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<title><![CDATA[Community Colleges Join Pledge to Hold Line on Tuition]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ (Jefferson City, MO)&nbsp; Gov. Jay Nixon and the presidents of Missouri&#39;s community colleges delivered some good news today: for the second year in a row, in-state students and their families won&#39;t see tuition or academic fees rise by a penny.<br>]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:38:39 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Twilight Saga Bring Students, Teachers Together]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[(Willard, MO) -- Team Edward or Team Jacob?If you&#39;re not a Twilight fan then you probably have no idea what we&#39;re talking about. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:38:11 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Drury University Professor Talks About The Sexuality In Bible   ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[(Springfield, MO) Drury University continued its convocation series on spirituality and justice today by talking about sex and the bible. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:57:02 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Nixa Band Student to Perform in Macy's Parade]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[(Nixa, MO) -- When the Macy&#39;s Thanksgiving Day Parade steps off next Thursday in New York City, the Ozarks will be represented. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:07:50 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Springfield Schools Announce More H1N1 Clinics]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[(Springfield, MO) -- The Springfield public school district has scheduled several more clinics through the end of the year, to administer vaccine against the H1N1 flu.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:03:13 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Religious Groups Hand Out Copies of Darwin's Book]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This Saturday marks the 150th anniversary of Charles Darwin&#39;s &quot;Origin of Species&quot; book.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:31:47 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[   Schools Serving Healthier Lunches Could Be Rewarded By Feds]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[&nbsp; (Washington, DC)&nbsp; --&nbsp; Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is proposing more federal support for schools serving fruits, vegetables and whole grains to students.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:35:31 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Missouri Universities To Freeze Tuition Rates]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Good news for thousands of Missouri college kids, your tuition rates won&#39;t go up next year.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:26:54 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[College Credit Exchange Considered]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ Several midwestern states are studying the creation of a college-credit exchange that would make it easier for some people to earn their college degrees.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:50:32 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[H1N1 Clinic Schedulee for Hillcrest Feeder Schools]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[(Springfield, MO) -- Clinics to administer vaccine against the H1N1 flu are scheduled in the coming days for schools that serve the Hillcrest High School area.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:25:01 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[   School District Accidentally Destroys H1N1 Vaccines]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;&nbsp; (St. Louis)&nbsp; --&nbsp; Officials of the Rockwood School District say 1,800 doses of H1N1 vaccines were recently destroyed due to a faulty thermostat.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:55:03 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Walmart Foundation, Thurgood Marshall Scholarship]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[&nbsp; (New York)&nbsp; The Thurgood Marshall College Fund is partnering with the Walmart Foundation to establish the &quot;Walmart Foundation/TMCF First Generation Scholars Program.&quot;]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:31:02 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Springfield Teachers Hold First Collective Bargaining Election]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[(Springfield, MO) -- A first of its kind election tonight for Springfield Public Schools teachers as they exercise their right of collective bargaining.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:45:10 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Drury to Offer Social Media Course]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[(Springfield, MO) -- Here&#39;s proof we&#39;re stepping into a whole new digital age: Drury University announced plans Tuesday to launch a social media certification course.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:42:15 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Missouri College Celebrates Link to Berlin Wall]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[(Fulton, MO) -- A replica of the Berlin wall came tumbling down in Missouri Monday night. It marked the 20th anniversary of the real wall&#39;s collapse.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:20:58 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Teachers Vote Today on Bargaining Representation]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[(Springfield, MO) -- Springfield public schools faculty and staff will head to the polls today.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:18:45 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OTC Unveils Fallen Soldiers Scholarship]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[(Springfield, MO) -- Losing a loved on in the line of duty is devastating; a new program aims to give survivors a chance to forge ahead with a brighter future.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 9 Nov 2009 19:38:13 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Intern Program Exposes Students to Law Enforcement Careers]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[(Nixa, MO) --&nbsp; High school students typically focus a lot of their efforts on math, science and English.&nbsp; But now they can add something new to that list - investigating a crime scene and learning how to put someone in handcuffs.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 9 Nov 2009 07:24:23 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OTC to Offer Tuition and Fees to Children of Slain Military]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[(Springfield, MO) -- Military families will soon have more educational opportunities at Ozarks Technical Community College.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 9 Nov 2009 07:17:48 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MSU Professor Has One of the Best Jobs In the Country]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A national magazine features a local professor in it&#39;s November issue.&nbsp; Daniel Beckman teaches at Missouri State University.&nbsp; He&#39;s featured in an article in Money magazine that lists the best jobs in America. The report places &quot;college professor&quot; at number three.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 5 Nov 2009 10:23:50 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Coldwell Banker Releases Annual College Town Home Price List]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;&nbsp; (Parsippany, NJ)&nbsp; --&nbsp; Coldwell Banker has unveiled its annual College Home Price Comparison Index listing the most and least affordable real estate markets for college students.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 5 Nov 2009 08:43:42 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Purdue University Encouraging Classroom Texting]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ (West Lafayette, IN)&nbsp; --&nbsp; Many college professors don&#39;t want their students to text on their cell phones during lectures, but a university in Indiana is encouraging it.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 5 Nov 2009 08:40:01 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Missouri Department of Labor Says Lebanon Broke the Law]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Did the city of Lebanon break the law when it paid its workers? The Missouri Department of Labor says yes and wants the Laclede County Prosecutor to file criminal charges.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 4 Nov 2009 20:38:33 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama Hits The Road To Pitch Education Reform]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ (Washington, DC)&nbsp; --&nbsp; President Obama hits the road today to pitch education reform.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 4 Nov 2009 11:01:03 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Springfield Voters Approve $50 Million School Bond]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Springfield voters faced another big ballot issue whether to continue a $50 million dollar bond for Springfield Public Schools.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 4 Nov 2009 10:05:20 EST</pubDate>
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