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Mo. Gov. Nixon cuts $200M from budget; eliminates nearly 700 state employee positions

Mo. govenor announces $200M in additional cuts

Missouri Gov. Nixon cuts $200M from budget; eliminates nearly 700 state employee positions

Mo. governor announces $200M in additional cuts

American Indian college president faces backlash over tuition; students demand free education

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Linda Sue Warner had big ambitions when she arrived in 2007 as president of Haskell Indian Nation University, the only four-year college operated by the federal government for American Indians. Now she wonders whether those ambitions could cost her the job.

Former General Electric CEO Jack Welch leaves hospital after 92 days

NEW YORK — Former General Electric CEO Jack Welch was expected to return home Tuesday after spending 92 days in the hospital with a stubborn infection.

Out of the fields, into classrooms: New funds but long waiting lists to educate migrant kids

OCALA, Fla. — Elizabeth Pineda climbs out from bed, her 4-year-old son Adrian asleep nearby. She lays out a tiny pair of shorts and a white T-shirt for his first day of school, gathers her purse and tiptoes outside. Her cousin will get the boy up and off to class in a few hours.

Out of the fields, into classrooms: New funds aim to educate more migrant children

OCALA, Fla. — Elizabeth Pineda climbs out of bed, her 4-year-old son Adrian asleep nearby. She lays out a tiny pair of shorts and a white T-shirt for his first day of school, gathers her purse and tiptoes outside. Her cousin will get the boy up and off to class in a few hours.

No need to close many schools for swine flu, US says _ and sick kids can come back sooner

WASHINGTON — Don’t panic, schools.

Government to advise schools on what to do when swine flu strikes

WASHINGTON — Swine flu is expected to return when kids go back to school, and the government is hoping its new advice on when to shut down schools during an outbreak will prevent the panic and confusion that led to hundreds of school closures last spring.

Virtual college tours offer a low-cost snapshot of campus life

For high school students who have the time and money to travel, visiting a college campus is the best way to get a sense of the students, the faculty, and the feel of the place where they’ll be spending four years (or more).

Austrian university launches online database to honor students, teachers expelled by Nazis

VIENNA — Kurt Elias vividly remembers the day in 1938 when the Nazis barred him from entering the University of Vienna because he was Jewish.

Penn Relays results

1, William Wynne, Florida, 50.02. 2, Joe Greene, Albany, 50.53. 3, Adam Dailey, Nebraska, 50.91. 4, Dan Harmsen, Michigan, 51.67. 5, Jamele Mason, Texas Tech, 51.88. 6, Alie Beauvais, Albany, 52.00.

Disguised as a conservative Christian, Ivy Leaguer learns fundamentals of Falwell’s university

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Kevin Roose managed to blend in during his single semester at Liberty University, attending lectures on the myth of evolution and the sin of homosexuality, and joining fellow students on a mission trip to evangelize partyers on spring break.