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Mom finds U.S. lagging in early education That's my girl, I thought, as Olivia tore away from us to join the other 5-year-olds for circle time -- legs crossed, hand stick-straight in the air in response to the teacher's question about how the kids spent Father's Day.
U.S. Colleges' Green Grade: C- Campuses may be getting greener, but college curriculums are falling behind in teaching students the basics of global warming and sustainability
Harvard reclaims No. 1 spot on list of nation's top schools Harvard University is the country's oldest, wealthiest and most selective university. Now it's back on top of the U.S. News & World Report college rankings, claiming sole possession of the No. 1 spot for the first time in 12 years.
College chiefs urge new debate on drinking age College presidents from about 100 of the nation's best-known universities, including Duke, Dartmouth and Ohio State, are calling on lawmakers to consider lowering the drinking age from 21 to 18, saying current laws actually encourage dangerous binge drinking on campus.
A Homeschooling Win in California In a stunning reversal of its own ruling, a California court says it's O.K. for uncredentialed parents to homeschool their kids. But regulatory questions remain
Living with autism in college When Dan Hackett started college, he didn't make the grades he knew he could.
Tips for minimum wage earners The Federal minimum wage is increasing to $6.55 an hour today. But for most folks facing higher prices on everything from a gallon of milk to a gallon of gas, it's still getting harder to make ends meet.
Study: Medical students show racial bias Edna sits on an examining table ready and alert -- she wants answers about the lump in her breast.
More colleges move toward optional SATs Jen Wang of Short Hills, New Jersey, took her first SAT when she was in sixth grade, long before she would start filling out college applications.
MBA students go for Google Where do MBA students most want to work when they get out of school? Investment banks and consulting firms are still popular choices, but for the second straight year, the most coveted employer is Google, a recent survey found.
A chance to compare MBA schools Dan Berger, a 26-year-old aide to New York Congressman Charles Rangel, knew he wanted to get an MBA but, he says now, he was overwhelmed by the number and variety of programs available: "I knew I needed to gather a lot of information before choosing a school, but I really didn't know where to start."
Wake Forest Drops SAT Requirement Wake Forest University will no longer require applicants to take the SAT and ACT exams, boosting a movement to lessen the importance of standardized tests in college admissions
Commentary: Tax-free hypocrisy from higher education There is an industry in this country that is making billions in profit while average Americans are struggling to fill up their gas tanks.
Wall Street - land of job uncertainty Last fall, as bad news about the credit crisis began to pile up, MBA student Brendan McHugh started to wonder about his chances of securing a coveted internship at a top securities firm.
Taking the kids: Exploring the heart of college country Secretly, I'm congratulating myself.
California Resists Home School Ruling In the wake of a surprise court decision, the state says that its home schoolers are "legal" pending appeal
Criminalizing Home Schoolers A child-abuse lawsuit ruling may have created a horde of truants in California, affecting as many as 200,000 children
7 qualities you need to be a great parent to a preschooler What's it really take to parent a preschooler? It's pretty simple, once you realize what kids this age can and can't do (and what sets them off and what keeps them happy!). Here are seven qualities that make it much easier to manage all that, and why they're so crucial when you've got an independent-minded, boundary-testing picky eater on your hands.
VIDEO: Will Smith Planning to Start a School Video courtesy Buena Vista EntertainmentHaving immersed himself in educational theories while home-schooling his kids, Will Smith says he and his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, plan to put that knowledge to greater use by teaming with like-minded parents and creating a full school.
10 secrets for getting into a top B-school Getting accepted into a top MBA program is an arduous, time-consuming process, with plenty of potential pitfalls along the way. Witness that the most prestigious and selective schools - Harvard, Wharton, Stanford, and their ilk - say they accept only 10% of all those who apply.
Young doctors in debt It's Wednesday evening and Megan Reis can't remember when she last saw her husband Chris. Small wonder. Since Sunday morning, Meg has worked more than 60 hours at Advocate Hope Children's Hospital, the Chicago-area facility where she is training in pediatrics.
