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CHICAGO — From continuing education and enrichment classes to graduate school, many of America’s retirees are pursuing their interests at the college level. It’s a trend that is likely to grow as seniors’ ranks swell with baby boomers, who by 2015 will represent some 35% of the U.S. population, looking to either acquire new job skills or simply enjoy new learning experiences.
WASHINGTON – House Democrats are moving forward on first lady Michelle Obama’s vision for healthier school lunches, propelling legislation that calls for tougher standards governing food in school and more meals for hungry children. The bill approved by the House Education and Labor Committee Thursday would allow the Agriculture Department to create new standards for all food in schools, including vending machine items.
Annie and Ella Glazer, 6-year-old twins at Midtown West Elementary School in Manhattan, will be playing hooky with parental consent on Monday. In a pattern being repeated across New York City, their mother decided that the girls’ last day of school would be on Friday — even though, due to a quirk of the calendar, all students are supposed to report on Monday for a final half day. “We think it’s ridiculous,” said the girls’ mother, Andy Glazer, who said she told teachers that her daughters would not be coming
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s colleges are attracting record numbers of new students as more Hispanics finish high school and young adults opt to pursue a higher education rather than languish in a weak job market. A study released Wednesday by the Pew Research Center highlights the growing diversity in higher education amid debate over the role of race in college admissions and controversy over Arizona ’s new ban on ethnic studies in public schools
The Education Department said Tuesday that it had split off and delayed a decision on the most controversial part of proposed new student-aid regulations — the treatment of for-profit college programs whose graduates do not earn enough to repay their loans.