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• Racial flaps dog 'Bama despite progress (AP)
• Incoming LA superintendent announces foundation (AP)
• Official: Chemical put on Fla. girl in toxic truck (AP)
• Activist Sharpton takes up Ohio school choice case (AP)
• Kan. parents seek permission to raise school taxes (AP)
• 8 Educational iPhone Apps for Small Business Owners (Mashable)
• Everloop Brings New Social Network for Tweens to 56,000 Schools (Mashable)

Racial flaps dog 'Bama despite progress (AP) Posted: 18 Feb 2011 12:56 PM PST AP - Months after the University of Alabama dedicated a plaza and clock tower to its earliest black students, the school has been swamped with unwelcome attention over the past two weeks because of racial slurs used on campus.

Incoming LA superintendent announces foundation (AP) Posted: 17 Feb 2011 08:49 PM PST AP - The incoming superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District said Thursday he is forming a new foundation to attract philanthropic donations to help fund the ailing school district.

Official: Chemical put on Fla. girl in toxic truck (AP) Posted: 18 Feb 2011 01:29 PM PST AP - Authorities searched the home of parents accused of abusing twin 10-year-olds — a girl who was found dead in the back of a pickup truck and a boy who was critically injured in the front seat after police said his father doused him with a chemical.

Activist Sharpton takes up Ohio school choice case (AP) Posted: 17 Feb 2011 07:54 PM PST AP - A woman convicted of a felony for using her father's address to enroll her children in a neighboring school district should be "saluted, not arrested," civil rights activist the Rev. Al Sharpton said at a rally for her on Thursday.

Kan. parents seek permission to raise school taxes (AP) Posted: 17 Feb 2011 06:38 PM PST AP - Parents in a suburban Kansas City school district where some homes cost $1 million or more have done as much as they can to raise money for their children's schools, including holding country club fundraisers to pay for elementary Spanish programs, counselors and nurses.

8 Educational iPhone Apps for Small Business Owners (Mashable) Posted: 15 Feb 2011 03:13 AM PST Mashable - This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business.

Everloop Brings New Social Network for Tweens to 56,000 Schools (Mashable) Posted: 15 Feb 2011 02:31 AM PST Mashable - A new social network that aims to be a Facebook alternative for children between the ages of 8 and 13 is launching on Tuesday. Schools, brands and investors are already on board.

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