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Fresh mandates and a plan to pour new funding into competitive grants draw fire from the NEA and the AFT.
(March 17, 2010) | Comments (11)Although still banned by many schools, a growing number of others are using iPods and other MP3 players as educational accessories. (March 16, 2010) | Comments (1)
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School districts say it's practically free money, but opponents say children are being forced to travel to school on moving media kiosks.
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An Arizona school district seeks to prevent four women from filing open records requests without first getting permission from a judge.(March 19, 2010, AP) | Comments (1)
Congressional panels see much to like, while flagging concerns about turnarounds, competitive grants, and rural schools.
(March 17, 2010) | Comments (1)The bill would ban bullying, require school districts to come up with bullying prevention plans, and expand the definition of bullying to include cyberbullying.
(March 19, 2010, AP)An all-white delegation was to make the pitch for a share of the $4 billion in stimulus money, until a black lawmaker was put on the team.
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In reading proficiency, boys lag by at least 10 percentage points in some states, while girls have caught up in math, a study finds.
- • Why Boys Fail: CEP Report on Gender Gaps Released
Seven years after the U.S. went to war in Iraq, schools are welcoming thousands of refugees with big gaps in their formal education.
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