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• Guilty plea in Obama student loan records case (AP)
• Texas ed board adopts resolution limiting Islam (AP)
• Facebook's Zuckerberg gives $100 million to Newark (Reuters)
• 'Waiting for "Superman" ': A simplistic view of education reform? (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Zuckerberg's $100 million for Newark, N.J., schools stirs controversy (The Christian Science Monitor)
• U.S. delays part of move against for-profit schools (Reuters)
• Govt. delays rule opposed by for-profit colleges (AP)
• Newark mayor's crime-fighting led to $100M gift (AP)
• Troubles of US education get big screen close-up (AP)
• Mark Zuckerberg Announces $100 Million Foundation: "Startup: Education" (Mashable)
• U. of Ill. denies William Ayers emeritus status (AP)

Guilty plea in Obama student loan records case (AP) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 04:42 PM PDT AP - The last of nine former employees of a U.S. Department of Education contractor charged with unlawfully viewing President Barack Obama's student loan records has pleaded guilty.

Texas ed board adopts resolution limiting Islam (AP) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 04:02 PM PDT AP - The Texas State Board of Education adopted a resolution Friday that seeks to curtail references to Islam in Texas textbooks, as social conservative board members warned of what they describe as a creeping Middle Eastern influence in the nation's publishing industry.

Facebook's Zuckerberg gives $100 million to Newark (Reuters) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 03:14 PM PDT Reuters - Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg announced a $100 million gift to the beleaguered public schools of Newark, New Jersey, to help improve public education in a city he has no connection to.

'Waiting for "Superman" ': A simplistic view of education reform? (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 02:36 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - “Waiting for ‘Superman,’ ” opening Friday in New York and Los Angeles, has generated buzz for months in education circles. Everyone from Oprah Winfrey to Bill Gates is celebrating the documentary, which tells the emotional stories of five students who have entered lotteries to get into successful public charter schools.

Zuckerberg's $100 million for Newark, N.J., schools stirs controversy (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 02:09 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is teaming up with Newark Mayor Cory Booker to try to boost achievement in the New Jersey city’s troubled schools â€" and shine a national spotlight on potential models for education reform.

U.S. delays part of move against for-profit schools (Reuters) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 01:45 PM PDT Reuters - For-profit colleges have gained more time to influence new regulations that could threaten their students' ability to get financial aid, a critical part of the sector's business model.

Govt. delays rule opposed by for-profit colleges (AP) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 01:42 PM PDT AP - The U.S. Education Department said Friday it will take more time to finalize new regulations targeting for-profit college job-training programs, but emphasized it was intent on moving forward and holding the sector accountable.

Newark mayor's crime-fighting led to $100M gift (AP) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 01:36 PM PDT AP - Just two months ago, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg was at a conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, and found himself seated at dinner with Newark Mayor Cory Booker.

Troubles of US education get big screen close-up (AP) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 08:05 AM PDT AP - The troubles of the U.S. education system are getting a big screen close-up.

Mark Zuckerberg Announces $100 Million Foundation: "Startup: Education" (Mashable) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 05:51 AM PDT Mashable - Punk, traitor, genius or philanthropic entrepreneur? Mark Zuckerberg can be described by many a colorful adjective, and on Friday, October 1, the world will watch Hollywood both celebrate and vilify Facebook's founder in The Social Network.

U. of Ill. denies William Ayers emeritus status (AP) Posted: 23 Sep 2010 06:03 PM PDT AP - The University of Illinois on Thursday denied 1960s radical William Ayers emeritus faculty status after trustees Chairman Christopher Kennedy noted Ayers dedicated a book to, among others, the man who killed Kennedy's father, Robert F. Kennedy.

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