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Alabama school board recommends educators pay more for retirement, health insurance benefits

Ala. board suggests teachers pay more for benefits

Report shows PROMISE scholars stay in W.Va. at lower rates, but lawmakers happy with program

W.Va. report raises questions about scholarships

Iran condemns Oxford over scholarship honoring slain student Neda, icon of election protests

Iran condemns Oxford for honoring slain protester

Deals to tackle $3.2 billion deficit elusive as NY Legislature meets in extraordinary session

No deficit deals in NY Legislature special session

Iran condemns Oxford University scholarship in memory of student who became protest symbol

Iran condemns UK scholarship honoring slain woman

University of Nebraska students may avoid midyear spike but could see tuition hike next year

Univ. of Nebraska tuition spike possible next year

South Dakota governor says he won’t ask for tax increase to fix budget woes

Governor won’t seek tax increase to fix SD budget

Stimulus patches part of Oregon schools’ budget gap; districts face more uncertainty

Stimulus patches part of Ore. schools’ budget gap

US Sen. Johanns of Nebraska takes issue with administration’s student loan stance

Neb. senator takes issue with student loan stance

Michigan House votes to tap federal stimulus money set aside for next year to pay schools now

Mich. House taps 2010 stimulus funding for schools

Arkansas to launch Powerball lottery with New Year’s Eve-like party on Halloween

Arkansas prepares for Powerball launch with party

Michigan Gov. Granholm finishes signing budget bills before deadline, but doesn’t like result

Mich. gov. finishes signing budget before deadline

Trustee for ‘Slumdog’ kids says poor school attendance jeopardizes their trust funds

‘Slumdog’ kids’ truancy threatens their trust fund

Gore curriculum: Classes study vampires, zombies to unlock the meaning of monsters

Monster classes probe new vein of scholarship

Michigan governor, GOP Senate leader still far apart on need for more public school revenue

Mich. gov, GOP leader still far apart on revenue

APNewsBreak: More students, lower property values create new school aid costs, perhaps $70M

TOPEKA, Kan. — New students in Kansas’ public schools and declining property values have punched what could become a $70 million hole in the state’s already shaky budget, a top education official confirmed Friday.

Financial report says University of South Dakota Foundation is strong, despite economic tumult

VERMILLION, S.D. — Officials say despite tough economic times, the University of South Dakota Foundation has remained strong.

No relief for parents: College tuition is up sharply, outstrips overall US inflation rate

With the economy struggling, parents and students dared to hope this year might offer a break from rising college costs. Instead, they got another sharp increase.

College tuition up again; students suffer from state budget cuts, endowment declines

Average tuition prices rose sharply again this fall as colleges passed much of the burden of their own financial problems on to recession-battered students and parents.

From rebel to nurse to king: Thousands throng to see Uganda’s latest monarch crowned

KASESE, Uganda — For years, Charles Wesley Mumbere worked as a nurse’s aide in Maryland and Pennsylvania, caring for the elderly and sick. No one there suspected that he had inherited a royal title in his African homeland when he was just 13.

Arkansas Christian college changes mind, says students can’t play state’s lottery

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A Christian college that had exempted Arkansas’ lottery from a student gambling ban reversed course on Friday and said students can’t buy the tickets after all.

A month after graduate student’s death, Yale remembers Annie Le as ‘model student’

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The Yale University graduate student who was found murdered a month ago on what was to be her wedding day was remember Monday as a “model student” at a memorial service for the university community.

Mich. Gov. Granholm may veto some programs and shift money to scholarships, local governments

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm said Monday she may take money from programs she doesn’t like to pay for college scholarships and local police and fire protection.

Teens say college is the top reason for saving money

DES MOINES, Iowa — Stroll through the mall on a weekend and you get the impression teens save money to buy clothes or iPods and video game systems, but a new survey shows their priority is quite different — saving for college.

Few black men take up the pointer in US classrooms despite recruitment programs

CHEYNEY, Pa. — Lenny Macklin made it to 10th grade before having a teacher who looked like him — an African-American male. Gregory Georges graduated from high school without ever being taught by a black man.

Mich. House members take votes on tax, revenue increases; more likely in days ahead

LANSING, Mich. — Democratic lawmakers have begun what could be an uphill fight to raise some taxes and find more revenue for a college scholarship program, health care, and local governments in Michigan.