focuses on education and economic development Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 5:52PMThe Chancellor’s Community Partnership Fund has awarded $260,000 to 15 projects that involve partnerships between UC Berkeley students and community groups. This year, the largest grants are for projects that focus on education and economic development.
Obama cracks Medicare club Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 5:34PMPresident Barack Obama today widened the hairline cracks in the Democrats’ united front against the wave of reformist, budget-cutting Republicans who were elected in 2010.
Research Reveals That Significantly More Genetic Mutations Lead to Colon Cancer Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 4:59PMResearchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center say there are at least 70 genetic mutations involved in the formation of colon cancer, far more than scientists previously thought.
Out of Frame: Terri Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 4:41PMA bunch of skateboarders ride past Terri (Jacob Wysocki), an overweight teen standing glumly by the side of the road, and one compliments his comfort-driven fashion sense: "Nice pajamas, man." Terri cracks a little smile. He still feels like an outcast, but at least he's found someone who grants him fleeting acceptance. Even if the person praising his sartorial choices is himself an outsider as ...
University of Western States replaces a decrepit facility with a $3.6 million anatomy building Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:03PMA key instructional laboratory at University of Western States was a rotting mess, with low-hanging ceilings, lab waste being handled in 5-gallon buckets, and no place for students to change into or out of surgical gear before or after working on cadavers. That's all changed, courtesy of a $3.6 million anatomy building whose centerpiece laboratory not only handles more students studying to ...
One foot(print) at a time: Mary Cooper’s early successes indicate her ability to achieve goals Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:00PMStudent Body President Mary Cooper built her campaign platform on three big ideas. This fall semester, Cooper will fulfill at least one of those “Big Three” promises by expanding CCI printing.
City Center Project: Changes to be unveiled in August Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:26PMAlthough the City Center Project has been on the back burner since February, the pot has continued to simmer. Officials expect to unveil a revised project to the public sometime in August, said City Manager Larry Werner.
The Two Most Confusing Phrases in Financial Aid Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:18PMNearly all colleges offer it. But that doesn't mean they'll offer the financial aid needed to make attending certain colleges an affordable option.
No mill increase for KCKCC; budget to be cut Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 1:52PMThere will be no increase in the Kansas City Kansas Community College mill levy in the next fiscal year and in fact, Wyandotte County residents will be paying less taxes. J.D. Rios, the chairman of the Board of Trustees Finance Committee, said the proposed College mill levy will remain at 23.456 and that taxes will be reduced because the assessed valuation of Wyandotte County went down 1.37 ...
NEW REPORT: 43% of Students Feel Unprepared to Use Technology in College and Work Life Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 1:11PMResearch states technology can support student-centered learning if part of larger, integrated plan
Speed limit on babies' vision Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 1:00PMBabies have far less ability to recognize rapidly changing images than adults, according to research from the UC Davis Center for Mind and Brain. The results show that while infants can perceive flicker or movement, they may not be able to identify the individual elements within a moving or changing scene as well as an adult. “Their visual experience of changes around them is definitely ...
CRUHSD budget reflects hike in property tax rate Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 2:57AMFORT MOHAVE — The Colorado River Union High School District governing board formally adopted its 2011-2012 budget Monday evening, incorporating a 32-percent hike in the district’s primary property tax rate to make up for declining property values and state assistance.