- Ohio teen's lawyers begin plea talks in fatal school shooting Kim Palmer - Reuters - Sat, Feb 16, 2013
CLEVELAND (Reuters) - An attorney for the Ohio teen charged in the shooting deaths of three high school students in the town of Chardon said on Saturday he is negotiating … More »Ohio teen's lawyers begin plea talks in fatal school shooting
CLEVELAND (Reuters) - An attorney for the Ohio teen charged in the shooting deaths of three high school students in the town of Chardon said on Saturday he is negotiating with prosecutors to settle the case as the first anniversary of the attack approaches. It was not immediately clear if accused shooter T.J. Lane would …
- Nevada higher ed funding formula under microscope AP - Fri, Feb 15, 2013
Nevada lawmakers are drilling into the details of a new funding formula for higher education will send more money to campuses in southern Nevada at the expense of the … More »Nevada higher ed funding formula under microscope
Nevada lawmakers are drilling into the details of a new funding formula for higher education will send more money to campuses in southern Nevada at the expense of the northern and rural areas.Gov. Brian ...
- NYC teachers' pension fund divests from gun makers AP - Fri, Feb 15, 2013
NEW YORK (AP) — The $46.6 billion pension fund for New York City schoolteachers has sold its stock in companies that make guns and ammunition, city officials announced … More »NYC teachers' pension fund divests from gun makers
NEW YORK (AP) — The $46.6 billion pension fund for New York City schoolteachers has sold its stock in companies that make guns and ammunition, city officials announced Friday.
- Obama Honors Fallen Newtown Educators With Medals ABC OTUS News - Fri, Feb 15, 2013
Obama honors fallen educators who died protecting Newtown students with citizenship medals More »Obama Honors Fallen Newtown Educators With Medals
Obama honors fallen educators who died protecting Newtown students with citizenship medals
- Budget cut impact: Smaller Navy, fired teachers ALAN FRAM - AP - Fri, Feb 15, 2013
What does smaller government look like? The budget standoff between President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans means Americans may soon find out, and the picture … More »Budget cut impact: Smaller Navy, fired teachers
- CPS Unveils List of 129 Schools for Possible Closure Rachel Bogart - Yahoo! Contributor Network - Thu, Feb 14, 2013
According to an article from the Chicago Tribune, the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) district has released a list of schools that could be closed down. Initially, 330 schools … More »CPS Unveils List of 129 Schools for Possible Closure
According to an article from the Chicago Tribune, the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) district has released a list of schools that could be closed down. Initially, 330 schools fit the criteria for closure, but the latest list narrows down that number to 129. CPS CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett will lead the district with moving forward …
- Colorado Seeks to Increase Higher Education Opportunities for Undocumented Immigrants Paula Buist - Yahoo! Contributor Network - Thu, Feb 14, 2013
COMMENTARY | Colorado Democrats are seeking to pass a bill to lower tuition rates for undocumented immigrants who reside here. In the past, they've had to pay three times … More »Colorado Seeks to Increase Higher Education Opportunities for Undocumented Immigrants
COMMENTARY | Colorado Democrats are seeking to pass a bill to lower tuition rates for undocumented immigrants who reside here. In the past, they've had to pay three times the resident rate, the same as out-of-state residents. Proponents want find an equitable and fair way for undocumented immigrants who grew up here to …
- Hanging with Smarties Ups GPA Scientific American - Thu, Feb 14, 2013
High-school students whose friends get higher marks tend to raise their own grade point averages over time. Karen Hopkin reports More »Hanging with Smarties Ups GPA
High-school students whose friends get higher marks tend to raise their own grade point averages over time. Karen Hopkin reports
- Traditional Federal College Aid Needs Overhaul, Education Group Says Doris Nhan - National Journal - Thu, Feb 14, 2013
The rapid growth of the Hispanic population, among minorities needing better access to higher education, leads an advocacy group to suggest that the federal financial-aid … More »Traditional Federal College Aid Needs Overhaul, Education Group Says
The rapid growth of the Hispanic population, among minorities needing better access to higher education, leads an advocacy group to suggest that the federal financial-aid structure is outdated and needs an overhaul.
- MyEDmatch: Where Teachers and Schools Hook Up Takepart.com - Wed, Feb 13, 2013
If Match.com can pair a couple destined to be together, could a similar site match teachers with the right school? More »MyEDmatch: Where Teachers and Schools Hook Up
If Match.com can pair a couple destined to be together, could a similar site match teachers with the right school?
- Oops! University Misspells Its Own Name on $70K Worth of Canvas Book Bags William Browning - Yahoo! Contributor Network - Wed, Feb 13, 2013
Higher education in Missouri took a hit in mid-January when Missouri State University handed out hundreds of free canvas book bags. The problem is the institution misspelled … More »Oops! University Misspells Its Own Name on $70K Worth of Canvas Book Bags
Higher education in Missouri took a hit in mid-January when Missouri State University handed out hundreds of free canvas book bags. The problem is the institution misspelled its own name on a portion of the bags, adding frustration to an embattled campus bookstore that saw its director resign in August over hundreds of …
- MEAP Results Up in Some Areas, Down in Science for Michigan Students Vanessa Evans - Yahoo! Contributor Network - Tue, Feb 12, 2013
Students taking the Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) test this school year fared slightly better statewide, according to official results released on Monday. … More »MEAP Results Up in Some Areas, Down in Science for Michigan Students
Students taking the Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) test this school year fared slightly better statewide, according to official results released on Monday. The results are compiled and released by the Michigan Department of Education.
