Submitted by ANGELA PASCOPELLA on Thu, 05/24/2012 - 3:51pm
More high school students are enrolling in math and science classes and seeking online learning opportunities. Fewer want or are able to find jobs while in school.
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Submitted by ANGELA PASCOPELLA on Thu, 05/24/2012 - 3:46pm
State schools Superintendent Tommy Bice says he prefers that local superintendents keep their school year at 180 days, but he respects their right to make their own decisions on the matter, even if that means cutting days.
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Submitted by ANGELA PASCOPELLA on Thu, 05/24/2012 - 3:42pm
The Los Angeles Unified School District on Wednesday announced the settlement of a sexual harassment allegation against retired Supt. Ramon C. Cortines by a senior employee in the facilities division.
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Submitted by ANGELA PASCOPELLA on Thu, 05/24/2012 - 3:34pm
New budget numbers revealed to the public this week suggest that it may have been premature to celebrate the Oakland school district's return to fiscal solvency.
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Submitted by ANGELA PASCOPELLA on Thu, 05/24/2012 - 2:52pm
A plan to restructure the city’s special education program by funneling thousands of learning disabled children into mainstream classrooms — an increasingly popular practice around the country — was given the go-ahead Wednesday night when the Panel for Education Policy voted to change the city’s financing formula to pay for it.
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Submitted by ANGELA PASCOPELLA on Thu, 05/24/2012 - 2:43pm
Tens of thousands of North Carolina public school students would leave for private classrooms if they got tuition help of up to $4,000 a year funded by corporations able to donate their money instead of paying state taxes, an analysis showed for legislation introduced Wednesday.
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Submitted by ANGELA PASCOPELLA on Thu, 05/24/2012 - 11:55am
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today lavished praise on several Twin Cities school districts, teachers unions and board members for the progressive nature of their relationships.
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Submitted by ANGELA PASCOPELLA on Thu, 05/24/2012 - 11:39am
The Partnership for Los Angeles Schools today announced it has received 1.6 million dollars from several leading California foundations to support its Digital Learning initiative--a program that brings technology and education software into classrooms serving nearly 17,000 low income students across Los Angeles.
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Submitted by ANGELA PASCOPELLA on Thu, 05/24/2012 - 11:33am
A Colorado educator is taking over for retiring Superintendent Jon Andes.
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Submitted by ANGELA PASCOPELLA on Thu, 05/24/2012 - 11:28am
They range from a two-story English Tudor-style building with a swimming pool, fireplace and two glass conservatories to a sprawling, graffiti-laden structure ravaged by thieves.
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