From six figures to student loans After nearly 20 years in the energy industry, Jay Mulki was earning a handsome six-figure salary and managing a department of 50 employees. But Mulki longed to work fewer hours and pursue another dream: to teach marketing at a university.
Commentary: Integrative medicine is 'new way of healing' In a recent column, Emily Breidbart, a second-year medical student at New York University School of Medicine, expressed concerns about her medical education and the frustrating health-care system she will soon enter.
Teacher Who Fled With Boy Arrested A female schoolteacher and the 13-year-old boy she allegedly ran away with have been arrested in Mexico, a prosecutor said Saturday
Russia's business school battle The big question right now in Russian politics is who will succeed Vladimir Putin as President in the 2008 election. As it turns out, the two front-runners -- first deputy prime ministers Sergei Ivanov and Dmitry Medvedev -- are also squaring off in a contest for business-school supremacy in Russia.
College costs keep rising The average total cost of a private four-year college rose to $32,307 for the current school year, but the rate of increase has slowed compared to public school prices, according to a report released Monday.
Kids use yoga to learn mythology, fight pre-test jitters Fourth-grade teacher Elisabeth Beckwith wants her students at Fernbank Elementary School in Decatur, Georgia, to pay attention to a lesson on Greek mythology.
They want to sell your kid To improve her chances of getting into a good college, Caitlin Pickavance, a 17-year-old high school senior from Danville, Calif., has been working with a private college coach since her freshman year (cost: $800).
Sixth Graders Take on Wall Street A trailblazing Chicago school starts economic education early to give inner-city black kids a leg up
Better Bedside Manners A new study shows that a standardized test of doctor communication skills can help create a nicer, better doctor of the future
The do-gooder's MBA Omar Yaqub didn't want a conventional 9-to-5 job after business school. He wanted to help save the world. So the 28-year-old MBA went to Nigeria to tackle an impossible task: creating demand for a product no one wanted.
Med student struggles to preserve her idealism "Two minutes!" yells our course coordinator.
Taking the kids: Touring college campuses Laurel Herter wishes she'd canceled the college tour trip as soon as she heard the dismal forecast.
Many American colleges balk at U.S. News rankings If presidents of some of the nation's top liberal arts colleges get their way, they will no longer be included in the U.S. News and World Report's influential collegiate ranking system.
How Nebraska Leaves No Child Behind One maverick state devised its own education strategy that bucks the trend toward high-stakes tests and federal control
25 Top MBA Employers Think of it as a popularity contest for companies. Each year, research firm Universum surveys MBA candidates on where they'd most like to work for an exclusive Fortune.com list.
Sallie Mae's private side The lure for private-equity firm J.C. Flowers' $25 billion buyout of student-loan giant Sallie Mae may be its fast-growing and lucrative business providing private education loans -- loans that exi...
The trouble with MBAs When Jack Welch gave a guest lecture at MIT's Sloan School of Management in 2005, someone in the crowd asked, "What should we be learning in business school?" Welch's reply: "Just concentrate on ne...
Top colleges get more affordable A college education may be getting less expensive at some of the most prestigious schools.
The race to bring more diversity to business There's a hole in higher education that you probably haven't heard about.
Highest paid college presidents Running a university or college can make for 20-hour days and intense pressure to please a long list of factions from donors, board members and alumni to faculty, students and parents.
Average college cost breaks $30,000 The average cost of a four-year private college jumped to $30,367 this school year, the first time the average has broken the $30,000 mark.
No excuses or short cuts at Atlanta charter school Students at the West Atlanta Young Scholars Academy in Atlanta, Georgia, are expected to go to college.
10 biggest mistakes b-school applicants make The application process for business schools is beginning, sparking the annual frenzy of activity - and copious questions.
The legend of Robin Hood The idea behind one of the most innovative and influential philanthropic organizations of our time sprang from one of the more boneheaded macroeconomic calls ever made on Wall Street. Or as hedge f...
