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• High School, in Three Years

  More high school students are graduating in three years. Fueling the trend are state scholarships, the growth in online classes and the use of proficiency testing to earn credits.

  • Video: The Push for 3 Years of High School

• Facebook User Growth Slows

  Facebook went public last month on its prospects for growth. But in some areas, the social network's growth rates are already maturing.

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  Forget B-School, D-School Is Hot

  Stanford University's d.school has gained recognition for introducing "design thinking" to executives, educators and lawyers. Now other schools are coming up with their own programs.

  • Companies Change Their Way of Thinking
  • Photos: A New School of Thought

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  Colleges Get Career-Minded

  Some liberal-arts schools are beginning to make career development a mission-critical aspect of the college experience, with everything from ramped-up career services to academic programs emphasizing real-world applications.

  • CEOs Debate: Do the Liberal Arts Pay Off?

• Seven Reasons Why 'The Avengers' Smashed Box Office Records

  Why did "The Avengers" shatter the record for the biggest opening in movie history? Seven secrets of the blockbuster movie's success.

• Under Attack

• The Big Doubt Over Facebook

• The ABCs of Beating Obesity

• To Pay Off Loans, Grads Put Off Marriage, Children

• Hazing Charges in Drum Major's Death

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  Education Slowdown Threatens U.S.

• Rethinking the Value of Business Majors