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Education

Mentoring Programs Attract Diverse Talent
by Barbara Branic, Area President on 04-12-07
Attracting, developing, and retaining talent is a top priority at most organizations and at Regions Bank we consider it critical to sustain our success.

Women's Empowerment Series
by Shannon Joseph on 03-12-07
Susan L. Taylor has been the driving force behind one of the most celebrated African American owned business

Nonprofit Names Bayh one of the Best U.S. Senators for Children
by Meghan Keck on 02-12-07
Senator receives 100 percent rating from nonpartisan Children’s Defense Fund

Purdue meets $1.5 billion Campaign for Purdue goal
by Purdue News on 12-28-06
Purdue officials on Friday (Dec. 29) announced that with just over six months left to go in the

Perry Township - Teacher Signatures
by Rickie Clark on 12-11-06
The Following Teachers and Staff of the Metropolitan School District of Perry Township support Dr. H. Douglas Williams

Currently on CNN Education

Bill and Melinda Gates go back to school: When Bill Gates gets worked up about something, his body language changes. He suspends his habit of rocking forward and back in his chair and sits a little straighter. His voice rises in pitch. Today the subject is America's schools.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=J91U7Ugp"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=9bGLeWuQ"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=L6kq2fvL"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=L6kq2fvL" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=2QNz3wWe"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=2QNz3wWe" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=unS62Xb5"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/_BL72bywF00" height="1" width="1"/>
College costs rise: The total cost of going to a private four-year college rose to $34,132 on average for the 2008-09 academic year, according to a report released Wednesday.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=gOQetqhe"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=qPHGkTzv"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=gVvJbDs3"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=gVvJbDs3" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=M3xRKxu1"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=M3xRKxu1" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=QcwZECfe"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/GOn7BAhrOtE" height="1" width="1"/>
Why MBA Means 'More Bitterness Ahead': Business school graduates are heading out into a cold, cold climate as financial companies clam up or close down<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=WsojkOjU"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=Vb56IvPe"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=kEorLDjY"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=kEorLDjY" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=QsD5UeiK"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=QsD5UeiK" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=TQ6AkfyU"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/M86k9C1M--s" height="1" width="1"/>
Commentary: Don't use SATs to rank college quality: A recent controversy at Baylor University has brought new attention to the widespread misuse of standardized college admission tests to rank the quality of America's colleges and universities.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=nq8lmZJr"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=ZxlYCAfs"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=cSiq5hJA"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=cSiq5hJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=j5B5aCzT"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=j5B5aCzT" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=oneBp6Y4"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/oXnPrdwe_Po" height="1" width="1"/>
Hidden College Costs: Rising Fees: Compared to pricey private colleges, state schools can be a bargain. But extra fees are adding to the financial burden<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=Pld23hB2"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=AC4t1gKB"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=K2rCD8lb"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=K2rCD8lb" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=QC8ey9uE"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=QC8ey9uE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=DYiMQjOG"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/3Jut1xpl8Ds" height="1" width="1"/>
Fewer US Med Students Choosing Primary Care: Only 2% of graduating medical students say they plan to work in primary care internal medicine, raising worries about a looming shortage of the first-stop doctors who used to be the backbone of the American medical system<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=VWqwb71w"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=uqC9MrlQ"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=cjyRCblV"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=cjyRCblV" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=s3oMQSQX"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=s3oMQSQX" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=qpKxTXd9"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/4fERPVCKfrg" height="1" width="1"/>
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<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=KVYwBKRj"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=HP3AGooW"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=DqM6TqOs"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=DqM6TqOs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=hZwsmsVx"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=hZwsmsVx" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=p55uKcHX"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/kkTkoBQVN3A" height="1" width="1"/>
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<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=zjqNMylo"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=9qaIgxDi"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=SEjEBiH3"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=SEjEBiH3" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=03uqBoqb"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=03uqBoqb" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=mYSYOqpY"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/GzpKtGbiCZA" height="1" width="1"/>
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.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=fP6dmjwL"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=g2WkHUFu"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=ASYeOhwV"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=ASYeOhwV" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=xM3ekC4S"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=xM3ekC4S" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=G09mvVnx"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/mBAIdb_AkIw" height="1" width="1"/>
Study: Medical students show racial bias: Edna sits on an examining table ready and alert -- she wants answers about the lump in her breast.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=b05e7Ax3"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=P0nHeJ7s"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=0z3aJdHq"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=0z3aJdHq" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=4HL923Zo"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=4HL923Zo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=LBFY1bcr"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/Fl8XkccVg7s" height="1" width="1"/>
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.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=fXmWjQB8"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=ZJkfNLKs"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=qzE3djoR"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=qzE3djoR" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=c4aVsPnU"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=c4aVsPnU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=SanaAcLq"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/1z5cSBXAGGM" height="1" width="1"/>
