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| Obama must stick to his guns on education |
| Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:29:00 EDT |
| It's back-to-school time, which means some in the media have gone back to asking: "What's wrong with our schools? And how can we fix it?" |
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| Alabama schools turn to bank loans to operate |
| Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:10:00 EDT |
| Alabama schools have been having a rough time of it, and it only looks like it's going to get rougher. The Cotton State recently came in last place in the federal Department of Education's Race to the Top grant competition. And a steadfast global recession combined with the Gulf Coast oil spill this summer have put a severe strain on the state's tax receipts, the primary source of revenue for Alabama's education system, forcing several school systems to take out private loans just to make it through the year. |
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| Report: Classroom shortage hurts East Jerusalem children |
| Tue, 24 Aug 2010 17:21:00 EDT |
| Palestinian children in East Jerusalem are being put at a disadvantage because of a dire shortage of classrooms in the east side of the city, according to a report published Tuesday by two Israeli human rights groups. |
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| What's missing for back-to-school? 135,000 teachers |
| Fri, 20 Aug 2010 19:21:00 EDT |
| More children are crowding into classrooms in Modesto, Calif. Parents are paying extra to send their kids to full-day kindergarten in Queen Creek, Ariz. And the school buses stopped rolling in one St. Louis area school district. |
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| Get a job, or go to grad school? |
| Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:26:00 EDT |
| Dear Annie: I hope you can settle an argument. My parents are saying that with my college major (English), it will probably be hard for me to find a job when I graduate next spring. They want me to go straight to grad school and get a master's degree, which they say will make me more "marketable." (They are willing to foot the bill, which I do appreciate.) |
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| D.C. school system fires 241 teachers |
| Fri, 23 Jul 2010 22:38:00 EDT |
| The District of Columbia public school system announced Friday that it is letting 226 employees go for poor performance under the education assessment system IMPACT. |
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| Arrests highlight education busing issues |
| Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:30:00 EDT |
| The arrest of 19 protesters at a rancorous school board meeting Tuesday brings the issue of busing and diversity in education into the national spotlight. |
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| Are hospitals deadlier in July? |
| Thu, 08 Jul 2010 15:44:00 EDT |
| More than 16,000 U.S. medical school graduates are awarded M.D. degrees each year, and many enter their residency programs at teaching hospitals in July. Now, a growing body of research suggests that month might be a more deadly time in U.S. hospitals. |
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| Top issues: Education |
| Wed, 23 Jun 2010 19:27:00 EDT |
| U.S. education issues in 2010 boil down to two questions: how to fund cash-strapped state universities and how to fix so-called high school "drop-out factories." |
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| When having an MBA is Important |
| Wed, 09 Jun 2010 22:15:00 EDT |
| Some people view an MBA degree the same way that Charlie thought about his Golden Ticket in "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory": They believe a piece of paper can magically transport you to a place you only imagined. |
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| Amid budget cuts, Maryland school system sells curriculum |
| Wed, 09 Jun 2010 19:58:00 EDT |
| To help defray budget cuts, the Montgomery County Public School system in Maryland is selling some of its assets. Specifically, it has entered into a deal valued at at least $4.5 million with a company called Pearson to sell the county's elementary curriculum expertise. |
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| Steele: Democrats fail on school program |
| Mon, 17 May 2010 23:18:00 EDT |
| Fifty-six years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed in Brown v. Board of Education what our founders declared self-evident -- that all men are created equal. |
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| Work with teachers, don't fire them |
| Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:46:00 EDT |
| Little Rhode Island made big news in the education arena last month. Superintendent Frances Gallo fired all the teachers at Central Falls High School after negotiations with the teachers' union failed. |
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| Why subsidize wealthy college kids? |
| Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:50:00 EST |
| I mentor a student who is a senior in a low-performing high school. About 50 percent of the students at his school drop out, while less than 25 percent go to college. His parents didn't graduate from high school, and his father earns about $14,000 a year. His grade point average is good enough to qualify him for admission at a few University of California schools. |
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| Why we protest education cuts |
| Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:15:00 EST |
