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Purdue president Mitch Daniels: More college students should have internshipsAccording to the Gallup-Purdue Index, 48 percent of graduates with related internships or work agree that college ‘prepared me well for life after college.’ Only 19 percent of those without such opportunities agreed.
Finally, a glimmer of good news about college debtTotal student borrowing declined by 13 percent between 2010-11 and 2013-14, according to a new report from the College Board. It was the first decrease in nearly two decades.
Operation Got Your 6: Michelle Obama's tribute to veterans, via penguinsMichelle Obama sends the 'Penguins of Madagascar' off on a mission to help kids grasp how veterans make communities stronger, even when the battles are over. The short film's release is timed to Veterans Day.
FocusIn battle to stop sexual assault, young men emerge as alliesA new generation of young men are eager to play a role in stopping sexual assault. Here are some of the efforts on college campuses to reach out to men.
Will a satanic coloring book be distributed to Florida school children?After the distribution of Bibles and atheist materials at some schools in Orange County Fla., the Satanic Temple hopes to hand out a coloring book called the 'Satanic Children’s Big Book of Activities.'
Sexy Halloween costumes for girls? Study backs up concerned parentsNew study shows that when girls internalize societal pressure to look sexy, their grades drop.
School yearbook photos: 'No' to cats and chihuahuas. 'Yes' to firearms?A Nebraska high school has lifted the ban on firearms in school yearbook portraits. But a New York school banned a student from posing with a cat.
Keene Pumpkin Festival fits trend: students rioting for no good reasonStudent riots used to be about grievances. Now, they're increasingly happening just because parties get out of hand. That's what appeared to happen at the Keene Pumpkin Festival Saturday.
As overtesting outcry grows, education leaders pull back on standardized testsA new study finds that US students are tested on average once a month, with some students tested as often as twice a month. The White House announced it will support a movement by education officials to dial back the amount of testing.
Why one college president took a $90,000 annual pay cutKentucky State University interim president Raymond Burse took a major pay cut, then boosted the pay of university minimum wage workers. He's not alone in taking a pay cut. What's behind these moves?
Hazing cancels Sayreville, N.J., football season: Does culture contribute to abuse?As more details of the nature of the alleged sexual abuse in the New Jersey football program become known, a debate widens about the damage that can come from behavior often dismissed as 'initiation.'
Three states take lead on Common Core, but are they moving too fast?New Jersey, Maryland, and Washington State are among the first states to tie graduation to new Common Core tests. But critics say kinks still need to be worked out.
Suspect in Hannah Graham case had been accused of sexual assault twiceJesse Leroy Matthew Jr., the suspect in the disappearance of University of Virginia student Hannah Graham, had been accused of sexual assault at two colleges. Are campuses doing enough to warn about potential serial offenders?
Colorado students plan more protests, after board sets up curriculum reviewAfter two weeks of student walkouts in Colorado, the Jefferson County Board of Education backed off somewhat on a plan to review AP US history for 'patriotic' content, but still set up a curriculum review committee.
Teachers grade Common Core: C+ and room for improvementA survey of teachers on Common Core education standards showed mixed results. Half of teachers surveyed think Common Core standards help students with critical thinking, but their enthusiasm has waned.
Why did America's oldest Episcopal seminary fire most of its faculty?The country's oldest Episcopal seminary fired most of its professors overnight. What's behind the controversy at the normally staid General Theological Seminary in Manhattan?
New York teen dies after football collision: Is sport too dangerous?The death of a New York high school football player Wednesday was one of three high school football-related deaths this week. Safety protocols have made the game safer since the 1970s, but the deaths point to a need for continued vigilance.
Behind Colorado walkout over 'patriotic' history classes, a power playColorado students and teachers in a district near Denver are skipping school to protest a plan to make controversial changes to history classes. But the roots of the disturbance go deeper.
Atlanta cheating scandal moves to the courtroomProsecutors charge that 35 teachers and administrators, right to the top, inflated student test scores by erasing incorrect answers, telling children to change their answers, or coaching students on the answers in advance of the test.
California adopts first 'yes means yes' sex assault law. Does it go too far?Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a law making California the first state to adopt an affirmative consent standard for sexual relations, which will apply to all colleges and universities that accept state funding.
