Education News

2010-03-20: Headlines

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Monica Scott: MI: Public school chiefs like that Obama is veering from No Child Left Behind 2010-03-20

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Many local public school chiefs praised President Obama's plan to abandon No Child Left Behind and take a more-carrot-than-stick approach to education reform. But an official with the state's largest teachers union has concerns.

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Leslie Williams: IL: District 86 weighs cost-cutting moves 2010-03-20

EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- Cuts to supplies, travel and training workshops are some of the cost-saving measures District 86 school board members weighed Thursday night in an attempt to plug what could be up to a $3 million gap in next year's budget.

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Abby Rapoport: TX: The runoffs -- SBOE District 10 2010-03-20

State Board of Education candidate Brian Russell has got the social conservative circuit covered.

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Dave Haney: IL: ICC approves smaller tuition increase 2010-03-20

EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- An initial vote to raise tuition at Illinois Central College by $8 per credit hour failed Thursday, ending with a stalemate and at least two trustees remarking how students and families are struggling financially.

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By The Associated Press: MS: Policy meant to ease transfer to 4-year colleges 2010-03-20

Students from the state's community and junior colleges will be able to transfer more credits to four-year universities under a proposal approved by the state College Board on Thursday.

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Staff Reports: VT: Billions for student aid will help VSAC 2010-03-20

WASHINGTON -- A $36 billion boost in student aid could preserve a role for Vermont Student Assistance Corp. in the student-loan process. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., announced Thursday that an agreement on student aid legislation would provide billions in new spending on Pell grants -- rescuing VSAC jobs in the process.

 

Lancaster Eagle Gazette: YOUNG STUDENTS WILL HAVE TO GET MORE VACCINES 2010-03-20

COLUMBUS (AP) -- Ohio will require students entering kindergarten and seventh grade to get more shots starting in the new school year.

 

Phoenixville News: Spring-Ford Intermediate School students enter great mail race 2010-03-20

ROYERSFORD -- At a time when text messages, e-mail and web cameras seem to be the way for young people to communicate, an activity called the Great Mail ...

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Joseph Dits and Kevin Allen: IN: Will union make allowances for school reform? 2010-03-20

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- If the South Bend Community School Corp. goes through with state mandates to lift failing ISTEP test scores at Bendix, Riley and Washington high schools — specifically, the state's list of "must do" tasks — it will have to violate the teachers contract.

 

Frederick News Post: 'Seeing Heaven in the Face of Black Men' 2010-03-20

Ewing said he believes many in the social justice, political and religious communities who support racial justice and harmony got complacent after Obama' ...

 

Nevada Appeal: High school students very verbose this weekend 2010-03-20

With dramatic hand gestures and deliberate enunciation, Sergio Ramirez drove his point home ... to the wall. And he wasn't alone.

 

Bradenton Herald: Civil rights lawyer delivers message of tolerance 2010-03-20

Frequently, immigrants who are in the United States without proper documents fail to report crimes against them, he said.

 

San Francisco Chronicle: GOP grabs illegal immigration as election issue 2010-03-20

He said he opposes taxpayer-supported education and health care benefits to undocumented immigrants and their children because the cash-strapped state c ...

 

Austin American-Statesman: College readiness overlooked in social studies fight 2010-03-20

Those kudos were echoed by Texas Education Commissioner Robert Scott. "I am confident that our students are well served by standards created by Texans," ...

 

Cumberland Times-News: Public comment sought on K-12 plan 2010-03-20

This group has received feedback from teachers, post secondary educators, civil rights groups, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities;

 

The Hill: Pelosi inches closer to 216 as fence-sitters pledge 'yes' vote 2010-03-20

DeGette said a move allowing the enrollment resolution to go forward would put “somewhere between 40 and 55” pro-abortion rights votes at stake.

 

Wash Post Education: Washington region's unemployment rate hits 6.9% in January, 20-year record 2010-03-20

The unemployment rate in the Washington region soared to 6.9 percent in January, according to government data released Friday. It is the area's highest level in 20 years of record-keeping.

 

Washington Post: Willingham on Obama's vision for education 2010-03-20

We will not have a race to the top. We will have a scramble from the bottom. Perhaps the best news is that about 90% of schools won't be affected—only those ...

 

Wash Post Education: D.C. Schools Chanceller Rhee taps media adviser Anita Dunn to help improve image 2010-03-20

Schools Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee, whose image has been frayed by a series of high-profile news controversies, is turning to former White House communications director and veteran Democratic media consultant Anita Dunn for help.

 

Washington Post: At TC Williams High School, a 'low achieving' label is a wake-up call 2010-03-20

Most of these activists were African Americans who had battled segregation years ago. "They saw a small alternative school as a ruse to bring back ...

 

Washington Post: On Leadership 2010-03-20

By On Leadership Howard Gardner is the Hobbs Professor of Cognition and Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and the senior director ...

 

The Guardian: Tony Judt: A manifesto for a new politics 2010-03-20

They cannot get a good education, and without that they cannot hope for even minimally secure employment – much less participation in the culture ...

 

Wandsworth Borough Guardian: Underground classrooms for Hornsby House School in Balham 2010-03-20

Hornsby House School in Balham is saving on space by building several new classrooms underground. Two thirds of its ground-breaking new ...

 

BBC News: Obama's health bid: Your views 2010-03-20

It infringes on state rights. No such large entity as the federal government can manage such an enormous part of the economy for people.

 

Fort Wayne Journal Gazette: No contract winners 2010-03-20

Because of the pressure exerted on the district by Public Law 221, the state's version of No Child Left Behind, officials must make dramatic changes ...

 

PR-USA.net: Pacific Ridge School Athletic Director Earns Certification from National ... 2010-03-20

Darren Lawlor has served as Athletic Director for Pacific Ridge School since its opening in 2007. Last year, Lawlor partnered Pacific Ridge School with ...

 

PR-USA.net: MassMutual Expands Scholarship Program, Helping Multicultural College Student ... 2010-03-20

Alyssa Whitwell's scholarship enabled her to continue studying math and economics at UCLA, despite a huge spike in tuition and fees.

 

Pendar.net: Report: School Wall News Paper, Pilot Project 2010-03-20

The course has been carried out by consultants from Pendar Institute; a non-governmental organization focused on the development of media skills and medi ...

 

PR-USA.net: Texas Adult Drivers Education Course Offered Online 2010-03-20

Defensive Driving Company of America based in Dallas Texas is now offering the Texas Adult Drivers Education Course. You can take the course online today ...

 

News-Medical.net: Recent releases in Global Health 2010-03-20

"The NIH says it will also serve a related objective: strengthening developing country medical education systems and enhancing clinical and research ...

 

Catskill Daily Mail: Most schools doing well, but budget fears persist 2010-03-20

Darfler-Sweeney also suggested that although NYS is still in the running for substantial federal money under President Obama's “Race to the Top” initiative ...

 

PR-USA.net: Teacher Leadership Exploratory Consortium Seeks Feedback on Draft Model ... 2010-03-20

ETS serves individuals, educational institutions and government agencies by providing customized solutions for teacher certification, English-language ...

 

Tampa Tribune: Pasco letters, March 20 2010-03-20

The Krewe of Chasco, however, which stereotypes Native Americans and mocks Native American spirituality, meets the parade criteria. If this is true ...

 

The News International: IIU holds ELT workshop for teachers 2010-03-20

By Our correspondent The Department of English (FLL) of International Islamic University (IIU) conducted a one-day training workshop on English Language ...

 

Bristol Evening Post: Bristol private school widens the net 2010-03-20

A Bristol independent school is launching its 300th anniversary year with a foundation to help more young people from less well-off backgrounds attend ...

 

Bristol Evening Post: Bristol students have a lesson in foreign relations 2010-03-20

Teenagers from Qatar in the Middle East visited Bristol Metropolitan Academy in Fishponds this week as part of a schools cultural exchange.

 

GazetteLive: Mephedrone 'sold outside Teesside school gates' 2010-03-20

THIS week two teenagers became the latest apparent victims of the party drug mephedrone. Police have linked the so-called “legal high” to the deaths ...

 

The Argus.co.uk: Unions warn of church school staff strike 2010-03-20

Support staff in faith schools could go on strike if education officials refuse union pay demands. Brighton and Hove City Council w ...

 

Lancashire Evening Post: Protest as children are turned away from school 2010-03-20

Angry mums have launched a protest campaign after their youngsters were turned away from their village school. Oliver Dodd-Wynne, three, and four-year-old ...

 

Atlanta Journal Constitution: Student broadcasters: Getting names and news right 2010-03-20

A recent Pew Research study says increasingly “the process Americans use to get news is based on foraging and opportunism.” Foraging? Opportunism?

 

Los Angeles Times: Real immigration reform, now 2010-03-20

Thousands of our best and brightest students, brought to this country as small children, have limited access to higher education and legal employment.

 

North County Times: LETTERS: NCT, March 20, 2010 2010-03-20

Press your Sacramento legislators to change the law to keep even first-time offenders in prison for life so that these families and others will find justice ...

 

Arab Times: Med pot users fall victims to criminals 2010-03-20

Marijuana is still illegal under federal law, but the Obama administration loosened its guidelines for prosecutions of medical pot last year. The Justice ...

 

ReliefWeb: Human Rights Council adopts outcome of Universal Periodic Review on Ethiopi ... 2010-03-20

... a victim of the unjust economic order and facing many challenges, progress had been achieved in terms of health, education, rights of disabled per ...

 

Jakarta Post: Understanding students' rhetorical tradition 2010-03-20

The writer is associate professor at Atma Jaya Catholic University, Jakarta. He is the chief editor of Indonesian Journal of English Language Teaching.

 

Longview Daily News: Religion Briefs: Notre Dame giving Laetare Medal to former NEA leader 2010-03-20

Notre Dame had come under criticism from Roman Catholic bishops and others for honoring Obama over his support for abortion rights, among other positi ...

 

Express Buzz: Bill on 20 pc quota for AP law students adopted 2010-03-20

HYDERABAD: The State Assembly today passed a bill replacing an ordinance which provides 20 per cent reservation to State's law students at the National ...

 

North County Times: ESCONDIDO: Students rally for immigration reform 2010-03-20

They said that until the nation's immigration system is changed, their dreams of a college education and professional careers are on hold.

 

Houma Courier: Nicholls students earn top science honors 2010-03-20

THIBODAUX — Projects on pollution in Bayou Lafourche, using sugar cane for alternative energy and threats to sea birds on local barrier ...

 

Financial Times: Lord Pearson of Rannoch 2010-03-20

A good example is Ukip's education policy, which Pearson describes as follows: “Vouchers, grammar schools and abolish teacher training.

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Mike Riopell: IL: Bill OK'd by Illinois House allows schools to skip new unfunded mandates 2010-03-20

Under legislation approved Thursday, local schools wouldn't have to implement some new rules made by the state unless the state also sends money to pay for the changes.

 

Aysor: International Francophonie Days 2010-03-20

Today all over the world in the frameworks of the UNO program on supporting and developing the cultural and linguistic diversity is celebrated ...

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Jennifer D. Jordan: RI: Obama effigy found in Central Falls, RI, high school classroom 2010-03-20

CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. — A teacher at Central Falls High School has been disciplined after School Supt. Frances Gallo discovered a doll representing President Obama hanging upside down in effigy in the teacher's third-floor classroom Monday afternoon. The doll wore a sign: "Fire CF teachers."

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Rick Karlin: NY: Senate backs school tax cap but fate uncertain 2010-03-20

The idea of a school tax cap refuses to die in the Senate, despite earlier failed efforts, and an apparent cold shoulder from the Assembly.

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Erik Eckholm: NC: School suspensions lead to legal challenge 2010-03-20

CHOCOWINITY, N.C. — As school let out one day in January 2008, students from rival towns faced off. Two girls flailed away for several seconds and clusters of boys pummeled each other until teachers pulled them apart.

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Brian Murphy: ID: Proposed law takes aim at youth concussions 2010-03-20

A history of concussions and the concern of his father could not keep Kort Breckenridge from suiting up for Teton High against Sugar-Salem on Oct. 7, 2005.

 

Chicago Daily Herald: Quinn, Brady fire campaign salvos at teachers conference 2010-03-20

On the issues, Brady said he supports vouchers to divert tax dollars for private education, backs allowing local school boards to mandate the teaching ...

 

OCLNN: Costa Mesa students washing cars to raise cash for classmate's funeral 2010-03-20

Students to put on fundraiser to help raise money for the funeral expenses of boy who collapsed on high school campus last week.

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Mike Riopell: IL: Plan could let schools opt out of new rules 2010-03-20

Under legislation approved Thursday, local schools wouldn't have to implement some new rules made by the state unless the state also sends money to pay for the changes.

 

Danbury News Times: Danbury area educators welcome major education reform bill 2010-03-20

"What bothered me was the AYP and testing was not reasonable when it did not treat students with disabilities and English language learners according ...

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Robbie Brown: GA: Two in Georgia governor's race were accused of misconduct 2010-03-20

ATLANTA — Two former high school teachers running for governor in Georgia were suspended from their jobs in the past for sexual misconduct involving students, according to state documents.

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Lauren Roth: VA: State schools will lose $700 million in 2 years 2010-03-20

Budget cuts this year could have negative implications for Virginia schools for years to come, members of the State Board of Education said Thursday.

 

Janesville Gazette: High marks for Janesville School District 2010-03-20

That, at least, is a conclusion that could be drawn from preliminary results of a survey ...

 

New Haven Register: Parents, teachers, board to face off 2010-03-20

WEST HAVEN — The Board of Education meeting scheduled for Monday evening is sure to be a memorable one.

 

Auburn Citizen: Parents oppose Philly school webcam spying lawsuit 2010-03-20

Some suburban Philadelphia parents are seeking to halt a potential class-action lawsuit accusing their school district of using cameras ...

 

BurlingtonFreePress.com: School: Burlington student injured in bullying incident 2010-03-20

A 12-year-old boy's arm was broken Thursday in a bullying incident in a public bu ...

 

Press TV: Militants blow up girls' school in NW Pakistan 2010-03-20

Pakistani pro-Taliban militants have blown up another girls' school in Mohmand Ageny in northwest Pakistan in the latest wave of extremist attacks targeting ...

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Loren Moreno: HI: More freshmen urged to Step Up 2010-03-20

Some 1,800 high school freshmen have pledged to work toward a more rigorous diploma known as the Board of Education's "Step Up" Recognition Diploma, but officials are hoping to get hundreds more students to step up.

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Melissa B. Taboada: TX: UT, A&M joining others in transition to federal direct loan program 2010-03-20

As federal lawmakers prepare to possibly eliminate the primary program through which students currently obtain loans to pay for college, Texas universities are joining thousands across the country abandoning the bank-based system.

 

Desert Independent: The Desert Independent 2010-03-20

Local wags have noted that future agendas could also eviscerate the English language with possible items such as: Agenda Item 1. “Means and Ways to Insure ...

 

Nevada Appeal: Students practice life skills in competition 2010-03-20

Ty Keppner, 15, plans to pursue a degree in agriculture engineering after graduating from Lund High School. After that, he wants to return ...

 

Jackson Sun: Local briefs: Accidental death, knife at school, prostitution charge 2010-03-20

The death of a 20-year-old Jackson man has been ruled accidental by the state medical examiner's office, according to a news release from the Jackson Police ...

 

Grand Forks Herald: Q&A WITH THE CANDIDATES: Paul Sorum 2010-03-20

I feel Congress had gone as far as it should, and that it should not take further steps in limiting our rights as individuals to bear arms.