| Today, in California and other states across the nation, students, teachers, faculty and workers have been protesting, striking, walking out of classes and staging sit-ins and teach-ins. They are protesting budget cuts, tuition hikes, compensation reductions, layoffs and privatizations affecting public K-12 schools and universities. |
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| School lottery 'failed in aim' |
| Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:49:43 GMT |
| England's first city-wide lottery system aimed at solving the problem of allocating places at over-subscribed schools failed to give poorer children equal access to top schools, academics say. |
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| Prodigy makes Cambridge history |
| Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:13:59 GMT |
| A 15-year-old maths prodigy is set to become the youngest undergraduate at the University of Cambridge for more than two centuries. |
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| School meals 'help fussy eaters' |
| Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:15:47 GMT |
| School lunches can tempt fussy eaters to try new foods, a survey carried out in England for the School Food Trust suggests. |
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| Ellen MacArthur's global ambition |
| Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:15:20 GMT |
| Yachtswoman Ellen MacArthur has set herself a new challenge - creating an educational foundation to promote sustainability. |
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| Shoesmith given leave to appeal |
| Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:15:40 GMT |
| Sharon Shoesmith is given leave to appeal over her sacking as the head of children's services at Haringey Council after the death of Baby Peter. |
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| One in nine schools 'half empty' |
| Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:41:20 GMT |
| Figures obtained by the BBC suggest that in one in nine Scottish primary schools at least 60% of places are unfilled. |
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| First wave of new-style academies |
| Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:56:46 GMT |
| Teachers' unions are branding the government's relaunch of academies in England as a "failure", with about 30 expected this term. |
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| Imperial College expands overseas |
| Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:27:44 GMT |
| Imperial College is going to open its first branch outside the UK - a medical school in Singapore, run in partnership with a local university. |
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| Higher student loan rates begin |
| Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:42:00 GMT |
| Millions of graduates will now start paying interest on their student loans again as new interest rates come into effect. |
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| GCSE triumphs: Whizz kids and athletes |
| Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:58:30 GMT |
| Across England, Wales and Northern Ireland thousands of pupils are celebrating and commiserating with each other after receiving their results for their GCSE exams. |
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| GCSE pupils score record results |
| Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:53:45 GMT |
| Teenagers score another GCSE record with almost seven out of 10 exams awarded a C grade or above, as separate science entries rise. |
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| 'One in four' students unplaced |
| Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:26:36 GMT |
| The latest figures show that currently more than a quarter of UK university applicants are unplaced. |
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| No university place...? Go Dutch |
| Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:26:09 GMT |
| With UK students facing a tough battle for places at home, universities in the Netherlands are promoting themselves as an alternative - and still have spaces left for this year, reports the BBC's Jonty Bloom. |
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| School gender views 'start early' |
| Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:20:11 GMT |
| Girls believe they are cleverer, better behaved and try harder than boys from as early as the age of four, research suggests. |
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| 'Birth tourism' a tiny portion of immigrant babies (AP) |
| Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:16:13 GMT |
 AP - When Ruth Garcia's twins are born in two months, they'll have all the rights of U.S. citizens. They and their six brothers and sisters will be able to vote, apply for federal student loans and even run for president.
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| Discounts spur surprising Aug. retail sales gains (AP) |
| Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:33:10 GMT |
 AP - American shoppers, taking advantage of deep discounts and tax-free holidays, opened up their wallets a little more for back-to-school spending compared with last year, giving some retailers better-than expected gains for August.
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| Police: SD teen wanted to be 'infamous sociopath' (AP) |
| Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:05:37 GMT |
 AP - An 18-year-old high school student stockpiled bomb-making materials in his bedroom and wrote about wanting to blow up his school, target individuals he hated, rape women and "become the world's most infamous sociopath," authorities said.
