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Teachers deserve recognition for all their hard work
Teachers touch the lives of thousands of children throughout their careers. A good teacher can help a child who hates math learn to love numbers, a shy child become a social butterfly or enable a child who can't read to learn the wonder of books. If you have children in school, you know firsthand how hard their teacher c...
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Need a career change? Nursing needs you
Registered nursing - already the largest health care occupation with 2.7 million jobs - is on a massive growth trajectory. Employment of registered nurses (RNs) is expected to increase by 26 percent by 2020 and nursing was recently ranked No. 1 in the U.S. News and World Report's "Best Jobs" list for 2012.
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Educate yourself before starting the path to a new career
(BPT) - If you’re looking to start a career – whether it’s because you’re just beginning your journey as a working adult or because you’re ready for a change in life – you should know that the process is much larger than just getting a degree and looking for a job. A career involves knowing your interests in a particul...
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How to fix college

Graduate watches through rain-soaked glasses as U.S. President Obama delivers commencement address at Morehouse College in AtlantaTen things Washington, and you, could do to make college cheaper.


Thu May 23 03:39:26 UTC 2013
Questions for Obama on drones, Guantanamo

FILE - In this May 21, 2013 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. The U.S. will refocus its attention on homegrown terror threats against Americans, President Barack Obama will say in a Thursday speech that is forecast as skimpy on any new sweeping policies. The move reflects the global fragmentation of al-Qaida’s top leaders as the U.S. tries to safeguard against attacks like last month’s deadly Boston Marathon bombings. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)President Barack Obama will defend his counterterrorism policies in a speech at National Defense University on Thursday afternoon, looking to reassure Americans concerned about his hugely controversial targeted assassination strategy with drones and revive efforts to close the Guantanamo Bay prison for suspected extremists. Obama’s remarks come as key lawmakers have begun debating whether to [...]


Thu May 23 08:12:59 UTC 2013
London attackers known to British security services

A police forensics officer investigates a crime scene where one man was killed in WoolwichTwo British men of Nigerian descent reportedly hacked a soldier to death on a London street.


Thu May 23 08:24:53 UTC 2013