Member 5379Obama pledges schools upgrade in stimulus plan (AP)01-01-2009 05h13AP - Barack Obama probably cannot fix every leaky roof and busted boiler in the nation's schools. But educators say his sweeping school modernization program if he spends enough could jump-start student achievement. Atlanta inner-city school gets $365K from Winfrey (AP)01-01-2009 04h11AP - A letter from Oprah Winfrey last week seemed like the world's best Christmas present until teacher Ron Clark noticed an extra piece of paper flutter out of the envelope. California Algebra Requirement Halted (U.S. News & World Report)31-12-2008 03h34U.S. News & World Report - In Washington, everyone applauds a governor who wants to raise academic standards for all students. Back in his or her home state, a governor who proposes to do just that can get sued. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger learned this lesson not long ago when his plan to require algebra testing for all eighth graders angered the state's school superintendent and some education groups. Two organizations representing school board members and administrators filed a lawsuit to overturn the requirement, and now a judge has temporarily put the brakes on the governor's plan, the Associated Press reports. ... Ohio schools keep cafeterias open for holidays (AP)28-12-2008 03h15AP - A school district in Ohio says the economy is so tight it has kept its cafeterias open during Christmas break to provide hot lunches for needy students. SoCal law school tempts students with free tuition (AP)25-12-2008 12h10AP - A new law school opening next fall in Southern California is offering a big incentive to top students who might be thinking twice about the cost of a legal education during the recession: free tuition for three years. Groups Offer Ways to Improve U.S. Education (U.S. News & World Report)23-12-2008 07h29U.S. News & World Report - By now, many people are familiar with America's poor academic performance on the international stage. Forty years ago, the United States had the highest high school completion rate in the world. Today, it ranks 18th out of 24 industrialized nations. In 1995, the rate of Americans going to college was among the highest in the world. Since then, 13 other countries boast higher college graduation rates than the United States. What can the United States learn from countries that seem to be doing a better job of preparing students for the 21st-century economy? Harsh turn at New School for maverick Bob Kerrey (AP)20-12-2008 09h32AP - Dissent is woven deep into the fabric of the New School, a left-leaning university that was founded as a freethinking experiment and became a haven for intellectuals fleeing persecution in Hitler's Germany. Backers call Kennedy a good advocate for schools (AP)20-12-2008 07h08AP - When Mayor Michael Bloomberg took office in 2002 and wrested control of the school system from the Board of Education, his most glittering hire was Caroline Kennedy. Texas student accused of graduation terror threat (AP)19-12-2008 06h07AP - A Lamar University doctoral student was charged with making a terroristic threat after allegedly sending an e-mail threatening to violently disrupt Saturday's commencement ceremony because he was upset he couldn't graduate. <<< Prev member Next member >>> Randon Members Member 3005 Member 3596 Member 4695 Member 4068 Member 1728 Member 1354 Member 4269 Member 5242 Member 4145 Member 1406 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 | |
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