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Monday, October 11, 2010

Education Week: From the Wires

Education Week: From the Wires

Deadlines Loom on Districts' Race to Top Plans

States are ramping up the pressure on school districts to show how they will deliver on ambitious education policy changes. (October 11, 2010)

California Data System Struggles to Clear Hurdles

Technical problems and performance issues have drawn criticism, though officials say they're making progress. (October 11, 2010)

Obama Uses Fear of Education Cuts to Attack GOP

(October 11, 2010)

Student-Tracking Devices in School Badges Spark Controversy

(October 11, 2010)

Report: College Dropouts Cost Taxpayers Billions

(October 11, 2010) | Comments (1)

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Anoka-Hennepin School District Superintendent Dennis Carlson sits outside Coon Rapids High School in Coon Rapids, Minn., before the start of homecoming festivities on Oct. 8. Mr. Carlson and the district are facing challenges regarding the suicides of at least five students in the past year, and gay-rights advocates say bullying may have played a role in two of these cases as well.
—Dawn Villella/AP

Suicide Surge: Schools Confront Anti-Gay Bullying

Gay-rights supporters insist that any effective anti-bullying program must include specific components addressing harassment of gay youth, but religious conservatives condemn that approach. (October 11, 2010)

N.C. Supreme Court Rules Suspended Students Can Go Unschooled

(October 11, 2010)