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.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=vIJ61HKR"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=s1LlrQ6j"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=pAL2Hq3Z"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=pAL2Hq3Z" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=VAjwIkuE"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=VAjwIkuE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=QlkokLgX"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/UTrxAQwdY48" height="1" width="1"/>
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."<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=sVFT65pv"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=t9BXfMOX"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=HAkBf56z"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=HAkBf56z" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=TA3BDloo"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=TA3BDloo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=xYxz9qcI"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/AUYV7ox9C2M" height="1" width="1"/>
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<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=qSLvc2eu"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=sJuJTtAV"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=xzniEIBj"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=xzniEIBj" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=W5NJxqWU"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=W5NJxqWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=epUfTDtL"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/QLnR6eZ439U" height="1" width="1"/>
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.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=RrXm02Re"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=3WOyJKOq"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=cYAhUQiT"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=cYAhUQiT" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=qmXLu3qC"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=qmXLu3qC" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=yaL8vaLv"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/xfiXzX9SfnY" height="1" width="1"/>
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.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=hGK7bedh"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=8oTJFUyB"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=NPCngRge"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=NPCngRge" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=FPlMCUkd"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=FPlMCUkd" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=FRQ4mlPf"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/u1Ec47Ab3wA" height="1" width="1"/>
Taking the kids: Exploring the heart of college country: Secretly, I'm congratulating myself.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=NqSZRVvw"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=zi1McpZd"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=ts0DIP3q"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=ts0DIP3q" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=H5SbghKc"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=H5SbghKc" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=im95ZYSE"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/VH5UwiA0Vl8" height="1" width="1"/>
California Resists Home School Ruling: In the wake of a surprise court decision, the state says that its home schoolers are "legal" pending appeal<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=Wd3umqgd"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=f04oonIN"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=xIBLArkw"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=xIBLArkw" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=5t9LF4Q9"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=5t9LF4Q9" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=UvqloNNb"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/cCtiWfoFB30" height="1" width="1"/>
Criminalizing Home Schoolers: A child-abuse lawsuit ruling may have created a horde of truants in California, affecting as many as 200,000 children<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=qaQwxUqG"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=Zjo5n1c5"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=GmCZ1fPG"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=GmCZ1fPG" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=H4aW5KvG"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=H4aW5KvG" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=byYjiCpl"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/D09NYGxL9U0" height="1" width="1"/>
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.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=sFK1yVVl"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=3dMpqpBc"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=8FSXH3Y1"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=8FSXH3Y1" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=tICm8a7H"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=tICm8a7H" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=bSulenEU"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/N8CFEYfStX0" height="1" width="1"/>
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.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=T5c6g6qu"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=guYdMiA1"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=O0NHw4r9"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=O0NHw4r9" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=cSQAKPKw"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=cSQAKPKw" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=01uZ8Kmi"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/O1ZarDWIlvk" height="1" width="1"/>
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.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=3bgE5jI1"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=gHZ84zil"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=I56yoCCm"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=I56yoCCm" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=IhbyRiDx"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=IhbyRiDx" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=0LYsYSWk"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/rClktu1QmDI" height="1" width="1"/>
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.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=Zh2sDu3D"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=hbgcLefN"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=XAURtIlm"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=XAURtIlm" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=xAqlRKkj"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=xAqlRKkj" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=x25W3HnA"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/asWP2PX3xEM" height="1" width="1"/>
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.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=VJkqmwBv"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=Bn2ZJX42"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=wGUeCtlG"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=wGUeCtlG" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=W60TjQ6Z"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=W60TjQ6Z" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=Byd4mqIU"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/_SaWAc9RQFk" height="1" width="1"/>
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.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=MqKN0cvM"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=wttHoWjr"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=QzrUt6X0"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=QzrUt6X0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=ZJrO1wTl"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=ZJrO1wTl" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=CiSwJvPK"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/61CLATTJn7o" height="1" width="1"/>