 

Voxy: Australian Labor Faces Electoral Tests In 2010 2010-03-20

Moves to withdraw Australian forces from Iraq (but sadly not from Afghanistan), improve funding for education and health services, the apology to ...

 

Viking Update: Small-School LB Impresses Pack 2010-03-20

The best defensive player in FCS last season wrapped up his career with 11 sacks and 23.5 TFLs. We have the details on his workout as well ...

 

Arizona Daily Star: Pima to get $16M to fight obesity 2010-03-20

"In Pima County, the burden falls disproportionately on Hispanics and Native Americans." The county will be working closely with a community-based coaliti ...

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Jordan Blum: LA: Higher education cuts loom 2010-03-20

State higher education leaders Thursday were preparing to cut another $85 million from their budgets after receiving word from the Jindal administration.

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Chelsea Schneider Kirk: IN: Full day kindergarten hurt by sour economy, cost 2010-03-20

Northwest Indiana parents who pay their school districts for full-day kindergarten may face steeper costs next year as districts struggle to find revenue in the wake of $300 million in cuts ordered by Gov. Mitch Daniels.

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Dorie Turner, The Associated Press: GA: State taps lottery reserves 2010-03-20

State officials are dipping into reserves to help pay for education programs funded by the Georgia Lottery for the first time in nearly a decade, as ticket sales lag behind the growth of the HOPE scholarship and statewide prekindergarten.

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Sarah Avery: NC: Grant to aid work of stem cell groundbreaker 2010-03-20

An internationally known pioneer in using umbilical cord stem cells will research novel cerebral palsy treatments thanks to a $10.2 million gift to Duke University.

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Janese Heavin: MO: College leaders OK scholarship equity 2010-03-20

Some private college presidents have given up their fight against Missouri lawmakers who want to equalize Access Missouri scholarships.

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Staff Reports: MA: Harvard will raise tuition 2010-03-20

Harvard University will increase tuition next school year by 3.8 percent, the school announced yesterday, bringing the annual cost of a Harvard education, including room and board, to $50,724.

 

Nevada Appeal: Our Opinion: Agriculture education too important to decimate 2010-03-20

By The Nevada Appeal and Lahontan Valley News editorial boards During the next three months, the University of Nevada's Board of Regents faces some ...

 

Politico: La Raza reverses, supports legislation 2010-03-20

We are committed to work with Congressional leadership and the Obama administration to improve the health status of all Americans, including the nation's 50 ...

 

Michigan Citizen: 'TAKING OWNERSHIP' 2010-03-20

Its CEO, Carol Goss, appointed in 2004, is one of only two Detroit residents and two African Americans on its board. She previously worked as a program ...

 

The Olympian: Principal admired for her strength, dedication 2010-03-20

Maria Harrison, born to Italian immigrants in New York City, was involved in education for 45 years, with a career that brought her to New York state ...

 

Newnan Times-Herald: Questions about charter school 2010-03-20

What will be done with the new school building if the lawsuit by the Coweta County School Board is successful? Will the school be able to attract qualified ...

 

Great Falls Tribune: Police seek man who approached Sunnyside school kids 2010-03-20

By Tribune Staff • March 20, 2010 Great Falls Police and school officials are reminding children not to get into a stranger's vehicle after at least two ...

 

Rutland Herald: Vilaseca apologizes to school staff 2010-03-20

BRANDON — Face to face with the state's top education official, Otter Valley Union High School ...

 

The Newark Advocate: Third annual 5K run/walk to benefit Heath students 2010-03-20

The third annual Heath Community 5K Run/Walk will be at 9 am April 3 at Heath High School ...

 

Dayton Daily News: Bellbrook grad plants career roots in forest management 2010-03-20

The 25-year-old is wrapping up a stint at Shawnee State Forest with the Ohio Woodlands Job Corps, funded with stimulus money from President Obama's Americ ...

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Edward L. Kenney: DE: Delaware Board of Ed lets schools skip some snow days 2010-03-20

Delaware public school students and teachers won't have to make up some of the class days missed earlier this year because of inclement weather, the State Board of Education decided Thursday.

 

Sturgis Journal: 'No' to short school week 2010-03-20

By Capital News Service St. Joseph County school districts aren't considering four-day school weeks, despite its growing popularity as a money-saving ...

 

Florida Times-Union: Putnam County school bus-pickup truck crash injures man, boy 2010-03-20

A school bus carrying children collided with a pickup truck driven by an unlicensed man in the Interlachen area late Friday, leaving the m ...

 

Visalia Times-Delta: Students in Tulare County to compete at Science Olympiad 2010-03-20

Rockets will be launched, science crimes solved, bridges tested and robotic vehicle ...

 

Harvard Law School News: Minow, Levi confirmed to board of Legal Services Corporation 2010-03-20

President Obama announced Minow and Levi's nominations last August, and they were approved by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensi ...

 

Politics Daily: God as Tea Partier: Judges Defend the Pledge of Allegiance 2010-03-20

In effect, reciting the Pledge this way serves as a profound public education project whose end result would be to break down many of the ugliest forms ...

 

NOLA.com: Students of the Year named 2010-03-20

AP (AP) — BATON ROUGE, La. - Louisiana's Department of Education has released the names of the three Louisiana Students of the Year for 2010.

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Encarnacion Pyle: OH: Columbus State may hold line on tuition again 2010-03-20

Columbus State Community College students likely can count on tuition being frozen for a fourth year in a row, thanks to the school's financial health.

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By John Lyon: AR: Student who sued over confiscated cell phone loses appeal 2010-03-20

The Arkansas Supreme Court today rejected an appeal by a high school student who sued his teacher after she confiscated his cell phone.

 

Suburban Life Publications: Edison Elementary nominated for federal Blue Ribbon honor 2010-03-20

As a prerequisite, Edison had to achieve Adequate Yearly Progress in reading and math for three straight years as determined by No Child Left Behind ...

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Jodi S. Cohen: IL: NIU probes motives, response to 2008 shootings 2010-03-20

Steven Kazmierczak wanted infamy. He wanted video game-style bloodshed. And perhaps most of all, he wanted to punish Northern Illinois University, the "surrogate family" that had kept his demons at bay but that he felt ultimately abandoned him.

 

MLive.com: Helping Others: Flocking together for Kalamazoo Central High school's grad ... - Kalamazoo Gazette 2010-03-20

View full sizeFile photo.Plastic pink flamingos placed in yards of unsuspecting homeowners is one of ...

 

Macon Telegraph: Tenn. church members called from suburbs to Haitian mountaintop 2010-03-20

They taught vacation bible school at three churches, including two filled with Haitian immigrants who greeted the Knoxville families warmly.

 

Labor Notes: No More Empty Promises, Say Immigration Activists Descending on DC 2010-03-20

And this weekend they are heading to Washington, DC They'll be just one organization of many on their way to DC Immigrant rights activists from around ...

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Chuck Bartels, The Associated Press: AR: Ark. lottery hit with trademark suit over name 2010-03-20

A Little Rock businessman filed suit Thursday against the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery, arguing that the lottery should be ordered to stop using terms for which he secured the trademark years ago — including the phrase "Arkansas Lottery."

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Curtis Lum: HI: Softball players claim bias 2010-03-20

U.S. District Judge David Ezra today will hear a motion for a temporary restraining order after three members of Baldwin High School's girls softball team filed a federal lawsuit against the state and Maui County yesterday alleging they are being discriminated against because of their gender.

 

Fort Worth Star Telegram: Texas' education standards alarm legislator in California 2010-03-20

The names of many Hispanic and African-Americans were added to the TEKS, but the board majority rejected a motion to specifically mention that Tejanos ...

 

Indian Country Today: Videographer: A portrait of Nathan Young IV 2010-03-20

While emphasizing cultural studies and bilingual education in Native American languages, Young encountered Joe Erb, who taught him the techniques needed ...

 

Statesman Journal: High school dance and drill 2010-03-20

The Sprague Olyannes took seventh in Thursday's Class 6A small competition at the Memorial Coliseum. Centennial of Gresham won the 6A small divisi ...

 

San Antonio Express: S.A. receives $15.6 million to fight childhood obesity 2010-03-20

The grant was one of 44 announced Friday, funded through stimulus money and hailed by first lady Michelle Obama, who has taken on the battle against ...

 

24-7PressRelease.com: Sandra Close Turnquest Emerges at Forefront of Public Administration 2010-03-20

Possessing over 31 years of experience, Sandra Close Turnquest is recognized for her tireless advocacy for African Americans at South Florida Water ...

 

Dakota Voice: Unions, public schools, and minority children 2010-03-20

He has introduced a bill opening the door for vouchers for kids in Chicago's public schools. Star Parker is president of the Coalition on Urban Renewal ...

 

Petoskey News-Review: Arizona school district sues citizens who seek public documents 2010-03-20

“The district has done nothing but aid these people in the exercise of their rights. But these particular people have exercised their rights in ...

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Michelle Manchir: IL: Sexting bill passes Illinois Senate 2010-03-20

Students under 18 who use computers or cell phones to share nude photos of their peers would earn little more than a scolding under a measure the Illinois Senate approved Thursday to address the "sexting" phenomenon.

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Jeannine Koranda: KS: No tax increase, but schools would take a hit in latest Kansas budget plan 2010-03-20

The House Appropriations Committee passed a $5.1 billion budget proposal Thursday that includes no tax increases and would cause public schools to lose $172 million.

 

The Morning Sun: OUR VIEW: Area Technical Center prepares students for future 2010-03-20

The Mt. Pleasant Area Technical Center is one of the true showpieces of education in mid-Michigan. It's run by the Mt. Pleasant Public Schools and ...

 

Torrington Register Citizen: FLOYD AND MARY BETH BROWN: Sen. Reid caught red-handed 2010-03-20

When pundits talk about leaders waltzing America into a future of European-style socialism, Barack Obama and Nancy Pelosi get most of the attention.

 

Sarasota Herald-Tribune: For-profit schools have role 2010-03-20

Despite the efforts of some to politicize Pell grants, President Obama has announced a nonpartisan effort to increase the amount of post-secondary educati ...

 

Reporter-Times: Local students ready to 'Pound the Playground' 2010-03-20

MORGAN COUNTY Students across Morgan County are getting ready to “Pound the Playground” in April — but they won't be just playing around.

 

Troy Messenger: Spring brings season of tests 2010-03-20

The “AYP” results that are released each fall as part of the No Child Left Behind legislation are drawn, for public schools, from the results of ...

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Matt Friendman: NJ: State school board group ask Christie to suspend school budget elections 2010-03-20

The New Jersey School Boards Association yesterday called on lawmakers and Gov. Chris Christie to suspend this year's school budget elections so districts can grapple with unprecedented cuts in aid announced this week.

 

Charleston: Govs seek more time to apply for federal ed grants - Daily Mail 2010-03-20

States face a June 1 deadline for the next round of Race to the Top funding. The nine governors have asked US Education Secretary Arne Duncan to either give ...

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Christopher Flavelle: US: Congress does repair job on stimulus school construction plan 2010-03-20

Last December, we reported in USA Today [1] that a plan to subsidize billions of dollars in school construction under the stimulus bill had largely flopped. Now, Congress has passed a fix to get the program back on track. President Obama signed the bill today.

 

The Evening Leader: Education a legacy for local woman 2010-03-20

— Editor's note: This is the third story in a series highlighting local women in their workplace in honor of Women's History Month.

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Trip Gabriel: NY: Despite gains, charter school is told to close 2010-03-20

Accountability is a mantra of the charter school movement. Students sign pledges at some schools to do their homework, and teachers owe their jobs to students' gains on tests. But as New York State moves to shut down an 11-year-old charter school in Albany, whose test scores it acknowledges beat the city's public schools last year, it is apparent that holding schools themselves accountable is not always so easy, or bloodless, as numbers on a page

 

Women's eNews: US Under Scrutiny; Haiti Post-Quake Rapes Rise 2010-03-20

The United States will submit itself to the process this fall, in which the nation's record, including that on women's rights issues, might be judged.

 

El Paso Inc: ONE SUBJECT PUSHES TALK OF ANY OTHER TO THE MARGINS 2010-03-20

WASHINGTON – One Friday last month, US forces drove into the Marjah area of southern Afghanistan, opening the biggest military operation of the Obam ...

 

New York Times: A Ruinous Meltdown 2010-03-20

For all the happy talk about “no child left behind,” the truth is that in Arizona and New Jersey and dozens of other states trying to cope with the fiscal ...

 

Killeen Daily Herald: High School Roundup: 12-5A favorite Belton powers past Shoemaker 20-3 2010-03-20

Unfortunately for the Shoemaker baseball team, the Grey Wolves will be the "David" on most nights. Friday night at home, they faced arguably the best ...

 

Rapid City Journal: High School Boys State Basketball: 'Our own worst enemy' 2010-03-20

Rapid City Central's Glenn Jackson (12) reacts to the final moments of Friday night's semi-finals game of the Class AA state boys basketball tournament ...

 

NorthJersey.com: The Record: Finding every child 2010-03-20

AT LONG last, President Obama has unveiled his plan to update the No Child Left Behind act, the sweeping, controversial federal law that expanded ...

 

FayObserver.com: Weekly Wrap: A way to cut Medicaid costs; big trouble coming in schools 2010-03-20

Federal stimulus money is covering the salaries of more than 9200 teachers, and that money will disappear next year. Merit: For North Carolina's Sen.

 

Pembroke Express: Beacon Hill Roll Call: March 15-19 2010-03-20

SEX WITH TEACHERS (H 1246) - A bill that would make it illegal for a teacher or professor at a public or private school or university to have sex with ...

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Michael Rothfeld: CA: UC could oversee prison health 2010-03-20

The Schwarzenegger administration wants to put the University of California in charge of state prison inmates' medical needs in an overhaul of the troubled corrections healthcare system that could save $12 billion over a decade, officials say.

 

Newsweek: Growing Green Jobs 2010-03-20

The stimulus effect of not driving is particularly impressive. "If you can get people out of cars, or at least get them to drive less, you can typically ...

 

Moultrie Observer: Williams Tabernacle to hold annual black history event 2010-03-20

After centuries of unrequited toil as slaves, African Americans gained their freedom and found themselves in the struggle to make a living.

 

MLive.com: Kids get cookin' at Handy after-school program - The Bay City Times 2010-03-20

John Ehlke | The Bay City TimesHandy Middle School sixth-grader Veronica Urban stirs around a pot of noodles that will be used for chicken ...

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Staff Reports: ND: NDSU hires new VP for finance, administration 2010-03-20

North Dakota State University has hired a new vice president for finance and administration.

 

Morris Daily Herald: Standardizing the Standards 2010-03-20

Race to the Top is a federal grant for education reform for which states are competing. About $4.35 billion is available for education reform, and Illino ...

 

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Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Staci Hupp: IA: ISU, UNI athletics face end to use of tax money 2010-03-20

Iowa State University and University of Northern Iowa officials would have until September to draw up plans to wean their athletic departments off taxpayer money under a proposal state regents will consider next week.

 

News-Herald.com: Star Parker: Unions, public schools and minority kids 2010-03-20

He has introduced a bill opening the door for vouchers for kids in Chicago's public schools. Star Parker is an author and president of CURE, Coalition ...

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Matthew Stone: ME: Money there for some schools 2010-03-20

Maine school districts will have access to $41.4 million in school construction bonds this year, but they have to move fast to get the money.

 

El Paso Inc: PROGRAM HELPS BABY BOOMERS TRANSITION TO NEW CAREERS 2010-03-20

They dived into what are called Encore Fellowships, six-month or yearlong paid stints with nonprofit organizations in fields like education and ...

 

Rocky Mount Telegram: Gift preserves rare history 2010-03-20

We actively seek documentation concerning African-Americans and other minorities, but it is often difficult to obtain. That is why we are so grateful ...

