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Civil rights groups are picking the wrong fight with President Obama - Washington Post

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Civil rights groups are picking the wrong fight with President Obama Washington Post What's more galling is that civil rights groups would oppose Obama administration initiatives to improve failing schools -- initiatives that hold the ... Obama Defends Education ProgramNew York Times Obama defends interventions at academically struggling schoolsWinston-Salem Journal Obama Defends His Schools Program Against Civil Rights, Union CriticismsBloomberg Politico (blog) -The Associated Press -Chicago Sun-Times (blog) all 361 news articles »

Detroit Ballot Won't Have Mayor-School Proposal - Wall Street Journal

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Detroit Ballot Won't Have Mayor-School Proposal Wall Street Journal The decision, a setback for Mayor Dave Bing, followed days of deliberation and protests, and left unresolved who will control the school district in the ... Council rejects referendum on mayoral control of DPSThe Detroit News Detroit City Council strikes down mayoral oversight of Detroit Public Schools ...MLive.com Should the Mayor Control Detroit's Public Schools?TIME (blog) Michigan Radio -Crain's Detroit Business -WLNS all 24 news articles »

Duncan pitches cash to make schools more equitable -- and expand federal reach - MLive.com

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Duncan pitches cash to make schools more equitable -- and expand federal reach MLive.com What would it take to make the country's schools more equal? And would those efforts amount to further loss of local control? The first is a question raised ... Arne Duncan: Keep Schools Open 14 Hours a Day, 7 Days a WeekOpposing Views States setting pace on school change; Obama agenda stalled in CongressWashington Post Obama Speaks, Duncan OverreactsThe American (blog) Catalyst Chicago -Seattle Times -New York Post all 1,348 news articles »

19 struggling Minnesota schools awarded $24.5M in federal reform grants - Pioneer Press

19 struggling Minnesota schools awarded $24.5M in federal reform grants Pioneer Press Nineteen of Minnesota's lowest-performing schools will receive nearly $24.5 million in federal grants to help turn them around, the Minnesota ... 19 Minnesota schools on edge get $25MMinneapolis Star Tribune Failing Minn. schools to get $24.5 in federal grant moneyKARE 19 struggling schools receive millions in grantsMinneapolis Star Tribune PR Newswire (press release) -DL-Online -WQOW TV News 18 all 47 news articles »

Board seeks to shutter failing charter schools - San Francisco Chronicle

Board seeks to shutter failing charter schools San Francisco Chronicle (07-29) 19:26 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- Failing charter schools across California could be shut down by the state Board of Education under a major policy shift ... National Alliance for Public Charter Schools Applauds President Obama's ...PR Newswire (press release) Foundations Need to Invest More in Private Education and ChoiceCato @ Liberty all 12 news articles »

Judge weighs in on establishment of two LAUSD pilot schools - 89.3 KPCC

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Judge weighs in on establishment of two LAUSD pilot schools 89.3 KPCC A student walks past a Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) school bus in Los Angeles, California on February 13, 2009. A judge took under submission ... LA schools chief pulls $24 per athlete bus planSan Jose Mercury News Adam Schaeffer: School district a tax-wasting machineOCRegister all 42 news articles »

Kids & Lice: Schools React to New Recommendations - Patch

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Kids & Lice: Schools React to New Recommendations Patch Marblehead schools don't quite go that far, but are in line with some of the new policies, according to lead school nurse Anne Scott. ... Study: schools shouldn't nitpick over head liceSun-Sentinel (blog) Got lice? Docs say schools have it wrongAustin American-Statesman (blog) Schools shouldn't ban kids with lice: reportCTV.ca TopNews Arab Emirates -TopNews United Kingdom (blog) -14WFIE.com all 114 news articles »

Missouri schools falling behind No Child Left Behind - Kansas City Star

Missouri schools falling behind No Child Left Behind Kansas City Star More Missouri schools than ever before are failing to meet the demands of the No Child Left Behind Act, according to state test results ... Columbia Public Schools MAP results best in five yearsColumbia Missourian Missouri releases schools' 2010 report cards on meeting federal standardsKY3 Missouri students making slow, steady progressSt. Louis Post-Dispatch Columbia Daily Tribune -OzarksFirst.com (blog) all 6 news articles »

Georgia math students stymied by accelerated pace and complex concepts ... - Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)

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Georgia math students stymied by accelerated pace and complex concepts ... Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog) Many students in metro Atlanta schools who took the tests squeaked by with barely passing grades, earning modest average scores of C's and D's for their ... State Says New Standards Will Show Schools If Students Are Effectively ...Jamestown Post Journal State Education Department releases test results; links offered for St ...North Country Now all 42 news articles »

At MBA Schools, Indians Go to the Top - Wall Street Journal (blog)

At MBA Schools, Indians Go to the Top Wall Street Journal (blog) On Wednesday, the University of Chicago announced that Sunil Kumar, an operations management expert who teaches at the Stanford University Graduate School ... and more »

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