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Deci$ion$: How One College Is Snagging So Many Students
For high school seniors, May 1 was D-Day. Decision Day. After weeks of weighing the pros and cons, they had until the last mail pickup on Friday to postmark a deposit to reserve a spot in next year's freshman class. In this spring of economic certainty, many nationally known schools are sweating over whether they'll enroll, or "yield," enough students to fill the class - an outcome officials won't know for sure until all the deposits are tallied over the coming weeks. But in a tiny corner of Kentucky, one little college is doing just fine. Berea College is on track to yield 78% of the students it accepted this year - and thereby beat Harvard's 2008 haul. The school's secret? Free tuition. (See TIME's photos inside a public boarding school)
Nations:India Source:(Time)
2009-05-03
Aruba prosecutor: End is near in Holloway case
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Aruban prosecutors said Tuesday their investigation into the 2005 disappearance of U.S. teenager Natalee Holloway is nearing the end and appealed for anyone with information to come forward.
Nations:Thailand Activities:Alabama Teen Missing Case Source:(AP)
2009-01-06
Aruba police pursue new evidence in Holloway case
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A new witness has come forward in the 2005 disappearance of American teenager Natalee Holloway in Aruba, and prosecutors said Tuesday they are seeking more evidence against the only remaining suspect.
Nations:Netherlands Thailand Activities:Alabama Teen Missing Case Source:(AP)
2008-11-18
U.S. students improve in math and reading, report finds
America's schoolchildren are improving in reading and math - and minorities and those at the bottom of the economic ladder are closing the so-called achievement gap, which is a major goal of US education reform.
Nations:U.S. Source:(Christian Science Monitor)
2008-06-26
Pregnant Mass. teen says there was no pact
GLOUCESTER, Mass. - One of the girls who became pregnant at Gloucester High School this year denied Tuesday there was any pact among them to have children, saying instead they decided to help each other make the best of their situations.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2008-06-24
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