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Staff Reports: NC: Legislators' grades weighted - heavily 2010-03-20

The N.C. Association of Educators, an organization of mostly teachers, released its grades for legislators Thursday.

 

The Coloradoan: Vet students offer workshop on pet first aid 2010-03-20

Interested in learning what to do if a cat or dog is facing a medical emergency? Colorado State University veterinary students are sponsoring a daylong ...

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Tom Loftus: KY: Bill to ease college transfers advances 2010-03-20

A bill to make it easier for community college students to transfer to four-year public universities cleared the Senate Education Committee on Thursday in a weaker — but satisfactory — form, the bill's original sponsor said.

 

Deseret News: Utahns urged to opt out of No Child Left Behind 2010-03-20

"Education should be as local as possible. Not only every state, but every district and school has a unique situation." In exchange for roughly $86 milli ...

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By David McGrath Schwartz and Cy Ryan: NV: Gibbons' education task force to meet behind closed doors 2010-03-20

Gov. Jim Gibbons declared this week that Nevada's future education policy will emerge from a blue ribbon task force he created by executive order.

 

New Haven Register: Branford board offers options for school budget 2010-03-20

BRANFORD — The Board of Education made its plea Thursday night for something near the $43.3 million it has requested ...

 

Press Trust of India: 54 per cent high school students use tobacco in Mizoram 2010-03-20

Aizawl, Mar 20 (PTI) At least 54 per cent of high school students in Mizoram use tobacco products, officials of the Mizoram State Tobacco Control Society ...

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Larissa Chinwah: IL: Teachers safe for now in Huntley Dist. 158 2010-03-20

While school districts across the area are reducing staff in order to make up decreased revenue from the state, the Huntley Unit District 158 school board shaved a further $2 million from its draft 2010-2011 budget without laying off teachers.

 

DesMoinesRegister.com: Unions have choke hold on education 2010-03-20

Unions hate the No Child Left Behind law and charter schools because they point out how the union run school system has failed and continues to fail.

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By The Associated Press: AL: Gag order issued in UAH shooter case 2010-03-20

The judge set to preside over accused UAH shooter Amy Bishop's upcoming preliminary hearing Tuesday on capital murder and attempted murder charges issued a gag order in the case today.

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Dave Altimari: CT: Private fundraiser foundation to pay majority of UConn president's office furniture 2010-03-20

University of Connecticut officials have turned to the school's private fundraiser foundation to pay the bulk of the bill for the more than $35,000 in high-end furniture purchased for President Michael Hogan's office.

 

Savannah Morning News: Vox Populi: "Oh boy, an increase in stimulus funds for Savannah. Get ready ... 2010-03-20

By Vox Populi Here are your responses to last week's question: (thanks to a Vox caller for this week's question) Where were you when President Obama' ...

 

Contra Costa Times: Partial funding restored for Chino Valley adult school 2010-03-20

Several students said they were also worried that they wouldn't be able to learn the English language and support their children in school.

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Staff Reports: AZ: Ariz. House considers 3rd-grade reading standards 2010-03-20

The Arizona House has given preliminary approval to a measure that would require school districts to hold back third-graders who score far below grade-level reading standards.

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Pat Kossan: AZ: Cuts to all-day kindergarten big problem for schools, parents 2010-03-20

State lawmakers last week permanently cut the funding that made the programs possible in many schools, and now parents, public-school districts and charter schools around the state are struggling to find ways to keep them going.

 

Fenton Tri County Times: Four-day school weeks 2010-03-20

About a week ago our Street Talk question asked people how can schools save money. It made me think about what I thought would be a good opti ...

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Mike Riopell: IL: Plan to elect U of I trustees rejected 2010-03-20

A plan to have voters pick trustees to run the University of Illinois was rejected in the Illinois House Wednesday.

 

Reno Gazette-Journal: Education leader: Empower teachers, engage parents 2010-03-20

She said that education reform shouldn't be left to politicians, no matter how well intentioned they might be and that reauthorization of No Child Left ...

 

New Era: Bank supports top school achievers 2010-03-20

It is highly appreciated and the learners who received money vouchers at this event will open bank accounts at FNB Namibia.” A special prize was ...

 

St. Augustine Record: Committee clears merit pay bill for Senate vote 2010-03-20

It would place teachers on annual contracts and force the Department of Education to implement some method to gauge whether students made learning ga ...

 

DesMoinesRegister.com: Worst-performing schools need rules that work 2010-03-20

This is part of the proposed overhaul of the No Child Left Behind law, signed by President George W. Bush in 2002. Then the goal was for all children to ...

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Liam Farrell: MD: House panel split on private school funding 2010-03-20

The fate of controversial legislation granting tax credits for contributions to private and public schools now rests in the hands of a divided House of Delegates committee.

 

St. Catharines Standard: Homeless students finally heading home 2010-03-20

After sleeping outdoors all week, Brock University student David Poirier didn't hesitate when asked what he was going to do first Friday night.

 

Fresno Bee: Democratic groups split over California schools chief race 2010-03-20

While he's a lifelong Democrat who supported Obama, Aceves said he doesn't support Obama Secretary of Education Arne Duncan's solution of closing failing ...

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Linda B. Blackford: KY: Proposal to alter principal hiring process gains new life 2010-03-20

In a surprise move Thursday, the Senate Education Committee tacked a controversial and embattled bill about school principal selection onto a House measure to create a Kentucky Literacy Day and then approved it without discussion.

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Ernie Suggs: GA: Zero Tolerance bill passes out of Senate, moves to House 2010-03-20

An overhaul on Georgia's zero-tolerance policies, the kind of law that Emanuel Jones said he was elected to the Georgia Senate to write, passed his chamber Thursday and now heads to the House. SB 299 would give principals and school systems more discretion in how they handle disciplinary cases in their schools.

 

TopNews United States: Students Informed of Their Residency Programs on Match Day Ceremony 2010-03-20

Every year, Georgetown's fourth-year medical students wait in anticipation for the third Thursday in March, since on this day they receive an envelope ...

 

Allentown Morning Call: 4 vie to lead Allentown schools 2010-03-20

Feria said she has experience improving the academics of students who struggle with the English language. ''The demographics and the city just matched my ...

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Mike Dennison: MT: What happens to Otter Creek coal revenue, regarding schools and other programs 2010-03-20

While Thursday's lease of state coal in the Otter Creek Valley creates an $86 million windfall for the state next month, the ultimate decision on how to spend it is a year off — at the 2011 Legislature.

 

Mansfield News Journal: This administration's health care bill is not going to help the middle class 2010-03-20

This administration wants control of industry, banks, housing, health care and, of course, education. In case you did not know it, an education bill w ...

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Maria Burnham, The Associated Press: MS: Colleges eye rate hike for boarding 2010-03-20

The leaders of Mississippi's eight public universities presented the state College Board with requests to raise room-and-board rates Thursday but were told to come back next month with proposals for the long-term upkeep of dorms, not just the bare minimum needed to scrape by.

 

Delaware County Daily Times: Guest Column: Incarceration alternatives needed in Pennsylvania 2010-03-20

About two-thirds of these prisoners are African Americans and Latinos, although these groups, respectively, make up only 10.8 percent and 4.8 percent of ...

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Staff Reports: DE: Delaware House OKs tax refunds to college accounts 2010-03-20

Legislation to make it possible for people to have their state tax refunds deposited directly into a Delaware College Investment Plan account passed the House unanimously Thursday.

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Jason Clayworth: IA: Iowa schools making doomsday predictions, Senate leader says 2010-03-20

School officials have made "doomsday-scenario budgets" but the reality is much brighter, Iowa Senate Majority Leader Michael Gronstal told reporters today.

 

Suburbanite: Walsh Jesuit High School's Zach Durant commits to Walsh University 2010-03-20

By Anonymous Walsh Jesuit's Zach Durant, 17, has signed a National Letter of Intent with the Cavaliers of Walsh University, where he will play for ...

 

Coosa Valley News: Cherokee Co. to Cut 191 School Jobs 2010-03-20

Cherokee County schools has become the latest county to face huge cuts due to the budget crisis. The system announced that it will cut at least 41 teaching ...

 

Focus Taiwan News Channel: Swiss office to hold hotel management school fairs 2010-03-20

Taipei March 20 (CNA) The Trade Office of Swiss Industries (TOSI) will hold school fairs in two cities in Taiwan later this month to provide a platform ...

2010-03-19: Headlines

Boston.com -- Education news: Associated Press: Teacher hung effigy of Obama in his class 2010-03-19

A teacher at a failing school where he and his colleagues are all being fired hung an effigy of President Obama in his classroom, apparently in reaction to Obama’s support of extreme measures to ensure accountability in schools.

 

Boston.com -- Education news: Emma Stickgold, Globe Correspondent: Edward Willett, 86, professor of finance at Northeastern 2010-03-19

Edward Willett’s office at Northeastern University had the obligatory, scholarly wall lined with books, but the papier mâché structures and other artwork produced by his young children brought it a certain color, not unlike the puns with which he peppered his lectures on finance.

 

Boston.com -- Education news: Globe Staff: Harvard will raise tuition 2010-03-19

Harvard University will increase tuition next school year by 3.8 percent, the school announced yesterday, bringing the annual cost of a Harvard education, including room and board, to $50,724.

 

Boston.com -- Education news: Erica Werner, Associated Press Writer: Democrats push toward Sunday vote on health care 2010-03-19

Slowly but steadily, support is building behind President Barack Obama's health care legislation in the House, the result of intense lobbying and politically targeted changes aimed at reassuring waverers and winning over critics.

 

Boston.com -- Education news: Lisa Kocian, Globe Staff: Waltham superintendent, principal will retire soon 2010-03-19

Waltham Superintendent Peter Azar and a longtime elementary school principal are retiring from the school district.

 

Boston.com -- Education news: Nick Anderson and Alec MacGillis, Washington Post: Obama’s student loan plan moving forward with health bill 2010-03-19

WASHINGTON — President Obama moved closer to achieving one of his top policy goals yesterday as congressional Democrats joined forces behind a bill that would cut funding to private student lenders and redirect billions of dollars in expected savings into grants to needy students.

 

Vineland Daily Journal: CAMDEN COUNTY: Catholic school principal charged in theft 2010-03-19

CHERRY HILL -- The principal of a Catholic school in Haddonfield is accused of pulling off a two-part theft worth almost $600 at a sunglass boutique ...

 

Washington Post: Democrats discover the benefits of taking a stand on health reform 2010-03-19

In their first big legislative exercise -- the $862 billion stimulus bill -- the new president and the new Congress bent over backward to incorporate ...

 

Washington Post: Do schools change? Not much. 2010-03-19

"Some of it may be due to how school populations change, with teachers and administrators--and kids and their parents--slowly transitioning in and out ...

 

Wash Post Education: Unemployed D.C. man giving money away to strangers to help foster kindness 2010-03-19

The guy behind the meat counter is looking at Reed Sandridge kind of strangely. Giving away $10 every day to a stranger -- an idea Sandridge had soon after he was laid off from his job at a Washington nonprofit group last fall -- isn't as easy as it sounds.

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Staff Reports: SD: State to get $29M for school building 2010-03-19

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Herseth Sandlin announced Wednesday the state of South Dakota will receive $29,797,000 in funds to issue qualified school construction bonds under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

 

The Nation: Winner of 6th Junior IMPAC Dublin Literary Awards for Thailand announced 2010-03-19

... Udom Suksa has won the 2009/2010 Junior IMPAC Dublin Literary Award for Thailand following an entry of close to 1000 English-language essay contestants.

 

Fremont News Messenger: 33 students students join honor society 2010-03-19

FREMONT -- Thirty-three students representing 10 schools in the Vanguard-Sentinel School District were inducted into the National Technical Honor Society.

 

SILive.com: Proposed Staten Island charter school to have 3 open-house sessions 2010-03-19

By Staten Island Advance STATEN ISLAND, NY -- Parents interested in sending their children to The New World Preparatory Charter School can fill out ...

 

WISN Milwaukee: Extra Security Present At Racine Park High School 2010-03-19

RACINE, Wis. -- Extra security and more police will be at Racine Park High School today. Thursday, two students were stabbed and another was punched in ...

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Nicole Gaudiano: DE: Student loan middlemen face cuts 2010-03-19

WASHINGTON -- Delaware's senators have been trying to protect two of the state's student-loan providers from legislative changes that could dramatically alter their roles -- and potentially threaten hundreds of jobs in the state.

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Tom Barker: IL: Jonesboro lays off 10 teachers 2010-03-19

JONESBORO, Ill. -- The Jonesboro School District 43 school board decided to lay off 10 teachers during a meeting Wednesday evening in anticipation of 10-percent cuts in state funding for the 2011 school year.

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Codell Rodriguez: IL: Poshard -- Student services building not on hold 2010-03-19

The steps that need to be taken to build a student services building at Southern Illinois University Carbondale have slowed down a bit but are not on hold, SIU President Glenn Poshard said.

 

Bernama: DPM Wants Varsity Students To Be Open Minded In Helping Racial Integration 2010-03-19

MUAR, March 19 (Bernama) -- Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin on Friday called on students of institutions of higher learning to be open minded ...

 

ESPN: JERUSALEM -- Former US high school basketball star Jeremy Tyler has qu ... 2010-03-19

The club confirmed the 18-year-old player left Israel early Friday, two months before the end of his first professional season. Tyler arrived in Israel on ...

 

Coastweek: Two Braeburn Mombasa International Students Excel 2010-03-19

Coastweek -- Two Braeburn Mombasa International students have just recently excelled to very high levels in their personal interests.

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Dave Haney: IL: ICC approves smaller tuition increase 2010-03-19

EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- An initial vote to raise tuition at Illinois Central College by $8 per credit hour failed Thursday, ending with a stalemate and at least two trustees remarking how students and families are struggling financially.

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Bill Roberts: ID: 2010 Elections -- Olson, Luna in race for Idaho schools chief job 2010-03-19

Boise School District superintendent Stan Olson has his own challenges after he officially kicks off his race Thursday to unseat Tom Luna for State Superintendent of Public Instruction.

 

News On Sunday: What our students need? 2010-03-19

By News On Sunday No effort has been spared to ensure that our students have a bright future. While the educational system has been revised, new subject ...

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By The Associated Press: MS: Policy meant to ease transfer to 4-year colleges 2010-03-19

Students from the state's community and junior colleges will be able to transfer more credits to four-year universities under a proposal approved by the state College Board on Thursday.

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Monica Scott: MI: Public school chiefs like that Obama is veering from No Child Left Behind 2010-03-19

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Many local public school chiefs praised President Obama's plan to abandon No Child Left Behind and take a more-carrot-than-stick approach to education reform. But an official with the state's largest teachers union has concerns.

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Leslie Williams: IL: District 86 weighs cost-cutting moves 2010-03-19

EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- Cuts to supplies, travel and training workshops are some of the cost-saving measures District 86 school board members weighed Thursday night in an attempt to plug what could be up to a $3 million gap in next year's budget.

 

Boston Globe: Quiz kids 2010-03-19

For his first few years in school, though, Nguyen struggled with the English language. But whenever he heard or read a word he wasn't familiar ...

 

Boston Globe: The welfare cliff 2010-03-19

But the number gets more realistic if the family receives public support services: food stamps, housing vouchers, day-care subsidies, and the like.

 

Press Herald: Women fear betrayal in peace talks with Taliban 2010-03-19

Women's roles have seen modest progress over the eight years of democracy, and leaders hope that accomplishments like access to education and greater ...

