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Build a medical school.There's a lot to chew on in a 178-page report presented to the Economic Development Board on Monday, but that one stood out to me for its short- and long-term benefits.The report, prepared by researchers with the Brookings Institution ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Budget cuts cost New York's poor schools $843 per pupil, over three times the $269 hit taken by the wealthiest districts, a report said on Tuesday, blasting the governor for the unequal results.Like many states, New York uses ...

Zach Huston, the gay teen whose beating was caught on video, says school officials asked him to tone it down after the incidentZach Huston, the 15-year-old Ohio gay teen whose beating was caught on video and posted on Facebook, says school officials ...

America's colleges and universities are seeing record numbers of foreign students, thanks to a surge from China and heavy enrollment from elsewhere in Asia, a report released Monday said.The report by the Institute of International Education (IIE) and the US State Department's ...

SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - Idaho became on Thursday the first U.S. state to require two online courses for high school graduation when state officials approved the requirement.The requirement, which goes into effect next year, was part of an overhaul of public education ...

DENVER (Reuters) - A Colorado ballot proposal to raise state income and sales taxes for the sake of public schools was headed for defeat on Tuesday, according to early election returns from the state's most populous counties.The outcome of Proposition 103, aimed ...

CLEVELAND (Reuters) - The idea that college freshmen gain an average of 15 pounds in their first year of school is a myth -- the average is really between 2.4 pounds for women and 3.4 pounds for men, the co-author of a ...

BOSTON (Reuters) - Hawaii was the only state in the nation where students boosted scores in both math and reading at fourth and eighth grade levels over the last two years, according to a report released on Tuesday.Math tests showed steady improvements ...

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - When California lawmakers reached a deal to close a $10 billion budget gap in June, critics warned the agreement relied too heavily on $4 billion in additional tax revenue projected to materialize with a rapidly rebounding economy.Now, with ...

Randy Thomasson is urging parents to opt out of California's public schools now that an effort to repeal a gay history law has failedSocial conservative Randy Thomasson is urging parents to opt out of California's public schools now that an effort to ...

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Topic: United States

Valley needs a medical school

NY gov's school cuts hit poor pupils hardest: report

Gay Teen Zach Asked To Tone It Down After Beating

China leads surge in foreign students: US report

Idaho requires two online courses for high school graduation

Proposed tax hikes headed for defeat in Colorado

"Freshman 15" weight gain is a myth, new study finds

U.S. students struggle to boost reading test scores: report

Analysis: California school districts to take down reserves

Randy Thomasson Insists Gay History Law Will Turn Kids Gay

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