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| Texas governor offers school grants to spur sharing (Reuters) |
| Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:34:59 GMT |
| Reuters - Texas schools that cut bureaucratic costs by sharing services -- from accounting to transportation -- would get grants worth 10 percent of their savings under a plan Governor Rick Perry proposed on Tuesday. |
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| Wen says rote learning must go in Chinese schools (Reuters) |
| Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:04:38 GMT |
| Reuters - Chinese schools have to get their students to be creative and think for themselves, Premier Wen Jiabao told officials, in reference to the rote-learning deeply ingrained in the national education system. |
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| Private colleges 'act local' with financial aid (AP) |
| Tue, 31 Aug 2010 04:00:10 GMT |
 AP - Hoping to portray themselves as more affordable and all-around better neighbors, private colleges from Appalachia to Boston are sweetening financial aid packages for students from their own backyards.
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| Beyond the Bubble Tests |
| Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:36:00 GMT |
| Read Secretary Duncan's remarks to state leaders about Race to the Top Assessment winners and the next generation of assessments. |
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| Support for Education Jobs |
| Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:35:00 GMT |
| Colorado, Connecticut, New Mexico, and Wisconsin are among the states that will receive funding to support education jobs. |
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| Joint Agreement for New Orleans Recovery |
| Fri, 27 Aug 2010 22:08:00 GMT |
| Secretary Duncan and other Obama administration officials announced a $1.8 billion agreement to help renovate and rebuild schools in New Orleans. |
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| Back to School Tour |
| Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:18:00 GMT |
| Secretary Duncan is taking a bus tour to visit schools, honor and listen to teachers, meet with parents and students, and highlight success. See video, photos, and stories in the blog. |
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| Remarks in Little Rock |
| Wed, 25 Aug 2010 23:00:00 GMT |
| Secretary Duncan discussed his Back to School Tour and the Obama Administration's education agenda, and he thanked America's teachers -- "our unsung heroes" -- in Little Rock, AR. |
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| Emergency Response Plans |
| Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:57:00 GMT |
| ED grants will help 98 school districts strengthen their emergency response plans. |
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| Charter School Grants |
| Wed, 18 Aug 2010 22:04:00 GMT |
| Charter school grants to state agencies in AR, CA, CO, DC, GA, IN, MI, MO, NH, RI, SC, and TX will help increase public school options. |
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| Additional Recovery Funds for California |
| Tue, 17 Aug 2010 19:30:00 GMT |
| New York and California are among the states that will receive additional Recovery Act funds to support jobs and drive education reforms. |
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| Gainful Employment Analysis |
| Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:28:00 GMT |
| Read the analysis that helped inform ED's proposed regulation that provides a standard for occupational and for-profit postsecondary programs to demonstrate that they prepare students for gainful employment. |
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| Turning Around Low-Performing Schools |
| Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:05:00 GMT |
| Mississippi and Idaho are among the states receiving funding under the School Improvement Grants program to turn around persistently lowest achieving schools. |
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| Education Jobs Fund |
| Fri, 13 Aug 2010 17:04:00 GMT |
| Applications and guidance are now available for the Education Jobs Fund, which makes $10 billion available to states to support an estimated 160,000 education jobs nationwide. |
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| First Summit on Bullying |
| Fri, 13 Aug 2010 12:48:00 GMT |
| Secretary Duncan discussed myths about bullying at the Department's first Bullying Prevention Summit. |
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| New Education Data Website |
| Fri, 06 Aug 2010 12:48:00 GMT |
| ED Data Express provides education data from multiple sources in one place. See data profiles for each state. Explore student achievement, dropout rates, and other data across states. |
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| Winning i3 Applicants |
| Thu, 05 Aug 2010 16:40:00 GMT |
| 49 school districts, nonprofits, and higher ed institutions have been selected for potential funding under the Investing in Innovation (i3) program. Applicants must secure a 20% private sector match by Sept. 8. |
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| $1.2 Billion for Rural Broadband Connections |
| Wed, 04 Aug 2010 19:11:00 GMT |
| The Agriculture Department announced $1.2 billion for projects that will help bring broadband connections to rural communities and schools, Native American tribal lands, and students' homes. |
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| School Leadership Grants |
| Wed, 04 Aug 2010 12:52:00 GMT |
| More than $9 million is being awarded to 14 school districts, nonprofits, and universities to improve leadership in high-need school districts. |
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