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  A Springboard to Higher Ed

  More students are taking community-college courses while in high school. These "dual-enrollment" classes are a low- or no-cost way for students to gain college credits, helping smooth their way to a college degree.

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  Too much homework? Or too little?

  Whether a child seems to have too much or too little often "depends on which students you are tracking, and how you are tracking them," says a 2012 study by Challenge Success.

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  B-Schools' New Stomping Ground: San Francisco

  Business schools warn students against entering saturated markets. But they may not be following their own advice—at least not in the San Francisco Bay area.

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  Classroom Lessons for New Teachers

  While teacher-training programs are a staple of many U.S. school districts, the Bay Area is particularly rich with these efforts, education experts say.

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  California Targets School Borrowing

  California's treasurer called for overhauls in school districts' sales of so-called capital-appreciation bonds, saying too many are getting "terrible deals" with terms such as debt payments of more than 10 times the principal.

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  St. Louis Schools Chief Finds a Formula

  While rising student test scores in Washington, D.C., and New York have gotten attention, the quiet turnaround in St. Louis is more typical of the unheralded progress in places like Boston, Houston and San Diego.

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  At West Point, 'Goats' Are an Exclusive Bunch

  At a military academy bristling with traditions, one of the more curious honors the last-ranking cadet to make it through to graduation each year with the name of 'the goat.'

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• Colleges Push Back Early-Admission Deadlines

  Numerous universities, including Harvard, Yale and Stanford, have pushed back deadlines for early applications to accommodate students affected by the storm.

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  How to Win a Job at Bain: Learn Analytical Skills

  Russ Hagey, the global chief talent officer at Bain & Co., talks to The Wall Street Journal about what it takes for candidates to get through a battery of interviews at the consulting firm, and what can instantly kill a candidate's chances.

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  Business Students Turn To 'Bible' of Study Guides

  On some college campuses, it's hailed as a Bible—the guide every M.B.A. or any aspiring consultant needs to ace some of the toughest job interviews. The guide "Case in Point" even comes with a set of commandments; the first: 'Listen to the Question.'

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