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Malloy to kick off Conn. school reform plan
Source: Boston Globe Posted By: Johnnie RIM...21 hours 18 minutes ago
Campus: Not specified
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is hitting the road to promote his education reform proposal. The Democratic governor is scheduled to visit the Benjamin Franklin Elementary School in Meriden on Thursday,....
State Board of Education approves grading system for schools
Source: thestarpress.co Posted By: Johnnie RIM...21 hours 15 minutes ago
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The Indiana State Board of Education has passed its system for grading schools statewide. According to The Indianapolis Star, the vote was 6-2 to change the way schools are graded. The....
Stanford raises $6.2B in 5 years; most collected by university in single campaign, school says
Source: Washington Post Posted By: Johnnie RIM...21 hours 13 minutes ago
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Stanford University’s latest five-year fundraising drive netted $6.2 billion, the largest amount ever raised in a higher education campaign, school officials said Wednesday. Money from the....
Governor's education reform bill approved by House panel
Source: argusleader.com Posted By: Johnnie RIM...21 hours 11 minutes ago
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Gov. Dennis Daugaard’s plan to pay teachers bonuses and phase out tenure passed its first legislative hurdle on a party-line vote Wednesday after two amendments and hours of testimony that pitted....
Official: 10 states get education waiver
Source: hdnews.net Posted By: Johnnie RIM...21 hours 8 minutes ago
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President Barack Obama on Thursday will free 10 states from the strict and sweeping requirements of the No Child Left Behind law, giving leeway to states that promise to improve how they prepare....
Corbett budget slashes higher education spending, but taxes stay the same
Source: thetimes-tribun Posted By: Cat BEC...2 days ago
Campus: Not specified
Gov. Tom Corbett proposed a 2012-13 state budget that cuts overall spending for the second year in a row, holds the line on taxes and again cuts a business tax while sharply slashing funding....
Kasich: Education will lead to new jobs
Source: daytondailynews Posted By: Cat BEC...2 days ago
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Ohio Gov. John Kasich on Tuesday said that jobs in manufacturing, logistics and other industries are moving back, but the state needs to revamp public education and align work force training....
Mexico's Failing Education System Illuminated in Film
Source: latino.foxnews. Posted By: Cat BEC...2 days ago
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Teacher's don't show up for class. Those that do spend hours talking on their cellphones. Federal education authorities are clueless to how many teachers the country actually has. Teenage students....
Malloy pushes education spending
Source: yaledailynews.c Posted By: Cat BEC...2 days ago
Campus: Not specified
Gov. Dannel Malloy has indicated that he plans to make good on his promise to enact education reform — he has announced a series of legislative proposals over the past week aimed at improving....
Entire staff of Los Angeles school to be removed after teachers arrested on sex charges
Source: Fox News Posted By: Len WIS...3 days ago
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The entire staff at a U.S. school where two teachers were arrested on suspicion of lewd conduct will be removed while the school district investigates, the Los Angeles school superintendent said....
Survey: States predict more dollars for education
Source: CBS News Posted By: Len WIS...3 days ago
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The Center on Education Policy says after last school year's rough budget cuts for schools, states are predicting a brighter outlook on spending for K-12 this school year. The advocacy group....
Malloy rolls out education reform package
Source: shorelineplus.c Posted By: Len WIS...3 days ago
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Governor Dannel P. Malloy joined Lieutenant Governor Wyman, Department of Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor, Hartford Mayor Pedro Segarra, and Hartford Superintendent Christina Kishimoto at....
Obama proposes money for math, science education
Source: Reuters Posted By: Len WIS...3 days ago
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Obama, who is running for re-election in November at a time when the economy is voters' top concern, has sought to emphasize math and science education as one of the keys to a robust economic....
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/education/ct-met-cps-turnaround-20120206,0,2042073.story
Source: Chicago Tribune Posted By: Bailey COS...4 days ago
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Over the last decade, a nonprofit teaching academy with strong political ties has launched an education revolution inside Chicago Public Schools, tearing down and rebuilding some of the city's....
School board member lobbies for special education funding
Source: theleafchronicl Posted By: Bailey COS...4 days ago
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School Board Vice Chairman Horace Murphy Jr. will stress the need for special education funding Tuesday when he meets with lawmakers in Washington D.C. Murphy is in the midst of his sixth....
Education, tax policy get legislative attention this week
Source: easterniowagove Posted By: Bailey COS...4 days ago
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State funding for K-12 schools, a possible gas tax increase of eight to 10 cents a gallon, and tax breaks for working families are among the issues that are expected to capture state lawmakers’....
City principals among lowest-paid school leaders in state
Source: baltimoresun.co Posted By: Valerie MAY...7 days ago
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Even as Baltimore principals have been given an unprecedented amount of responsibility over the past four years under schools CEO Andrés Alonso, their average salary has remained among the lowest....
House GOP puts education first in its spending plan
Source: seattletimes.nw Posted By: Valerie MAY...7 days ago
Campus: Not specified
House Republicans offered a "fund education first" budget Thursday, highlighting what they depicted as $580 million more for K-12 public schools than Gov. Chris Gregoire's spending plan would....
Biden hosts call on higher education
Source: wildcat.arizona Posted By: Valerie MAY...7 days ago
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U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan discussed issues in higher education during a conference call with student journalists across the nation on Thursday. The....
2012 legislature Rally demands education reform
Source: statesmanjourna Posted By: Valerie MAY...7 days ago
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Students of color and those still learning English continue to drop out in greater numbers than their peers, advocates for those groups said Thursday at the state Capitol. These students also....
