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Average college cost breaks $30,000
March 11, 2010The 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.
No excuses or short cuts at Atlanta charter school
March 11, 2010Students at the West Atlanta Young Scholars Academy in Atlanta, Georgia, are expected to go to college.
10 biggest mistakes b-school applicants make
March 11, 2010The application process for business schools is beginning, sparking the annual frenzy of activity - and copious questions.
The legend of Robin Hood
March 11, 2010The 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...
Today's medical training -- better or worse for patients?
March 11, 2010The phone rang. It was the middle of the night.
Your Opinion: Flag burning
March 11, 2010One 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:
No child left out of the dodgeball game?
March 11, 2010As 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.
College costs: Up, up and away
March 11, 2010The cost of higher education looks like it's climbing ... again.
Who needs Harvard?
March 11, 2010It's the summer before your senior year, and you're sweating.
Healthcare, energy drive up college costs
March 11, 2010State university tuition has leaped 40 percent in the past five years, hitting the three out of four American college students who attend public universities.