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<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=J4SaWl7W"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=m5D2iJRt"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=EbeO9V7c"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=EbeO9V7c" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=KzBHMV7S"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=KzBHMV7S" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=ZgBp0bWO"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/oj8TLO2paqQ" height="1" width="1"/>
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.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=7ePWRBSp"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=NEDVO1S0"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=KysAU8Tt"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=KysAU8Tt" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=eA6SmkSy"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=eA6SmkSy" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=qPjJx05O"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/RSm5gurQMiM" height="1" width="1"/>
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.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=uT5rO3pm"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=euMCoYoc"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=6WWxlhPF"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=6WWxlhPF" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=sOnFQcN1"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=sOnFQcN1" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=iiXUt8hq"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/tMl46vXSvLE" height="1" width="1"/>
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.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=7EjXMBWW"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=PeXkhK1M"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=imdpMpbJ"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=imdpMpbJ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=5gwak0pJ"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=5gwak0pJ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=TIVqJ4j7"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/_epJYwDMgmU" height="1" width="1"/>
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).<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=c264Ixjg"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=qKzBHcXJ"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=vAH0mKVo"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=vAH0mKVo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=sY7TrYR8"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=sY7TrYR8" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=bhxWKEFi"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/_YuTvH6Q99M" height="1" width="1"/>
Sixth Graders Take on Wall Street: A trailblazing Chicago school starts economic education early to give inner-city black kids a leg up<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=21EO5t5y"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=nUO69QYL"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=rn70J3Bg"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=rn70J3Bg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=Z1Nmgz9p"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=Z1Nmgz9p" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=475GrdjH"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/NiERz4CVIfE" height="1" width="1"/>
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<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=T9yojAa5"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=mjftCDcO"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=ED1zLZf3"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=ED1zLZf3" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=I2b1L41e"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=I2b1L41e" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=r02Pyy0k"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/Zv3jX1VusLI" height="1" width="1"/>
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.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=gzAoaqYF"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=oPpomG41"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=mKz2lGAw"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=mKz2lGAw" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=owf0LpxW"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=owf0LpxW" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=EPZ6AuCQ"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/k55u1fv6rXc" height="1" width="1"/>
Med student struggles to preserve her idealism: "Two minutes!" yells our course coordinator.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=rRavWzt5"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=dwUs9bfv"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=7CqmNp0W"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=7CqmNp0W" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=WZNji5LG"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=WZNji5LG" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=WWZ165tY"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/O00Z3tc35QA" height="1" width="1"/>
Taking the kids: Touring college campuses: Laurel Herter wishes she'd canceled the college tour trip as soon as she heard the dismal forecast.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=LY0ps97L"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=dQIbb5zB"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=Fjv9ZmZz"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=Fjv9ZmZz" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=KBwj5xKn"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=KBwj5xKn" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=39MtPNJA"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/pvElO-G9u94" height="1" width="1"/>
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.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=ePdAW3t1"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=YENKvPRw"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=FRFEhAgH"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=FRFEhAgH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=Mma1n74y"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=Mma1n74y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=6Eezys8C"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/PTNcf8fO5qc" height="1" width="1"/>
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<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=GLDLM8nc"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=IoSkqOGW"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=M6fx1xAA"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=M6fx1xAA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=81PvIJVb"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=81PvIJVb" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=CO5h84bt"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/GTaGjg3mu-0" height="1" width="1"/>
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.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=SVQEZps3"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=Y3kMxK4P"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=uZFDqFkh"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=uZFDqFkh" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=3n8gGpZT"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=3n8gGpZT" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=HcW5a3LA"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/gzXpfAukDK8" height="1" width="1"/>
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...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=CnJ54rCN"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=fMKJs16X"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=5NSLDISL"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=5NSLDISL" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=0XkI2GlJ"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=0XkI2GlJ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=jjv6FuIl"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/BKqoR3-dEE8" height="1" width="1"/>
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...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=PFNOFktg"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=0htOS35M"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=3ZQZGjz3"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=3ZQZGjz3" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=khBktLLq"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=khBktLLq" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=OsSChxEY"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/j8O_AgN_a9w" height="1" width="1"/>
