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Tuesday, June 8, 2010

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Expulsion

6.8.10 - RiShawn Biddle - The notion that America's worst public schools can be improved by simply replacing principals and some of their teachers, is as

Teachers step up fight on class sizes

6.8.10 - The Chicago Teachers Union plans to file a lawsuit Tuesday arguing that a proposed increase in class size would violate city municipal codes by creating overly crowded classrooms. ...
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High court won’t take up No Child Left Behind case

6.8.10 - WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court yesterday turned away a challenge by school districts and teacher unions to the federal No Child Left Behind law....
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Down with celebrity graduation speakers! Up with teachers!

6.8.10 - Jay Mathews - I don't like the competition among colleges and high schools to get big names to speak at grad night. The emphasis is always