As colleges obsess over rankings, students shrug (AP)
AP – When US News & World Report debuted its list of “America’s Best Colleges” nearly 30 years ago, the magazine hoped its college rankings would be a game-changer for students and families. But arguably, they’ve had a much bigger effect on colleges themselves.
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UC Berkeley’s gift to middle-class families: a cap on college costs (The Christian Science Monitor)
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The other student loan problem: too little debt (AP)
AP – Jesse Yeh uses the University of California-Berkeley library instead of buying textbooks. He scrounges for free food at campus events and occasionally skips meals. He’s stopped exercising and sleeps five to six hours per night so he can take 21 credits — a course load so heavy he had to get special permission from a dean.
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The other student loan problem: too little debt
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Police: Man shot at UC Berkeley acted strangely (AP)
AP – A University of California, Berkeley undergraduate who apparently turned his life around to attend the university’s prestigious business school was described by investigators Wednesday as having acted strangely in the weeks before he pointed a loaded gun at campus police and an officer fatally shot him.
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1 hurt in UC Berkeley shooting; suspect in custody (AP)
AP – A gunman opened fire Tuesday inside a campus building at the University of California, Berkeley, injuring one person, a school spokesman said.
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1 hurt in UC Berkeley shooting; suspect in custody
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Ex-porn star’s school appearance prompts review (AP)
AP – Officials of a California school system plan to meet with the agent who schedules celebrity guests to read to children after some parents complained that having a former adult film star as a participant was inappropriate.
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Ind. couple: School didn’t shield son from bullies (AP)
AP – A couple is suing their northwest Indiana school district, claiming school officials failed to protect their son from prolonged bullying over his Middle Eastern background that culminated in an attack this month that left him with a brain injury.
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11 states seek relief from No Child Left Behind (AP)
AP – The Education Department says Tuesday that 11 states have sought a waiver around unpopular proficiency requirements in the No Child Left Behind education law.
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11 states seek relief from No Child Left Behind
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California governor rejects race, gender college admissions (Reuters)
Reuters – California Governor Jerry Brown on Saturday vetoed legislation that would have allowed California universities to consider race and gender in student admissions, even though Brown said he agreed with its goal.
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California allows college aid to illegal immigrants (Reuters)
Reuters – California Governor Jerry Brown on Saturday signed a bill giving illegal immigrant college students access to state-funded financial aid, the second half of two-part legislation known as the “Dream Act.”
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California allows college aid to illegal immigrants
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