Top colleges get more affordable: A college education may be getting less expensive at some of the most prestigious schools.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=gH39LEaj"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=soKyMdUj"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=VcV7Jv4p"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=VcV7Jv4p" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=hiCqwhxJ"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=hiCqwhxJ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=vQ0ZWbwE"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/ioMLkHuA6HY" height="1" width="1"/>
The race to bring more diversity to business: There's a hole in higher education that you probably haven't heard about.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=iLTMQjj7"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=EfMSOjcv"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=DVmN0s50"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=DVmN0s50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=i0Yet6HS"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=i0Yet6HS" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=C2YJlHXd"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/1vVVNeaFdWQ" height="1" width="1"/>
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.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=7pTG7NPw"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=4aGaiQGI"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=utvdHlv2"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=utvdHlv2" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=BBxj32Qv"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=BBxj32Qv" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=51MrSibA"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/oCK4zoSTFfc" height="1" width="1"/>
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.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=BdPkdHt5"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=eI2Bp8CP"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=vjzdczfo"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=vjzdczfo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=lePBUDgS"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=lePBUDgS" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=QOkiS7Nu"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/Je2XYdub398" height="1" width="1"/>
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.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=ajNjhST0"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=qq3xUpnh"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=FiSSZnSs"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=FiSSZnSs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=rXvgo4Eh"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=rXvgo4Eh" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=IUEk2VCV"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/cxvHpslzQ4c" height="1" width="1"/>
10 biggest mistakes b-school applicants make: The application process for business schools is beginning, sparking the annual frenzy of activity - and copious questions.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=u8ajipmJ"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=ZfOpFnsg"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=H1FYKXWN"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=H1FYKXWN" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=f2dEM7gL"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=f2dEM7gL" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=aQ4aQpAv"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/qUC822oGyN0" height="1" width="1"/>
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...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=HjGMChRK"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=1QRbvYaf"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=Ha0vZnbU"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=Ha0vZnbU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=IaZFz4cC"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=IaZFz4cC" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=nuCH6niy"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/28XTsWznzhk" height="1" width="1"/>
Today's medical training -- better or worse for patients?: The phone rang. It was the middle of the night.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=6GaKWx82"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=KSFBDFUo"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=RzDmeE6e"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=RzDmeE6e" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=Nv9wtjWD"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=Nv9wtjWD" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=qJpUnzbg"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/z7hhmh_5HFY" height="1" width="1"/>
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:<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=6SA8QVCl"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=roeQ7tDd"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=wI0akZx6"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=wI0akZx6" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=RvAVHpZf"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=RvAVHpZf" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=LpkR5Hu5"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/Ryyp73uYlpo" height="1" width="1"/>
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.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=3ZL99caM"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=RMjnYCAR"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=U07umNnd"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=U07umNnd" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=ni5i8ybM"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=ni5i8ybM" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=f6yZ2hLU"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/QAL78CThmSc" height="1" width="1"/>
College costs: Up, up and away: The cost of higher education looks like it's climbing ... again.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=wpSKI63A"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=fmKkM4Yw"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=itcAlGSV"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=itcAlGSV" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=mRfnVk7B"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=mRfnVk7B" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=xuVnVXGe"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/3Zla981UEBc" height="1" width="1"/>
Who needs Harvard?: It's the summer before your senior year, and you're sweating.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=zxK3raMr"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=enIhZgBx"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=qwYSyBhz"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=qwYSyBhz" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=P6FSQvSB"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=P6FSQvSB" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=6FTvZoZc"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/Izsx3sCIHBI" height="1" width="1"/>
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.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=tr7hSiab"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=CPnpeGvD"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=a3OWtWU1"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=a3OWtWU1" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=Kwm9cI2t"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=Kwm9cI2t" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=QfgxlVqB"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/OUV1klNmRl8" height="1" width="1"/>
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.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=ONnYjkGT"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=FNxSfCF6"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=kP215i11"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=kP215i11" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=RO19pHYH"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=RO19pHYH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=jlzGNfWh"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/V45lWL740O8" height="1" width="1"/>
