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Taking a stand for ‘the whole child’ approach to school reform
Source: Washington Post Posted By: Johnnie RIM...21 hours 14 minutes ago
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The White House recently launched their We The People initiative that gives Americans a “new way to petition the Obama administration to take action on a range of important issues facing our....
Source: hamden.patch.co Posted By: Johnnie RIM...21 hours 6 minutes ago
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Connecticut schools have the largest achievement gap in the United States. The "gap" is defined as the difference in educational performance between Connecticut’s low-income and non-low-income....
Skipping School and Work? They Just Felt Blue
Source: New York Times Posted By: Cat BEC...2 days ago
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Two days after their grueling season concluded with a tense victory over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI, the Giants took a victory lap in Lower Manhattan on Tuesday. Multimedia....
Education plan: New teachers would benefit
Source: argusleader.com Posted By: Cat BEC...2 days ago
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Proposed changes to Gov. Dennis Daugaard’s education reform bill would limit math and science teacher bonuses to only new professionals, while allowing individual school boards to craft their....
Opinion: Wooing universities has payoff for cities
Source: azcentral.com Posted By: Len WIS...3 days ago
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It's a big deal that Chandler unveiled a university expansion exactly four weeks after Mesa did. University of Arizona announced Wednesday that it would begin offering science- and technology-based....
Access to Higher Education Matters, Says New Policy Brief From AACC
Source: sacbee.com Posted By: Len WIS...3 days ago
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Access to higher education matters and is threatened today, says a new policy brief issued today by the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC). The new policy brief, Why Access Matters:....
EDUCATION: Suicide prevention vital issue for schools
Source: delmarvanow.com Posted By: Bailey COS...4 days ago
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According to many experts, suicide is likely the second leading cause of death among college students. While it "is not possible for an institution to prevent every situation," Anthony Jenkins,....
My View: Preventing a “citizen-less” nation through higher education
Source: schoolsofthough Posted By: Bailey COS...4 days ago
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Today, fewer Americans than ever believe one requirement of citizenship is to right the wrongs in our nation. So says a recent report by the American Association of American Colleges and Universities....
Missouri Gets a C in Science Education -- And It's One of the Better Students
Source: blogs.riverfron Posted By: Valerie MAY...7 days ago
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The Thomas B. Fordham Institute for Advancing Educational Excellence just released its comprehensive State of State Science Standards 2012 report, which grades each state on how it teaches science....
On Keeping Church and Schools Separate
Source: New York Times Posted By: Billy TAM...8 days ago
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The United States Supreme Court refused in December to intervene in a 16-year legal battle against New York City’s prohibition on the use of schools for religious worship services. Some 160....
Will New York's Large High Schools Survive?
Source: New York Times Posted By: Billy TAM...8 days ago
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Can you blame them? After last week’s study showing that student achievement is higher in the city’s new, small high schools — and city officials reiterated their commitment to a policy of creating....
Source: studlife.com Posted By: Billy TAM...8 days ago
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As the saying goes, sometimes truth is stranger than fiction. With the current field of Republican candidates, a corollary certainly holds true: truth is funnier than fiction. Aside from the....
President Obama’s discussion of college costs is timely but needs to be expanded
Source: thehill.com Posted By: Maxcy JON...9 days ago
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President Obama’s State of the Union address and his speech at the University of Michigan made broad sweeping comments about education and the issue of rising college costs. As Chairwoman of....
Education reform: Roosevelt's rise makes case for No Child waiver
Source: oregonlive.com Posted By: Maxcy JON...9 days ago
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This is a pivotal moment for education in Oregon. For the first time in over a decade, state and federal leaders are overhauling the way Oregon schools are held accountable and supported. Given....
Foreign Policy: Outsource Your Kid
Source: NPR Posted By: andrew STU...10 days ago
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Charles Kenny is a senior fellow at the Center for Global Development, a Schwartz fellow at the New America Foundation, and an author. It's that time of the year again: high-school seniors....
Education: States should do more to reach students
Source: Fox News Posted By: andrew STU...10 days ago
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In its initial review of No Child Left Behind waiver requests, the U.S. Education Department highlighted a similar weakness in nearly every application: States did not do enough to ensure schools....
Your comments: Christie plan for university reshuffling means another chapter for Rowan
Source: nj.com Posted By: Ronny FLI...11 days ago
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Plans by Gov. Chris Christie to reshuffle the state's university system means a new chapter for Rowan University in Gloucester County. Christie’s plan calls for Rowan to take over the nearby....
Analysis: Education debate mired in rhetoric
Source: thenewsstar.com Posted By: Ronny FLI...11 days ago
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With nearly two months before lawmakers even consider a single education bill, the rhetorical fight is hot and heavy between Gov. Bobby Jindal and the teacher unions who oppose his plans. Both....
Source: columbiaspectat Posted By: Ronny FLI...11 days ago
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President Obama’s State of the Union address last week touched on the economy, energy, housing, immigration, and the tax code. At the Columbia Democrats watch party, however, by far the most....
Perdue pledges forceful education push, no lame-duck politics
Source: wral.com Posted By: Ronny FLI...11 days ago
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Just 72 hours after the shocking announcement that Gov. Bev Perdue wouldn't seek re-election in 2012, she opened up to WRAL News in an exclusive interview Sunday about her decision to push for....
