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Research Finds Vouchers Boost High School Graduation Rates

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Students in Washington, D.C., who used a federally funded voucher to attend a private

Union blasts Chicago Public Schools' tenure attack

6.24.10 - Chicago School Board members Wednesday went on the attack against teacher tenure, agreeing to lay off the worst-rated teachers first -- regardless of seniority...
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Condoms, secrecy for Provincetown pupils

6.24.10 - Parents, official criticize policy - Students in Provincetown — from elementary school to high school — will be able to get free condoms at school under a recently approved...
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Community Colleges Cutting Back on Open Access

6.24.10 - TAMAR LEWIN - Ashley Diaz, 18, on Mount San Antonio College in Walnut, Calif. With states slashing budgets, many two-year colleges have cut courses and faculty...