Submitted by Courtney Williams on Tue, 11/15/2011 - 3:44pm
R&B star John Legend is stepping up his efforts to campaign for improvements in schools by joining the board of directors for an education advocacy group.
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Submitted by Courtney Williams on Tue, 11/15/2011 - 3:41pm
A majority of U.S. states intend to opt out of the federal education law known as No Child Left Behind, and 11 have already made formal requests to take advantage of the waivers President Barack Obama offered in September, the Education Department said on Tuesday.
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Submitted by Courtney Williams on Tue, 11/15/2011 - 3:39pm
American Education Week is observed from Nov. 14 through 19.
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Submitted by Courtney Williams on Tue, 11/15/2011 - 3:33pm
Who needs leafy greens and carrots when pizza and french fries will do?
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Submitted by Courtney Williams on Tue, 11/15/2011 - 3:32pm
A budget override to pay for computers, software and classroom tools in the Kyrene School District has passed, and community members and school officials are relieved to have $6.8 million in funding secured for the next seven years.
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Submitted by Courtney Williams on Tue, 11/15/2011 - 3:28pm
A sea of iPads were swarming through the bleacher's at Forreston High School on Monday. The school district gave the iPad 2 to five hundred students, from sixth through 12th grade.
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Submitted by Courtney Williams on Tue, 11/15/2011 - 3:25pm
The achievement gap between Hawaii's public school special education students and their peers is wider than the national average, partially because they are isolated more than they should be, an evaluation agency reported this week.
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Submitted by Courtney Williams on Tue, 11/15/2011 - 3:23pm
A funny thing happened on the way to reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, the sweeping school-reform law better known as No Child Left Behind (NCLB): The debate over reauthorization has spawned a political alliance between the tea party and the teachers unions.
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Submitted by Courtney Williams on Tue, 11/15/2011 - 3:20pm
Education in Kansas has seen a variety of changes, formats, and emphasis since the days when the 3 Rs were enough for success in life. Reading, 'riting, and 'rithmetic alone cannot prepare our children for success in times of mobile and transient populations, constant change, and global competition.
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Submitted by ANGELA PASCOPELLA on Mon, 11/14/2011 - 4:58pm
Citing the strength of historic public education reforms already under way in Kentucky, the state on Monday submitted its application asking to be relieved of some requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind Act.
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