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State education chiefs oppose delay in high-stakes test repercussions
Source: Washington Post Posted By: Jacky SIL...21 hours 27 minutes ago
Campus: Not specified
A small group of state education officials is pushing back against a call by teachers unions for a moratorium on using standardized tests for evaluating students or teachers until states have....
Democrats firm on $3.9 billion for education
Source: mysanantonio.co Posted By: Cat BEC...5 days ago
Campus: Not specified
Democrats are standing firm on an infusion of $3.9 billion for public education, state Rep. Sylvester Turner, D-Houston, said Thursday, accusing Republicans of moving the goalposts in the budget....
Lawmakers looking at special education funding
Source: ncnewsonline.co Posted By: Cat BEC...5 days ago
Campus: Not specified
The state hands out special education dollars under a flawed formula that gives schools the same amount of money, regardless of how many students need services or how intense and costly those....
Canada to help Caribbean youths with university education
Source: miamiherald.com Posted By: Chris BAL...6 days ago
Campus: Not specified
Canada’s Minister of State of Foreign Affairs Diane Ablonczy announced Wednesday that her nation will assist young people in the Caribbean to gain greater access to post-secondary education through....
Colo. Teacher Carries Explosive Device Outside
Source: ABC News Posted By: Lillie SIM...7 days ago
Campus: Not specified
A Colorado teacher found a suspicious package inside a high school in Lafayette and took it outside, where police detonated it. A 16-year-old student was arrested after the explosive device....
Brown's budget gives education big boost
Source: sfgate.com Posted By: Lillie SIM...7 days ago
Campus: Not specified
Over the next few years, California's public schools will reap billions of extra dollars in revenue as the state slowly emerges from the Great Recession. From 2011-12 to 2016-17, school funding....
Pennsylvania getting swept into national 'Common Core' education debate
Source: articles.mcall. Posted By: Bailey COS...8 days ago
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In the last three years, the Bethlehem Area School District and other districts have spent lots of money rewriting curriculum and lessons to prepare students for tougher state-sanctioned academic....
People with disabilities face gap in higher education employment
Source: mndaily.com Posted By: Ronny FLI...13 days ago
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Sandra Buchholz has had difficulty landing a job because she’s deaf. Some employers wouldn’t hire her because her deafness would make it hard to communicate, said Buchholz, who works as an....
Obama vows early childhood education push
Source: thehill.com Posted By: Benny Penito..15 days ago
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President Obama is set to renew his push to make pre-school education accessible to all children in America. The president will be touring the country in the coming weeks to press for congressional....
Texas Senate agrees on education bill to cut school testing
Source: elpasotimes.com Posted By: Benny Penito..15 days ago
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The Texas Senate and House still must reconcile differences over an education bill, but one thing seems certain: the increasing reliance on standardized tests in Texas high schools is over. After....
Education fight likely to split lawmakers
Source: thehill.com Posted By: Claire MCC...20 days ago
Campus: Not specified
Democratic senators from rural areas are seeking a rewrite of the No Child Left Behind law to give their constituents a better chance of competing for federal funding, a touchy subject in the....
Conn. school groups to rally for education funds
Source: Boston Globe Posted By: Claire MCC...20 days ago
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Advocates for charter schools and education reform are holding a rally at the state Capitol, urging Connecticut lawmakers to replenish cuts they've made to Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s education spending....
Using technology to fight cheating in online education
Source: L. A. Times Posted By: Claire MCC...20 days ago
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While Jennifer Clay was at home taking an online exam for her business law class, a proctor a few hundred miles away was watching her every move. Using a webcam mounted in Clay's Los Angeles....
Lower tuition for immigrants becomes law in Colorado
Source: Yahoo News Posted By: Bill 21 days ago
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Immigrant students will pay significantly less in tuition at Colorado colleges under legislation signed by Gov. John Hickenlooper on Monday. Hundreds cheered as the Democratic governor ratified....
Texas Senate approves bill allowing guns in locked cars on college campuses
Source: media.salon.com Posted By: Mitch KOS...21 days ago
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A bill that would allow Texas college students to keep handguns locked in their cars in college campus parking lots easily passed the state Senate on Tuesday. The bill, OK'd in a bipartisan....
Despite push for early education programs, preschool funding drops
Source: wcsh6.com Posted By: Mitch KOS...21 days ago
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A newly released education study shows an unprecedented drop in state spending on preschool programs last year. The report comes just months after President Obama called universal preschool....
Education reform is at a standstill in the Statehouse
Source: thegazette.com Posted By: Candace George..23 days ago
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Education reform is at a standstill in the Statehouse with the politically rocky issue of teacher evaluations one of the main stumbling blocks. Specifically, Gov. Terry Branstad’s education....
A Texas Battle Over Higher Education
Source: onpoint.wbur.or Posted By: Candace George..23 days ago
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The New York Times: Questioning the Mission of College – “Do we want our marquee state universities to behave more like job-training centers, judged by the number of students they speed toward....
College students rally for education funding
Source: statesmanjourna Posted By: Carson ROG...26 days ago
Campus: Not specified
The amount of college debt was scrawled onto yellow balloons as hundreds of students Thursday marched to the state Capitol, advocating for more funding for higher education. The crowds chanted,....
Two education bills deferred in Senate committee
Source: nola.com Posted By: Carson ROG...26 days ago
Campus: Not specified
Two bills, one dealing with higher education scholarships and the other dealing with East Baton Rouge Parish schools were deferred in the Senate Education Committee on Thursday. Baton Rouge....