 

Burnt Orange Report: Don't Mess with Texan Progressives 2010-03-19

To say that Texas and the State Board of Education has recently gotten some negative play in the media would be the same as saying Karl Rove has a mild ...

 

Wash Post Education: Georgetown's Washington Harbour on market 2010-03-19

The owners of Washington Harbour, a Georgetown waterfront destination that includes offices, posh condominiums and restaurants, are selling the property along the Potomac River amid a growing vacancy rate.

 

Washington Post: Health-care showdown to start at 1 pm Sunday 2010-03-19

It' will be close to a high-noon showdown on Sunday, as shortly thereafter the final debate on President Obama's health-care legislation is set ...

 

Washington Post: School restructuring and AYP 2010-03-19

It's a good thing that President Obama wants to eliminate the requirement in No Child Left Behind that requires schools to prove that students are making ...

 

Wash Post Education: At Mount Vernon, dozens of children become U.S. citizens 2010-03-19

In the 2008 presidential elections, Kamran Atri, a naturalized U.S. citizen from Iran who lives in Stafford, brought his daughter Selina, now 9, into the voting booth with him. She helped him mark his selection, and he made a deal with her: Clean your room and you can become a citizen.

 

Washington Post: Chicago forum to discuss how Obama can help African Americans 2010-03-19

Black unemployment stands at 15.8 percent, far above the national average of 9.7 percent, and African Americans are more likely than most Americans to lack ...

 

Washington Post: Rhee turns to White House veteran Anita Dunn 2010-03-19

GW Bush gave DC untold millions to be the voucher guinea pig. now we have Chavous whining all over for more vouchers. Is Rhee using our education tax money ...

 

The News International: Cop among four killed in Mastung 2010-03-19

ISLAMABAD: The Chairman of the Ansar Burney Trust and former federal minister for human rights, Ansar Burney, has congratulated President Asif Ali Zardari ...

 

Telegraph.co.uk: Our schools turn out unemployable blockheads 2010-03-19

Teachers could stop wrestling with 6000 pages of curriculum a year and start – oh joy! – teaching. Freedom from the most rigid curriculum in the world would ...

 

PR-CANADA.net: Chicago Urban League Thanks Cheryle Jackson for Her Transformative Leadership 2010-03-19

The Chicago Urban League supports and advocates for economic, educational and social progress for African Americans through our agenda focused exclusively ...

 

Inter Press Service: EDUCATION-MALAWI: Local Language Dictionary Released 2010-03-19

Ndalama has used these previous editions in her English language lessons. She says they were useful books, especially because Malawi did not have other ...

 

News-Medical.net: Women need education on risks associated with early elective cesarean secti ... 2010-03-19

UnitedHealthcare is using the recent research study as part of a data-sharing campaign to educate health care providers, including physicians and hospital ...

 

Johnston Sun Rise: School budget awash in red ink 2010-03-19

Professional development for teachers and administrators will follow close behind. A visit from the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC)

 

Sun Gazette: Arlington School System Honors Veteran Staff Members 2010-03-19

Arlington Public Schools recently honored 125 staff members who have served the school system for 20, 25, 30, 35 and 40 years.

 

BirminghamMail.net: Train To Teach - the search for new teachers comes to Birmingham 2010-03-19

The Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA) is holding a two-day event in Birmingham today and tomorrow to search for new teaching talent.

 

PR-USA.net: Millions Suffer From Undiagnosed Vision Problems 2010-03-19

One research study suggests that the prevalence of these eye problems within the general population is 56% or 60 million men, women, and young adults.

 

Fort Wayne Journal Gazette: Still no education fix 2010-03-19

AP US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan discusses revisions to the No Child Left Behind Act in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Sunday. Don't expect the demise of No ...

 

New America Foundation: Pell Grant Emergency Seals Student Loan Reform Deal 2010-03-19

The economic stimulus money will be gone. And thanks to the recession, student eligibility for Pell Grants is on the rise while college enrollment ...

 

San Francisco Chronicle: Where did hope go? 2010-03-19

Vicious loudmouths have co-opted the Republicans - preying on fear, racism, frustration, poverty and lack of education. They systematically continue ...

 

San Francisco Chronicle: No Child Left Inside 2010-03-19

As part of educational overhaul to reform No Child Left Behind, the House today passed a bill to encourage nature education. The bill, which supports using ...

 

Smart Data Collective: Refusing to Answer Census Race Question 2010-03-19

Race is key to implementing many federal laws and is needed to monitor compliance with Voting Rights Act and Civil Rights Act…Race data are also used ...

 

Augusta Chronicle: Rants & Raves 2010-03-19

I always thought my civilian gun rights allowed me to shoot at wild game or the odd home invader. The United States has never been, and will never ...

 

Huffington Post: Did Dan Choi Jump the Shark, or Has the Gay Community Forgotten What Real ... 2010-03-19

I know that a lot of African-Americans don't like the comparison of the gay rights movement to the civil rights movement, but I happen to be Black and gay ...

 

Philadelphia Daily News: Like his late father, Martin LutherKing III sees a better future ... 2010-03-19

Martin Luther King III, the son of the late civil-rights activist, is optimistic that he will see racial harmony within his lifetime.

 

National Journal: Obama And The Supertanker 2010-03-19

That's about as long as it took to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964, originally introduced by John F. Kennedy and driven home by Lyndon Johnson.

 

EDGE Boston: Lt. Dan Choi's White House Arrest Sparks Debate About HRC's (Non?) Activism 2010-03-19

... "I know that a lot of African-Americans don't like the comparison of the gay rights movement to the civil rights movement, but I happen to be Black ...

 

Baylor University The Lariat Online: LBJ's administration center of prof's lecture 2010-03-19

Woods said that Johnson was so passionate about civil rights, that he shifted his stance on the Vietnam War to keep southern senators from blocking ...

 

The People's Voice: America's "Houdini Recovery" under IMF-Type Austerity 2010-03-19

This (says Rosenberg) in spite of "the greatest stimulus experience in seven decades, and retail sales are still down 5% from the pre-recession peak and ...

 

Cullman Times Online: Local students honored for service to community 2010-03-19

But Burgess didn't mind working through this conundrum. When it comes to his students, having too many good things to say ...

 

Brunei News, Brunei Headlines from Brunei fm: Thanksgiving ceremony for Year Six teachers of Brunei III schools 2010-03-19

Hj Jaafar was invited to deliver his speech, in which he congratulated all the teachers that had put an effort on their students, which in turn has shown ...

 

msnbc.com: Obama calls vote 'historic' opportunity 2010-03-19

Unfortunately, the 30000 private sector middle class banking jobs that are lost because Chairman Sham Wow had to take over college education to keep h ...

 

msnbc.com: Time for NCAA to get serious about education 2010-03-19

AP AP By Mike Celizic To listen to the reaction from the college basketball establishment, you'd think that Barack Obama's secretary of education has just ...

 

Cherry Hill Courier Post: Money handed over to Mexico to help control border chaos a farce 2010-03-19

... anti-corruption initiatives, human rights education and training, and an anti-money laundering program for our southern neighbors. Obama accelerated ...

 

SU The Crusader Online: Speaker arrested at White House rally 2010-03-19

Prior to his arrest, Choi was speaking in Freedom Plaza at a Human Rights Campaign rally against DADT, sponsored by comedian and gay rights activist Kathy ...

 

Namibia Economist: “Wishy washy” human rights report on Namibia released 2010-03-19

The report is used by the Obama administration as a resource for shaping American policy towards Namibia. According to the report, human rights problems ...

 

Indian Country Today: US human rights record challenged 2010-03-19

Many hope this will change under President Barack Obama, an adopted son of the Crow Nation of Montana, who has appointed more Native Americans to h ...

 

Austin American-Statesman: Higher education notes 2010-03-19

The intent is to show how young African Americans use cell phones, digital video, IPods, Facebook, MySpace and other social networking applicati ...

 

Los Angeles Times: Six years of report cards later, only one student sent to corner at tournament ... 2010-03-19

If Education Secretary Arne Duncan had his way, the list wouldn't have ended with one school. It would have had an even dozen names on ...

 

Los Angeles Times: Adult students protest potential loss of Pico-Union campus 2010-03-19

About 100 Los Angeles adult school students and some of their teachers demonstrated Friday near their campus in Pico-Union to protest its possible closing.

 

National Journal: The Bible Goes To School 2010-03-19

Registering with NationalJournal.com enables subscribers to view our up-to-the-minute analysis and unparalleled coverage of Congre ...

 

National Journal: Group Favors Schumer-Graham Immigration Provision 2010-03-19

One of the provisions they proposed would award green cards to immigrants who receive a doctoral or master's degree in science, technology, engineering ...

 

Media Newswire: Spearheading a Grass-Roots Movement for Change in Kenya 2010-03-19

As chairperson of the Centre for Rights Education and Awareness, Njogu documents gender-based violence and advocates constitutional reforms to enshrine ...

 

USA Today: Debate on decennial head count — Our view: Census is a simple civic duty, ... 2010-03-19

But if the federal government can't tell where Hispanics or African Americans live, it's tough to enforce. Nor is the question about race some new ...

 

USA Today: Revamped student loan bill tucked into massive health bill 2010-03-19

Examples abounded Thursday as Democratic Congressional leaders and White House officials unveiled the higher education portion of a compromise version ...

 

USA Today: Debate on decennial head count — Our view: Census is a simple civic duty, ... 2010-03-19

But if the federal government can't tell where Hispanics or African Americans live, it's tough to enforce. Nor is the question about race some new ...

 

USA Today: Column: Obama education plan doesn't go far enough 2010-03-19

In Washington today, politicians too often just stand their ground. Liberal strategist Bob Beckel and conservative columnist Cal Thomas provide a better ...

 

The Hill: Boccieri decision at 10:40 2010-03-19

Boccieri is expecting Obama's slush fund/Stimulus money to bail him out this summer because Canton is such a mess. No way. No how.

 

10 Downing Street: Opening remarks at FPA event 2010-03-19

Taking the challenges in turn, on the economy, we came together to deliver the largest macroeconomic stimulus the world has ever seen, with the potential ...

 

News Shopper: LEE: Northbrook School staff to strike again 2010-03-19

A SECONDARY school could be closed for two days while staff strike over pay cuts. Staff at Northbrook School in Leahurst Road, Lee, planned to strike ...

 

Mirfield Reporter: STOPPING high-tech bullying was the theme of a school competition to promote ... 2010-03-19

Winner Lewis Bray bagged a netbook and runner-up Brandon Swain won book vouchers to spend on the internet. And Lewis's design will be used as the background ...

 

Independent: The Big Question: Is Britain's international ranking in higher educati ... 2010-03-19

Under Obama, the US federal government poured money into higher education as part of a stimulus package but it was not enough to avoid staff lay-offs or ...

 

Daily Gazette: MY VIEW: Friendly county welcomes all sorts of cultures with open arms 2010-03-19

Earlier immigrants to Essex, Scots farmers after the First World War, Jewish families in the 1930s and teachers from Wales after the Second World War ...

 

KPBS: Health Care Debate Reaches A Climax 2010-03-19

I'm for it as a matter of social justice. I believe that people are suffering right now because we don't have adequate health care coverage.

 

Winnipeg Free Press: Marijuana foes say robberies, killings over medical marijuana show crime ... 2010-03-19

Marijuana is still illegal under federal law, but the Obama administration loosened its guidelines for prosecutions of medical pot last year. The Justice ...

 

Richmond County Daily Journal: Immigrants are still fighting for 'liberty and justice for all' 2010-03-19

For we are sons, we are daughters, we are brothers and sisters, mothers and fathers, we are students, we are teachers, we are engineers, we are builder ...

 

CNN Political Ticker: Gay soldier arrested in protest outside White House 2010-03-19

As a reservist, he said, Choi falls under New York's Uniform Code of Military Justice, which has rules similar to the Army Uniform Code of Military Justice.

 

USC News: USC in the News 3/19/2010 2010-03-19

The Washington Post, in an Associated Press story, featured a case that was taken on by the USC Gould School's Post-Conviction Justice Project ...

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Brian Thevenot: TX: History with Chuck Norris! 2010-03-19

The State Board of Education circus continues, as Chuck Norris weighs in on the side of the board.

 

Carlisle Sentinel: Students celebrate Pi Day 2010-03-19

By staff reports, March 19, 2010 Thomas Ackermann, 11, uses a graphing calculator on Monday morning at St. Patrick School, to figure out the circumference ...

 

Ottawa Citizen: Review: Elmwood School splendid in play about early Canadian women 2010-03-19

As a compelling addition to the script, the inspirational tales of Harriet Tubman and Mary Ann Shadd capture the arduous struggle of African Americans ...

 

YourNabe.com: Bloomberg, Klein must stop running schools like businesses 2010-03-19

What many do not realize is that charter schools do not accept many of our English Language Learner students and students with the most severe learning ...

 

Santa Cruz Sentinel: Gault Elementary holds math festival 2010-03-19

In the worst-case-scenario, the No Child Left Behind legislation calls for closing schools that do not improve. Meeting all 21 progress criteria is a first ...

 

New York Times: One Classroom, From Sea to Shining Sea 2010-03-19

and called for significant changes in the No Child Left Behind law. In Kansas City, Mo., officials voted to close nearly half the public schools there ...

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Eugene Paik: NJ: N.J. school custodians are targeted by districts looking to shed costs 2010-03-19

School custodians across New Jersey have found themselves in the crosshairs of cash-strapped school districts looking to shed costs.

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Staff Reports: AZ: Ariz. House considers 3rd-grade reading standards 2010-03-19

The Arizona House has given preliminary approval to a measure that would require school districts to hold back third-graders who score far below grade-level reading standards.

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Christopher Flavelle: US: Congress does repair job on stimulus school construction plan 2010-03-19

Last December, we reported in USA Today [1] that a plan to subsidize billions of dollars in school construction under the stimulus bill had largely flopped. Now, Congress has passed a fix to get the program back on track. President Obama signed the bill today.

 

North County Times: LETTERS: NCT, March 19, 2010 2010-03-19

The only way to stop these cuts is by having the public aware enough to act — writing and calling the governor and legislators to demand that educati ...

 

Coosa Valley News: State to Get Money from Lottery Reserves 2010-03-19

The results of tapping into the reserves will mean reducing textbooks vouchers to more than 200000 college students on the HOPE scholarship starting ...

 

AllGov: Education Secretary Duncan Suggests Banning Low-Graduation Rate Schools ... 2010-03-19

Next to President Barack Obama, there may not be a bigger basketball fan in the current administration than Secretary of Education Arne Duncan.

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Torey Van Oot: CA: Schwarzenegger wants more time, feedback on Race to the Top 2010-03-19

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and eight other governors have asked the Obama administration to extend the deadline for applying for a second round of Race to the Top grants for schools to July 1.

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Sam Dillon: US: Lawmakers say needs of rural schools are overlooked 2010-03-19

An Oklahoma senator complained that federal rules on teacher credentials had driven thousands of experienced educators out of rural schools. A North Carolina lawmaker complained that formulas for distributing federal education money favored big-city districts at the expense of poor students in small towns.

 

Bernama: Indonesia Not To Push US To Resume Military Ties: Minister 2010-03-19

The US military stopped cooperation with Indonesia in providing education and training programs for the Indonesian elite troops in US following ...

 

TriValley Central: Business group aims to reform school finance system 2010-03-19

If average teachers' salaries are based on Arizona's averages rather than national averages, schools will not be able to attract and keep teachers.

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Melissa B. Taboada: TX: UT, A&M joining others in transition to federal direct loan program 2010-03-19

As federal lawmakers prepare to possibly eliminate the primary program through which students currently obtain loans to pay for college, Texas universities are joining thousands across the country abandoning the bank-based system.

