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  • September 2007

    • Educated People Less Likely to Die of Cancer

      Reuters  |  Sep 12, 07 2:49 AM CDT

      Educated People Less Likely to Die of Cancer

      (Newser) - People who attend college have a better chance of surviving cancer, according to a new study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute . Mortality rates—especially for lung, colorectal, breast and prostate cancer—were markedly lower among people with more than 12 years of education. More »

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      cancer  • education  • college  • cancer research  • higher education

    • UC Berkeley Gets $113M to Corral Profs

      Los Angeles Times  |  Sep 10, 07 8:35 AM CDT

      UC Berkeley Gets $113M to Corral Profs

      (Newser) - UC Berkeley will announce a $113 million gift today, which the school will use to create 100 new endowed chairs—hopefully slowing the emigration of professors to the juicier paychecks offered by private universities. The gift is unusual in that it will go straight to ordinary activities rather than building a new building or program. More »

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      California  • education  • college  • higher education  • professor  • UC Berkeley  • big gifts  • teaching

    • 15-Year-Old Frosh Enters UPenn

      Associated Press  |  Sep 3, 07 3:33 PM CDT

      15-Year-Old Frosh Enters UPenn

      (Newser) - Brittney Exline is just 15, but Wednesday she begins her Ivy League career at UPenn. The Colorado Springs native started sixth grade at age 8, and finished high school math at 13, the AP reports. "Her motivation, discipline and maturity provided clear evidence that, despite her age, she was ready to travel halfway across the country and thrive," said an admissions dean. More »

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      education  • college  • university  • mathematics  • University of Pennsylvania

  • August 2007

    • School Segregation Is Up

      Reuters  |  Aug 30, 07 7:39 AM CDT

      School Segregation Is Up

      (Newser) - US public schools are more and more divided by race, a trend likely to continue thanks to a June Supreme Court ruling forbidding most local integration efforts, Reuters reports. Many black and Latino children, who now make up 43% of the population, are receiving what a leading civil rights research center calls "separate and inferior" educations as a result.   More »

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      children  • education  • race  • civil rights  • school  • Segregation

    • So, You Need to Learn Swahili?

      Portfolio  |  Aug 26, 07 5:08 PM CDT

      So, You Need to Learn Swahili?

      (Newser) - Get ready for your business trip or vacation with these programs recommended by Porfolio . Pimsleur Approach: 10-day courses offered in 40 languages. Rosetta Stone: Promises competence in 2 weeks in 30 languages. Teach Yourself: CDs and books offer 200 languages at varying speeds. More »

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      list  • education  • language  • learning

    • Princeton Wins College Rankings for 8th Year

      Inside Higher Ed  |  Aug 17, 07 6:35 PM CDT

      Princeton Wins College Rankings for 8th Year

      (Newser) - Facing a barrage of criticism, the latest college rankings from U.S. News and World Report were released today, and Princeton is still No.1, followed by Harvard and Yale. The editors have tried to address complaints about the survey's bias toward schools that educate the well-to-do and the well-prepared. But dozens of college presidents are refusing to fully participate in the survey or use the rankings to promote their institutions. More »

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      education  • college  • Harvard  • school  • university  • Yale University  • college admissions  • Princeton University  • college rankings

    • Four in 10 US Kids Can Balance Books

      Washington Post  |  Aug 8, 07 9:12 PM CDT

      Four in 10 US Kids Can Balance Books

      (Newser) - A new national test reveals that four in 10 U.S. high school students can grasp economic concepts like tariffs, banking and investment—a result that one expert says is “not discouraging.” Results showed that three in five students can point to factors that increase national debt while 11% know how shifts in the unemployment rate impact income and spending, the Washington Post reports. More »

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      inflation  • education  • race  • unemployment  • student  • high school  • economics  • investment  • racial inequality

    • Principal Fired for Staff Santeria Rites

      Associated Press  |  Aug 8, 07 9:30 AM CDT

      Principal Fired for Staff Santeria Rites

      (Newser) - A New York City public school principal's head is on the chopping block for forcing teachers to participate in spiritual cleansing rituals using chicken blood and incense, the AP reports. The principal paid another woman to perform several ceremonies practiced by followers of  Santeria, a Caribbean blend of  Christianity and African traditions. Students weren't in school at the time. More »

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      New York City  • religion  • education  • school  • Manhattan  • teacher

    • ‘Baby Einstein’ Dumbs Down Toddlers

      Los Angeles Times  |  Aug 7, 07 12:25 PM CDT

      &lsquo;Baby Einstein&rsquo; Dumbs Down Toddlers

      (Newser) - The popular “Baby Einstein” and “Brainy Baby” video series, intended to fast-track young geniuses, actually have negative educational effects, a new study concludes. Infants who watch them have smaller vocabularies than other children, the Los Angeles Times reports, For every hour per day that 8- to 16-month-olds watched the programs, they knew six to eight fewer words  than babies who didn't watch. More »

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      television  • children  • education  • baby  • American Idol  • infant

    • Muslim Creationists Damn Darwin

      Christian Science Monitor  |  Aug 2, 07 6:31 PM CDT

      Muslim Creationists Damn Darwin

      (Newser) - A Muslim group in Turkey is widely disseminating a 768-page tome that slams evolution and promotes Islam-inflected creationism, the Christian Science Monitor reports. The Council of Europe has issued warnings—particularly to schools—against the "Atlas of Creation," which has been published in 80 countries and 59 languages. More »

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      Islam  • Turkey  • education  • evolution  • Muslim  • Charles Darwin  • creationism  • Council of Europe

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