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SATs pressure turns children off reading, say authors
Almost 100 children's authors and illustrators have signed a letter supporting heads and teachers in their campaign to get rid of national curriculum tests for 11-year-olds.
Big crowd likely at Phila. teacher-hiring fair
Philadelphia School District officials expect a heavy turnout at a Saturday teacher-recruitment fair. About 1,200 people turned up for a similar event earlier this month, and Estelle Matthews, district human resources chief, said she expected a large crowd. ...Charter school advocates hope for bill to lift charter cap to get Race to the Top grants
As the state moves toward competing for round two of the federal Race to the Top grants, charter school advocates are hoping a compromise bill to lift the cap will sail through Albany....Rally held to combat increase in school violence
Hundreds of Miami-Dade middle school students were challenged to spread kindness at an anti-violence rally at University of Miami in Coral Gables. ...LAUSD parcel tax measure drive gets a slow start
Just five weeks before the June 8 election, backers of a parcel tax to support Los Angeles Unified schools have only raised $100,000 and acknowledge they face a tough fight persuading voters to support the measure amid a weak economy....These grads beat the odds
In every graduating class, there are tales of inspiration -- people who overcome incredible odds or tackle big dreams in their quest to earn a degree....The secret to stopping a bully?
After decades of research, no one has yet found a way to reduce bullying in US schools. But in the shadows, you just might find the solution....Cuts precede tax attempts
Twenty-two area school districts are on Tuesday's ballot asking voters for money during one of the roughest economic times in decades. ...
Arizona bill targets ban on ethnic studies
5.1.10 - The bill applies to all public and charter schools, from kindergarten through high school. It would ban classes that: Promote the overthrow of the U.S. government, Promote resentment toward a race or class of people....Delaware schools: Chess rookies
Kindergartners joined students hunched over chessboards after school this week at Pope John Paul II Elementary School near Penny Hill, but three of the little ones weren't merely learning the game ...Heavily accented teachers removed from Arizona classrooms
School districts in Arizona are under orders from the state's Department of Education to remove from classrooms teachers who speak English with a very heavy accent or whose speech is ungrammatical....School crackdown on dirty dancing prompts alternate prom in Ohio
NEWARK, Ohio (AP) — Students say scores of people have bought tickets for an alternate prom they organized after an Ohio school said it wouldn't allow suggestive dancing at the real prom....More Pre-K Pupils Qualify for Gifted Programs
The minimum score for the most competitive of the programs, which have 300 slots, was achieved by 1,788 students....
Bill Gates visits Science Leadership Academy
Inside the science lab, the visitor leaned forward, listening to teenagers describe their work - a biodiesel project, a windmill, distillation systems that may be used to purify water in Sierra Leone someday. ...
