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10 Greatest College Football Rivalries
Last Friday was the first official day of autumn, but the 2011-12 college football season is already in full swing. Watching college football on television is a way of life for some football fans, and if you
How Much Does College Cost … For Real?
Annual lists of the most expensive colleges in the U.S. wreak havoc with parents who have children in high school, but
College Board Reports Low SAT Scores for High School Class of 2011
Considering that President Obama wants to drastically increase the number of Americans with college degrees by 2020, new data released last week by the College Board is rather disappointing.
Just 43 percent of the college-bound high school students that took the standardized exam met the SAT College and Career Readiness benchmark, a tool that was created to gauge
Drug Testing in Schools: Missouri College Requires Drug Tests
Being required to take a drug test for a job is relatively common. A 2011 poll conducted by the Society for Human Resource Management and commissioned by the Drug and Alcohol Testing Association found that over half of all employers conduct drug tests on prospective employees.
Safety in the workplace is the main reason that organizations require a drug test at work, and a Missouri college recently decided that drug testing in schools was a good idea, too
Colleges, Bottled Water and the Environment: More Schools Ban Bottled Water
Beer and liquor may be the beverages that are wreaking havoc on college campuses, but water is a drink that
College Application Asking LGBT Students to Identify Themselves
Bullying remains an unfortunate problem among all age groups, but the current generation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) college students is feeling accepted more than ever before. It