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School closings disappoint many aldermen
Tribune reportersAfter the Chicago School Board meeting Wednesday, many of the aldermen who argued unsuccessfully to keep schools in their wards open said they were disappointed with the process. Ald. Deborah Graham, 29th, said she went to testify at the school board...Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Chicago City Hall, Carrie Austin, Chicago Public Schools, Robert Fioretti
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California won't get relief from No Child Left Behind law
The federal government made it clear again Monday that California will get no relief from education mandates that officials across the country consider a burden. The point was made as the U.S. Department of Education announced that it granted three more...
Tags: Students, U.S. Department of Education, Teaching and Learning, Academic Progress
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Education Secretary Duncan gives 3 more states permission to ignore No Child Left Behind law
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced on Monday that three more states would join the ranks of those given permission to ignore parts of the federal No Child Left Behind law in favor of their own school improvement plans....Tags: Washington, DC, Judges, Hampshire, U.S. Congress, Justice System
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EDITORIAL: County schools rise to a linguistic challenge; Finding old words
The Capital, Annapolis, Md.Just as the international supremacy of the dollar let Americans be spendthrift, the international supremacy of English made Americans lazy about learning other tongues. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan noted in 2010 that only 18 percent of...Tags: Education, Students, Arts and Culture, Annapolis, Teaching and Learning
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READER SUBMITTED: Cheshire Student Named One Of 141 U.S. Presidential Scholars
StatewideU.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced May 14, the selection of Aneri Pattani of Cheshire, who attends Cheshire High School in Cheshire, as a 2013 U.S. Presidential Scholar. Pattani is one of 141 outstanding American high school seniors that...Tags: White House, Students, Human Interest, Teaching and Learning, Cheshire
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A Temple success, from India, speaks at Fox School commencement
The Philadelphia InquirerPallam Raju has a daunting job. In India, he oversees the education of 230 million children. Raju, 50, also oversees higher education as the minister of human resource development, a position to which he was appointed in October. On Thursday, he...Tags: Students, Politics, India, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Teaching and Learning
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CORRECTION: Correction
Education Week, Bethesda, Md.A story in the May 8, 2013, issue of Education Week about the nation's education policy debates misstated the timing of U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan's appearance at the NewSchools Venture Fund summit. It occurred May 1, a day after his speech...Tags: Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland), Watertown
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Common Core Supporters Firing Back
Education Week, Bethesda, Md.Supporters of the Common Core State Standards are moving to confront increasingly high-profile opposition to the standards at the state and national levels by rallying the private sector and initiating coordinated public relations and advertising...Tags: Politics, Executive Branch, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Republican Party, Tea Party Movement
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Forest Lake teacher gets surprise call from federal ed official
St. Paul Pioneer PressForest Lake science teacher Bruce Leventhal started his day with a five-page thank-you note from a student; then he headed to a meeting with district officials to discuss a student trip to Costa Rica he's been planning. It didn't seem his day could...Tags: Biology, Teaching and Learning, Science and Technology, Science, Teachers
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Commencement speakers strive to inspire, entertain
Expectations are high for this year's commencement speakers at Maryland universities — an august crew that includes the Obamas and their team of writers as well as funnyman Bill Cosby and Hollywood director Jason Winer. But to stand out — or...
Tags: Bowie State University, Politics, Executive Branch, Martin O'Malley, Stanley A. McChrystal
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Confusion about Common Core
The legislature fiddles while educators wait. That's one way to look at the Indiana General Assembly's decision to "pause" implementing Common Core standards until a study and public hearings are completed. These are the standards the Indiana State...Tags: Education, Politics, Executive Branch, Teaching and Learning, American Federation of Teachers
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Public urged to appreciate, support teachers
The Union Daily Times, S.C.They have helped shape the lives of absolutely everyone, and this week -- May 6 through May 10 -- has been designated 2013 National Teacher Appreciation Week -- a time for us to thank them for their dedication to education. "So many of America's...Tags: Unions, Arts and Culture, Students, Ernest Hemingway, U.S. Department of Education
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