News Search Results for "education"

All Sources  1 - 15 of about 20
All Sources  1 - 15 of about 20
White House pushes health, energy, education innovation
Chief US technology officer Aneesh Chopra has challenged business leaders and software developers here to provide more innovation in the fields of health, energy and education.
AFP via Yahoo! News, Fri Jan 08 02:53:25 PST 2010 Yahoo! News
California's education reforms hand more power to parents
California is now competitive in President Obama
The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News, Thu Jan 07 16:23:00 PST 2010 Yahoo! News
Apollo Falls After Education Department Review Report (Update1)
Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Apollo Group Inc., the largest for- profit provider of college degrees, fell in extended trading after a Department of Education report cited
Bloomberg, Thu Jan 07 21:11:31 PST 2010 Yahoo! News
California's education reforms hand more power to parents
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed an education reform bill Thursday that lets California vie for federal 'Race to the Top' grants. The reforms, opposed by teachers' unions, would let parent...
The Christian Science Monitor, Thu Jan 07 18:20:09 PST 2010 Yahoo! News
Final Glance: Education companies
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top education companies were up at the close of trading: Apollo Group rose $.24 or .4 percent, to $63.94. Career Education rose $.42 or 1.8 percent, to $24.1...
AP via Yahoo! Finance, Thu Jan 07 14:48:56 PST 2010 Yahoo! News
State eyes $175M in fed education funds
HARTFORD
New Haven Register, Fri Jan 08 02:56:31 PST 2010 Yahoo! News
Education executive at Gates Foundation named Arizona Community Founda...
Steven Seleznow, a career educator who most recently served as program director for education at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, has accepted the role of Arizona Community Foundation...
The Arizona Republic, Thu Jan 07 16:27:27 PST 2010 Yahoo! News
Education reform bill wins support
BOSTON - Gov. Deval L. Patrick on Thursday praised an education bill that includes measures to turn around troubled schools and expand the number of charter schools in struggling districts ...
The Republican, Fri Jan 08 00:51:52 PST 2010 Yahoo! News
Bills inked to reform education
SACRAMENTO -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed sweeping education reform bills Thursday designed to empower parents and let California compete for up to $700 million in federal money.
The Vacaville Reporter, Fri Jan 08 01:07:00 PST 2010 Yahoo! News
Paterson pushes state to pursue education funds
ALBANY - Gov. David Paterson announced legislation Thursday to eliminate the charter-school cap, allow swifter state takeovers of low-performing schools and other measures that would boost ...
Press & Sun-Bulletin, Fri Jan 08 00:43:42 PST 2010 Yahoo! News
Lawyer Snowden files 3 motions against charge leveled by Montgomery Co...
Attorney Frank Snowden has filed three motions against the Montgomery County Board of Education following the board's vote Tuesday afternoon to file criminal charges against him.
Montgomery Advertiser, Fri Jan 08 02:04:38 PST 2010 Yahoo! News
Midday Glance: Education companies
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top education companies are up at noon: Apollo Group rose $1.44 or 2.3 percent, to $65.14. Career Education rose $.51 or 2.1 percent, to $24.23. DeVry rose $...
AP via Yahoo! Finance, Thu Jan 07 11:01:10 PST 2010 Yahoo! News
Free distance education for Lankan refugees
The University of Madras has chalked out a programme that will offer free distance higher education to Sri Lankan Tamil refugees living in Indian and Sri Lankan camps from the next academic...
NDTV, Fri Jan 08 01:19:56 PST 2010 Yahoo! News
Ghana : AMA Assures of Efforts On Quality of Children Education
The Mayor of Accra and Chief Executive of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), Mr. Alfred Oko Vanderpuije, has given the assurance that the Assembly will do its best to give children with...
AllAfrica.com, Fri Jan 08 01:34:26 PST 2010 Yahoo! News
Online Think Tank Explores Ways in Which Education Can Shape the 21st ...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The Institute for the Future of Education, a new online discussion group initiated by students and educators around the globe, is asking how traditi...
redOrbit, Thu Jan 07 19:13:00 PST 2010 Yahoo! News