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...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=vjLzzchT"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=P2y75Kbv"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=aQFDe9kn"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=aQFDe9kn" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=FM3WSY4w"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=FM3WSY4w" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=ynB5B28s"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/7HPei7QDq_A" height="1" width="1"/>
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.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=CMdNqpcv"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=cMDFjGSy"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=dPAIqODE"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=dPAIqODE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=fqFKUhkj"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=fqFKUhkj" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=tBvXaXZd"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/hLSeaLeLXUE" height="1" width="1"/>
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 ...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=ETz9DGrm"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=7thX80ce"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=jDOdIQSY"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=jDOdIQSY" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=yVoy6UhJ"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=yVoy6UhJ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=eKHF5Hsk"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/KJ2As4HY89I" height="1" width="1"/>
Red Cross opens storm shelters: The Red Cross has opened the following emergency shelters in Florida for people affected by Tropical Storm Alberto:<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=BLDrOM9U"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=woxHCCbT"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=QR7foifP"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=QR7foifP" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=PXNUHvvx"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=PXNUHvvx" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=Xx9ptRMM"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/I81Y9ck2CnM" height="1" width="1"/>
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.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=bCUlpug9"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=5CEsjbHk"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=C3sjup4Z"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=C3sjup4Z" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=XvFmgBx1"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=XvFmgBx1" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=1zlizDNq"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/_eXP7TUvqHs" height="1" width="1"/>
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.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=mN5nfVfA"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=0jR6EYaQ"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=SEJNzSHj"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=SEJNzSHj" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=NP4amOc2"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=NP4amOc2" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=jICxYXNT"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/dZ6JqC0koP8" height="1" width="1"/>
Doctor attacks bugs that attack kids: Dr. Blaise L. Congeni has always been in a hurry.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=0Gk2Cv28"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=rRD36gyk"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=qLaWTPzv"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=qLaWTPzv" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=kKxfVlvY"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=kKxfVlvY" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=T65feM3Y"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/6E-lPYbmKNE" height="1" width="1"/>
This week in the medical journals: Focused on bird flu<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=9lHwUa4M"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=I6IFZvG7"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=EUjmNiXG"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=EUjmNiXG" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=o8azxErD"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=o8azxErD" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=gucdTgCZ"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/Kt5RQ-0lKpA" height="1" width="1"/>
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.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=5ikv72CT"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=DwOjlMuC"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=P5PGyacx"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=P5PGyacx" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=V1hmskg6"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=V1hmskg6" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=VdkoYJFJ"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/eCHUiJnEexg" height="1" width="1"/>
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.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=czY9VMco"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=UMPJm7At"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=go6fJJio"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=go6fJJio" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=NCYZXQa0"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=NCYZXQa0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=0yV7lGJk"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/wK3NHTmUwic" height="1" width="1"/>
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.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=0YGJSZA8"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=gCA2OBcX"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=LkN6kQ9z"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=LkN6kQ9z" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=IWc68R8w"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=IWc68R8w" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=wGqkZgsc"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/Dw-zPpPJm6Q" height="1" width="1"/>
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...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=ul2tEs1E"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=H4ebbVRu"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=gteRDIKA"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=gteRDIKA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=ELoZ7vS0"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=ELoZ7vS0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=SZBcdNOh"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/BZ9rSjN2AuI" height="1" width="1"/>
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.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=qWTslRGb"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=XhJ5CCXb"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=wtCsLHvp"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=wtCsLHvp" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=DpoZTbLB"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=DpoZTbLB" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=WblhiKAw"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/iIJmX39jIT4" height="1" width="1"/>
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.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=oANycSew"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=XBZMSBJV"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=UA4L68RI"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=UA4L68RI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=QIgUXG6b"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=QIgUXG6b" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=erQ9eRLp"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/nEdYuI0FoT0" height="1" width="1"/>