Today's medical training -- better or worse for patients? The phone rang. It was the middle of the night.
Your Opinion: Flag burning One story we brought you this week concerned a teacher who, as part of a class exercise, burned the American flag in a civics lesson for seventh graders. We asked for your opinion on the story, and here are a few of your responses, some of which have been edited:
No child left out of the dodgeball game? As more of America's school-age children are growing fatter, the physical education curriculum that might help them win the fight is gasping for air, says a recently released report.
College costs: Up, up and away The cost of higher education looks like it's climbing ... again.
Who needs Harvard? It's the summer before your senior year, and you're sweating.
Healthcare, energy drive up college costs State university tuition has leaped 40 percent in the past five years, hitting the three out of four American college students who attend public universities.
Healthcare, energy drives up cost of college State university tuitions have leaped 40 percent in the past five years, hitting the three out of four American college students who attend public universities.
Everything You Know About Kids and Money is Wrong AMERICAN STUDENTS MAY BE POOR AT MATH, but when it comes to understanding the money in their lives, they are positively bankrupt. A recent national survey testing high school seniors about basic fi...
It's not your mom's PTA They come from all walks of life to the searing desert heat in Phoenix, Arizona: parents, some who are also teachers; administrators and school board representatives.
Startups On Fire Protesting on college campuses is back. The object of this generation's rebellion? Traditional jobs. In an era of widespread disenchantment with the often bureaucratic, scandal-ridden world of big ...
Red Cross opens storm shelters The Red Cross has opened the following emergency shelters in Florida for people affected by Tropical Storm Alberto:
A conversation with economists Laura Tyson and Glenn Hubbard Following is an interview with Laura Tyson, dean of London Business School and former chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers during the Clinton administration, and Glenn Hubbard, dean of the Columbia Business School and chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers in the first years of the Bush administration.
Ga-ga for Google With demand for MBAs rebounding, this year's graduating class of B-school students is more likely to get the job offers they desire. And in many cases, that means a job at Google.
Doctor attacks bugs that attack kids Dr. Blaise L. Congeni has always been in a hurry.
This week in the medical journals Focused on bird flu
Cheat sheet for parents on testing MEAP, ITBS, CRCT, TAKS. There are scores of acronyms in educational testing, but these four-letter terms stand for far more than No. 2 pencils and pages of tiny circles.
No school, no books, no teacher's dirty looks (CNN) -- It's a child's dream. Wake up whenever you want, with nobody telling you what to do and when to do it. And here's the kicker: No school to rush off to.
Professor paychecks NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - A study released by the U.S. Department of Education this week found that full professors at four-year public colleges and universities earned an average of $89,001 in the academic year 2004-05.
A Degree of Respect for Online MBAs Last year Samantha Kitover reached a critical point in her career. A 25-year-old Chicagoan who works as a sales trainer for Canon USA, Kitover figured she'd boost her salary and increase her option...
College president pay: The $million club NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - For the first time, compensation for private college presidents has broken through the million-dollar barrier.
The 10 most expensive colleges Tuition at the most expensive four-year college is up only 2.7 percent from last year. But a small increase on an already big number is still gob-smacking.
College costs going nowhere but up As nervous as college freshmen may be, their cash-strapped parents are probably trembling more.
Colleges across U.S. helping displaced students Colleges throughout the United States are accommodating students displaced by Hurricane Katrina.
Let the MBA Buyer Beware So you're thinking about getting a master's of business administration, and you want to know which school is the best for you. With tuition at top-tier schools reportedly up 55 percent in the past ...
The ROI on your MBA You've got dreams--big honking expensive dreams. You want to be a player in a powerhouse corporation or launch a business of your own. Either way, you've decided you'll need an MBA to prepare yours...
The business of dorm decorating Denim fashions may be all the rage this fall, but Erica Green cares more about dressing up her dorm room than dressing up herself. Green, an incoming junior at Goucher College in Baltimore, Maryland, plans to spend more than $500 on furnishings, from bright blue butterfly chairs and rugs to a TV-DVD combo unit.
