Saturday, May 8, 2010

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Minority teachers' importance emphasized by U.S. education secretary

Arne Duncan will give commencement address today at Xavier University
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Schundler presents proposed education changes

New Jersey Education Commissioner Bret Schundler has presented a broad public education plan that would make student performance "the primary yardstick" for judging teachers and schools. ...
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Ackerman freezes hiring of teachers

Philadelphia Schools Superintendent Arlene Ackerman has ordered a teacher hiring freeze, saying she wants to make sure there are enough jobs for the large number of teachers who need new assignments in September. ...
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Pols' school push

Influential Brooklyn Democratic leader and Assemblyman Vito Lopez is backing legislation to raise the cap on charter schools, giving the measure a... ...
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Teachers union and community groups fight absenteeism

They are occasional adversaries who have banded together to fight a citywide problem - student absenteeism....
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ABCs of recess: Kids coached on structured play

But in the large grassy yard on their northeast Houston campus, these children are being coached on some of life's most important skills — cooperation, teamwork and conflict resolution....
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Klein ISD on the defensive after Mexican flag flap

Frazzled high school administrators are struggling to keep up with an onslaught of angry e-mails and phone calls complaining that the school is partial to Mexico. ...
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Charters ruled constitutional

A Fulton County Superior Court judge came down on the side of choice on Friday, ruling that charter schools in Georgia can be legally approved and funded by a state commission in addition to local systems. ...
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Rhee bolstering central office

Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee is more than doubling the number of senior managers who oversee the city's 123 public schools, a move intended to put more muscle behind her efforts to raise teacher quality and student achievement. ...
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Learning Stories: Tell your own

To find out, the non-profit Rethink Learning Now campaign is asking people from various walks of life to talk about their most powerful learning experiences....
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Recess coaches help kids play, and that helps them to learn

Fourth-graders at the William Dick School, in North Philly, listened intently yesterday as they learned the rules of dodgeball. "If someone taps you with the ball, you're out," said "recess coach" Joe Cokes, demonstrating by touching a ball to a student's chest. "If you don't catch the ball, you're out." ...
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Big banks making a bundle on new school construction

Wealthy investors and major banks have been making windfall profits by using a little-known federal tax break to finance new charter-school construction. ...
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Teachers union OKs one-year freeze on pay increases

5.7.10 - The teachers union tentatively agreed Thursday to a one-year freeze on pay increases based on experience, a move that will help the Clark County School District close the remaining $28 million in its budget gap. ...
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School District bears financial weight of partially shelved software upgrade

In 2008, the budget crisis forced the Clark County School District to abandon plans to finish installation of a complex computer system that had consumed four years and $35 million. ...
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Fight over future of DPS isn't over yet, camps dig in

The two camps fighting for control over academic programs in Detroit Public Schools have each won a round in court -- and the fight is far from over. ...
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