College costs going nowhere but up: As nervous as college freshmen may be, their cash-strapped parents are probably trembling more.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=JuHp39E4"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=XkxakU0M"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=8XUw3zDc"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=8XUw3zDc" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=Bzn8iP6F"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=Bzn8iP6F" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=YTHqwMQN"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/rhRFvActEOA" height="1" width="1"/>
Colleges across U.S. helping displaced students: Colleges throughout the United States are accommodating students displaced by Hurricane Katrina.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=Z5RebAHZ"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=6hPDP0E0"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=O9is5BLP"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=O9is5BLP" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=33ckjxaZ"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=33ckjxaZ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=FTAPc484"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/7_P-0h9eOM0" height="1" width="1"/>
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 ...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=fxcouNry"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=vyrGCjHj"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=8mrIgyAj"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=8mrIgyAj" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=Tn3LhFla"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=Tn3LhFla" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=0dSHu8VJ"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/FdhAS-HUu1Y" height="1" width="1"/>
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...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=xzEx5cfF"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=2BYTtKff"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=MgzcUxjf"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=MgzcUxjf" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=vXEJCDNo"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=vXEJCDNo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=dU1TAEHn"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/WG_ou7p9ycE" height="1" width="1"/>
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.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=YqKeFE6K"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=AALgn1Nx"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=ppaxZqBo"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=ppaxZqBo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=XZLBosBG"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=XZLBosBG" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=P6qixrdr"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/z0GaRlPimI8" height="1" width="1"/>
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?<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=2UOPgp0S"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=mKhtfxud"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=44Nvj9Gn"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=44Nvj9Gn" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=prMtQ4rF"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=prMtQ4rF" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=qVI6csK8"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/1c1f19h1s1A" height="1" width="1"/>
Goodbye, Perkins loan?: College students take note - your government loan options might be shrinking.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=XDB9D7ae"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=MLehrxJF"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=7LL0jxAh"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=7LL0jxAh" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=G0HveWbH"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=G0HveWbH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=zDm643Zq"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/vG62ckJdMHE" height="1" width="1"/>
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.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=nttspj5r"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=OH5dUBaC"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=awXI73b1"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=awXI73b1" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=KZ8qXtrH"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=KZ8qXtrH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=ka2qrJOp"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/5DEJpCScXqU" height="1" width="1"/>
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.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=1D0p7NKp"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=bGzUDtow"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=Bbfd7t9P"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=Bbfd7t9P" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=abmKxFLP"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=abmKxFLP" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=4RFqqsDD"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/I0dEVLprQ_k" height="1" width="1"/>
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...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=dweiKvJh"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=Y1DePOMJ"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=sbutu8j6"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=sbutu8j6" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=iyeobM3B"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=iyeobM3B" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=7hDHZCE9"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/Um3qraKdKqs" height="1" width="1"/>
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.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=0TemCsct"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=XMJswU22"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=YB5GAy0j"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=YB5GAy0j" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=DIwtsUmu"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=DIwtsUmu" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=PzwTMlxC"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/t6aeiH9KH-8" height="1" width="1"/>
The new math of college admissions: SALEM, Ore. (CNN/Money) - Here is a pop quiz:<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=Er7k54K1"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=DhZz6dKV"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=iqiAGvs8"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=iqiAGvs8" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=WYIqtqHD"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=WYIqtqHD" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=577LZKrE"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/vX4ISV7cyr4" height="1" width="1"/>
Buying into Harvard: Congratulations, your kid did well on the SAT. But the girl next door did even better.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=F7qaBCYY"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=N9Rz8BWH"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=Z5pQW5pj"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=Z5pQW5pj" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=ShkYbBtd"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=ShkYbBtd" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=SPFxBgXs"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/BV0G7k-nH4Q" height="1" width="1"/>
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.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=pvkZB43x"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=jKljNwes"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=50" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=HGWurg4x"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=HGWurg4x" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=hWpxSQEX"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?i=hWpxSQEX" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=9CMxQGwF"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?d=52" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_education/~4/QXF_oC86Ts0" height="1" width="1"/>
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...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_education?a=3s1qbMco&qu

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