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4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 9-22-14

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Student Put In Detention For Sharing School Lunch
By Katherine Harwood KRCR News  (Chico/Redding) http://bit.ly/1v03rph video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player POSTED: 6:45 PM Sep 17 2014 UPDATED: 11:53 PM Sep 17 2014 WEAVERVILLE, Calif.   ::  An eighth grade student from Weaverville Elementary School got a detention slip for sharing his school prepared lunch Tuesday. Kyle Bradford, 13, shared his chicken burrito with a
Washington Post: STATE SAYS PRINCE GEORGE’S SCHOOLS CFO COMMITTED INSURANCE FRAUD, PLACED ON LEAVE
Read the article: http://wapo.st/1DsO6T3 smf /4LAKids opines: It would take a lot of of twisty twist-ties to connect this story of almost comic alleged wrongdoing (Trying to run the same scam against two different insurance companies for the loss of the same wedding ring) to the former Prince George’s Schools superintendent who left that gig under a cloud to join the Gates Foundation and then
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 9-21-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: The Debate Over Common CoreCBS News Sunday Morning |  http://cbsn.ws/Z503yF ​ The curriculum for boosting K-12 students' academic performance has drawn critics on both sides of the political divide. CBS News September 21, 2014, 9:35 AM  ::  The core issue in education this brand new school year revolves around something called the Common Core. It's a pr