Michelle Obama's family: From slavery to White House
A historical line can be drawn from South Carolina's Low Country cabins to Michelle Obama, charting an American family's improbable journey through slavery, segregation, the civil-rights movement and a historic presidential election.

The Family Institute At Northwestern University Presents Its Generalized Anxiety Disorder Research Project
The Anxiety and Panic Treatment Program of The Family Institute at Northwestern University, a premier center for couple and family therapy, community outreach, education and research, announces its generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) research project. The primary focus of the GAD research project is on improving the effectiveness of treatment for GAD.

Lindenhurst hero finally recognized for service
Lindenhurst resident Ed Bybee received a hero's welcome when he entered the room in the education center at St. Mark Lutheran Church Saturday. The World War II veteran was greeted with applause and a standing ovation from family and friends before being bestowed with a host of military awards. Bybee, who turned 90 in late October, landed in Normandy seven days after D-Day.

AFFORDABLE EDUCATION
A new study shows only one State has a passing grade for college affordability. The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education flunked every State but California. The affordability grade is based on what percentage of a family's income goes to college expenses.

Girl, 14, struck and killed by school bus on way to class
A high school freshman walking to school Thursday morning was struck and killed by a school bus in a dangerous Queens intersection, authorities said.

Angola: MP Sees Education as Foundation of Human's Evolution in Society
Luanda ? The Member of Parliament within the ruling MPLA party, Isabel Dalas, Tuesday in Luanda said that education within family is a decisive factor to the evolution and self-achievement of man in a society.

Racial gaps, high costs plague state?s higher education
WASHINGTON - Maryland higher education is too costly and continues to have large racial disparities in success and completion rates, according to a report released Wednesday by the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education.

Family of man killed in Wal-Mart stampede sue over store advertising
The family of the Wal-Mart worker who died in a stampede by shoppers has alleged in a lawsuit that the retailer's advertising contributed to his death. By Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Man should overcome sufferings in godly spirit and not get defeated?
Society is reflection on streets? Sushmita Shrivastava: Yes, society is reflection on streets and India cannot be a better example. We abuse and even assault a person when there is a minor accident on the road even though the fault may be ours. We spit on the road and at public places.

WVU Gets $800K for Disability Education Program
A West Virginia University program is getting $800,000 to help faculty provide quality education to students with disabilities.

Sikhs community is making itself heard and its presence felt
Every Sunday, dozens of Sikhs gather at the Baba Makhan Shah Lobana Sikh Center, located at 111-01 101st Ave. in Richmond Hill, to worship, socialize and eat.

Higher education may become unaffordable for most Americans
Tuition and fees increased 439 percent from 1982 to 2007, while median family income rose 147 percent.

Millions of Chinese graduates out of work after fivefold rise in university places
Su Yinyin's family were thrilled when she won a place at university. As impoverished farmers, they knew it promised a comfortable middle-class life and a giant step up the social ladder for their daughter. But now Su, 21, is wondering whether she can reach the next rung. As she looked around the heaving employment fair in Beijing, where 10,000 job-seekers vied for the attention of ...

West Side Education News & Notes
AKRON ? The Akron Community Foundation (ACF) Board of Trustees plans to give priority to early childhood education programs for grant applications due Jan. 2. It also will consider funding other education initiatives.

Higher Education May Soon Be Unaffordable for Most Americans, Report Says
Published college tuition and fees increased 439 percent from 1982 to 2007, adjusted for inflation, while median family income rose 147 percent.

New Deal for college education sought
Assemblyman Anthony Portantino and several colleagues joined Monday in calling on the federal government to spend up to $70 billion to support higher education in California and across the nation.

Iowa ranks No. 1 in enrolling adults in higher education
Iowa leads the nation in adult college enrollment and graduation rates, according to a report card on higher education released Wednesday.

Poetry: The trinity of faith, family and friends
Thanksgiving weekend seems a most appropriate time to express my profound appreciation for all I am forever grateful. Faith, family and friends. Without this trinity, there can be no foundation upon which to build and sustain our lives.

Family compensated after gas poisoning kills 11 girls in NW China
Families of the 11 female students who died from Tuesday's carbon monoxide poisoning at a middle school in northwestern Shaanxi Province, have been compensated. Each of the girls' family was compensated 200,000 yuan (29,050 U.S. dollars), according to the publicity office of the Dingbian County, where the school is located. So far, the bodies of seven girls were cremated and officials were ...

Francis Lewis HS student struck, killed by school bus in Elmhurst: Police
A 14-year-old girl was struck and killed by a school bus in Elmhurst Thursday morning, police and education officials said.