Education
Matching Up Your Alma Mater With A Fragrance
Masik Collegiate Fragrances of Harrisburg, Pa., has been creating perfumes and colognes specific to given colleges. Katie Masik had the idea 11/2 years ago and started the business with her family. She says the odors are both literal interpretations of campus smells and the mental image of the school.
Some Students Fear Openness On Mental Health
In the wake of the shootings at Virginia Tech, colleges and universities are paying more attention to students with mental health problems. But in some cases, that has meant that students who complain of serious depression or suicidal thoughts are quickly suspended or expelled.
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Group Seeks To Avert State Education Spending Cuts
STORRS: Vernon Resident Is Named A Marshall Scholar
Possible Free College Education A Perk At City School
Students Lie, Cheat, Steal, But Say They're Good
Attorneys Sum Up In Academic Cheating Case
For Two Pa. Teens, Two Paths To College
Emmanuel Garcia, 18, and Marlo Johnson, 17, both of Harrisburg, Pa., spent most of the summer wondering whether they could get the loans and grants they needed to pay for college. The money came through for Garcia, but things didn't work out so well for Johnson.
FSU Football Star Wins Rhodes Scholarship
Myron Rolle, the starting strong safety for the Florida State Seminoles, has been awarded the Rhodes scholarship to study at Oxford University. The pre-med student had to miss part of Saturday's game against Maryland because he was being interviewed for the scholarship.
Sudanese Refugee's Life A Lesson For City Students
Hartford Schools' English Language Learner Program In Transition
Budget Cuts Will Affect Enrollment At CSU
The nation's largest university system says huge budget cuts mean it won't be able to accept all eligible student applicants. The California State University traditionally has accepted every student with at least a B average. Now it is on the verge of raising its academic standards and pushing up its application deadlines. Those actions are expected to hurt low-income students with few academic choices.
Bristol Official Warns Of Fiscal Disaster For Urban Schools
'Outliers' Puts Self-Made Success To The Test
Why do Asian kids outperform American kids in math? How did Bill Gates become a billionaire computer entrepreneur? Malcolm Gladwell takes on these questions and more in his book Outliers. He argues that the "self-made man" is a myth.
How Will Obama Help College Costs?
President-elect Obama will take office at a time when a college education is both more valuable and more expensive than ever. To deliver aid, he could create an education tax credit, increase Pell Grant awards or simply "fix the economy."
Hi-Tech Laundry Texts When Clothes Are Ready
At the University of Virginia, students can look online to see if washers and dryers are available. The machines can even send messages to the students' phones when the laundry is ready. The only problem ... they can't teach students how to wash their clothes.
Public vs. Private Schooling: Is There A Wrong Answer?
As the Obama family prepares to transition into the White House, one of the most pressing matters is choosing a school for their two daughters, Sasha and Malia. Mary Lord, of D.C. State Board of Education; Mark Gooden, an education professor and Jay Matthews, education columnist for the Washington Post talk about the sometimes complicated choice between public or private schooling for children.
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