Submitted by Courtney Williams on Sat, 03/31/2012 - 9:59pm
Chardon Local Schools Superintendent Joseph Bergant II is extending his time with the district.
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Submitted by Courtney Williams on Sat, 03/31/2012 - 9:53pm
The first round of negotiations between the Chicago Public Schools and the teachers union went squarely to the district, which will get its way in weighing student performance more heavily in teacher evaluations.
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Submitted by Courtney Williams on Fri, 03/30/2012 - 9:40am
An early warning system aimed at reducing the number of school districts that end up in the red appears to be doing its job, the top financial officer with the Iowa Department of Education told state leaders Thursday.
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Submitted by Courtney Williams on Fri, 03/30/2012 - 9:35am
Despite multiple teacher protests at the Capitol, Gov. Bobby Jindal's education reform bills continue to move through the Louisiana Legislature.
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Submitted by Courtney Williams on Fri, 03/30/2012 - 9:28am
The state Board of Education on Thursday voted 4-2 to approve proposed rules for an A to F grading system for the state's schools.
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Submitted by Courtney Williams on Thu, 03/29/2012 - 9:47pm
For the Volunteer State, the incredible Mega Millions jackpot run that ended Friday night resulted in more than 291,000 winning tickets sold in the state, including two who won $250,000 in Monteagle and Ardmore.
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Submitted by Courtney Williams on Thu, 03/29/2012 - 9:45pm
In December, Congress slashed funding for Advanced Placement fee waivers for low-income students, leaving them scrambling to find the cash or forgoing the exams.
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Submitted by Courtney Williams on Thu, 03/29/2012 - 4:04pm
The state's budget-writing committee poked another hole in Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's education reform agenda Thursday, as its recommended budget significantly cuts the funding to bankroll his plan. The Education Committee earlier this week downgraded the policy changes.
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Submitted by Courtney Williams on Thu, 03/29/2012 - 3:55pm
For half a decade now, Congress has failed to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, better known as No Child Left Behind. The principal stumbling block has been how to rewrite the law's accountability requirements for student achievement. That's certainly a debate worth having. But the continuing disagreement has had an unfortunate consequence. It has foreclosed an opportunity to help one the most neglected populations in public education: military students.
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Submitted by Courtney Williams on Thu, 03/29/2012 - 3:52pm
The Revere (Ohio) Local Schools Board of Education approved deleting unneeded items from the district’s inventory.
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