Education

Late To Bed, Early To Rise Makes A Teen Sleepy

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The typical high school senior gets less than seven hours of sleep on school nights. But teenagers need a great deal...

College Student Debt Grows. Is It Worth It?

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Americans now owe more on student loans than they do on credit card debt. Estimates show students graduating this...

School Reunions? Nah, I've Got Facebook.

Facebook was created for college students to get in touch with each other. It has helped people stay in touch online so well, that it might be hurting attendance at real-world class reunions.

UNESCO Global Forum: Uses and misuses of university rankings

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Honor for Native American

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Harvard's 1650 charter specifically cited its role in the education of “English and Indian youth” and in...

“Yes She Can!” 2011 Global Action Week on EFA (2 - 8 May): mobilizing millions for girls' education

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School children in Kakuma refugee camp, Kenya

U.S. Department of State and U.S. Soccer Announce 2011 Soccer Initiative, Kicks-Off Exchanges in Germany

The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and U.S. Soccer announced today that former U.S. Women’s National Team players Briana Scurry and Amanda Cromwell will serve as sports diplomats May 1-7 in the first wave of...

The secret lives of boys

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Niobe Way conducted hundreds of interviews with boys from 11 to 18 and found that more than 85 percent of...