 

Bellingham Herald: Find Whatcom County school board info online 2010-03-19

With more and more people having Internet connections at their fingertips, school districts are trying to make it easier for the public to stay informed ...

 

Danville News: STREET TALK: Congressional candidates spar over vote 2010-03-19

Arlen Specter, D-Pa., said he was pleased that the US Environmental Protection Agency will conduct a comprehensive research study to investigate the impact ...

 

The Daily News Online: NCAA teams don't always make the grade 2010-03-19

Let's not forget that," said Richard Lapchick, director of the Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport at the University of Central Florida.

 

Socialist Worker Online: other shoe drops on SF kids 2010-03-19

Board of Education. The unemployment rate for African Americans in the US is about double the rate for white Americans. Young African American men face ...

 

Asheville Citizen-Times: We need to make room in school day to teach history 2010-03-19

State and federal policies, such as the Goals 2000 Educate America Act and the No Child Left Behind Act, fail to support school curriculums that include ...

 

WWMT: 2 Mich. gubernatorial candidates speak to students 2010-03-19

BEVERLY HILLS, Mich. (AP) - Two of the apparent early leaders running for Michigan governor will speak to students at a private school in suburban Detroit.

 

Buffalo Rising: Area high school students devise greener solutions 2010-03-19

For eco-friendly Buffalonians, the last weekend of March will offer a creative breakthrough toward helping youth solve environmental and global issues.

 

CounterCurrents.org: Dueling Strategies In The Defense Of Public Education - Part I 2010-03-19

For example, US Labor Against the War has more than 180 local union affiliates, despite the strong support of the Democratic Party for Obama's wars.

 

Press Herald: Briefly Greater Portland 2010-03-19

THIRTEEN TEACHERS have been nominated for the 2011 Maine Teacher of the Year. The winner will be announced in September. Nominees are: Alice Barr ...

 

Earthtimes: NRF Asks House to Reject Anti-Job Health Care Legislation, Opposes 'Procedural ... 2010-03-19

Health care reform in its current form will become the biggest anti-stimulus legislation imaginable.” “We are also troubled by the extraordinary procedure ...

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Sarah Avery: NC: Grant to aid work of stem cell groundbreaker 2010-03-19

An internationally known pioneer in using umbilical cord stem cells will research novel cerebral palsy treatments thanks to a $10.2 million gift to Duke University.

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Maria Burnham, The Associated Press: MS: Colleges eye rate hike for boarding 2010-03-19

The leaders of Mississippi's eight public universities presented the state College Board with requests to raise room-and-board rates Thursday but were told to come back next month with proposals for the long-term upkeep of dorms, not just the bare minimum needed to scrape by.

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Richard Locker: TN: MTSU poll finds 51 percent of Tennesseans disapprove of Obama's performance 2010-03-19

Fifty-one percent of Tennesseans disapprove of President Obama's job performance — a slight majority for the first time since his inauguration, according to the new statewide MTSU Poll released Wednesday.

 

MLive.com: Public school chiefs like that Obama is veering from No Child Left Behind 2010-03-19

The Obama administration's Blueprint for Reform would replace No Child Left Behind. Education spending would increase by $3.5 billion.

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Matthew Stone: ME: Money there for some schools 2010-03-19

Maine school districts will have access to $41.4 million in school construction bonds this year, but they have to move fast to get the money.

 

PR.com: “People's History” Expands to Florida with Local Author's New Release 2010-03-19

"With the legislation of the Education Omnibus Bill in 2006, as well as the rapidly declining state of education for the state's lower classes," Wasserm ...

 

The Punch: Why I have not remarried 24 years after I lost my wife –Oba Kamoru Sansi ... 2010-03-19

So many secondary school leavers now cannot write in simple English language, even graduates. Politics is supposed to bring dividends of democracy but ...

 

The Pilot: Who is teaching us about the ultimate questions... Really? 2010-03-19

Among Latinos the number is 3 in 100. During the early years of the 20th century, the public schools shucked off the vestiges of a religious orientation.

 

NYT > Education: Documenting Their World 2010-03-19

6 Q's About the News | What did the girls in this Studio Museum Harlem program photograph, and why?

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Larissa Chinwah: IL: Teachers safe for now in Huntley Dist. 158 2010-03-19

While school districts across the area are reducing staff in order to make up decreased revenue from the state, the Huntley Unit District 158 school board shaved a further $2 million from its draft 2010-2011 budget without laying off teachers.

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Chelsea Schneider Kirk: IN: Full day kindergarten hurt by sour economy, cost 2010-03-19

Northwest Indiana parents who pay their school districts for full-day kindergarten may face steeper costs next year as districts struggle to find revenue in the wake of $300 million in cuts ordered by Gov. Mitch Daniels.

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Abby Rapoport: TX: The runoffs: SBOE District 10 2010-03-19

State Board of Education candidate Brian Russell has got the social conservative circuit covered.

 

So Md News: State: School reforms certain 2010-03-19

The Maryland State Department of Education is working on its application for the federal initiative, which could net the state up to $250 million of more ...

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Terrence Stutz: TX: State Board of Education continues debate over standards for social studies 2010-03-19

State Board of Education members resumed their volatile debate over social studies standards Wednesday as the panel neared its first vote on what Texas students will be taught in U.S. history, government and other classes over the next decade.

 

Honolulu Star-Bulletin: Groups criticize BOE for lack of Furlough Friday action 2010-03-19

"I'm offering to you that Hawaii is not in a 'Race to the Top,' but very quickly a race to the bottom." Marguerite Higa, a member of the group Save Our ...

 

Colorado Springs Gazette: GUEST COLUMN: Colorado must improve its standing in Race to the Top 2010-03-19

A couple of weeks ago, Colorado received great news from the US Department of Education. The state's bid for a share of the Obam ...

 

New York Times: Promised Land 2010-03-19

They were young teachers, I think, though I don't remember that anyone asked them. Immediately the “for sale” signs began to appear, one or two at first ...

 

Leagle.com: MUNDERVILLE v. HIGHLAND FALLS-FORT MONTGOMERY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 2010-03-19

HIGHLAND FALLS-FORT MONTGOMERY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, PHILLIP ARBOLINO, sued in his individual capacity, and KEITH ABBEY, sued in his individual capacity ...

 

Jackson NJ Online: Education reform well received at Westlake Board of Education candidate night 2010-03-19

Education reform is not just a financial message for me either. Educational reform also involves efforts to change things like No Child Left Behind ...

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Jason Clayworth: IA: Iowa schools making doomsday predictions, Senate leader says 2010-03-19

School officials have made "doomsday-scenario budgets" but the reality is much brighter, Iowa Senate Majority Leader Michael Gronstal told reporters today.

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Tom Loftus: KY: Bill to ease college transfers advances 2010-03-19

A bill to make it easier for community college students to transfer to four-year public universities cleared the Senate Education Committee on Thursday in a weaker — but satisfactory — form, the bill's original sponsor said.

 

Charleston Gazette: Manchin, others want faster answers on Race to the Top 2010-03-19

Manchin and eight other governors are asking US Education Secretary Arne Duncan to hurry up and say why they didn't win in the first round of “Race to ...

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Linda B. Blackford: KY: Proposal to alter principal hiring process gains new life 2010-03-19

In a surprise move Thursday, the Senate Education Committee tacked a controversial and embattled bill about school principal selection onto a House measure to create a Kentucky Literacy Day and then approved it without discussion.

 

Minneapolis Star Tribune: DFLers look to DC for lifeline 2010-03-19

Lawmakers and the governor are waiting to see if Congress and President Obama approve an extension of a small portion of the federal stimulus bill th ...

 

AlterNet: Moral Conscience in War: A Father's Story from Vietnam 2010-03-19

Dr. Rita Nakashima Brock has dedicated much of her scholarship and activism to inter-religious education. As chair of the planning team for the Truth ...

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Jim Walsh: AZ: Campus-gun bill advances 2010-03-19

A proposal to allow faculty members to carry heat on college campuses has the gun lobby and police drawing down on each other, with each predicting dire consequences.

 

Earthtimes: Latino Elected Officials Advocate for Student Success 2010-03-19

“We met with leaders in Washington to urge actions in support of Latino students and English-language learners. We support increased investment ...

 

Shelby Township Source Newspapers: The phrase 'separation of church and state' appears nowhere in the US Constitution 2010-03-19

What's troubling, though, is the extent to which its misuse is undermining American citizens' true rights to freedom of speech and religion.

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Will Sentell: LA: State makes final bid for 'Race to Top' funds 2010-03-19

State officials made their final pitch Wednesday for $314 million in federal prize dollars to improve public schools.

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Erik Eckholm: NC: School suspensions lead to legal challenge 2010-03-19

CHOCOWINITY, N.C. — As school let out one day in January 2008, students from rival towns faced off. Two girls flailed away for several seconds and clusters of boys pummeled each other until teachers pulled them apart.

 

NYT > Education: What Do You Know About Teen Depression? 2010-03-19

Student Opinion | Tell us what you know or have learned about teenage depression, whether from experts or from personal experience. What questions do you still have?

 

University of Central Florida: 5th Graders to Take First College Steps, See 'Cool' Science Projects 2010-03-19

UCF's culture of opportunity is driven by our diversity, Orlando environment, history of entrepreneurship and our youth, relevance and energy.

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Leslie Brody: NJ: State aid cuts sharp for Bergen, Passaic districts 2010-03-19

School district officials who had braced themselves for big state aid cuts lamented Wednesday that the actual cuts are deeper than they had feared.

 

NewsOK.com: Teacher accountability, testing focus of reform 2010-03-19

But No Child Left Behind ushered in an era of data-driven accountability that has made Education Secretary Arne Duncan's next-generation accountability ...

 

Hamilton Journal News: Grant brings 'Romeo and Juliet' productions to students 2010-03-19

Staff photo by Samantha Grier The Cincinnati Shakespeare Company performs “Romeo and Juliet” Wednesday, March 18, at Hamilton Freshman School.

 

Huffington Post: The Constitution Does Not Sanction Bigotry 2010-03-19

The second image was a scabrous gaggle of colonial European Americans, posing as Native Americans, hurling wooden ship cargo boxes full of tea into ...

 

Review Messenger: Bowling in the fog 2010-03-19

And the largest chunk of all is the $650 million the administration is investing in an Education Department Innovation Fund, including the Race to the Top ...

 

UNLV The Rebel Yell: UNR comedy group apologizes for skit 2010-03-19

“On one side, students were perceiving that they hadn't done anything racist,” said UNLV's assistant vice president of Diversity and Inclusion Jose ...

 

Mercury-Register: Film crew works downtown on pilot for 'Native Century' series 2010-03-19

The film chronicles how Native Americans have sustained ancient traditions and preserved sovereign nations while adapting to the 20th and 21st centurie ...

 

SU The Crusader Online: Cultural identity is focus of talks 2010-03-19

"Latinos are transforming the United States of America like never before," Bristol-Colón said. "If we can equip them with proper tools and educati ...

 

New York Times: The Early Word: Health Care Push 2010-03-19

More Governor's Misconduct: Two men running for Georgia's highest office, both male teachers, were once suspended from their jobs for carrying ...

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Lauren Roth: VA: State schools will lose $700 million in 2 years 2010-03-19

Budget cuts this year could have negative implications for Virginia schools for years to come, members of the State Board of Education said Thursday.

 

Times Record News: Obama unveils plan for broadband in rural areas 2010-03-19

Wichita Falls Congressman Mac Thornberry said he had a “serious concern” with the broadband plan, which has already received $7.2 billion of stimulus funds.

 

Asheville Citizen-Times: Asheville-Buncombe Tech student charged with threats on staff 2010-03-19

But she declined to reveal the student's name or to discuss further details, citing the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, a federal law designed ...

 

NYT > Education: Word of the Day | seep 2010-03-19

This word has appeared in 47 Times articles over the past year.

 

Asia Times Online: The great illusion 2010-03-19

Thank you for the good education in bad economic governance!" the school bus driver is yelling at me to shut up and for the cheering kids to get on the bu ...

 

New America Media: Students Question 'Failing' Status of Their Schools 2010-03-19

A sophomore at O'Connell, who asked to remain anonymous, said the list didn't take into consideration that half of O'Connell's students are English language ...

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Winnie Hu and Robert Gebeloff: NJ: Details given on cuts by Christie to schools 2010-03-19

Fifty-nine of New Jersey's wealthiest school districts would receive no direct state aid for their operations next year — in effect, a 100 percent cut — under the governor's proposed budget, according to state figures released on Wednesday.

 

New York Times: With Ban on HIV Immigrants Now History, Relief and Revision 2010-03-19

... recalled the eight years he taught first and second grades in Vallejo public schools — he felt appreciated, and was once named “Teacher of the Year.

 

Times of Malta: Cospicua inaugurates new public library 2010-03-19

He said that the fund allocation to councils for libraries had doubled and councils were given vouchers to buy books from Maltese publishers.

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Michelle Manchir: IL: Sexting bill passes Illinois Senate 2010-03-19

Students under 18 who use computers or cell phones to share nude photos of their peers would earn little more than a scolding under a measure the Illinois Senate approved Thursday to address the "sexting" phenomenon.

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Holly Prestidge and Katherine Calos: VA: Budget outlook brighter for localities in Richmond area 2010-03-19

Blue sky is beginning to peek through the storm clouds that have hung over school systems and local governments since budget preparations began last fall.

 

University of Pittsburgh The Pitt News: No Child Left Behind College Edition: New Obama proposal focuses on higher ... 2010-03-19

Pitt professor and Dean of the School of Education Alan Lesgold said that the changes in Obama's proposal are not being made because No Child Left Behind ...

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Ernie Suggs: GA: Zero Tolerance bill passes out of Senate, moves to House 2010-03-19

An overhaul on Georgia's zero-tolerance policies, the kind of law that Emanuel Jones said he was elected to the Georgia Senate to write, passed his chamber Thursday and now heads to the House. SB 299 would give principals and school systems more discretion in how they handle disciplinary cases in their schools.

 

Tampa Tribune: Jeb Bush, Sharpton slated for MSNBC town hall in Tampa 2010-03-19

Florida is one of 16 finalists in Obama's Race to the Top, which requires states to take steps to improve teacher quality, raise academic standards and make ...

 

Bioscience Technology: Study shows further benefits of noscapine for prostate cancer 2010-03-19

The collaborative pre-clinical laboratory research was conducted by Dr. Israel Barken, of the Prostate Cancer Research and Education Foundation (PCREF)

 

MinnPost.com: National teaching standards could spark dramatic changes in schools 2010-03-19

Because President George Bush's No Child Left Behind initiative left it to states to decide their own standards but penalized them when students failed ...

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Staff and Wire Reports: MO: Missouri House rejects school funding formula changes 2010-03-19

The Missouri House on Wednesday rejected an effort by rural lawmakers to change which school districts would bear the brunt of cuts in state aid.

 

Leagle.com: PAYNE v. PENINSULA SCHOOL DISTRICT 2010-03-19

PENINSULA SCHOOL DISTRICT, a municipal corporation; ARTONDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a municipal corporation; JODI COY, in her individual and official capacity;

 

Tulsa World: Report: OU's Gallon accepted $3000 2010-03-19

However, it did not release information, citing the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act that protects student education records.

 

Winnipeg Free Press: A murky issue 2010-03-19

Many people are impatient with anyone, but especially immigrants, seeking any relaxation of rules or other special treatment. But most people recognize th ...

 

Post-Bulletin: George Will: Government gambles with education 2010-03-19

WASHINGTON — Doubling down on dubious bets is characteristic of compulsive gamblers and federal education policy. The nation was essentially without ...

