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Tuesday, February 16, 2010

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Bright and Early: The Education Newsblitz
Thanks for the day off, presidents! I am refreshed and ready to serve up a new newsblitz:
  • Teachers acquitted of sexual misconduct with students rarely return to the classroom, the Union-Tribune reports. The article explains that teachers are faced with a triple threat -- school district disciplinary hearings, criminal proceedings and having their credentials suspended.
  • KPBS reports that Latino students are increasingly going to college far from home, defying cultural norms.
  • Vista teachers held a noisy protest as their school district held mediated talks about their contract, the North County Times reports.
  • SDNN looks at the findings of a national report on what happens when more students take Advanced Placement tests.
  • Los Angeles Unified may slash the sc