Monday, March 22, 2010

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Teacher's ‘God’ banners at heart of legal dispute

Images of majestic mountains, cascading waterfalls and pastoral fields fill the walls of Brad Johnson’s math class at Westview High School in Rancho Peñasquitos.
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Huge changes to student lending

WASHINGTON -- Legislation hailed by supporters as the most significant changes to college student lending in a generation was included in the health care reform legislation taken up by the House on Sunday night....
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Riding therapy program gives Oklahoma kids chance for joy

MIAMI, OK — Christal Clary is quick to praise EquiSpirit Academy. And rightly so. The equine therapy program for disabled children has benefited both her sons, Braden, 14, and Gavin, 12. ...
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U.S. Grant High School faces transformation

The Oklahoma City School Board will consider reform options for one of the district’s most struggling schools tonight, and teachers at U.S. Grant High School said they are preparing for the worst....
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As schools shift, will bus costs fall?

Before Chris Malone won election to the Wake County school board last fall, he predicted that the system could save as much as $20 million annually by replacing diversity-related busing with a community-schools assignment system. ...
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Schools asked to try alternative discipline

A group of religious organizations and concerned citizens will meet with local education and court officials Monday night to promote alternative discipline methods as a way to stop “the school to prison pipeline ...
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Memphis school board to consider bus contract

The $20 million-plus bus contract to be considered tonight will save the district money but could put dozens of Memphians out of work. ...
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Longer recess sought to deter childhood obesity

Tucson man advocates legislation for required recess in Arizona schools. ...
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Jay Mathews: Principal, teacher clash on cheating

“You are creating an expectation that students will cheat,” Martel recalls the principal telling him after he showed his anti-copying measures. “By creating that expectation, they will rise to your expectation.” ...
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Some closed D.C. schools won't reopen soon

Budget picture changed after promises were made to quickly renovate schools ...
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Think Globally

Differential geometry can show us the shortest route between two points. ...
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Hundreds of teachers get layoff notices

Escondido teacher Kelly Solie was notified by her district last week that she may not have a job next school year...
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Teachers RISE to the occasion

As Pittsburgh Public Schools goes about putting performance pay into practice, it must face the challenge of crafting a fair way to evaluate teachers that will shutter the sense of a "gotcha culture" that long has pitted teachers against administrators. ...
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Natomas Unified officials bent on improving struggling Sacramento schools

General Davie is blunt when he talks about the academic failures of the Natomas Unified School District....
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Queens charter school moved to political donor's land

The phalanx of drab trailers ringed by a chain-link fence in a desolate corner of Queens looks more like a prison than a charter school....
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Mobile County schools population on steady decline

MOBILE, Ala. -- The number of students enrolled in the Mobile County Public School System has been steadily decreasing over the last three years ...
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New York schools' ban on homemade goods at bake sales has parents steamed

Low-fat Doritos and Pop Tarts are in; goodies baked at home are out. School officials say they're fighting obesity. Angry parents say it sends the wrong message about food habits. ...
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School districts begin superintendent searches earlier as competition for candidates intensified

When it comes to school superintendent searches, the game of musical chairs among districts has become increasingly commonplace and extremely competitive. ...
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Parents sue in bullying death

The parents of a special needs student who allegedly hung himself because he could no longer tolerate being bullied at school have filed a federal lawsuit against their son's principal and district....
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