 

Korea Times: Comic Books Hailed as New Education Tools 2010-03-19

... "The Bill Gates Story" and "The Charles Darwin Story" for history, social studies and bilingual education classes for the second half of this year.

 

Lake County News: State Board of Education approves list of lowest performing schools; no local ... 2010-03-19

“We were originally supposed to submit the list to the federal government in January along with our application for the Race to the Top,” she ...

 

CityLimits.org: Black Caucus Attacks Joblessness 2010-03-19

Witnesses offered explanations for African-Americans' disproportionate numbers among the chronically unemployed. Gaps in education and training ...

 

Chicago Daily Herald: Schaumburg Dist. 54 may cut 130 positions 2010-03-19

This year, District 54 received $1 million for bilingual education, $2.2 million for early childhood education and $550000 for reading improvement.

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Arthur Hirsch: MD: Archbishop asks lawmakers to approve tax credit 2010-03-19

Archbishop Edwin F. O'Brien invoked the recently announced archdiocesan school closings in urging state lawmakers Wednesday to approve a corporate income tax credit as a "critically important tool" to help both public and private school students.

 

TheDay.com: GOP debaters want smaller state government 2010-03-19

He also said the state needs to go after more federal funding, such as President Obama's "Race to the Top" school reform program.

 

Earthtimes: Message from Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaelle Jean, Govern ... 2010-03-19

... we realize all the more how important it is to preserve cultural and linguistic diversity for the greater good of the human heritage.

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Matt Friendman: NJ: State school board group ask Christie to suspend school budget elections 2010-03-19

The New Jersey School Boards Association yesterday called on lawmakers and Gov. Chris Christie to suspend this year's school budget elections so districts can grapple with unprecedented cuts in aid announced this week.

 

Shelby Star: Upcoming local events 2010-03-19

What: Cleveland County Elementary Honors Chorus featuring 126 select students from the 15 elementary schools and directed by select music teachers.

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Janese Heavin: MO: College leaders OK scholarship equity 2010-03-19

Some private college presidents have given up their fight against Missouri lawmakers who want to equalize Access Missouri scholarships.

 

NYT > Education: Pell Grant Increase Proposed 2010-03-19

The federal government would increase financing for Pell grants by $36 billion over 10 years under a Democratic plan.

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Staci Hupp: IA: ISU, UNI athletics face end to use of tax money 2010-03-19

Iowa State University and University of Northern Iowa officials would have until September to draw up plans to wean their athletic departments off taxpayer money under a proposal state regents will consider next week.

 

Lez Get Real: Schumer in a Corner Must Include UAFA in Immigration Reform 2010-03-19

Immigration reform is an opportunity to affirm our national commitment to dignity, equality, and fairness for all. It is critical for LGBT people to become ...

 

Independent Online: Students plot Jub Jub's downfall 2010-03-19

As the wait continued for news on hip hop artist Jub Jub's bail, the best way to get attention from protesting students outside court was to take out ...

 

The Bookseller: Wiley's higher education unit plans for print-free future 2010-03-19

Wiley's higher education division could be producing solely digital products within five years, its sales and marketing manager Neil Broomfield told ...

 

Las Cruces Sun-News: Sun-News photo by Robin Zielinski 2010-03-19

District winners go on to the New Mexico Association for Bilingual Education state bee April 10 at the National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque.

 

Staunton News Leader: WWPLM to conduct spring teachers' workshop 2010-03-19

STAUNTON — The Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum announced Thursday that it will host a one-day spring workshop for 25 Virginia history ...

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Staff Reports: MA: Harvard will raise tuition 2010-03-19

Harvard University will increase tuition next school year by 3.8 percent, the school announced yesterday, bringing the annual cost of a Harvard education, including room and board, to $50,724.

 

BusinessWeek: GOP hopefuls for Conn. gov want smaller government 2010-03-19

He also said the state needs to go after more federal funding, such as President Barack Obama's "Race to the Top" school reform program.

 

Port Washington News: More Cuts Shrink School Budget Increase to 2.5 Percent 2010-03-19

Mr. Lewis explained that classes at the high school fall into three broad categories: Academic, Electives, and Physical Education/Health.

 

Kennebec Journal: Forum focuses on change in education 2010-03-19

"Teachers were just more and more becoming discouraged" since the 2002 passage of the federal No Child Left Behind act, Geller said.

 

Rutland Herald: Loan reform could benefit students 2010-03-19

Sen. Bernard Sanders, I-Vt., is leading the charge of Vermont elected officials who support a plan by President Barack Obama to cut billions in lo ...

 

NewsReleaseWire.com: Just a click away- Nonprofit invites the use of original and recycled image ... 2010-03-19

By discovering conservation concepts, looking for solutions in waste management, and visiting the outdoors, kids and teachers can be "renewed".

 

eGov monitor: Obama Administration's Education Reform Plan Emphasizes Flexibility, Resource ... 2010-03-19

The Obama administration's blueprint to overhaul the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) will support state and local efforts to help ensure that all student ...

 

NewsOK.com: Report: Money wired to OU's Tiny Gallon 2010-03-19

The university responded it couldn't fulfill the records request, due to the Family Education Rights Privacy Act, originally crafted by former US Sen ...

 

Kirksville Daily Express and Daily News: STATE OF LIMBO 2010-03-19

McClanahan said for education, her goal would be to shift the subsidies and vouchers for private institutions to provide more funding for public educati ...

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By The Associated Press: MS: State provides $60K for restoration 2010-03-19

PASCAGOULA, Miss. — The city of Pascagoula expects to award in a contract in the next few weeks to begin restoration of the Scranton Museum, a 1970s shrimp boat damaged by Hurricane Georges in 1998.

 

Independent Publishing Group: You can't run a town like you run a business 2010-03-19

I'm not going to get into the school choice/vouchers debate for holding schools accountable. When an educator and not a businessperson or politici ...

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Jim Galloway, Columnist: GA: Two candidates for governor had teacher certificates suspended — for misconduct with female students 2010-03-19

According to state records, two candidates for governor — one Republican and one Democrat, both trained as high school educators — have had their teaching certificates suspended for misconduct involving female students.

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Pat Kossan: AZ: Cuts to all-day kindergarten big problem for schools, parents 2010-03-19

State lawmakers last week permanently cut the funding that made the programs possible in many schools, and now parents, public-school districts and charter schools around the state are struggling to find ways to keep them going.

 

Santa Maria Times: Philosophical battle over education 2010-03-19

This is merely a new scheme to dump public education. Vouchers failed to catch on, but now we see this new illusion on the horizon, masquerading as reform.

 

News Trends: Obama effigy hung at RI school with fired teachers 2010-03-19

A teacher at a failing Rhode Island school where he and all his colleagues were fired hung an effigy of President Obama in his classroom, apparently ...

 

Politics Daily: Jill Lawrence on WHYY: Final Stages of the Health Care Reform Push 2010-03-19

But seriously how can you explain the right to desegregate schools, treat education as a right and institute voting rights, when the constitution makes no ...

 

UNLV The Rebel Yell: Why building a train to Anaheim makes sense 2010-03-19

The stimulus bill advocated by President Barack Obama and passed by Congress last year included a clause that appropriated money to states for the purpose ...

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Amy Hetzner: WI: Student restraint measure stalls 2010-03-19

Facing opposition from school administrators and teachers, the prospects for legislation to limit when Wisconsin students could be physically restrained or secluded in time-out rooms appear to be fizzling out in the state capitol.

 

Palm Beach Post: Proposed state legislation tying teachers' pay to students' learning would ... 2010-03-19

Despite criticism from national teachers' unions, Obama's proposed revision of former President George W. Bush's No Child Left Behind law wouldn't do away ...

 

redbankgreen: MORANA: “WE'RE NOT GETTING ANYTHING” 2010-03-19

Both the public and charter schools have about 20% African-Americans. The big difference is in Hispanics vs. whites. I don't have any current figures on ...

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Jennifer D. Jordan: RI: State education officials put 'best foot forward' in D.C. 2010-03-19

Education Commissioner Deborah A. Gist said she is confident the team that presented the state's Race to the Top application to federal officials in Washington, D.C., Wednesday "put our best foot forward," and says she is hopeful the state will receive as much as $126.6 million to significantly improve its public education system.

 

Mainichi Daily News: N. Korea defector reaching out to those with similar fates 2010-03-19

In 2009, she founded an organization to help defectors obtain education, work and child support. This year, she opened a culinary institute that teache ...

 

Detroit Free Press: Make the priority academics, not money 2010-03-19

According to the annual analysis conducted by the Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sports, two-thirds of this year's NCAA tournament schools graduated ...

 

The Keystone: Nutbags take over education 2010-03-19

In a 10-5 vote (following party lines), the Texas Board of Education approved a mandate on Friday to introduce a more “conservative” curriculum in school ...

 

Virtue Online: Changing Attitude's Theobabble and Bishop Glasspool's Election 2010-03-19

VOL: To cite President Barack Obama, "YES WE CAN". Two wrongs suddenly don't make a right. The cover-up of sexual abuse by bishops IS evil and so was ...

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Eric Russell: ME: Bangor won't add drug survey 2010-03-19

Every year, schools across Maine are asked to participate in the state Office of Substance Abuse's drug and alcohol use survey.

 

News On Sunday: Students go green 2010-03-19

By Premita Leelachand Moving towards a sustainable society is not the objective of the Government only. Students at the University of Mauritius also realise ...

 

Times-Georgian: School getting new computers 2010-03-19

Title 1 is part of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. It is the largest federally funded educational program authorized by Congre ...

 

Leader-Telegram: Two Racine students stabbed in fight 2010-03-19

RACINE (AP) - Police say a Racine high school student who was being beaten up by a group of people outside of school pulled a knife and stabbed two of ...

 

MyBankTracker.com: Bank of America Contributes $324000 to Support After-School Programming 2010-03-19

To promote youth fitness in Chicago, Bank of America has pledged to match funds generated by two of its biggest sponsored running event ...

 

Charleston Gazette: Manchin, other governors want faster answers on Race to the Top 2010-03-19

The governors wrote to US Education Secretary Arne Duncan this week. They asked him to "considerably accelerate the timeline" for releasing evaluations ...

 

KPBS: State Legislators Want Answers From UCSD Officials 2010-03-19

“If there were African-Americans on campus doing hate crimes against Caucasians, I'd have a problem with that, too,” Hall said. “I would be out there waving ...

 

Daily Mirror: CBB Celebrates English Language Learning 2010-03-19

The Council for Business with Britain (CBB) recently felicitated 119 English Language teachers at its annual awards ceremony, where they received their ...

 

Daily Sun: As teacher, I don't fail to use my cane - Proprietress, Rosyland Schools 2010-03-19

If you see the kind of English Language applicants write in when applying for jobs, you will simply weep for this country and wonder what kind of system we ...

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Jordan Blum: LA: Higher education cuts loom 2010-03-19

State higher education leaders Thursday were preparing to cut another $85 million from their budgets after receiving word from the Jindal administration.

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Trip Gabriel: NY: Despite gains, charter school is told to close 2010-03-19

Accountability is a mantra of the charter school movement. Students sign pledges at some schools to do their homework, and teachers owe their jobs to students' gains on tests. But as New York State moves to shut down an 11-year-old charter school in Albany, whose test scores it acknowledges beat the city's public schools last year, it is apparent that holding schools themselves accountable is not always so easy, or bloodless, as numbers on a page

 

Binghamton University Pipe Dream: Election to fill E-Board vacancy 2010-03-19

He emphasized the importance of keeping the office in motion. "These vouchers need to get signed," he said. "We're not going to let politics get in the way.

 

Daily News Tribune: School Committee to hold public hearing on budget 2010-03-19

Two of the new teachers would work with English language learners in sheltered immersion programs at the elementary schools, he said, and the other two ...

 

Dallas Morning News: Obama's No Child revisions 2010-03-19

Its most recent proposal is a 41-page blueprint for renewing the No Child Left Behind Act. You can see in it elements of the White House's earlier pl ...

 

San Jose Mercury News: Willow Glen toasts award-winner bilingual education teacher 2010-03-19

The 5000-member California Association for Bilingual Education gave her the "Bilingual Teacher of the Year" award. "It was hard to choose, because all ...

 

Southtown Star: Blue Island school opens computer lab to public 2010-03-19

A handful of bilingual education majors from Chicago State University were working with kids, honing their teaching skills. And there were people like Blue ...

 

Morning Sentinel: Carrabec to seek education funds 2010-03-19

High school juniors take the SATs as their standardized test under the federal No Child Left Behind law. In order to accept the federal money, Carrabec h ...

 

Daily Caller: Hamsher Hates Healthcare Bill 2010-03-19

Under the Obama plan, they would have to purchase insurance coverage but wouldn't receive enough of a subsidy to cover the cost. While details are limited ...

 

TriValley Central: New candidates, new stage 2010-03-19

Part of that means desiring a change from No Child left Behind, which McClung believed was created with good intentions but caused problems by trying ...

 

Mason City Globe Gazette: FBI investigating Waterloo school superintendent 2010-03-19

WATERLOO - Waterloo Community Schools Superintendent Gary Norris said Thursday he is among three people being ...

 

Honolulu Star-Bulletin: Charter school block could trip Race to the Top 2010-03-19

US Education Secretary Arne Duncan has urged states to encourage conversion to charter schools, but a school on the Big Island's north shore that was headed ...

 

OneNewsNow: Parental rights deserve a fight 2010-03-19

"Schools are becoming more and more reluctant to allow parents to be involved in the decision-making relative to their children's education," he explains.

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Meg Haskell: ME: Panel backs bond for dental school 2010-03-19

Taxpayer funding for a four-year dental school at the University of New England moved forward on Wednesday as lawmakers on the Health and Human Services Committee voted unanimously in support of a $7 million bond issue to help get the program started.

 

Thaindian.com: President Barack Obama's Effigy In School Earns Criticism 2010-03-19

Central Falls, Mar 19, (THAINDIAN NEWS) US President Barack Obama, who had received huge support in the presidential election from the people ...

 

Higher Education In India: • World Bank Allots 1.05 Billion Dollars For Education Projects to India 2010-03-19

World Bank has allotted an amount of 1.05 billion dollars for launching two education projects in India. New Delhi: World Bank sanctioned an amount as hefty ...

 

Congress Matters: House Meets At... 9:00 am: Legislative Business 2010-03-19

1133 - Recognizing the extraordinary number of African-Americans who have overcome significant obstacles to enhance innovation and competitiveness in ...

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Dawn Gagnon: ME: Forum seeks input on Race to the Top program 2010-03-19

ORONO, Maine — More than 40 area educators, school administrators, elected officials and others gathered at the University of Maine on Wednesday to find out how they can help their local school systems get a piece of the $4.35 billion the federal government is making available to states through a competitive grant process.

 

Salt Lake Tribune: Education ideas 2010-03-19

... insurance reform, plugging job creation and waging two wars, the president sent to Congress his ideas for changes to the No Child Left Behind law.

 

Colorado Springs Gazette: LETTERS: Saturday 2010-03-19

Too bad the article did not include a sidebar on what Colorado's Board of Education is doing with our curriculum standards. Obviously, the Texas Board ...

 

Education Week News: It's the Classroom, Stupid 2010-03-19

Education administrators resist change, protect their turf and colleagues, and tend to be unaware of their own managerial shortcomings.

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Dorie Turner, The Associated Press: GA: State taps lottery reserves 2010-03-19

State officials are dipping into reserves to help pay for education programs funded by the Georgia Lottery for the first time in nearly a decade, as ticket sales lag behind the growth of the HOPE scholarship and statewide prekindergarten.

