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Friday, January 14, 2011

This Week In Education: AM News: Could Tucson College Have Done More?

This Week In Education: AM News: Could Tucson College Have Done More?

AM News: Could Tucson College Have Done More?

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College’s Policy on Troubled Students Raises Questions NYT: Some experts say the community college that suspended Jared L. Loughner could have done more to help him... State failed to oversee schools’ policies against hazing Boston Globe: For years, the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education failed to monitor school districts’ compliance with Massachusetts’ antihazing laws, resulting in a checkered enforcement system across the state, according to a review by the state auditor’s office... Writing exercise said to prevent test anxiety Associated Press: A simple writing exercise can relieve students of test anxiety and may help them get better scores than their less anxious classmates, a study has found... Middle-School Friends Are Critical For Future Success Huffington Post: University of Oregon psychologists say the new friendships may directly influence a teenager's potential academic success or future challenges in high school and beyond...