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| Get a job, or go to grad school? Dear Annie: I hope you can settle an argument. My parents are saying that with my college major (English), it will probably be hard for me to find a job when I graduate next spring. They want me to go straight to grad school and get a master\'s degree, which they say will make me more "marketable." (They are willing to foot the bill, which I do appreciate.) |
| D.C. school system fires 241 teachers The District of Columbia public school system announced Friday that it is letting 226 employees go for poor performance under the education assessment system IMPACT. |
| Arrests highlight education busing issues The arrest of 19 protesters at a rancorous school board meeting Tuesday brings the issue of busing and diversity in education into the national spotlight. |
| Are hospitals deadlier in July? More than 16,000 U.S. medical school graduates are awarded M.D. degrees each year, and many enter their residency programs at teaching hospitals in July. Now, a growing body of research suggests that month might be a more deadly time in U.S. hospitals. |
| Why good jobs are going unfilled We\'re getting to the point where even good news comes wrapped in bad news. |