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• NC school system votes to ditch diversity policy (AP)
• GOP primary could reshape Texas board, textbooks (AP)
• Up to 5,200 LA schools workers could face layoffs (AP)
• Colo. school shooting suspect facing 15 counts (AP)
• Union files state complaint over RI school firings (AP)

NC school system votes to ditch diversity policy (AP) Posted: 02 Mar 2010 05:02 PM PST AP - A North Carolina school board has voted to scrap a policy of assigning students by socio-economic background in favor of a system of neighborhood schools.

GOP primary could reshape Texas board, textbooks (AP) Posted: 02 Mar 2010 03:40 PM PST AP - What millions of students read about science and history could hinge Tuesday on a Republican primary in Texas for several seats on the state board of education, a panel whose decisions affect the content of textbooks sold nationwide.

Up to 5,200 LA schools workers could face layoffs (AP) Posted: 02 Mar 2010 03:30 PM PST AP - The board of the Los Angeles Unified School District has voted to send notices of possible layoffs to up to 5,200 teachers and other workers because of a huge budget gap.

Colo. school shooting suspect facing 15 counts (AP) Posted: 02 Mar 2010 11:57 AM PST AP - A man accused of shooting two Colorado students in the parking lot of a middle school was charged Tuesday with 15 counts, including attempted murder, assault and child abuse.

Union files state complaint over RI school firings (AP) Posted: 02 Mar 2010 10:21 AM PST AP - A teachers union has filed state labor relations charges over a plan to turn around one of Rhode Island's worst-performing high schools by firing the entire faculty.

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