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Top-Selling Pulse App Goes Free as College Project Matures (Mashable)

Posted by on November 16, 2010 at 12:13 am

Alphonso Labs, makers of the popular Pulse mobile apps for social news consumption, is making available its iPhone, iPad and Android apps free of charge as of today. The decision marks a major pivot as the product transitions from a college dream to a formal business.

Kaplan and Aspyr bring SAT test prep game to iOS (Macworld)

Posted by on November 3, 2010 at 10:30 pm

Kaplan —a name that should be familiar to anyone who’s studied for a college admissions test—may be known more for its ubiquitous test prep books and courses than for game development, but it’s teaming up with game publisher Aspyr Media to change that.

FCC taking on cyberbullying in schools (Reuters)

Posted by rohit on October 29, 2010 at 3:35 pm

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Schools receiving subsidies for Internet service will have to teach students about the perils of cyberbullying and the responsible use of social networking sites, the U.S.

Schools get online chance to vie for new computers (AP)

Posted by on October 21, 2010 at 3:57 pm

LOS ANGELES – NBC.com and Microsoft are offering an extreme computer makeover for one U.S. school

Yale fraternity under fire for alleged misogyny (AP)

Posted by on October 19, 2010 at 6:29 pm

NEW HAVEN, Conn.

Report: Shooting suspect depressed about lost job (AP)

Posted by rohit on October 13, 2010 at 7:45 pm

CARLSBAD, Calif. – An electronics technician suspected of wounding two girls after opening fire at a California elementary school fell into a deep depression after he was fired from an insurance company, an acquaintance said

Gates Foundation Launches $20M Grant for Online Ed (PC Magazine)

Posted by rohit on October 12, 2010 at 12:00 am

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation on Monday announced a $20 million grant program to improve college graduation rates via technology, which will probably be oriented around online education and learning programs. Next year, the focus will be expanded to K-12 programs, Bill Gates, the chairman of Microsoft and the co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, said in a conference call

Tim McGraw Talks Bullying at School (The Advocate)

Posted by rohit on October 8, 2010 at 1:12 pm

Los Angeles – Country music star Tim McGraw made a surprise visit to Grassland Middle School in Tennessee to talk with students about bullying last Friday. According to the Tennessean , the singer spoke about Asher Brown, the 13-year-old Houston boy who shot himself in the head after antigay bullying went unaddressed at his school.

College Graduates’ Top Employers (BusinessWeek)

Posted by rohit on September 29, 2010 at 12:14 pm

Having captured the hearts and minds of undergraduate business students, Google is still No. 1 in the latest Universum ranking of the most popular employers rated by young people.

Fla. dad sorry for storming school bus, threats (AP)

Posted by rohit on September 21, 2010 at 10:04 pm

LAKE MARY, Fla. – A father tearfully apologized Tuesday for acting like a bully himself when he stormed onto a school bus to confront students he believed were harassing his 13-year-old daughter who has cerebral palsy