Dharun Ravi pleads not guilty in Tyler Clementi webcam case
A former Rutgers student accused of using a webcam to spy on his roommate's same-sex encounter pleaded not guilty Monday to 15 charges including bias intimidation, invasion of…
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Sallie Mae cuts interest rates on student loans
Sallie Mae is lowering the interest rates it charges on its student loans. But the price cut likely won't attract a surge of new borrowers, the Associated Press…
Study: It’s not teacher, but method that matters
Who's better at teaching difficult physics to a class of more than 250 college students: the highly rated veteran professor using time-tested lecturing, or the inexperienced graduate students…
Texas Senate approves guns in college classrooms
Texas senators have voted to allow concealed handgun license holders to carry their weapons into public college classrooms, the Associated Press reports.
Calif. teachers protest budget at state Capitol
Hundreds of teachers from around California descended on the state Capitol Monday to make the case for extending tax hikes as a way to stave off deep budget…
Microsoft agrees to buy Skype for $8.5B
Microsoft has agreed to buy the popular internet telephone service Skype for $8.5 billion in the biggest deal in the software maker's 36-year history, the Associated Press reports.
3 more teens in Mass. bullying case head to court
Three more Massachusetts teenagers accused of driving a classmate to suicide with their bullying are expected to agree to deals in the case, the Associated Press reports.
U of Alabama cancels commencement in storms’ wake
The University of Alabama has canceled students' final exams and postponed commencement ceremonies for graduating students in the wake of devastating storms that killed dozens across the state,…
Plea deal in Mass. bullying case
One of six teens charged in the notorious Massachusetts bullying case of a 15-year-old Irish immigrant who committed suicide has struck a plea agreement with prosecutors, according to…
Barnes & Noble adds apps to Nook eReader
Barnes & Noble Inc. on Monday added an applications store and an eMail program to its Nook Color eReader, bringing the $249 device closer to working like a…