Okla. bombing victims' children build new lives AP: Dion Thomas' life began spiraling out of control after her mother was killed in the Oklahoma City bombing, when the straight-A student started skipping classes and saw her grades slip to D's, F's and incompletes...
Washington area vies for Round 2 of Race to the Top funds Washington Post: Washington area vies for Round 2 of Race to the Top funds...
Supreme Court To Hear All-Comers Policy CaseNPR: The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in a case testing whether state colleges and universities can deny official status and subsidies to student groups that bar gay and other groups from membership. The case could affect public institutions across the country...
Does D.C. School System Really Have A Surplus? NPR: Washington D.C. schools chancellor Michelle Rhee and the teachers union have reached agreement on a new contract after more than two years of wrangling...
Education" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/19/education/19regents.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); ">Alternative Education for Teachers Gaining Ground NYT: In New York, alternative teacher programs may soon offer a master’s degree, delivering a blow to education schools...
Education" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/19/nyregion/19tradebooks.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); ">New York Schools Streamline Trade-Book Purchasing NYT: New York school officials say the new process will save the city $18 million this year, but local companies complain that it will put them out of business...
Students from Haiti's Only Film School Keep Their Cameras Rolling PBS: When New York filmmaker Annie Nocenti became the first teacher at Cine Institute, Haiti's only film school, two years ago, she was excited to see what her students would capture. Last Tuesday, her students faced their most challenging test when a powerful earthquake ravaged the island...
NY teen charged with threatening school massacre AP: Police say a 17-year-old boy on New York's Long Island threatened to go on a shooting spree at his former school on the anniversary of the Columbine (KAHL'-uhm-byn) High massacre...
Food-fighting students get 'cheesy' punishment from lunch ladies AP: Cafeteria workers served only cheese sandwiches for two days as punishment for a food fight in Atlantic City
