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Councils named and shamed over slow adoptions
Councils who fail to speedily place children in their care with adoptive parents are being named and shamed in new performance league tables. Currently, local authorities in England… Read more
What Do Herman Cain, Anita Hill, and Classroom Teachers All Have in Common?
by Donna Garner 10.31.11 What do Herman Cain, Anita Hill, and classroom teachers all have in common? They all are tied to the idea of “perceived” feelings on the part… Read more
Home prices heading for triple-dip
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — The besieged housing market has even further to fall before home prices really hit rock bottom. According to Fiserv (FISV), a financial… Read more
Halloween, Headless Horsemen and Literature in our Schools
by Jim Stergios – In this season of ghosts and goblins, it seems only appropriate to think about the stories that for many generations served to… Read more
LAUSD’s $30 million mistake: Schools must make costly repairs to meet standards for disabled
At Columbus Avenue Elementary School in Van Nuys, the grab bars in the boys’ restroom are slightly off, the stair handrails are half an inch too high, and the signs… Read more
No Child Left Behind Catches Up With New Hampshire School
DURHAM, N.H. — Every spring, Linda Rief, who is in her 25th year of teaching English at Oyster River Middle School, has eighth graders do a semesterlong “genre” project. They… Read more
Kirk Kerkorian’s $18 million pushes Andre Agassi Grand Slam haul to $26.1 million
Aside from being known as the father of the mega-resort, Kirk Kerkorian has had an enormous impact on the life of Andre Agassi. The Las Vegas resident and… Read more
Some Fort Worth schools lost students but not teachers
FORT WORTH — Fort Worth school district officials spent months scrubbing the budget, saying they were analyzing each position to make sure it was necessary. But administrators have… Read more
Sex Ed in New York City Schools: The Spin
Natalie Ravitz – Sex sells. That’s why for the past week newspapers and blogs have plastered their front pages with articles dissecting and lambasting New York City’s new… Read more
Colorado Faces Nation’s Only Statewide Tax Vote To Raise Taxes For Education
DENVER — The nation’s only statewide tax vote on the November ballot asks Colorado voters whether they want to temporarily raise taxes to generate $3 billion for classrooms… Read more
