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It is a question on the minds of so many high school seniors at this time of year: How can you raise your chances of getting into your No. 1 college choice? Related Times Topic: College and University Admissions A report released Wednesday by an association of guidance counselors and admissions officers could be worth a look

At a time when many of the nation’s largest endowments have generated returns below 12 percent, Princeton University said on Friday that its endowment had returned 14.7 percent last year, bringing its total to $14.4 billion. Among the universities that had the 10 largest endowments at the end of the 2009 fiscal year, Princeton was the fourth-largest, with assets of $12.6 billion. Of the eight schools in that group that have already reported investment returns for the latest year, which ended June 30, Princeton has been outperformed so far only by Columbia University , which earned 17 percent on its current $6.5 billion endowment.

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LOS ANGELES – A proposed agreement that would change how teachers are laid off in the nation’s second-largest school district is being hailed as a landmark that could pave the way for changes in urban districts across the nation, but the city’s teachers union said Wednesday that it had “serious concerns.” The settlement, which must be approved by a judge, would shield up to 45 underperforming schools from teacher layoffs for budget reasons.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Jefferson Thomas, who as a teenager was among nine black students to integrate a Little Rock high school in the nation’s first major battle over school segregation, has died.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A movement is underway to make it easier for entrepreneurs to navigate the lucrative and sometimes-tricky education market and introduce new technology and products into classrooms.

PHILADELPHIA – A movement is under way to make it easier for entrepreneurs to navigate the lucrative and sometimes-tricky education market and introduce new technology and products into classrooms. An educator at the University of Pennsylvania wants to create one of the nation’s only business incubators dedicated to education entrepreneurs

DOVER, Del. – Sallie Mae , the nation’s largest student lender , has decided to move its corporate headquarters from Reston, Va ., to Delaware. State officials said Thursday that Sallie Mae, which already employs about 900 people in Newark, Del., will occupy its new headquarters in March 2011 and hire more local employees over the next five years

LOS ANGELES — As recently as 2008, Locke High School here was one of the nation’s worst failing schools, and drew national attention for its hallway beatings, bathroom rapes and rooftop parties held by gangs.