GLOBE EDUCATION NEWS
States begin setting uniform standards of student progress
SUWANEE, Ga. — By third grade, students should know how to write a complex sentence and add fractions, no matter whether they live in Georgia or California. (By Dorie Turner, Associated Press)
As fiscal year ends, school districts brace for layoffs
For students, June marks the beginning of the countdown to summer vacation. But for teachers and other school employees across northern Massachusetts, it is often the cruelest month. (By Steven Rosenberg, Globe Staff)
Norwood searches for fourth new school chief in three years
The office of the Norwood School District’s top administrator has come to resemble Grand Central Station, with the comings and goings of three superintendents in three years — and a new top boss targeted for hire by July 1. (By Michele Morgan Bolton, Globe Correspondent)
Choir director faces sex charge
A choir director accused of sexual misconduct was arrested over the weekend and placed on leave from St. Charles Borromeo Parish in Woburn. (By Emily Sweeney, Globe Staff)
State trying again for $250m US education grant
Massachusetts is taking another shot at getting millions of federal dollars to create new programs and overhaul failing schools. (By James Vaznis, Globe Staff)
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LATEST K-12 EDUCATION NEWS
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- Appeal dropped in Conn. church graduations case (AP, 6/3/10)