Associated PressHomeYoung workers search for paying jobs, gain experienceTUSCALOOSA Ala. When Hillcrest High School Media Specialist Stephanie Hickman needed parts of her house retiled earlier this year, she didn’t search the Yellow Pages or classifieds for an experienced tradesmanJuly 27, 2007HealthHarvard’s Benjamin Sachs to head Tulane’s med schoolNEW ORLEANS A Harvard Medical School professor will become head of Tulane University School of Medicine on Nov. 1, Tulane announced Wednesday.July 27, 2007Leadership & PolicyWayne State latest in Michigan to raise tuitionDETROIT Wayne State University’s governing board on Wednesday approved a 12.8 percent tuition increase, plus a contingency fee of $13 per credit hour for students this fall.July 27, 2007Community CollegesBredesen frustrated by Board of Regents pace on ‘Wal-Mart 101’NASHVILLE Tenn. It’s been nearly a year since Gov. Phil Bredesen announced a proposal to create a community college curriculum designed to prepare students to become managers at big-box retailers like Wal-Mart.July 27, 2007HomeMalaysia to issue guidelines on punishment for studentsKUALA LUMPUR Malaysia Malaysia’s Education Ministry will issue specific guidelines on how teachers should discipline students following an outcry over several recent cases that were condemned as student abuse, news reports and an official said Friday.July 26, 2007LatinxTexas leads nation in teen birth rate, study saysHOUSTON Texas had the nation’s highest birth rate among teenagers ages 15 to 19 in 2004, according to a newly released study of children’s health.July 26, 2007LatinxU.S.: Immigrants earning less, their children’s progress up economic ladder slowsNEW YORK The promise of the American dream continues to lure immigrants to U.S. shores, but the tide of opportunity is turning against the latest wave of new arrivals, according to a new report.July 26, 2007LatinxJudge strikes down Hazleton’s illegal immigrant lawHAZLETON Pa. A federal judge on Thursday struck down the city of Hazleton’s tough crackdown on illegal immigrants, ruling unconstitutional a law that has been emulated by towns and cities around the nation.July 26, 2007HomeEx-commissioner says UI Law School illegally defends immigrantsMOSCOW Idaho A former Canyon County commissioner and vocal foe of illegal immigration says instructors and students at the University of Idaho Law School are breaking the law by offering free legal representation to people who face deportation or other immigration proceedings.July 26, 2007Community CollegesInterim chancellor named at LSU-AlexandriaBATON ROUGE La. Dr. H. Rouse Caffey, chancellor emeritus of the Louisiana State University AgCenter, has been appointed interim chancellor of LSU at Alexandria, officials said Thursday.July 26, 2007Previous PagePage 442 of 569Next Page