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FAU president's new salary to cost taxpayers more
Mary Jane Saunders may be stepping down as president of Florida Atlantic University, but she will remain as one of the school's highest paid employees. And her new $276,000 salary will actually cost taxpayers $76,000 more. Saunders, who resigned...
Tags: Science and Technology, Board of Directors, Science, Florida Atlantic University, Colleges and Universities
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Faith and Values: Jesus was clear about doing away with anxiety
The Allentown School District is right now faced with what has been termed a budgetary issue, but seems more like a question about vision — how will the district support its students in attaining the finest possible education now and in the...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Teaching and Learning, Allentown, Anxiety
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Glendale schools to take April 24 off
Glendale Unified students and teachers will have next April 24 off in commemoration of the Armenian Genocide, following an agreement signed by school officials and the teachers union this week. Thousands of students of Armenian descent typically skip...Tags: Genocide, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Congress, Massacres, Turkey
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Troubled youths deserve more effective discipline than suspension
The limits on student suspensions approved by the Los Angeles Unified school board this week may burnish the district's progressive credentials, putting L.A. in the forefront of a national shift away from zero-tolerance policies that ban kids from...
Tags: Human Interest, Entertainment Events, University of California, Los Angeles, Students, Teaching and Learning
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Now's the time to raise the bar for Baltimore schools
As the founder of KIPP Baltimore, which operates two high-performing public charter schools in the city, I am heartened and encouraged by our progress over the past six years under schools CEO Andrés Alonso. As I move to a new role as executive director...
Tags: Human Interest, Teaching and Learning, Students, Maryland General Assembly, Schools
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Teacher must face charges he sexually assaulted student, judge rules
In the hourlong video played at a court hearing Friday, the playful third-grader tells the female interviewer with the Lehigh County Child Advocacy Center about his love of basketball, Monopoly, Batman and space travel. "I want to fly there like...
Tags: Judges, Sexual Assault, Lawyers, Trials, Justice System
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Chicago Teachers Union re-elects Karen Lewis
Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis, an often controversial figure who took on Mayor Rahm Emanuel by leading a seven-day strike last fall, was easily re-elected to a second three-year term Friday, according to unofficial results released by the...Tags: Politics, Rahm Emanuel, Strikes, Elections, Karen Lewis
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Political savvy vs. education skills in L.A. school board runoff
The race for a seat on the Los Angeles Board of Education pits the political savvy of Antonio Sanchez against the education skills of Monica Ratliff. And when it comes to campaign resources, politics trumps all. Sanchez, 31, has used his background in...Tags: School Examinations, Politics, Columbia University, Eli Broad, Lawyers
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In wake of CPS closings, 2 principals become friends
The first time they met, neither of the Far South Side school principals was sure what to expect. Taquia Hylton's school, West Pullman Elementary, is slated to be shut as part of the district's plan to close 54 schools in June. Its approximately 300...
Tags: Fenger High School, West Pullman, Health and Safety at School, Pullman, Teaching and Learning
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3 days of marches against school closings planned
With just over a week before the Chicago Board of Education votes on a proposal to close 54 schools, the Chicago Teachers Union and other activist groups said Monday they would hold marches over three days to protest the plan. The marches will begin...
Tags: Politics, Chicago Mayor, Activism, Teaching and Learning, Rahm Emanuel
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So much state testing, so little scrutiny
In the past few weeks we have heard horror stories from throughout Indiana about testing under ISTEP+ -- particularly the overload of the computer system and the failure of the testing company's servers to handle the testing. This caused Indiana to...Tags: Science and Technology, Colleges and Universities, Standardized Testing, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, Teaching and Learning
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Acts should be judged by consequences
How can obviously immoral acts be thought moral? False premises accepted as givens not to be questioned are the reasons. They lead to the immoral conclusions. One such premise is that books written by fallible humans, as all books are, were somehow...Tags: Science and Technology, Homophobia, Teaching and Learning, Religion and Belief, Barack Obama
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