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Emerging-Market ETFs Split Growth, Value

NEW YORK—Investors looking to sink money into emerging markets can now use exchange-traded funds to split their exposure in the sector into growth and value plays.

K-12 Science Proficiency Bottoms Out Among Nation’s High School Seniors; Blacks, Latinos at Lowest Levels

Only about one-fifth of America’s high school seniors are proficient in science, and the rates of proficiency are even lower among minority students, according to the results of a national science assessment released Tuesday.

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Unindicted Prairie View Student: Pledge Death ‘My Fault’

A Texas college student who wasn’t indicted last year for his role in the hazing death of a fraternity pledge tearfully told police two days after the incident that he was responsible for the death, according to an audio tape obtained by The Associated Press.

Education, Treasury Secretaries Highlight College Tax Credit in D.C. Student Meeting

U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan teamed up with U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner to host a lunchtime town hall-style meeting on Thursday with seniors from the Washington, D.C.-based Woodrow Wilson Senior High School.

During Howard University Visit, Michelle Obama Urges Students To Study Abroad

With Chinese leader Hu Jintao visiting Washington this week, First Lady Michelle Obama dropped by Howard University where she urged students to study abroad and help strengthen the U.S. presence in the global community.

Lack of Emphasis On Reading, Writing Impedes College Student Learning, Study Says

New report from the Social Science Research Council says colleges are failing to enforce the fundamentals.

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The Unfinished Race

In a new memoir, Dolores Cross describes how she labored to fix Morris Brown College but acknowledges the failings that led to the regrettable end of an otherwise stellar academic career.

Expected National Merger of Student Affairs Organizations Facing Opposition From Within

Past presidents of national group introduce resolution to block vote for merger with another student affairs association.

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University of Georgia Celebrates Desegregation Anniversary

Georgia’s flaghip university has honored Charlayne Hunter-Gault and the late Hamilton Holmes over the past few days as faculty, alumni, students and others commemorate the 50-year anniversary of the desegregation of UGA.

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For-profit Colleges Fight for Credibility; Industry Leaders Claim Federal Report Tarnishes Schools’ Reputations

Colleges claim bias, inaccuracy in GAO report.

An Everest College counselor advises a student on career options. Everest College is a system of for-profit colleges in the U.S. and Ontario, Canada owned by Corinthian Colleges Inc. (photo courtesy of Everest College)

Tax-cut Deal Contains Higher Ed Benefits

The hotly debated tax deal negotiated by President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans and approved by Congress has several little-recognized goodies for higher education, namely in the form of tax credits that help students and their families pay for college.

Cities Take Up Challenge of Helping Increase College Completion Rates

Cities from Hammond, Ind., and New Haven, Conn., to Denver and Pittsburgh have launched city scholarship programs at a time when the U.S. has fallen from first to ninth place in the world in the proportion of young people with college degrees.

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