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• Teen cleared in bullying case expresses sympathies (AP)
• After endorsing Obama, teachers union says yes to test-based evaluations (The Lookout)
• Woman to plead guilty in Fla. school lockdown case (AP)
• Study links lower education to faster aging (Reuters)
• Man who took gun into Pa. school gets prison term (AP)
• None hurt when officer's gun fires at Mo. school (AP)

Teen cleared in bullying case expresses sympathies (AP) Posted: 12 May 2011 02:03 PM PDT AP - A teen who was exonerated in connection with a Massachusetts classmate's bullying-related suicide says he's grateful to her family for asking prosecutors to drop the charge against him.

After endorsing Obama, teachers union says yes to test-based evaluations (The Lookout) Posted: 12 May 2011 01:47 PM PDT The Lookout - The nation's largest teachers union may soon endorse a policy statement encouraging the use of standardized test scores in evaluating teacher performance in the classroom. This big shift comes on the heels of the National Education Association's decision to endorse President Obama's presidential campaign surprisingly early--and in spite of the union's frequent head-butting with the [...]

Woman to plead guilty in Fla. school lockdown case (AP) Posted: 12 May 2011 12:53 PM PDT AP - A Florida woman will plead guilty to making e-mail and telephone threats involving guns and schools to a radio talk show host that forced hundreds of thousands of Broward County students into lockdown for hours, according to a court filing Thursday by the woman's attorneys.

Study links lower education to faster aging (Reuters) Posted: 12 May 2011 08:23 AM PDT Reuters - People who leave education with fewer qualifications are prone to age more quickly, scientists said on Wednesday.

Man who took gun into Pa. school gets prison term (AP) Posted: 12 May 2011 07:47 AM PDT AP - A man who entered a Pittsburgh high school with a gun last year and injured a security guard when both men tumbled through a glass door will spend up to 11 1/2 years in prison.

None hurt when officer's gun fires at Mo. school (AP) Posted: 11 May 2011 06:57 PM PDT AP - A school resource officer is off the job in a suburban St. Louis district after his revolver discharged while he was cleaning it.

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