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Monday, October 11, 2010

Education Week: From the Wires

Education Week: From the Wires
Student-Tracking Devices in School Badges Spark Controversy
School leaders say the devices improve security and increase attendance rates, but some parents and privacy advocates question whether the technology could have unintended consequences.
October 11, 2010
Pa. father-son coaches teach about wrestling
October 11, 2010
Okla. high school revives Latin language lessons
October 11, 2010
Some Minn. students share long bus ride to school
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Urban Ind. youth use plot to learn about gardening
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Iowa schools push healthier food by going local
October 11, 2010
Conn. duo's combustible science excites schools
October 11, 2010
Report shows cost to Ala. of college attrition
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Texas schools track students with radio frequency
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Report: College Dropouts Cost Taxpayers Billions
October 11, 2010
Teacher set on helping Thoreau kids in crisis
October 11, 2010
NJ school bus advertising bill advances
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AP Interview: Haslam denies weak support for pre-K
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Ga. Charter Schools Lawsuit Goes Before Top Court
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Ark. lawmakers question Pulaski board on spending
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Ohio school tries to clean up dirty dancing
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DC Group May Sue Over Colo. School Rosary Ban
October 11, 2010
Suicide Surge: Schools Confront Anti-Gay Bullying
October 11, 2010
Obama Uses Fear of Education Cuts to Attack GOP
October 11, 2010
New laws address concussion dangers among youths
October 11, 2010
Athlete, entrepreneur team to mentor troubled kids
October 11, 2010
McMinnville students put vets' stories to the page
October 11, 2010
Stearns wants more students at 2-year colleges
October 11, 2010
N.C. Supreme Court Rules Suspended Students Can Go Unschooled
October 11, 2010
ID's Ysursa says he won't tap more school reserves
October 11, 2010

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

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SAFETY AND VIOLENCE

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)

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