- Texas industry leaders cheer training bill Will Weissert, Associated Press - AP - Tue, Feb 12, 2013
Industry leaders are praising a high-profile bill in the Texas Senate designed to give high school students more options in career and vocational training.Addressing … More »Texas industry leaders cheer training bill
Industry leaders are praising a high-profile bill in the Texas Senate designed to give high school students more options in career and vocational training.Addressing the Senate Education Committee on Tuesday, ...
- NM Land Office brings in $52.6M in revenues AP - Tue, Feb 12, 2013
The New Mexico State Land Office says it brought in more than $52 million in revenue for public schools and other beneficiaries in January.Most of the money — $47.6 million … More »NM Land Office brings in $52.6M in revenues
The New Mexico State Land Office says it brought in more than $52 million in revenue for public schools and other beneficiaries in January.Most of the money — $47.6 million — went to support public schools. ...
- Bill seeks equal Kan. teacher union access John Milburn, Associated Press - AP - Tue, Feb 12, 2013
Public schools would be required to open up staff mailboxes and bulletin boards to all unions or groups working on behalf of educators under legislation debated Monday … More »Bill seeks equal Kan. teacher union access
Public schools would be required to open up staff mailboxes and bulletin boards to all unions or groups working on behalf of educators under legislation debated Monday that opponents see as another Republican ...
- Two Maryland college students dead in murder-suicide shooting Reuters - Tue, Feb 12, 2013
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two University of Maryland students died early on Tuesday in an apparent murder-suicide shooting, and a third was wounded in the incident, police … More »Two Maryland college students dead in murder-suicide shooting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two University of Maryland students died early on Tuesday in an apparent murder-suicide shooting, and a third was wounded in the incident, police said. The shooting began shortly after the gunman set a fire around 1 a.m. in the basement of his house near the campus in College Park. When his two roommates …
- 10 Most Expensive Private Colleges and Universities Kelsey Sheehy - US News - Tue, Feb 12, 2013
The U.S. News Short List, separate from our overall rankings, is a regular series that magnifies individual data points in hopes of providing students and parents a way … More »10 Most Expensive Private Colleges and Universities
The U.S. News Short List, separate from our overall rankings, is a regular series that magnifies individual data points in hopes of providing students and parents a way to find which undergraduate or graduate programs excel or have room to grow in specific areas. Be sure to explore The Short List: College and The Short …
- Brazil's affirmative action law offers a huge hand up Sara Miller Llana - Christian Science Monitor - Tue, Feb 12, 2013
Thaiana Rodrigues, the daughter of an esthetician in Rio de Janeiro, tried to get into college three times. But having spent most of her childhood in poor public schools … More »Brazil's affirmative action law offers a huge hand up
Thaiana Rodrigues, the daughter of an esthetician in Rio de Janeiro, tried to get into college three times. But having spent most of her childhood in poor public schools – her anatomy teacher in seventh grade never showed up to class so she simply never learned the subject – Ms. Rodrigues was unable to pass the entrance …
- Op-Ed: It’s Not Always the Right Choice to Close a Failing School Takepart.com - Mon, Feb 11, 2013
Finally, the debate over troubled public schools has emerged on the national stage, where both sides say they are waging the civil rights battle of our time. More »Op-Ed: It’s Not Always the Right Choice to Close a Failing School
Finally, the debate over troubled public schools has emerged on the national stage, where both sides say they are waging the civil rights battle of our time.
- Fiscal cliff settlement costs Ala. schools $70M Phillip Rawls, Associated Press - AP - Mon, Feb 11, 2013
The fiscal cliff agreement in Washington will cut funding for Alabama's public schools and colleges by at least $70 million annually, state financial experts predict.The … More »Fiscal cliff settlement costs Ala. schools $70M
The fiscal cliff agreement in Washington will cut funding for Alabama's public schools and colleges by at least $70 million annually, state financial experts predict.The current talk in Washington about ...
- Politicians, Business Leaders Ask High Schoolers to Consider Community College Kelsey Sheehy - US News - Mon, Feb 11, 2013
Four-year colleges are often seen as the natural next step for high school students, but business leaders and politicians want teens to consider another option: community … More »Politicians, Business Leaders Ask High Schoolers to Consider Community College
Four-year colleges are often seen as the natural next step for high school students, but business leaders and politicians want teens to consider another option: community college.
- The seven creepiest teachers who allegedly banged or inappropriately touched students this week [SLIDESHOW] The Daily Caller - Sun, Feb 10, 2013
Another week has brought another bumper crop of teachers getting busted for allegedly having sex with underage students. More »The seven creepiest teachers who allegedly banged or inappropriately touched students this week [SLIDESHOW]
Another week has brought another bumper crop of teachers getting busted for allegedly having sex with underage students.
- ‘The Road Out’ of Poverty Begins With Great Teachers Takepart.com - Fri, Feb 8, 2013
In a rundown Appalachian town, Deborah Hicks once dreamed of an education that would take her far away from the life she knew. She was a precocious little girl who was … More »‘The Road Out’ of Poverty Begins With Great Teachers
In a rundown Appalachian town, Deborah Hicks once dreamed of an education that would take her far away from the life she knew. She was a precocious little girl who was angry about the harsh poverty that surrounded her.
- Teachers press Obama to keep promises as spending cuts loom Lisa Lambert - Reuters - Fri, Feb 8, 2013
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The largest teachers union in the United States is telling President Barack Obama not to back down from promises he made in his January inauguration … More »Teachers press Obama to keep promises as spending cuts loom
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The largest teachers union in the United States is telling President Barack Obama not to back down from promises he made in his January inauguration speech as the country prepares to begin a decade of billions of dollars in federal spending cuts. Obama will give his annual State of the Union address …
- Music teachers now eligible for new Grammy honor SANDY COHEN - AP - Fri, Feb 8, 2013
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Music teachers are now eligible for a Grammy honor of their own. More »Music teachers now eligible for new Grammy honor
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