For many casual observers and news consumers, the fledgling Occupy Wall Street movement appears to have come out of nowhere–a spontaneous, loosely knit gathering of protestors who feel disaffection and anger over the financial crisis, dismay over the outlook for the American middle class, and a desire to revive traditions of democratic protest. That was,
Continue reading …For many casual observers and news consumers, the fledgling Occupy Wall Street movement appears to have come out of nowhere–a spontaneous, loosely knit gathering of protestors who feel disaffection and anger over the financial crisis, dismay over the outlook for the American middle class, and a desire to revive traditions of democratic protest. That was,
Continue reading …Amanda Knox collapsed in tears moments ago after an Italian appeals court announced it was acquitting the U.S. citizen of the 2007 murder of her roommate. Knox’s then-boyfriend, Rafaele Sollecito, was also acquitted. Knox, a 24-year old Seattle native, and Sollecito were convicted in 2009 of sexually assaulting and murdering Meredith Kercher, a 21-year-old British
Continue reading …Laws cracking down on illegal immigrants in Alabama and other states have dominated the news over the past year–but three states have more quietly passed laws or changed rules to allow illegal immigrants brought to the country as minors to go to college at in-state rates. Rhode Island’s higher education body, the Board of Governors
Continue reading …The Nobel Prize Committee announced three winners of the coveted $1.5 million prize in medicine this morning. But one of them, unbeknownst to the committee, had died only three days earlier. The Nobel Committee decided that the deceased honoree, Ralph Steinman, will still receive the award, even though committee rules prohibit giving it out posthumously.
Continue reading …The Nobel Prize Committee announced three winners of the coveted $1.5 million prize in medicine this morning. But one of them, unbeknownst to the committee, had died only three days earlier. The Nobel Committee decided that the deceased honoree, Ralph Steinman, will still receive the award, even though committee rules prohibit giving it out posthumously.
Continue reading …New York City’s top education officials say they shouldn’t have to pay for a new measure from the state to prevent teacher-sanctioned cheating on tests. The state wants to bar all teachers from administering and grading their own students’ standardized tests. An investigation in 2009 showed that some high school teachers appeared to be inflating their
Continue reading …New York City’s top education officials say they shouldn’t have to pay for a new measure from the state to prevent teacher-sanctioned cheating on tests. The state wants to bar all teachers from administering and grading their own students’ standardized tests. An investigation in 2009 showed that some high school teachers appeared to be inflating their
Continue reading …A federal program that’s intended to help unemployed homeowners with their mortgages will only give away half the funds it was allotted, because of tight restrictions on who can qualify. The Housing Department and Urban Development (HUD) told CNNMoney.com that only around 10,000-15,000 people will make the cut, out of around 100,000 who applied. Those
Continue reading …The Education Department predicts that 59 percent of all higher education students in 2020 will be women. Women already outnumber men in higher education programs overall, and this imbalance is expected to grow. The share of women will grow by nearly 16 percent between 2009 and 2020, while male enrollment will only grow by 8
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