An education in organization Ever made a midnight run to buy poster board for a school project due the next morning? Afraid of what forms, homework and other forgotten but important pieces of paper might be unearthed in a thorough backpack search? Have a Top 10 list of excuses for missed assignments?
Goodbye, Perkins loan? College students take note - your government loan options might be shrinking.
Should home-schooled have access to public school programs? A growing number of parents in the United States are home-schooling their children, as an alternative to sending them to public or private schools. For a variety of reasons, these parents believe that they can provide an equal or superior educational experience at home.
The making of a young doctor The medical year begins on July 1, the day that medical school graduates finish their training as resident physicians and stream out into the real world of shingles and stethoscopes.
FROM MARX TO MARKET As students in his competitiveness class settle into their seats, the professor lets fly an opening query: "Who can tell me why Estonia was so successful in making the transition to a market econom...
Paying for college College acceptance letters are coming soon to a mailbox near you. In other words, it's about that time when parents and students begin to get nervous about the final step to the college application process: financial aid.
The new math of college admissions SALEM, Ore. (CNN/Money) - Here is a pop quiz:
Buying into Harvard Congratulations, your kid did well on the SAT. But the girl next door did even better.
State lawmakers call for changes in Bush education plan Federal law has forced the nation's children to meet rigid academic performance standards that create "too many ways to fail," a bipartisan panel of state lawmakers who reviewed the No Child Left Behind Act said Wednesday.
Four Myths about College Costs THE COST OF A COLLEGE DEGREE continues to climb seemingly beyond the means of many families, rising far faster than incomes or inflation. Total expenses for the 2004-05 academic year shot up 7.8% t...
Race-based affirmative action admissions A forthcoming law review article by UCLA professor Rick Sander is causing a big stir in the legal academic community. Sander's piece in the Stanford Law Review argues that race-based affirmative action as practiced by American law schools during the past 30 years actually ends up hurting the group -- African American law students -- it is most intended to help.
Bush picks Spellings for education secretary President Bush on Wednesday nominated domestic policy adviser Margaret Spellings to be the next education secretary, replacing Rod Paige.
Bush has chosen education nominee, official says President Bush has tapped domestic policy adviser Margaret Spellings to be the next education secretary, replacing Rod Paige, a senior administration official told CNN on Tuesday.
Most expensive colleges Quick: What will $36,750 buy you?
College costs spike again NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - If only salaries would rise as rapidly - and as consistently - as college costs.
Getting out youth vote registers on campuses College students are expected to turn out in record numbers to vote in November's election. What you may not know is that it's against the law for colleges and universities to fail to encourage student voting.
An Insider's Guide to America's Top Business Schools The truth about student life in the nation's premier MBA programs. Quit worrying. If you're choosing among the 25 schools in this guide, you're going to get a great education. These schools attract the best of the best: The professors are top-notch, and the studen...
Paige: 'No Child Left Behind is working' Education Secretary Rod Paige addressed the Republican National Convention on its second night, touting the No Child Left Behind Act. This is a transcript of his remarks.
Paige touts progress of No Child Left Behind Schools are being held accountable and are progressing under the Bush administration, Secretary of Education Rod Paige told the Republican National Convention on Tuesday.
Moving out of the traditional classroom Across the nation, on the Web and in the home, classrooms are evolving beyond the traditional learning environment with alternatives that are no longer bound by geography and customary modes of operation.
Put your feet up, it's time for school It's nearly noon, and 11-year-old student Elisheva Ben-Avraham is just now thinking about breakfast. She's curled up on her family's velvety brown sofa flipping through a book of math problems when the mood strikes. She pulls her bare feet out from underneath her, pads to the kitchen and comes back, pancakes in hand, to her workbook.
Charter schools remain subject of debate The cheerleading squad and the math team rarely compete for members at most middle schools, but at Fulton Science Academy, they are often second choices to the Chess Club.