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Where Manual Labor Is the Price of Academic Excellence - The Bay Citizen

Where Manual Labor Is the Price of Academic Excellence

Parental involvement has helped Miraloma Elementary School boost its test scores and its reputation

By SCOTT JAMES on September 30, 2010 - 9:00 p.m. PDT

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Miraloma Elementary School

For parents at Miraloma Elementary School in San Francisco, the quest for academic achievement means getting their hands dirty.

On a cold, foggy Wednesday morning recently, seven parents huddled around an outdoor table scrubbing stalks of organic celery for snack time. They had just finished cleaning and portioning a

Statement by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on the Recent Deaths of Two Young Men | U.S. Department of Education

Statement by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on the Recent Deaths of Two Young Men

OCTOBER 1, 2010

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U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today released the following statement:

"This week, we sadly lost two young men who took their own lives for one unacceptable reason: they were being bullied and harassed because they were openly gay or believed to be gay. These unnecessary tragedies come on the heels of at least three other young people taking their own lives because the trauma of being bullied and harassed for their actual or perceived sexual orientation was too much to bear.
"This is a moment where every one of us - parents, teachers, students, elected officials, and all people of conscience - needs to stand up and speak out against intolerance in all its forms. Whether it's students harassing other students because of ethnicity, disability or religion; or an adult, public official harassing the President of the University of Michigan student body because he is gay, it is time we as a country said enough. No more. This must stop."

Feds, Boston schools settle English learner probe - Boston.com

Feds, Boston schools settle English learner probe

By Russell Contreras

Associated Press Writer / October 1, 2010

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BOSTON—Federal officials and the Boston Public Schools have reached an agreement over allegations that the school district violated federal law by not providing English instruction to students with a limited grasp of the language, the U.S. Justice Department announced Friday.

Under the agreement, Boston Public Schools agreed to assess the English proficiency of an estimated 7,000 students who were not previously tested in how well they understand, speak, read and write English. The district also agreed to provide the students with extra

NorthJersey.com: Walk to School Day is next Wednesday

Walk to School Day is next Wednesday

Friday, October 1, 2010

BY MARIA KARIDIS

BELLEVILLE TIMES

of Belleville Times

Issues ranging from childhood obesity to rising fuel prices to parents' hectic work schedules are making some families rethink how their children get to school every day.

GRAPHIC COURTESY OF INTERNATIONAL WALK TO SCHOOL

Belleville students will travel 'safe routes' next Wednesday to mark International Walk to School Day.

As a result, Belleville elementary schools are taking part in International Walk to School Day, on Wednesday Oct. 6. This marks the third year that the district's elementary schools have been involved.

Each participating school district throughout the United States, Canada and England enacts the day differently, with tailored school assignments, assemblies or activities.

In Belleville, children will walk to school using designated "safe routes."

Standing Up for Educators on Fox News – Lily's Blackboard

Standing Up for Educators on Fox News

Oct 1st, 2010

by LilysBlackboard.

Where are the cameras when students are doing well and parents are happy?

Local SONIC restaurants meet teacher needs at Shaver and Alder elementary schools | OregonLive.com

Local SONIC restaurants meet teacher needs at Shaver and Alder elementary schools

Published: Friday, October 01, 2010, 12:54 PM Updated: Friday, October 01, 2010, 1:03 PM

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Teachers at Shaver and Alder elementary schools were presented with checks to fund classroom projects in surprise ceremonies in September.

"The teachers were amazed," said Cindy Bartman, principal at Shaver. "They work so hard," she said, often spending weekend time applying for grants and funding. The teachers had posted requests at Donorschoose.org, an online charity where teachers write a short essay explaining a classroom need and donors choose projects they want to fund.

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That's where Andrea Wetsel of the Wetsel Co., a SONIC franchisee with four local drive-in restaurants, found them. "We were looking for high-poverty schools in the metro area," Wetsel said. SONIC's national initiative called

Did Tyler Clementi Ask His RA for Help the Day Before He Died? � Student Activism

Did Tyler Clementi Ask His RA for Help the Day Before He Died?

by Angus Johnston

Evidence is mounting that Tyler Clementi turned to online forums for help in addressing his roommate’s invasion of his privacy, and that he was convinced to bring his concerns to his RA on the evening of September 21 — the day before he died.

Earlier this week it was reported that anonymous poster using the name “cit2mo” left a series of messages on the gay message board site JustUsBoys on September 21 and 22 that appear to match what is known about Clementi’s dilemma. Yesterday, a lawyer representing JustUsBoys told CNN that cit2mo had indeed connected

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