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R.I. School to reverse ban on boy's soldier hat

6.20.10 - The superintendent of a Rhode Island school district that banned a second-grader's homemade hat because it displayed toy soldiers with tiny guns said

Breaking the habit of skipping school

6.20.10 - With Nevada still reeling from the latest national report to lambaste its education system, educators and community advocates want the spotlight on what they say is a key factor in the Silver State’s dismal graduation rate...

Chicago's new teachers union president

6.20.10 - Karen Lewis, the president-elect of the Chicago Teachers Union, left Kenwood High School in 1970 without a diploma, skipping right from her last day of junior year to a prestigious university...

Many top educators double dip the system

6.20.10 - For the past decade, Larry Morgan has been collecting a pension check from the State Teachers Retirement System and a paycheck as superintendent of the Stark County...