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For-profit colleges under fire
9.7.10 - Federal officials want to cut financial aid at schools like ITT and University of Phoenix when students fall behind repaying their loans.

Earlier cutoff date to enter kindergarten a step closer in California
9.7.10 - A bill that would require pupils entering kindergarten to reach 5 by Sept. 1 and that would create another level of instruction for younger children was passed by the Legislature and awaits the governor's signature. ...

Using Facebook can 'lower exam results by up to 20%'
9.7.10 - Students who use Facebook while they study get significantly lower grades than those who do not, a new study has revealed. ...

Forget What You Know About Good Study Habits
9.7.10 - BENEDICT CAREY - Take the notion that children have specific learning styles, that some are "visual learners" and others are auditory; some are "left-brain" students, others "right-brain." In a recent review of the relevant research, published in the journal Psychological Science in the Public Interest, a team of psychologists found almost zero support for such ideas....