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Mississippi School District Agrees To Stop Handcuffing Students For Non-Crimes

AP | JEFF AMY | Posted 05.26.2012

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JACKSON, Miss. -- Jackson public schools will no longer handcuff students to poles or other objects and will train staff at its alternative school on ...

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Education Department issues guidelines for restraining, isolating disruptive students

The Center for Public Integrity | Posted 05.18.2012

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By Susan FerrissiWatch NewsIn response to simmering concerns over reported abuses, the U.S. Department of Education issued multiple guidelines Tuesd...

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1 In 3 Young Adults With Autism Have Few Job Prospects, Study Finds

AP | LINDSEY TANNER | Posted 05.16.2012

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CHICAGO (AP) — One in 3 young adults with autism have no paid job experience, college or technical schooling nearly seven years after high school gr...

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Schooling for a Diverse Tomorrow

Maureen Costello | Posted 05.09.2012

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Failure to appreciate our differences opens a door to dehumanization of those who are different. The only way to keep that door firmly closed is through anti-bias education.

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Struggle Over How To Evaluate Special Ed Teachers

AP | CHRISTINE ARMARIO | Posted 04.24.2012

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MIAMI -- Since the first day of class this school year, Bev Campbell has been teaching her students how to say their names. Some of the children in h...

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Arts Education On The Decline At Schools Nationwide

AP | CHRISTINE ARMARIO | Posted 04.02.2012

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MIAMI -- Elementary schools without drama classes. High schools with large numbers of poor students that do not offer music. Those are two of the ble...

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Are Virtual Schools a Sham?

Anne L. Bryant | Posted 05.22.2012

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We are hearing a lot about online learning and virtual schools, a field that is growing fast -- perhaps too fast. As educators we must be vigilant to distinguish between promising practices and flat-out corruption and greed.

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New Generation, Same Story?

Barbara & Shannon Kelley | Posted 05.21.2012

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When young women declare themselves optimistic about women in the workplace in the very same survey in which they point out gender-based inequities, you kind of have to worry.

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Can Your Family Afford College?

Jason Alderman | Posted 05.19.2012

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I'm a firm believer that the more knowledge you acquire, whether through college, trade school or self-study, the richer your life will be. But as college tuition and fees continue to skyrocket, students and parents increasingly are asking, "Is a degree really worth the cost?"

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Doubling-Down on Dumb: The GOP War on Being Smart

Peter Smirniotopoulos | Posted 05.15.2012

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We're supposed to be exploring every conceivable alternative for turning the domestic economy around. So why are Republicans, at state and federal levels, waging a rhetorical, legislative, and administrative War on Education?

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Convincing a Cynical Workforce That Change Is Necessary

Tom Fox | Posted 05.15.2012

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To some public servants, the call to do even more with even less may sound all too familiar. It's especially difficult if your employees see it as a call to work even harder to achieve the same results with fewer resources.

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Teacher Voices Must Be Heard

Teach Plus | Posted 04.30.2012

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More than ever we -- teachers -- must be a vital part of this national conversation. As teachers, we have a responsibility to our students and communities to share our collective wisdom in an effort to facilitate quality reform.

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26 States Seek Relief From No Child Left Behind

AP | By KIMBERLY HEFLING | Posted 02.29.2012

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WASHINGTON -- More than half of all states applied by this week's new deadline to be freed from the most strenuous requirements of the Bush-era No Chi...

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Teachers Are Ready for RESPECT

Teach Plus | Posted 04.24.2012

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I love my job, but I often think about leaving the classroom. The lack of respect, low compensation and limited opportunities for professional growth that come with being a teacher make it difficult to stay.

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Crime At U.S. Public Schools On The Decline, Report Shows

AP | CHRISTINE ARMARIO | Posted 04.23.2012

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MIAMI — Violent crime at the nation's schools is declining, and students and schools are reporting less bullying and gang activity. But new gov...

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Feds Have Harsh Criticism, Disappointing Reviews For States' Education

AP | CHRISTINE ARMARIO | Posted 03.31.2012

MIAMI — In its initial review of No Child Left Behind waiver requests, the U.S. Education Department highlighted a similar weakness in nearly ev...

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Education Department Seeks Public Input To Prevent Cheating In Schools

AP | Posted 01.20.2012

WASHINGTON -- The Education Department wants the public's input to develop guidelines to prevent and detect cheating. The effort comes after several c...

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Easing Student Loan Repayments

Jason Alderman | Posted 03.19.2012

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If you're having difficulty paying off your student loans and want to avoid defaulting, Income-Based Repayment and other options are available that might help.

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States Backtracked On Reform Commitments, Face Threats To Federal Funds

AP | By CHRISTINE ARMARIO | Posted 01.10.2012

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MIAMI -- Several states that won a slice of the U.S. Department of Education's $4.3 billion Race to the Top competition have had to delay plans to imp...

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Application For Hebrew Charter School In New Jersey Raises Concern

The New York Times | Michael Winerip | Posted 03.10.2012

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In the last couple of years, Sharon Akman, a real estate agent, applied to the state of New Jersey three times to open a new charter school in the Hig...

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Matt Damon And Mom Reject Award Nomination

Posted 01.05.2012

Matt Damon and his mother, Nancy Carlsson-Paige, have declined a nomination for the Friend of Education award from the National Education Association'...

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Jon Huntsman: As President, I'll Modernize U.S. Education

Posted 03.04.2012

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Jon Huntsman, like his GOP opponents, wants to localize education, and he's taken to the presses to hash out his educational platform. In a Sunday ...

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American Dream At Stake Before School Starts

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 12.20.2011

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As states revamp their early childhood education to grab a slice of federal education dollars, some education experts are urging policymakers to look ...

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9 States Win Race To The Top Early Learning Grant

AP | KIMBERLY HEFLING | Posted 02.15.2012

WASHINGTON — Nine states won a collective $500 million Friday from the federal government to help make pre-K and other early learning programs m...

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School Board Member Who Took State High School Exam: Tests Lack Accountability

Posted 12.08.2011

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To take state standardized exams to the test, a Florida school board member sat down to take a version of the state's high-stakes 10th grade math and ...

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