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• Carbon monoxide kills 11 girls at China school
BEIJING - Eleven girls died of carbon monoxide poisoning at a school in northern China's Shaanxi province, an education official said Tuesday evening. A news report said the girls had lit a fire to keep warm. A dozen girls were found poisoned Tuesday ...
• Afghan teacher wants acid thrown on attackers
Those girls were simply going to school to get an education," said Nuskaal, who like many Afghans goes by one name. "My parents told me that security isn't good enough and that they were worried about me teaching. But I told my parents I won't stop ...
• ND reports more than half its high school classes have highly ...
A new report is out on the percentage of high school classes taught by highly qualified teachers. The report comes from the Education Trust, a children's advocacy group. It looked at whether teachers are certified in the subjects they teach. The ...
• Rare turtle survives close call with soup pot
Thank god it's over," said Hendrie, director of the Asian Turtle Program at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo who also works with the conservation group, Education for Nature Vietnam. "We're happy that the turtle is back in the lake." Only three other ...
• World Aids Day Celebrated
The answer--bringing education and understanding to a community with so many questions about a disease that has taken so many away. It's no longer a question of fighting for himself, but fighting for millions. And these ribbons are just one way to ...