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- Probable cause found in Colo. school shooting case (AP)
- Foundations offer $506M for education innovation (AP)
- Oregon Schools To Use Google Apps--And Why Microsoft Should Worry (PC World)
- RI teachers union sues after mass firings (AP)
- Ex-Detroit Schools officials, vendors indicted (AP)
- Murder verdict upheld in EMU student dorm killing (AP)
- Dear Commencement Speaker: Inspire Me (U.S. News & World Report)
- Pa. college president switches places with student (AP)
- Fla. girl attacked at school leaves hospital (AP)
- Hawaii lawmakers pass bill to increase school year (AP)
| Probable cause found in Colo. school shooting case (AP) Posted: 28 Apr 2010 06:11 PM PDT AP - A man accused of shooting and wounding two Colorado eighth-graders just after the school day ended said he woke up feeling angry, violent and "transformed upon" before he went to their middle school, an investigator testified at a preliminary hearing Wednesday. |
| Foundations offer $506M for education innovation (AP) Posted: 28 Apr 2010 05:55 PM PDT AP - A coalition of wealthy foundations is offering up to half a billion dollars to match federal grants meant to encourage education reform, taking the pressure off schools scrambling to find the matching dollars they need to get the money. |
| Oregon Schools To Use Google Apps--And Why Microsoft Should Worry (PC World) Posted: 28 Apr 2010 02:52 PM PDT PC World - The Oregon Department of Education today will begin offering Google Apps to all public school districts in the state. The move will save the cash-strapped Oregon schools $1.5 million per year, according to a Wednesday blog post by Google Apps Education Manager Jaime Casap. |
| RI teachers union sues after mass firings (AP) Posted: 28 Apr 2010 01:52 PM PDT AP - A Rhode Island teachers union has sued a troubled school district that fired all its high school teachers and staff. |
| Ex-Detroit Schools officials, vendors indicted (AP) Posted: 28 Apr 2010 12:02 PM PDT AP - Federal authorities have indicted two former risk management officers and two vendors for Detroit's public schools on bribery, fraud, extortion and money-laundering charges, accusing them of stealing more than $3 million of district funds. |
| Murder verdict upheld in EMU student dorm killing (AP) Posted: 28 Apr 2010 10:57 AM PDT
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| Dear Commencement Speaker: Inspire Me (U.S. News & World Report) Posted: 28 Apr 2010 10:26 AM PDT U.S. News & World Report - With graduating college seniors facing record high unemployment figures, the timing couldn't be better to hear inspirational career advice from the likes of news anchor Anderson Cooper, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and President Barack Obama. Colleges are recruiting top-name speakers for their commencement ceremonies this May to give their personal two cents on how to pursue one's dreams in a highly competitive job market. Some schools have even opted for career advice from more controversial bank CEOs who've captured the headlines during the financial crisis. U.S. ... |
| Pa. college president switches places with student (AP) Posted: 28 Apr 2010 10:18 AM PDT
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| Fla. girl attacked at school leaves hospital (AP) Posted: 28 Apr 2010 04:07 AM PDT AP - The 15-year-old girl who authorities say was brutally attacked by another teen at a Florida middle school has left the hospital. |
| Hawaii lawmakers pass bill to increase school year (AP) Posted: 27 Apr 2010 09:16 PM PDT AP - Hawaii's shortest-in-the-nation school year will substantially increase under legislation that has been passed by lawmakers. |
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