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

Published on October 12, 2010 By rohit

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

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

Harvard regains spot atop U.S. News rankings (AP)

Published on August 17, 2010 By

Harvard pulled ahead of Ivy League rival Princeton in the latest edition of the influential U.S. News & World Report university rankings, while a stronger emphasis on graduation rates drove other changes in the Top 10. The nation’s oldest university and traditionally one of its most selective, Harvard has topped the list two of the last three years

Educated people cope better with dementia (Reuters)

Published on July 26, 2010 By

LONDON (Reuters) – Educated people are better able to cope with the physical effects of dementia, and even one extra year of education can significantly cut the risk of developing the brain-wasting disease, scientists said on Monday. The findings by scientists from Britain and Finland could have important implications for public health at a time when populations in many countries are rapidly aging and dementia numbers are expected to rise sharply.

Microsoft’s Philly high school traveled rocky road (AP)

Published on June 15, 2010 By

PHILADELPHIA – When the Microsoft -designed School of the Future opened, the facility was a paragon of contemporary architecture, with a green roof, light-filled corridors and the latest classroom technology, all housed in a dazzling white modern building. It might as well have been a fishbowl: Educators and the media from around the world watched to see whether Microsoft could reform public education through innovation in technology.