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

Published on November 3, 2010 By

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.

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

Published on October 21, 2010 By

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)

Published on October 19, 2010 By

NEW HAVEN, Conn.

Report: Shooting suspect depressed about lost job (AP)

Published on October 13, 2010 By rohit

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

Tim McGraw Talks Bullying at School (The Advocate)

Published on October 8, 2010 By rohit

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.

Texas mom says she waved finger, not gun, at team (AP)

Published on September 11, 2010 By

SAN ANTONIO – A Texas mother who witnesses said pulled a gun on a seventh-grade volleyball team that badly beat her daughter’s team told police she merely waved her finger and never threatened the children, officials said Friday.

Police: SD teen wanted to be ‘infamous sociopath’ (AP)

Published on September 1, 2010 By rohit

SISSETON, S.D. – An 18-year-old high school student stockpiled bomb-making materials in his bedroom and wrote about wanting to blow up his school, target individuals he hated, rape women and “become the world’s most infamous sociopath,” authorities said

Gov. Christie fires education commissioner over video flap (The Upshot)

Published on August 27, 2010 By

Republican Gov. Chris Christie has fired New Jersey’s education chief after the U.S.

NJ Gov fires education chief over $400 mln typo (Reuters)

Published on August 27, 2010 By rohit

NEW YORK (Reuters) – New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, a Republican whose deep budget cuts have won wide praise, on Friday fired his education commissioner after a clerical error cost the state $400 million in federal education dollars. Just two days ago, Christie defended the handling of New Jersey’s request for Race to the Top federal aid, saying the Obama administration’s refusal to let the cash-poor state fix its error exemplified Washington’s problems

Review: New choices enliven back-to-school PCs (AP)

Published on August 11, 2010 By rohit

NEW YORK – Looking at getting a new PC for the fall semester?