 

UAB News: UAB Ethics Bowl Team wins first national championship 2010-03-19

... including health care for illegal immigrants, the Octomom, legalizing casinos and allowing teachers to carry guns in schools to protect themselves.

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Mike Riopell: IL: Plan to elect U of I trustees rejected 2010-03-19

A plan to have voters pick trustees to run the University of Illinois was rejected in the Illinois House Wednesday.

 

St. Louis Globe-Democrat: American Indian Pow Wow set at Washington University 2010-03-19

“This theme highlights Native leadership and brings forth a heartfelt issue affecting Native Americans," Mowrer. The Pow Wow serves as the closing event ...

 

Baylor University The Lariat Online: Editorial: Postive changes to come for No Child Left Behind law 2010-03-19

The administration's plans would call on states and local school districts to take on the mission of improving education for our children and come down hard ...

 

LaSalle News Tribune: DePue High ranked one of worst in state 2010-03-19

The state chose 12 super local education agencies, schools that because of their low performance rate or low graduation rate, could be in danger of closing.

 

San Jose Mercury News: Meg Whitman 'wows away' Latino crowd at San Jose campaign talk 2010-03-19

With Latinos making up 1 in 5 California voters, the former eBay chief and Atherton resident considers the Latino vote "extraordinarily important.

 

Akron Leader Publications: Norton school board member asks residents to support construction issue 2010-03-19

By Letter to the Editor The Norton City Schools have placed a bond issue on the May 4 ballot for the purpose of building. Last year the Ohio School ...

 

CNET: Senators push Obama for biometric national ID card 2010-03-19

"We would require all US citizens and legal immigrants who want jobs to obtain a high-tech, fraud-proof Social Security card," the senators' opinion article ...

 

Chippewa Herald: School board delays decision on budget cuts 2010-03-19

Parents, students, community members and school district staff packed tightly into Hillcrest Elementary's library Thursday night.

 

Australia.TO: MIGRATION-US: Mixed-Status Families Face Hard Choice 2010-03-19

Several pro-immigrant rights groups are also applying political pressure to dissuade the governor from signing the new anti-immigrant measure in to law.

 

News Hounds: Glenn Beck on Healthcare Reform: "They've Injected Poison Into the Blood Stream" 2010-03-19

O'Reilly stated unequivocally, "It's quite clear that President Obama wants federal control over health, education and the environment, there's no doubt ...

 

New York Times: School Suspensions Lead to Legal Challenge 2010-03-19

... for the girls — who are black — say that denying them a semester's schooling was an unjustified violation of their constitutional right to an education.

 

The Local: High demand for Muhammad cartoons 2010-03-19

People who complain about immigrants not integrating, yet make no effort to try integrating with them or when they move abroad, basically live as if they ...

 

New Era: Bank supports top school achievers 2010-03-19

It is highly appreciated and the learners who received money vouchers at this event will open bank accounts at FNB Namibia.” A special prize was ...

 

Center for Research on Globalization: Mass Unemployment and the Current Economic Crisis 2010-03-19

A greatly expanded stimulus is needed, and one that directly creates jobs. The Obama administration has no such intention. The administration wants to ...

 

Rio Grande Sun: Pres. Decision Delayed 2010-03-19

“And she became obviously emotional and passionate about certain issues, like bilingual education for instance. There was just a quality of sincerity ...

 

Alameda Sun: Honoring Margaret 2010-03-19

Sylvia Mendez and her family stood up for her right to an education and catalyzed the desegregation of our schools. Starting as a caseworker in city ...

 

NewsLite: Students discover a new species of dinosaur 2010-03-19

A new species of dinosaur which lived 75 million years ago and was a relative of the famous Velociraptor has been discovered.

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Nancy Badertscher: GA: House backs funding of school bus repairs 2010-03-19

School systems would be able to seek state funds to repair — not just replace — their school buses under a bill passed Thursday by the Georgia House.

 

The Bradenton Times: How we (HEART) homeless students in Manatee County 2010-03-19

More provisions were tacked onto the child welfare portion of McKinney-Vento as part of the No Child Left Behind legislation signed into law by president ...

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Staff Reports: NC: Legislators' grades weighted - heavily 2010-03-19

The N.C. Association of Educators, an organization of mostly teachers, released its grades for legislators Thursday.

 

Burke Connection: General Assembly Wrap Up 2010-03-19

The Virginia Board of Education will now review and decide whether to support each charter school proposal that surfaces in the commonwealth, though local ...

 

O Jornal: Multi-cultural evening at Talbot Middle School 2010-03-19

"Last year was my first year as a principal of this school, and I felt that because we are the only ELL (English language learners) multi-cultural school ...

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Liam Farrell: MD: House panel split on private school funding 2010-03-19

The fate of controversial legislation granting tax credits for contributions to private and public schools now rests in the hands of a divided House of Delegates committee.

 

WBUR: Professor Calls For Balance In Textbooks 2010-03-19

There have been lots of misdeeds, and the textbooks are clear about that, we enslaved Africans and displaced Native-Americans and oppressed women.

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Juana Summers: MO: Missouri considers bill to protect young athletes from head injuries 2010-03-19

State lawmakers are considering legislation that would require youth sports coaches to bench athletes showing signs of concussion until a licensed medical professional could evaluate them and give them written consent to play.

 

North Platte Bulletin: School officials meet concerned parents 2010-03-19

It is expensive, but paid by a federal No Child Left Behind grant for professional development, business manager Stuart Simpson has said.

 

Jackson Sun: Finney talks with collegiate legislators 2010-03-19

Finney said he thinks the changes legislators made earlier this year in the state's attempt to claim federal "Race to the Top" school dollar ...

 

Dallas Morning News: Margaret Spellings: School accountability down the rabbit hole 2010-03-19

Also this month, the Obama administration released its blueprint for rewriting the No Child Left Behind Act, taking us to an imaginary place where what made ...

 

Athens Daily Review: Tiny school district sues citizens who seek info - 12 Hours Ago 2010-03-19

“The district has done nothing but aid these people in the exercise of their rights. But these particular people have exercised their rights in ...

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Kathleen Megan: CT: 13-year-old UConn student claims bias after being denied trip abroad 2010-03-19

To Colin Carlson, it's clearly a case of discrimination. As a double-degree honors student with a 3.9 grade point average at the University of Connecticut, he was a natural candidate for an African ecology course offered this semester that involved a summer field study in South Africa.

 

truthout: PTSD Nation 2010-03-19

We have avoided making reparations to Native Americans for the genocide we perpetrated on them. We have avoided promoting reconciliation with ...

 

Catalyst Chicago: In the News: Friday, March 19 Posted By John Myers On Friday, March 19, 2010 2010-03-19

Chris Koch says state budget cuts could impact Illinois' bid for Race to the Top funds. (Illinois Issues) “My understanding … is that all the states ...

 

Indian Country Today: A conversation with Cherokee filmmaker Steven Heape 2010-03-19

I feel very fortunate to educate people on what conditions were like for Native Americans during the past 100 years that have gone through the schooling ...

 

CounterCurrents.org: Where's The Obama Mission – Or Slogans? 2010-03-19

Can we sustain a workable majority without enough collective common ground, values, education and mindsets? Are 50% still rational enough to talk to each ...

 

Peninsula On-line: Top Muslim philanthropists to meet in Doha tomorrow 2010-03-19

Findings of a research study conduced by a Palestinian community foundation will be shared at the meet. Other highlights of the Congress include launching ...

 

Pharmaceutical Processing: NHGRI Launches Genomic Careers Resource for Students 2010-03-19

Each profile features a job description, career outlook, and description of working conditions, in addition to education requirements, average income ...

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Amanda Falcone: CT: Education committee hears testimony on concussions; Bill looks to set clear guidelines for athletic coaches 2010-03-19

Sen. Thomas Gaffey, D-Meriden, the co-chairman of the legislature's education committee, knows what it is like to get a concussion.

 

GPB: Georgia Makes Case for Education Dollars 2010-03-19

Georgia is one of 16 finalists for federal education stimulus funds in a competitive grant program known as Race to the Top. (Photo courtesy of Wikimedi ...

 

Gilroy Dispatch: Forty teachers receive pink slips 2010-03-19

"We didn't have No Child Left Behind" - a federal mandate that requires schools and districts to meet annual testing criteria.

 

NYT > Education: News Quiz | March 19, 2010 2010-03-19

See what you know about the news of the day.

 

PR.com: “People's History” Expands to Florida with Local Author's New Release 2010-03-19

"With the legislation of the Education Omnibus Bill in 2006, as well as the rapidly declining state of education for the state's lower classes," Wasserm ...

 

Rockford Register Star: A Closer Look: Tenn. churchgoers mourn loss of their Haitian kids 2010-03-19

They taught vacation Bible school at three churches, including two of Haitian immigrants who greeted the Knoxville families warmly.

 

Today's Zaman: [Humiliation as American experience] US public diplomacy shattered at JFK ... 2010-03-19

If there has been one change introduced with the new Obama administration after the eight years of the Bush administration, it is certainly not a change ...

 

Chronicle of Higher Education: Final Student-Loan Bill Offers Aid to Colleges and Students 2010-03-19

Congress approved a $19-billion budget for the Pell Grant program in the last fiscal year, and another $17-billion in the economic-stimulus measure approved ...

 

Asbury Park Press: School vouchers can open the door for disadvantaged students 2010-03-19

In Sunday's Asbury Park Press, an article in the @issue section posed the question, "Are vouchers boon or bane to education?

 

San Antonio Express: Your Turn — March 20, 2010 2010-03-19

Thank goodness Texas had the foresight to decline the national education standards. This is one more federal program that will be as ineffective as the last ...

 

Tampabay.com: Lawmakers piece together state budget 2010-03-19

Even without that money, both chambers will have about $2.5 billion in stimulus money plugged into their budgets. Overall, however, for the third year in ...

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Jeannine Koranda: KS: No tax increase, but schools would take a hit in latest Kansas budget plan 2010-03-19

The House Appropriations Committee passed a $5.1 billion budget proposal Thursday that includes no tax increases and would cause public schools to lose $172 million.

 

Stabroek News: What assessment standards did the `64 UNESCO education survey apply 2010-03-19

I remember former MP and Minister in the PNC/UF coalition Government Randolph Cheeks describing in 1970 how difficult it was to pass English Language at ...

 

Capitol News Connection: Florida Students May See New Rating System 2010-03-19

It also includes billions more in competitive grant programs, similar to Race to the Top. Florida applied for $700 million dollars of that money and ...

 

Khaleej Times: A Kingdom Changes Slowly 2010-03-19

Menial labour is for immigrants from South Asia or less affluent corners of the Arab world. Over time, this has created a mismatch between an exploding ...

 

Watchdog: Debunking Myths in the School Funding Debate 2010-03-19

Protesters pushing for tax increases to end education funding cuts chanted, “We want what's right, not what's left” at the State Capitol Tuesday.

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Jodi S. Cohen: IL: NIU probes motives, response to 2008 shootings 2010-03-19

Steven Kazmierczak wanted infamy. He wanted video game-style bloodshed. And perhaps most of all, he wanted to punish Northern Illinois University, the "surrogate family" that had kept his demons at bay but that he felt ultimately abandoned him.

 

Fort Worth Star Telegram: Texas shows Obama how to replace No Child Left Behind 2010-03-19

The federal No Child Left Behind education act is dead. President Barack Obama drove a stake through its heart this week. Many people won't miss NCLB ...

 

AllGov: Special-Education Stimulus Funds Widely Used for Other Purposes 2010-03-19

Funding for special education isn't considered special by many school districts in New Jersey, which have redirected millions of dollars to other ...

 

NYT > Education: Museums Special Section: Teenage Girls Explore Their Lives Through a Camera's Eye 2010-03-19

Through a program at the Studio Museum in Harlem, a dozen new photographers are documenting growing up in New York City.

 

Hurriyet Daily News: Eyes turn to US media in aftermath of crisis 2010-03-19

“We had the housing bubble, the Wall Street bailout, the auto industry's woes in Detroit, the stimulus packages and also the Bernie Madoff scandal.

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Staff Reports: AK: State chamber launches high school leadership program 2010-03-19

FAIRBANKS, Alaska - The Alaska State Chamber of Commerce launched the Alaska Business Week program at the Alaska Business Roundtable luncheon March 11 in Juneau.

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By John Lyon: AR: Student who sued over confiscated cell phone loses appeal 2010-03-19

The Arkansas Supreme Court today rejected an appeal by a high school student who sued his teacher after she confiscated his cell phone.

 

Press Information Bureau: Shri Kapil Sibal releases National Curriculum Framework for Teacher Education 2010-03-19

“National Curriculum Framework for Teacher Education” developed by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) was released by the Hon'ble Minister ...

 

UN News Centre: First-ever French language day celebrated at UN 2010-03-19

“On this special day, DPI is happy to share with delegates and UN staff the linguistic diversity of its productions, its publications, its radio and TV ...

 

UNM Today: LAII Series Addresses Mexico in Crisis 2010-03-19

He is a Zapotec from the Sierra Norte of Oaxaca and a bilingual education teacher with a master's in elementary education. He is currently considered ...

 

Common Dreams: Planned Parenthood Applauds Congresswoman Nita Lowey for Introducing ... 2010-03-19

We applaud Congresswoman Lowey for being an undisputed champion of women's health and rights around the world and urge Congress to support this measure ...

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Scott Rothschild: KS: House Republicans propose more school cuts 2010-03-19

A day after more than 1,000 Kansans rallied at the Statehouse to oppose more budget cuts to public schools, Republicans on the House Education Budget Committee voted on Wednesday to cut more than $200 million in school funding.

 

Akron Leader Publications: South Side Education News & Notes 2010-03-19

SPRINGFIELD — Professional firefighters that serve Springfield Township have offered a $1000 educational scholarship for the past five ...

 

CounterPunch: Imperialism Re-Booted in Latin America 2010-03-19

Recent years have seen renewed efforts by the Bush and Obama governments to reconstitute the contours of a new counter-reform offensive.

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: Visit the Stateline.org Education Page 2010-03-19

 

FederalNewsRadio.com: Users testify improvement needed for FOIA 2010-03-19

... such as the States Secret Privilege, and the Presidential Records Act, Family Educational Rights and Secrets Act. Most journalists, frankly ...

 

Huffington Post: Are Public Schools in Crisis or are Communities? 2010-03-19

Although we have changed the name from No Child Left Behind to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act let's make sure that no matter what it's called ...

 

DNAinfo: Principal at School for Deaf Students Opposes Plan to Move Another School ... 2010-03-19

Watfa Shama, principal of the American Sign Language and English Secondary School, said the Department of Education's proposal to move Chelsea's Clint ...

 

Wausau Daily Herald: Column: Legislature needs real leadership 2010-03-19

Wisconsin's application for the federal education grant called "Race to the Top" was an opportunity to work in a bipartisan way to bring up to $612 milli ...

 

Philadelphia Bulletin: Free Speech On Campus? Depends On Speaker 2010-03-19

Because the BSU felt that African-Americans were being “racially demoralized,” those demands included, among others, establishing ethnic studies program ...

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Dave Altimari: CT: Private fundraiser foundation to pay majority of UConn president's office furniture 2010-03-19

University of Connecticut officials have turned to the school's private fundraiser foundation to pay the bulk of the bill for the more than $35,000 in high-end furniture purchased for President Michael Hogan's office.

 

The Brandeis Hoot: Giving bad schools an 'F' 2010-03-19

And the carrot and stick system provided for by the No Child Left Behind Act means that towns like Central Falls don't get the resources to perform well ...

 

WebMD.Boots.com: Head teachers call for a ban on the 'legal high' mephedrone 2010-03-19

18th March 2010 — Head teachers are calling for mephedrone to be banned following the deaths of two teenage friends from Scunthorpe who ...

