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Jefferson County Public School Board approves school calendar for next year
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Get ready for a later start to school next summer a week off in February and more days of class into June! A unanimous decision by JCPS School Board members closed out discussion on the 2012-2013 school calendar. “What I remember was during a work session there was a parent that said [...]
Vending machine dispenses morning-after pill to college students
Students at Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania can get the “morning-after” pill by sliding $25 into a vending machine, an idea that has drawn the attention of federal regulators and raised questions about how accessible emergency contraception should be. The student health center at Shippensburg, a secluded public institution of 8,300 students tucked between mountain ridges [...]
The Rise Of Non-Degree Credentials
“The core of our mission is to give material to people who need it. You could ask, ‘Why should it be free?’ But why shouldn’t it be free?” — Salman Khan, Founder of Khan Academy There have been a number of colleges and universities that have done a lot of work to open up access [...]
College Online Might be the Solution
There are thousands in the country who because of this or the other reason could not complete college or did not get admission in college at all. They took a job and moved on with life. It was only later when they were not considered for promotions or overlooked with colleagues preferred over them that [...]