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Friday, October 1, 2010

Facebook-Driven Newark Overhaul Lurches Forward Education Week American Education News Site of Record

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Facebook-Driven Newark Overhaul Lurches Forward

Questions about legality and governance surround a plan, fueled by $100 million from Facebook's founder, to remake Newark's schools. (October 1, 2010)

State Campaigns Draw Unions' Money, Muscle

Democratic candidates on state-level ballots this fall are drawing the lion's share of support from teachers' unions, with the maintenance of school funding a prime concern. (September 30, 2010) | Comments (3)

New Sex Ed. Funding Ends Decade of Abstinence-Only

(October 1, 2010)

Judge Removes Texas Schools From Court Supervision

(October 1, 2010)

School's New Fundraiser: Selling Ads on Notes Sent Home

(October 1, 2010)

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Attendance Monitor Deidre Reeder walks Pre-K student Markell Foster, 4, to class at Franklin Square Elementary and Middle School within Baltimore, MD. Foster missed his transportation to the school in the morning and his mother was unable to drop him off, so Reeder drove to his home to picked him up.
—Stephen Voss for Education Week

Spurred by Statistics, Districts Combat Absenteeism

Research linking absenteeism to dropping out of school is mobilizing some districts to take action. (October 1, 2010)

TEACHER BEAT BLOG

Survey of Teacher Educators Finds 'Churn, Ambivalence'

(September 30, 2010)

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