May 23, 2012


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Northwestern University will develop master plan for athletic facilities 

Plan will map strategy for renovating and constructing facilities...

Iowa State University flood repairs may cost less than projected 

Many facilities were damaged on Ames campus in June flooding...

University of Hawaii mistakenly posts social security numbers 

Private information from 40,000 former students was accessible for nearly a year...

Report says violence has declined in New Jersey public schools 

But substance abuse is on the rise, state report finds...

New Detroit high school will replace 2 existing campuses 

$46.3 million Finney Crockett High is scheduled to open in 2012...

$30 million school bond approved in Oxford, Miss. 

New high school building planned...

Audit of Los Angeles district says problems in construction program have improved 

Before 2006, district’s building program was plagued by conflicts of interest...

Former administrator at Ohio University charged with threats against school 

Man who was laid off as assistant vice president had 14 guns in his home...

Survey says tuition at public postsecondary institutions continues to rise 

Tuition this year has risen 7.9 percent at public 4-year colleges and universities...

$80 million donation to Cornell University will create center for sustainability 

David Atkinson’s gift is the largest individual gift to a university for sustainability research...

Multi-use card will make it easier for Boston public school students to use city services 

Some question whether city could use information to infringe on students’ privacy...

Mississippi State University plans to renovate 108-year-old building 

Cooley Building will be converted to a convention center...

University of Vermont ends use of “compostable” cutlery 

Vegetable-based knives and forks turn out not to be biodegradable...

More than 160 Chicago public schools lack libraries 

And many of the libraries that do exist are inadequate...

Ohio law that led to firing of school employees is upheld 

State Supreme Court says schools can fire workers who had criminal histories...

Hearing-impaired teacher returns to job in Carrollton-Farmers Branch (Texas) district 

Woman was put on leave after she let a reporter enter her classroom to observe her teaching...

Minneapolis district owes employees $17 million in back pay 

Arbitrator rules that the district unjustly denied raises, merit pay...

Virginia governor orders review of textbook adoption process 

State panel approved textbook with erroneous information about the Civil War...

University of Louisiana at Lafayette open center in honor of author Ernest Gaines 

Louisiana native is retired as a writer-in-residence at the university...

Shooting rumors cause attendance drop at schools in San Antonio area 

At least 9 districts says unfounded rumors have been spread in their schools...

In defense of smaller classes 

The executive director of the nonprofit Class Size Matters makes the case for class-size reduction...

Half of high school students say they have been bullied 

Study also finds that nearly half say they have bullied someone...

Authorities say missing Northern Illinois University student was slain 

Body of Antinette "Toni" Keller was found burned in a park near the campus...

Officials investigate death of Duke University student 

21-year-old senior was found in stairwell of campus building...

Change in closing plans riles parents in Charlotte-Mecklenburg (N.C.) district 

Officials say they want to close Harding University High instead of Waddell High...

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