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Education secretary Arne Duncan: headmaster of US school reform
As students head back to school, educators nationwide are implementing controversial school reform wrought by Arne Duncan, possibly the most powerful education secretary ever.
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Back to school essentials for less
You can save on back to school purchases by finding deals and shopping smart. Forbes shows you how.
Later school start times may foster better students
High school students at a private school in Rhode Island who started school a half-hour later in the morning were in better moods, more alert, less depressed and more likely to actually attend class than before the time...
Parents and Kids: The K-12 Experience
Teen survey finds gangs, drugs common in U.S. schools
Drugs and gangs are common problems at public schools in the United States, a new teen survey shows.
Education secretary Arne Duncan: headmaster of US school reform
Summer reading gets plug from US officials to keep kids sharp
Later school start times may foster better students
Is your child a bully?
Prom, graduation and spring break: helping your senior play it safe
How teasing affects overweight children
Seeing letter 'F' may lower test scores
Signs of dyslexia
Getting classroom support for your child with special needs
College: Opportunities and Challenges
How teen sex affects education
Having sex while in a romantic relationship doesn't generally affect teens' grades in school, but casual sex might, a new study shows.
New college students urged to confront their social anxiety
Getting back to the college mindset
Best school backpacks and bags
Parenting 101: how to let go as your child heads off to college
The 10 most innovative business school classes
Yale gets an F? New assessment of colleges' required education
Obama aims to lift college graduation rates, but his tools are few
5 move-in mistakes that rob you of space
Home from college? Take back your bedroom!
Higher Education: Paying the Bills
7 last-minute ways to pay for college
If you're scrambling for tuition, check out these last-ditch options to come up with the cash.
6 ways for new grads to manage student loan debt
Students, get more bang for your textbook dollars
Financing higher education without drowning in debt
Top tax refunds for recent grads
The sneaky costs of apartment living
Tax Tip: first-time filers should use free file to prepare, e-File returns
Tax Tip: 5 ways to offset education costs
Tax Tip: Tax credit helps pay for higher education expenses
College Students: Finding an Internship
Back to School
Back to school tech gift guide
In this year's back to school gift guide Digital Trends gives your favorite student every leg up with these fun and useful gadgets for academic life.
New college students urged to confront their social anxiety
Getting back to the college mindset
Best school backpacks and bags
Back to school essentials for less
Parenting 101: how to let go as your child heads off to college
Students warned to beware of 'laptop-itis'
Walking to school could ease classroom stress
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Smart choices for back-to-school
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Heading off to college with style, flair -- and money in your pocket
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Produced for Paralyzed Veterans of America - Promoting rehabilitation through rigorous competition, the Wheelchair Games offer 17 different sports to veterans who use wheelchairs due to spinal cord injuries, amputations and neurological diseases.
Planning an educational (and FUN) summer vacation on a budget
Produced for Hotels.com - New website VirtualVacay.com helps you put your family in the middle of a potential vacation spot to plan the perfect getaway.  You can also check out the I Need a Vacation Sweepstakes and find all sorts of travel deals.
Bristol Palin stars in PSA about preventing teen pregnancy
Produced for The Candie's Foundation - Bristol Palin has teamed up with The Candie's Foundation on a new public service campaign to help educate young viewers about the significance of being financially and emotionally stable before having a baby.
WiMAX - the superhighway just got an HOV lane
Produced for Intel - WiMAX coming to your city is making the entire city one wireless hotspot. Computer devices, laptops and cellphones are getting faster and faster and now WiMAX will not only allow users to be wireless anywhere, it allows them to download up to 10x faster. See the technology and devices that use WiMAX including 4G cellphones. Miren el video en Español
4G WiMAX is coming and here are the gadgets for it
Produced for Intel, LG & Kumon - 4G WiMAX will gives you download speeds 5-10 times faster than 3G, and if you want to take advantage of that speed, you will want the latest in computers and cellphones. Miren el video en Español
Kitty Crowther wins Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
Produced for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award - Illustrator Kitty Crowther received the world's largest children's literature award in a ceremony on 1 June from H.M. Queen Silvia of Sweden.
Kumon's programs can make all the difference for children
Produced for Kumon - Kumon's after-school math and reading programs can make all the difference, both for children's grade and for their self confidence.
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