Rendell: Broaden sales tax to fill deficit hole Feb 9, 2010 7:30 AM Pennsylvanians would pay more for items ranging from newspapers, candy and gum t..
Muncie school board expected to approve budget cuts Tuesday Feb 9, 2010 7:28 AM The Muncie Community School District is mulling over some major budget cuts, som..
Event postponements, cancellations, closings Feb 9, 2010 7:25 AM -------------------- A • The AFI Silver Theatre is closed Feb. 6. The theat..
First lady Michelle Obama launches campaign against childhood obesity Feb 9, 2010 7:21 AM WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Michelle Obama launched a nationwide campaign..
Encinitas dog parks debate Feb 9, 2010 7:16 AM It's an issue that has gone to the dogs. The city of Encinitas is considering ad..
Poor you: Super Bowl ads featured henpecked males feeling a little too sorry for themselves Feb 9, 2010 7:09 AM NEW YORK (AP) — So you're a guy? Poor you! You get slapped on your bottom ..
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Work Begins on 'Next Generation' of Science Standards Feb 9, 2010 2:10 PM A panel led by the National Research Council is trying to identify "core ideas" ..
States Rethink Policies on National-Board Teachers Feb 9, 2010 2:01 PM Both the economy and a push to measure teacher effectiveness in new ways have le..
House panel approves increasing school tax breaks Feb 9, 2010 1:50 PM
What Have You Been Taught About Sex and Abstinence? Feb 9, 2010 9:36 AM Student Opinion | Does sex education affect students' decisions about sex?
N.C.A.A. Fails to Stop Licensing Lawsuit Feb 9, 2010 7:08 AM A district court judge denied a motion to dismiss a lawsuit headed by Ed Oȁ..
National Briefing | New England: New Hampshire: Dartmouth Announces Layoffs Feb 9, 2010 7:00 AM Dartmouth College announced Monday that it would lay off 38 non-teaching staff m..
U.S. colleges court Hispanic families using espanol Feb 8, 2010 11:15 PM For some Hispanic students, navigating the college application process can be a..
Q&A: College gender gap has far-reaching consequences Feb 8, 2010 10:57 PM Richard Whitmire, author of Why Boys Fail, talks about how lopsided enrollment c..
Wildlife Making Noise on Columbia's Turf Feb 8, 2010 9:22 PM Coyotes have Columbia officials on alert.
Snowpocalypse Paralyzes Colleges Feb 8, 2010 9:19 PM Schools all over the East Coast cancel classes after huge snowstorm.
Students dread transition out of Beverly Hills Unified Feb 8, 2010 8:00 AM The few dozen nonresident eighth-graders who won't be going to Beverly High as p..
For UC's Commission on the Future, nothing is off the table Feb 8, 2010 8:00 AM With California's public university system shackled to a shrinking budget, a gro..