 

NewsHour: Duncan Wants NCAA to Stress Academics with Athletics 2010-03-19

That's according to the Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport at the University of Central Florida. It tracked freshmen who entered school between ...

 

Politico: Boehner says vote will haunt Dems 2010-03-19

Boehner said the one bright spot of bipartisan co-operation has been in the education arena, where he credited Education Secretary Arne Duncan with reaching ...

 

Wawa-news.com: Comprehensive Labour Force Analysis and Workforce Development Strategy ... 2010-03-19

AWIC has engaged the services of RA Malatest & Associates Ltd. to undertake a research study that will contribute to a comprehensive understanding of ...

 

Gaffney Ledger: State seeking $300 million grant 2010-03-19

... education leaders made their pitch Tuesday in a hotly contested national competition for a share of $4.3 billion in federal Race to the Top grants.

 

Palladium-Item: RHS: Pick us, Mr. President 2010-03-19

The school recently completed the application for the national Race To The Top contest, a whirlwind 10-day process that saw a team of students write four ...

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Encarnacion Pyle: OH: Columbus State may hold line on tuition again 2010-03-19

Columbus State Community College students likely can count on tuition being frozen for a fourth year in a row, thanks to the school's financial health.

 

San Bernardino Sun: 'Race' moving too quickly, leaders say 2010-03-19

Federal officials rejected California's application for funding through the first round of the Race to the Top education grant program, but state leader ...

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Jenna Russell: MA: Antibullying bill may lose punch 2010-03-19

Proponents of an antibullying bill set to be debated in the state House of Representatives today say last-minute changes, made in the House Ways and Means Committee, have removed the heart of the legislation, stripping it of its most vital protections.

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Mike Riopell: IL: Bill OK'd by Illinois House allows schools to skip new unfunded mandates 2010-03-19

Under legislation approved Thursday, local schools wouldn't have to implement some new rules made by the state unless the state also sends money to pay for the changes.

 

News Trends: Headlines: Obama effigy hung at school with teachers from RI 2010-03-19

JERUSALEM – A poll released Friday shows that Israelis overwhelmingly have a favourable impression of President Barack Obama, despite a grave diplomatic ...

 

Newsweek: Gay-Rights Protesters Stage Sit-In at Nancy Pelosi's Office: Leaders St ... 2010-03-19

"We thought we had an ally in Nancy Pelosi, but she has taken our equality for granted. We are not going to let up on her until she takes action to ensure ...

 

U.S. News & World Report: Reader Comments 2010-03-19

Since health is so related to education, education is in this bill. To those who are in a seething rage as a result of Obama's efforts to complete ...

 

Morgan Hill Times: Teachers dream up a better Jackson 2010-03-19

Carlson added that special education students scores were not up to AYP snuff in last year's testing. No Child Left Behind could change just as Jackson ...

 

Central Michigan Life: Alfie Kohn speaks on education reform 2010-03-19

He also had harsh criticism for America's “No Child Left Behind” system and the educational system at large. Kohn's presentation was lightened by his use ...

 

Arizona State University: Dynamic leader of NAACP to deliver Morris lecture 2010-03-19

Jealous notes that African-Americans represent 15 percent of crack users in the United States, but make up 85 percent of those incarcerated for it.

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Michelle Manchir: IL: Illinois House votes down bill to elect U of I trustees following admissions scandal 2010-03-19

The Illinois House today voted down a proposal to elect University of Illinois trustees following an admissions scandal that rocked the university's leadership.

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Michael Rothfeld: CA: UC could oversee prison health 2010-03-19

The Schwarzenegger administration wants to put the University of California in charge of state prison inmates' medical needs in an overhaul of the troubled corrections healthcare system that could save $12 billion over a decade, officials say.

 

The People's Defender: Strickland to push Ohio education in DC 2010-03-19

Ted Strickland will join Ohio's Race to the Top (RttT) team and present the state's plan for accelerating education reform to the US Department of Educati ...

 

BlueRidgeNow.com: Budget cuts mean fewer NC teachers 2010-03-19

AP Budget cuts are responsible for most of the loss of almost 4000 teaching jobs in North Carolina, and school officials fear the losses will be worse next ...

 

Baltimore Sun: Lewis High School gets U.S. anti-violence grant 2010-03-19

... dangerous" under the No Child Left Behind Act. The label was applied by states to the schools in their areas that had the highest number of suspensions.

 

Pioneer Press Online: Evanston teacher wins Kohl Award 2010-03-19

She also leads professional development activities for two-way immersion teachers across the district. In addition to her teaching duties at Dewey ...

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Mike Riopell: IL: Plan could let schools opt out of new rules 2010-03-19

Under legislation approved Thursday, local schools wouldn't have to implement some new rules made by the state unless the state also sends money to pay for the changes.

 

Women on the Web: The View From Ishtar, by Liz Peek 2010-03-19

At the same time, a front-page article in the English-language [itals]Jordan Times describes the cat-and-mouse game Syria is playing with the US For month ...

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Staff Reports: AZ: ASU, Lake Havasu looking at college programs 2010-03-19

The Arizona Board of Regents is in discussions with Lake Havasu City, the Lake Havasu Unified School District and the Lake Havasu Foundation for Higher Education regarding Arizona State University undergraduate degree programs beginning in the fall of 2011.

 

Akron Leader Publications: Coventry trustees considering parade, rally for school district levy 2010-03-19

Representatives of the Coventry Local Schools District are hoping the Coventry Township Board of Trustees will join them on a march ...

 

NYT > Education: Despite Gains, Albany Charter School Faces Closure 2010-03-19

As New York State moves to shut down an Albany charter school, it is apparent that holding schools accountable is not always so easy, or bloodless, as numbers on a page.

 

Dallas Morning News: Margaret Spellings on Barack Obama's overhaul of No Child Left Behind 2010-03-19

Here's an exclusive piece that Margaret Spellings, George W. Bush's education secretary, has written for the Morning News on President Obama's proposal ...

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Jennifer D. Jordan: RI: Obama effigy found in Central Falls, RI, high school classroom 2010-03-19

CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. — A teacher at Central Falls High School has been disciplined after School Supt. Frances Gallo discovered a doll representing President Obama hanging upside down in effigy in the teacher's third-floor classroom Monday afternoon. The doll wore a sign: "Fire CF teachers."

 

Broadway World: NMAC Honors National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 3/20 2010-03-19

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Native peoples have the highest rate of HIV infection after African Americans and Latino ...

 

Mission Local: Students Speak About “Failing” Schools 2010-03-19

A sophomore at O'Connell, who asked to remain anonymous, said the list didn't take into consideration that half of O'Connell's students are English language ...

 

Liberty Maven: The Implications of Federal Education 2010-03-19

Additionally, mandated national standards such as the unconstitutional No Child Left Behind program started under George W. Bush have transformed America' ...

 

Ridgefield Press: Chris Powell: As Connecticut sinks, the government band plays on 2010-03-19

At least the legislation would provide such women with economic opportunity beyond their welfare stipends, housing vouchers, food stamps, and free medical ...

 

UNLV The Rebel Yell: Can education get a bailout, too? 2010-03-19

It is a cause for extreme concern when the general public and legislators are against tax increases but find it perfectly acceptable to allow student ...

 

ChicagoNow: Teacher Fired for Hanging Obama in Effigy 2010-03-19

Most students at Central Falls are immigrants, however, with a high regard for President Obama. Central Falls has been in the news recently after firing all ...

 

New Era: Let us avoid the curse of tribalism - by Pius Dunaiski 2010-03-19

After 20 years of zig-zagging with our education to try and... Namibia stands at a turning point in history that is defining for our future.

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Codell Rodriguez: IL: SIUC mourns loss of a leader 2010-03-19

Those who knew John C. Guyon, former chancellor at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, remember a friend and leader whose guidance was instrumental in the university's progression.

 

West Virginia MetroNews: Governors Want Answers in Race to the Top 2010-03-19

Governor Joe Manchin and eight other governors want to know why their applications for the Race to the Top education funding were rejected.

 

NYT > Education: March Madness: Using Tournament Brackets to Debate Academic Questions 2010-03-19

Lesson Plan | Adapting the bracket structure of the N.C.A.A. basketball tournament to consider issues in subjects across the curriculum.

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Susan Saulny: MI: Detroit plan would close 45 schools 2010-03-19

In a continuing overhaul of one of the most troubled school systems in the nation, officials in Detroit on Wednesday announced a plan to close 45 of 172 public schools at the end of the academic year. The move is the latest in a string of efforts aimed at rescuing an academically failing district in the midst of a financial crisis.

 

Tampa Tribune: MSNBC's 'Morning Joe' coming to Tampa's school next week 2010-03-19

The reforms appear to be an attempt to get some of President Barack Obama's $4 billion education stimulus money. Florida is one of 16 finalists in Obama' ...

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Cristina Silva: FL: Battle over prayer in school heats up 2010-03-19

After hours of sweat-stained athletic camaraderie, Pace High School coach Mickey Lindsey must walk away from his players the moment they start to pray.

 

New California Media: IMMIGRATION MATTERS: A March to Rebuild the American Dream 2010-03-19

That is why the immigrant rights community and allies will come together in Washington, DC, on Sunday to demand real change to uplift all Americans.

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Michael Birnbaum: TX: Historians speak out against proposed Texas textbook changes 2010-03-19

Historians on Tuesday criticized proposed revisions to the Texas social studies curriculum, saying that many of the changes are historically inaccurate and that they would affect textbooks and classrooms far beyond the state's borders.

 

Ottawa Start: National Arts Centre renews Pinchas Zukerman's contract as Music Director ... 2010-03-19

The National Arts Centre is a leader in the presentation of classical and contemporary music, dance, variety, English language theatre and French language ...

 

Telegraph-Journal: Equality for the disabled 2010-03-19

Countries recognize that people with disabilities have a right to an education, and agree to ensure the availability of an inclusive education system at all ...

 

Fiji Times: Vouchers for 84000 pupils 2010-03-19

Filipe Bole, who heads the Education portfolio, said the number accounted for 42 per cent of the country's student population and 68 per cent of all primary ...

 

Leagle.com: STEELE v. SACRAMENTO CITY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 2010-03-19

In this employment-related case, plaintiff Dane Steele appeals from a judgment entered after the trial court granted defendant Sacramento Unified School ...

 

Inside Higher Ed: Revamped Aid Bill on Track 2010-03-19

Examples abounded Thursday as Democratic Congressional leaders and White House officials unveiled the higher education portion of a compromise version ...

 

St. Thomas Times-Journal: Sarah Palin is much more than a punchline 2010-03-19

She's all about controlling spending, lower taxes, safe streets and borders and practical solutions for the environment, healthcare and education.

 

New York Times: NCAA Tourney Teams Get Grades; Summer School Next? 2010-03-19

Let's not forget that,'' said Richard Lapchick, director of the Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport at the University of Central Florida.

 

Zee News: One killed, 28 students injured in Assam mishap 2010-03-19

Morigaon (Assam): A teacher was killed and at least 28 students were injured, four of them seriously, when a school excursion team bus overturned ...

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By The Associated Press: AL: Gag order issued in UAH shooter case 2010-03-19

The judge set to preside over accused UAH shooter Amy Bishop's upcoming preliminary hearing Tuesday on capital murder and attempted murder charges issued a gag order in the case today.

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Robbie Brown: GA: Two in Georgia governor's race were accused of misconduct 2010-03-19

ATLANTA — Two former high school teachers running for governor in Georgia were suspended from their jobs in the past for sexual misconduct involving students, according to state documents.

 

The Spoof: Obama Says He Won't Rule out Reconciliation in Order to Join EU in Place ... 2010-03-19

Conforming to EU laws and by laws achieves many of Obama's goals; voting rights for incarcerated felons, unlimited immigration, the immediate granting ...

 

Bellevue Reporter: Bellevue School District hears more thoughts on budget cuts 2010-03-19

Parents and teachers alike repeated that message Thursday night during a forum on potential budget cuts for the Bellevue School ...

 

Queens Courier: NY 'Races to the Top' of grant competition 2010-03-19

The Race to the Top Fund, authorized under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, lured 41 applicants with $4.35 billion in funding.

 

QNotes: Gay and on the street 2010-03-19

Among the homeless LGBT community, African-Americans and American Indians are over-represented. Many LGBT youth runaway from home or are kicked out and end ...

 

WLNE-TV: Langevin Announces Support of Health Care Reform Bill 2010-03-19

All Rights Reserved.) WARWICK, RI – Congressman Jim Langevin today announced he will support HR 4872 – the Health Care and Education Affordability ...

 

New York Times: A Delicate Balancing Act for the Black Agenda 2010-03-19

Cheryl Johnson runs an organization at Altgeld Gardens, where Barack Obama worked as a community organizer. Altgeld Gardens, a public housing ...

 

Ventura County Star: Local briefs: March 19 2010-03-19

University Preparation School in Camarillo was recognized as a model school for its focused approach to systematic English language development at ...

 

Asbarez News: Does My Armenianness Embarrass You? 2010-03-19

Had she seen the few immigrants at Hamilton Junior High School struggle before? Or had she found me way too “European” and too soft for a rough neck school ...

 

Halifax-Plympton Reporter: Coffeehouse at Beal House 2010-03-19

Food vouchers for any amount can also be given to Bev's Bargains. They will be given to persons in need for food and bare essentials for every day living.

 

Press Herald: They hunger for knowledge 2010-03-19

Emily Tuttle, a teacher of English Language Learners and project coordinator at King Middle School in Portland, helps students Zainab Tavfik, 13 ...

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Will Sentell: LA: State aid to schools could receive boost 2010-03-19

State aid to public schools could rise by $105 million this year, even without legislative approval, because of a little-noticed provision that Louisiana lawmakers approved last year, officials said Wednesday.

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By Rick Karlin: NY: Senate backs school tax cap but fate uncertain 2010-03-19

The idea of a school tax cap refuses to die in the Senate, despite earlier failed efforts, and an apparent cold shoulder from the Assembly.

 

Firedoglake: Expect to see Joe the Plumber on TV soon saying I was Fu@%! RIGHT 2010-03-19

African American unemployment African Americans are Obama's strongest support however Obama very well might be the first African American President to ...

 

Oneonta Daily Star: Area school officials cautiously optimistic about federal plan 2010-03-19

The Elementary and Secondary Education Act "" designed to serve as a guideline for replacing the No Child Left Behind policy passed in 2002 "" was presented ...

 

Stateline.org RSS - Education: By David McGrath Schwartz and Cy Ryan: NV: Gibbons' education task force to meet behind closed doors 2010-03-19

Gov. Jim Gibbons declared this week that Nevada's future education policy will emerge from a blue ribbon task force he created by executive order.

 

MediaGlobal: Hunger the common enemy of all Millennium Development Goals 2010-03-19

Education is also an important component. Many of the world's poor are illiterate farmers. This makes it extremely difficult for that person to figure out ...

 

Idaho Mountain Express and Guide: Welcome to the far-out politics of Ida-'No' 2010-03-19

Therefore, lawmakers who've been slashing funds for education somehow found $100000 for the attorney general to sue Washington and block mandatory insurance ...

 

Voice of San Diego: "If Vickie can do it," said Rupi Boyd, who oversees Jacobson and other ... 2010-03-19

President Obama is promoting the plan nationwide, which echoes an earlier, less pointed push under No Child Left Behind to restructure failing schools.

 

Las Vegas Sun: Gibbons' education task force to meet behind closed doors 2010-03-19

Its first objective is to help guide the state's application for federal Race to the Top grant money. The application is due June 1, and Nevada could get ...