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•Golden Eggs: When Donation Funds an Education
With up to $50k for one little egg, colleges have become the breeding ground for the booming fertility market.

•Go West, Young Man: A Day at Deep Springs College
Cowboys, butchers, philosophers-just another day at Deep Springs College

•The Latest Crime-Busting Tool: Facebook.com
Campus cops delve into the cyber-world, using facebook.com to track students.

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•	Trends: America's 25 Hot Schools
•	Campus Life: Which Colleges Bring the Bling
•	Planning Ahead for Tuition Costs

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NEWSWEEK EDUCATION PROGRAM

For High School and Advanced Middle School Students, Using Newsweek Magazine

 
Why Women Can't Sleep
• Millions of women suffer from sleeplessness at stages throughout their lives. Researchers are beginning to understand why-and to develop new ways to help.

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•	Talk About It A grouping of discussion questions based on this week's cover story. Some are designed to gauge basic reading comprehension, while others are written to encourage dialogue about the topic.
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TOON TIME

Read "Anatomy Of a Revolt." (pages 26-31) With a partner, identify the article's main point, and the evidence that supports it. Then read "A Radioactive Dilemma." (page 38)

1. What nuclear problem does the article address?
2. Now turn your attention to the cartoon. What two news issues does the cartoon put together?
3. What surprise does putting the two issues together create?
4. What point is the cartoonist making?
5. Who is the target of the cartoonist's criticism?
6. Based on what you've read, do you agree with the cartoonist? Why or why not?

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•	Go West, Young Man: A Day at Deep Springs College
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HIGHLIGHTS

•	New SAT Anxiety for Students: Scoring Mistakes
•	Can Colleges Fix the Error in SAT Scores?
•	Quinn: New Math for College Costs

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AMERICA'S BEST HIGH SCHOOLS

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•	How To Build A Better High School
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EDUCATION LIVE TALKS

•Getting into Yale
Yale's director and acting dean of admissions, joined us for a Live Talk on Wednesday, Sept. 14 to discuss Ivy League schools.

•The University of California
Susan Wilbur, the director of undergraduate admissions for the University of California's nine schools, joined us for a Live Talk on Monday, Sept. 19, at 3 p.m. ET.

•Talk Transcript: Applying to Penn
Lee Stetson, the dean of admissions at the University of Pennsylvania, joined us on Tuesday, Aug. 23, at 1 p.m. ET, for a Live Talk on getting into his school.

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•Falling Through the Cracks
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•Free at Last!
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