Education
Analyst says funding gap for LSU hospital deals
The first three LSU hospital privatization deals appear to use up 94 percent of the funding Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration set aside for eight such arrangements, budget analysts told senators Friday. The assessment of the Legislative Fiscal Office, a nonpartisan office that evaluates budget proposals for lawmakers, worried several members ...
Moody's says recent PSU actions are positive
Ratings agency Moody's Investors Service says recent changes to the Pennsylvania State University Board of Trustees are a "credit positive." In a credit outlook report released late Thursday Moody's says "significant changes" were recently made to Penn State's governance structure and oversight practices, and those should strengthen oversight and management. ...
Michelle Obama speaks of 'hunger' for education
First lady Michelle Obama spoke passionately about the importance of education to the African-American community in a commencement address Friday, urging more than 600 graduates of Bowie State University to honor the school's history and to pass their commitment to education on to future generations. In her 15-minute address, the ...
Raw: Obama Sits Down With Elementary Kids
President Barack Obama left behind scandal-focused Washington on Friday to focus on the country's slowly improving jobs picture. Obama stopped at an elementary school that provides early childhood education. (May 17)
Lawmakers OK scholarships for children with autism
Missouri lawmakers have approved legislation that would require education officials to seek grants and donations to help children with special needs such as autism. Financial resources could be devoted to scholarships or clinical trials for behavioral interventions. Scholarships could be used to help students attend a public school outside the ...
Texas teen develops iTunes app: Widget Tabs
At age 16, Julian Alvarez has an app on the iTunes market and the trappings of a development company. Perhaps most importantly, he has the passion to pursue computer engineering as his lifelong career. Widget Tabs, which allows multiple programs to fill one screen via tabs, debuted in April after ...
UC elective surgeries canceled as strike looms
The five largest University of California medical centers have begun canceling elective surgeries because of a two-day strike planned by some workers next week. Emergency care will continue and patients already in hospitals will receive treatment, the Los Angeles Times (http://lat.ms/YNyKoP ) reported Friday. But elective procedures will be delayed ...
Hope College in western Michigan plans new museum
Hope College in western Michigan announced Friday that it's planning a new art museum to provide exhibition space and house the college's permanent collection. A groundbreaking for the Kruizenga Art Museum in Holland is planned for May 24 at a site northwest of the De Pree Art Center. The project ...
Could Tobacco Be the Next Biofuel?
Biofuel researchers at UC Berkeley may keep the tobacco industry from going up in smoke. Scientists are engineering tobacco plants to produce oils that can serve as biofuels to power airplanes, cars, trucks and other machines. (May 17)
Advocacy group, Newtown families criticize Ayotte
Two men who lost relatives in last year's shooting at a Newtown, Conn., elementary school urged New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte on Thursday to change her position on a gun control measure that would expand background checks. Neil Heslin and Gilles Rousseau spoke at a news conference held by advocacy ...
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