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Education secretary: Low grad rates call for ban
WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan says college basketball teams that don't graduate at least 40 percent of their players should be banned from postseason play.
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Education Secretary Duncan: Ban NCAA teams with low grad rates
If U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan had his way, a dozen of the teams in the men's NCAA basketball tournament would not be eligible to play in it, including top-seeded Kentucky. Duncan proposes teams with graduation rates of less than 40% be banned from postseason play.
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Education Secretary Arne Duncan credits basketball with life assist
Arne Duncan loves basketball. And why wouldn't he? It helped him get to Harvard. It's how he found his wife. It even played a role in his becoming Secretary of Education. "So much of what I've learned in life, I learned on a basketball court," he says. "It helped shape me. And it's been formative. It's been a love for a long, long time. It's something I still love."
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Education chief pitches No Child rewrite plan
Saying the United States is "falling behind" in education, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan worked Wednesday to persuade lawmakers that the Obama administration's plan to rewrite a federal education law is the right move for the nation's students and schools.
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WATCH: Girls Lead in Education
A new report shows girls are far ahead of boys in both reading and math skills. Education - Math - Reading - Products and Services - Arts
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Education Secretary Pushes 'No Child Left Behind 2.0'
The White House proposal to rewrite the education law faced its first major test Wednesday as Education Secretary Arne Duncan defended the plan before two congressional committees. Lawmakers raised concerns about requiring low-performing schools to replace their staffs and a switch to competitive grants for federal money.
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Final Glance: Education companies
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top education companies were mixed at the close of trading: Apollo Group fell $.64 or 1.0 percent, to $64.01. Career Education rose $.60 or 1.9 percent, to $31.98. DeVry fell $.03 or percent, to $67.00. Strayer Education fell $2.49 or 1.0 percent, to $244.07.
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Education Reform: Will Obama Plan Get Bipartisan Support?
The Obama Administration's education-reform plan to overhaul the No Child Left Behind Act has drawn a mixed reaction, but the President could win bipartisan support
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Study shows Aussie dingo may be world's oldest dog
Australia's iconic dingo may be the world's oldest breed of dog, according a major new DNA study that is likely to boost conservation efforts.
Nation, world go green for St. Patrick's Day
All the world from the Sydney Opera House to the Empire State Building turned Irish, or at least Irish for the day, as revelers marked St. Patrick's Day with bagpipes, dancing, emerald lights and green body paint in a flurry of celebration.
John Tartaglia's 'Imaginocean' Makes a Splash at New World Stages Beginning in NYC
Imaginocean, a new family musical adventure created and written by Emmy and Tony Award nominee John Tartaglia (Avenue Q, Shrek the Musical), begins performances at New World Stages March 17.
World's richest man visits Lebanon, ancestral home
The world's richest man told a group of university students in Lebanon, his ancestral home, on Wednesday that education and jobs are the best way to fight poverty.
Nation, world go green for St. Patrick's Day
Much of the world is turning green Wednesday for St. Patrick's Day, the annual celebration of all hues of Irishness.
Mexico-England World Cup warmup on May 24
England will host Mexico in an exhibition game at Wembley on May 24 as its prepares for its World Cup opener against the United States. England is due to depart for the first of two trips to a training camp at altitude in Austria on May 17. If Arsenal or Manchester United advance to the Champions League final on May 22, national team players from those clubs would not be used in the Mexico...
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