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Students to observe Walk to School Day
RICHLAND HILLS –An estimated 300 students from Richland Elementary, Binion Elementary and Richland Middle schools will be walking and rolling to school today accompanied by parents, teachers and… Read more
Arkansas Scholar’s Learning Project Helps Boost Academic Performance of Elementary, Middle School Students
The diagonal line in Arkansas separating academic and economic strivers from those less likely to make the grade — and then land a decent job — runs roughly… Read more
Facebook may help identify college drunks
Have you been making Facebook status updates about how smashed you were last night? You may have a drinking problem, according to a new study. College students who post references… Read more
Oregon schools roll out Google Apps to students
As the state’s schools sign up to use the free online software, some parents worry about privacy As more Oregon schools roll out Google’s free suite of productivity software this… Read more
‘Getting It Right’ Report
In time for Secretary of Education Arne Duncan’s presentation of the Obama administration’s reforms to teacher preparation programs last week, a new report offers comprehensive recommendations for how… Read more
No Child Left Behind Bills Proliferate After Obama Announces Waiver Plan
In the two-and-a-half weeks since President Barack Obama and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced ways in which states could overhaul No Child Left Behind without Congress’s… Read more
Obama-Bush Comparison
The President’s words as a candidate, criticizing the Bush Administration, presented side-by-side with the statistics
Federal investigation launched against anti-Jew Columbia University
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights is investigating a complaint accusing Columbia of discriminating against a Jewish student, a DOE spokesperson confirmed Tuesday. The complaint… Read more
Economic recovery ‘close to faltering,’ Ben Bernanke tells Congress
Despite significant improvement in US financial markets since 2008, the economic recovery is “close to faltering,” Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told a joint congressional panel on the… Read more
Safeguards Badly Needed for Gulen Charter Schools
by Donna Garner – U. S. Department of Education announced that it has awarded $1,431,929.00 to Harmony Charter Schools
