Submitted by Courtney Williams on Mon, 01/09/2012 - 3:45pm
Just in time for the law's 10th anniversary this past Sunday, House Republicans led by Rep. John Kline (R-Minn.) have released draft legislation for revamping the No Child Left Behind Act. The bills would ease the federal government's grip on public schools, but are unlikely to be passed.
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Submitted by Courtney Williams on Mon, 01/09/2012 - 3:43pm
Hundreds of students from Clear Lake High School in Houston tried to pull a fast one on their teachers by texting one another answers to a final exam last month.
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Submitted by Courtney Williams on Mon, 01/09/2012 - 3:34pm
Rep. Michele Bachmann may have stepped aside last week in Iowa, but at least in terms of education her beliefs continue to be well represented among the remaining GOP candidates.
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Submitted by Courtney Williams on Mon, 01/09/2012 - 3:30pm
The nation's public schools have been battered by a continuing stream of bad news in the past few years, challenging what at one time was considered one of the world's leading education systems.
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Submitted by ANGELA PASCOPELLA on Sun, 01/08/2012 - 8:56pm
A statewide push to use more hybrid electric school buses could save Jefferson County Public Schools more than $75,000 a year in gas.
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Submitted by ANGELA PASCOPELLA on Sun, 01/08/2012 - 8:52pm
The No Child Left Behind education law was cast as a symbol of possibility, offering the promise of improved schools for the nation’s poor and minority children and better prepared students in a competitive world.
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Submitted by ANGELA PASCOPELLA on Sun, 01/08/2012 - 8:49pm
Chicago schools that voted for a longer day starting in January will add that extra 90 minutes daily when students return to classes Monday.
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Submitted by ANGELA PASCOPELLA on Sun, 01/08/2012 - 11:50am
A former Teacher of the Year at an Alabama elementary school admitted to molesting over 21 girls during his 25-year career, police said on Thursday.
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Submitted by ANGELA PASCOPELLA on Sun, 01/08/2012 - 11:46am
With public schools cutting back on spending for physical education, some members of Congress want to intervene, worried that the nation's schools are churning out too many fat kids.
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Submitted by ANGELA PASCOPELLA on Sun, 01/08/2012 - 11:41am
We have made major strides over the past decades in improving educational levels of students with disabilities.
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