2011年5月20日星期五

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Yahoo! News: Education News


Tenn. Senate OKs ban on teaching of homosexuality (AP)

Posted: 20 May 2011 05:41 PM PDT

Opponents of a bill seeking to prevent teaching public school students about gay issues react to the measure passing the Senate in Nashville, Tenn., on Friday, May, 20, 2011. The bill sponsored by Republican Sen. Stacey Campfield of Knoxville passed on a 20-10 vote. (AP Photo/Erik Schelzig)AP - A bill passed Friday by the Tennessee Senate would forbid public school teachers and students in grades kindergarten through eight from discussing the fact that some people are gay.


New York probing Corinthian, Trump's for-profit colleges (Reuters)

Posted: 20 May 2011 10:13 AM PDT

Reuters - The New York Attorney General is investigating colleges run by Corinthian Colleges and real estate magnate Donald Trump, adding to the list of states probing illegal business practices at for-profit schools.

No Child Left Behind fix lagging in Congress (AP)

Posted: 20 May 2011 04:23 AM PDT

In this photo made Wednesday, May 18, 2011, Rep. John Kline, R-Minn., arrives for a dinner featuring potential Republican presidential hopeful Tim Pawlenty in Minneapolis. Kline, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, said there is no chance of meeting President Barack Obama's August deadline for reform of the 9-year-old No Child Left Behind bill. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)AP - The long-awaited overhaul of the 9-year-old No Child Left Behind law has begun in the House with the first in a series of targeted bills, but a bipartisan, comprehensive reform of the nation's most important education law still appears far from the finish line.


Texas guns on campus bill hits roadblock (AP)

Posted: 19 May 2011 07:36 PM PDT

AP - Legislation to allow people with concealed handgun licenses to carry guns into college classrooms in Texas has hit a roadblock.

Tennessee House passes bill to curb teachers' unions (Reuters)

Posted: 19 May 2011 06:19 PM PDT

Reuters - The Tennessee House of Representatives voted on Thursday to strip teachers unions of most of their collective bargaining powers, setting up a showdown with the state Senate, which already voted to end all union bargaining.

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