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Editing, enhancing Wikipedia becomes project at colleges

USATODAY.com Education News — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:48:28 +0000

Some professors believe Wikipedia has no place in the footnotes of a college paper. But could it have a place on the syllabus?

New credit law’s rules don’t apply to business cards

Money - Block — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:36:26 +0000

Business card issuers can increase the interest rate on your existing balance and jack up your rate after just one late payment.

Can Philadelphia school end black vs. Asian violence?

USATODAY.com Education News — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:07:42 +0000

Duong Nghe Ly can't wait to begin his senior year at South Philadelphia High School. A day of violence there last year changed his life, and ...

Japan fattens textbooks to reverse sliding rank

USATODAY.com Education News — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 05:16:56 +0000

Alarmed that its children are falling behind those in rivals such as South Korea and Hong Kong, Japan is adding about 1,200 pages to elementary ...

Start of college can be harder on parents than freshmen

USATODAY.com Education News — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 13:00:03 +0000

The hour when Ariana Kramer will begin her college career is fast approaching and her parents are in an office supply store, disagreeing about ...

Local students benefit from private colleges’ financial aid

USATODAY.com Education News — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:14:57 +0000

Hoping to portray themselves as better neighbors, private colleges nationwide are sweetening financial aid packages for students in their own ...

Who’s ‘Really Ready’ for college? Retired Marquette dean gives advice

USATODAY.com Education News — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:39:47 +0000

"Many students enter college clueless about the level of work required of them," says Robert Neuman, who shares strategies to help middle school ...

Schools ban bracelets promoting cancer awareness

USATODAY.com Education News — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:42:03 +0000

Several schools have banned rubber bracelets that have a cancer-awareness message some say is in poor taste: "I love boobies."

Students face new textbook picks: Rent vs. buy, print vs. e-book

USATODAY.com Education News — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:00:59 +0000

As publishers and analysts again wonder if e-books are about to take off in the world of higher education, the growing popularity of rental options ...

Thinking about raiding your 401(k) plan? Don’t do it

Money - Block — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 02:43:53 +0000

It's no secret that millions of Americans haven't saved enough to finance a comfortable retirement. Now comes even more worrisome news: Thousands ...