Submitted by Marion Herbert on Tue, 05/01/2012 - 12:40am
Connecticut's struggle to adopt an education reform package that will help close the nation's largest achievement gap has caught the attention of the U.S. Department of Education.
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Submitted by Marion Herbert on Tue, 05/01/2012 - 12:35am
A federal lawsuit against a Florida school district alleges two black women who scored well on an adult skills test in 2010 were accused of cheating because, they were told, "you people don't score that high."
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Submitted by Marion Herbert on Mon, 04/30/2012 - 11:59pm
A national education consultant who helped lead reform efforts in Detroit, Cleveland and New York City has been tapped as “interim” chief education officer in Chicago, officials said.
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Submitted by Judy Hartnett on Sun, 04/29/2012 - 3:59pm
The International Baccalaureate (IB) reached a milestone today with the authorization of its 2000th IB World School in Edinburg, Texas.
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Submitted by Judy Hartnett on Sun, 04/29/2012 - 3:52pm
What’s in a name? The Newton Schools Foundation hopes the answer is big money.
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Submitted by Judy Hartnett on Sun, 04/29/2012 - 11:31am
Kansas Commissioner of Education Diane DeBacker visited Pittsburg Friday to get a look at facilities that are the leading edge of technology education in the state.
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Submitted by Judy Hartnett on Sun, 04/29/2012 - 9:00am
Administrators of traditional public schools must see the decline and potential demise of the U.S. Postal Service and shudder.A government bureaucracy clinging to relevance after being outsmarted and outhustled by private competitors. That could be our schools in the not too distant future.
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Submitted by Judy Hartnett on Sun, 04/29/2012 - 8:44am
For a long time and for a lot of us, “college” was more or less a synonym for success. We had only to go. We had only to graduate.
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Submitted by Judy Hartnett on Sat, 04/28/2012 - 5:16pm
Chicago Public Schools announced on Friday Chief Education Officer Dr. Noemi Donoso, appointed by Mayor Rahm Emanuel, is leaving.
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Submitted by Judy Hartnett on Sat, 04/28/2012 - 5:09pm
A teacher accused of bullying an autistic student was placed on paid leave Friday.
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