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Taking the kids: Exploring the heart of college country
March 9, 2010Secretly, I'm congratulating myself.
California Resists Home School Ruling
March 9, 2010In the wake of a surprise court decision, the state says that its home schoolers are "legal" pending appeal
Criminalizing Home Schoolers
March 9, 2010A child-abuse lawsuit ruling may have created a horde of truants in California, affecting as many as 200,000 children
7 qualities you need to be a great parent to a preschooler
March 9, 2010What's it really take to parent a preschooler? It's pretty simple, once you realize what kids this age can and can't do (and what sets them off and what keeps them happy!). Here are seven qualities that make it much easier to manage all that, and why they're so crucial when you've got an independent-minded, boundary-testing picky eater on your hands.
VIDEO: Will Smith Planning to Start a School
March 9, 2010Video courtesy Buena Vista EntertainmentHaving immersed himself in educational theories while home-schooling his kids, Will Smith says he and his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, plan to put that knowledge to greater use by teaming with like-minded parents and creating a full school.
10 secrets for getting into a top B-school
March 9, 2010Getting accepted into a top MBA program is an arduous, time-consuming process, with plenty of potential pitfalls along the way. Witness that the most prestigious and selective schools - Harvard, Wharton, Stanford, and their ilk - say they accept only 10% of all those who apply.
Young doctors in debt
March 9, 2010It's Wednesday evening and Megan Reis can't remember when she last saw her husband Chris. Small wonder. Since Sunday morning, Meg has worked more than 60 hours at Advocate Hope Children's Hospital, the Chicago-area facility where she is training in pediatrics.
From six figures to student loans
March 9, 2010After nearly 20 years in the energy industry, Jay Mulki was earning a handsome six-figure salary and managing a department of 50 employees. But Mulki longed to work fewer hours and pursue another dream: to teach marketing at a university.
Commentary: Integrative medicine is 'new way of healing'
March 9, 2010In a recent column, Emily Breidbart, a second-year medical student at New York University School of Medicine, expressed concerns about her medical education and the frustrating health-care system she will soon enter.
Teacher Who Fled With Boy Arrested
March 9, 2010A female schoolteacher and the 13-year-old boy she allegedly ran away with have been arrested in Mexico, a prosecutor said Saturday
