Public Education

Busy week of IPOs sets stage for strong year ahead

The flurry of initial public offerings this week is confirmation that this fall's rebound in the market wasn't a fluke and sets the stage for more companies to raise money through IPOs in 2010. By TALI ARBEL The Associated...

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Junior college closes two of three day care centers

ST. LOUIS — The board of trustees of St. Louis Community College voted Thursday to close two of its campus-based child care centers, despite assurances by its administration that a decision would not happen this month. The...

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8 public universities to become centres for sports excellence

KUANTAN: The Higher Education Ministry has identified eight public universities with potentials to be developed as centres of excellence for sports or COESport. The universities include Universiti Putra Malaysia (rugby),...

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Hawaii Legislature agrees to session on school furloughs

Moving toward consensus, state House and Senate leaders told Gov. Linda Lingle yesterday that state lawmakers are willing to return in special session and tap the rainy day fund to reduce teacher furloughs.

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World War II Reparations Compared

German and Japanese Responses to War Crimes and Atrocities Germany continues a campaign of compensation and education to accept guilt for WW II atrocities while Japan follows a long policy of official denial of wrongdoing. In...

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[Cdl George] Says Bishops Must Unify Catholics

Top Stories for Thursday, November 26th, 2009: The Basilica of St. Thomas the Apostle, Chennai, India. According to tradition, St. Thomas the Apos­tle traveled to India in 52 A.D., and was martyred and buried here in 72 A.D....

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The union that hates the Boy Scouts

The Boy Scouts' motto is: Be prepared. Who knew it meant preparing to de fend themselves against union thuggery? Kids, pay attention: This is a teachable moment for all of you on power, politics and Big Labor's culture of...

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University merger plan draws fire

Declining revenue will result in changes to Mississippi higher education, according to the governor and state education officials. But supporters of the state's three public, historically black universities say an unfair share...

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Weather Information In Complacent Singapore

Goh Meng Seng, Singapore Alternatives For example, if the rain that flooded Bukit Timah is to happen in Hong Kong, it will be Black Rain Alert. There is a fundamental flaw in this article: the lack of science. The comparison of...

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NCC director wins Communicator of the Year Award

NORWALK By LAUREN MYLO Hour Staff Writer Most of the big career moments in Madeline Barillo's life have come as a surprise. When the director of marketing and public relations at Norwalk Community College (NCC) was notified she...

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