AM News: Central Falls Teachers Keep Their Jobs
R.I. district, union reach deal to rehire teachers AP: A school district that gained the support of President Obama for promoting accountability after it fired all its teachers from a struggling school announced yesterday that it had reached an agreement with the union to return all the current employees to their jobs... Education" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/16/weekinreview/16steinberg.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); ">Plan B: Skip College NYT: A group of economists argue that it’s time to develop alternatives for students unlikely to succeed in pursuing a higher degree, or who may not be ready to do so... Education" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/15/us/15student.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); ">Student’s Arrest Tests Immigration Policy NYT: A college student who is an illegal immigrant has unwittingly provided the latest test of whether local officials should be enforcing federal immigration law... In India, Can Schools Offer Path Out Of Poverty? NPR: On the Grand Trunk Road that crosses South Asia, NPR explores the plight of young people in this series... 20 Ohio students arrested in high school prank AP: Twenty students in Ohio are accused of ransacking their high school in what police describe as an end-of-the-year prank that got out of hand.... Boston Globe reporter wins Hechinger Prize in Education Writers Contest EWA: The Boston Globe’s Bob Hohler won the top prize in the National Awards for Education Reporting for his seven – part series “Failing Our Athletes: The Sad State of Sports in Boston Public Schools.”
