2011年7月20日星期三

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Only seven Atlanta educators quit amid cheating scandal (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 05:37 PM PDT

Reuters - Just seven of 178 Atlanta educators implicated in a standardized test cheating scandal resigned or retired on Wednesday to avoid being fired, a school spokesman said.

Calif. principal denies molestation allegations (AP)

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 05:09 PM PDT

Robert Adams, the principal of the Creative Frontiers Schools, appears at a news conference where he declared he is innocent of child molestation accusations, in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, July 20, 2011. The California Department of Social Services revoked the school's day care license and closed the school Monday, amid allegations that Adams inappropriately touched several female students over a period of 15 years. Adams has not been arrested, and no charges have been filed. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)AP - Flanked by his daughters and tightly holding hands with his wife, a principal under investigation for allegations of child molestation at a Northern California private school vigorously denied wrongdoing Wednesday, declaring at a news conference, "I am innocent."

Memphis school start delayed over funding issue (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 04:32 PM PDT

Reuters - Memphis could see a late start to its school year after the school board, in a move that sent officials scrambling for a solution on Wednesday, voted to delay classes until it gets $55 million in city funds.

Ohio woman: Remorseful for school residency lies (AP)

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 02:11 PM PDT

Kelley Williams-Bolar, center, with attorney Angelina N. Jackson, left , and attorney David A. Singleton, right, talks with the state parole board on Wednesday, July 20, 2011 in Columbus, Ohio. Williams-Bolar, 41, of Akron served nine days in jail for falsifying information on records that were used to send her daughters to a suburban school outside their urban district. Prosecutors defended the felony charges, saying Williams-Bolar willingly broke the law by using her father’s address and misrepresenting other information on school documents for the nearby Copley-Fairlawn district. (AP Photo/Columbus Dispatch, Tom Dodge)AP - An Ohio woman jailed after using her father's address to enroll her children in a neighboring school district told the state parole board on Wednesday that she's remorseful for lying and would do things differently if given the chance.

Texas education board to rekindle evolution debate (AP)

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 12:32 PM PDT

AP - The Texas State Board of Education meets this week for the first time under its conservative new chairwoman appointed by Gov. Rick Perry and is expected to rekindle the debate over teaching evolution and the origin of life in public schools.

Read the Fine Print for Merit Aid (U.S. News & World Report)

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 09:17 AM PDT

U.S. News & World Report - As we have documented in previous blog posts, candidates for bachelor's degrees are leaving college with an average of $24,000 in educational debt and increasing numbers of college students struggle to repay their student loans.

What Are Some Mistakes to Avoid in the College Admissions Process? (U.S. News & World Report)

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 07:24 AM PDT

U.S. News & World Report - This week, Elizabeth R. from Omaha, Neb., is doing her best to start her college search off on the right foot. For those of you who don't have older siblings, hearing about mistakes other college-bound students have made can be a huge time saver. Take a look at some of these mistakes that are completely avoidable, and if you have some of your own, share them in the comment section below!

Columbia University Cocaine Dealer Headed for Rikers (The Atlantic Wire)

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 07:00 AM PDT

The Atlantic Wire - A Columbia University engineering student who pleaded guilty to selling cocaine yesterday will be sentenced to six months in jail at Rikers Island and five years' probation, and will probably also be expelled from school, The New York Times reported today. Harrison David is the only student to be sentenced so far, out of the total of five arrested in December in an alleged Columbia drug trafficking ring that police busted in an investigation dubbed Operation Ivy League. The remaining four suspects, who face lesser charges, are trying to get drug treatment resolutions that could let them avoid jail. Police arrested the five after reportedly buying some $11,000 worth of "cocaine, marijuana, ecstasy, Adderall and LSD, which the students applied to Altoids mints and SweetTarts candy," The Times reported in December. They allegedly worked in fraternity houses and residence halls.

Fund spat delays Memphis school start indefinitely (AP)

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 02:45 AM PDT

AP - The school board in Memphis says it will indefinitely delay the start of class because of a dispute over money with the city government.

Harvard professor resigns after misconduct probe (AP)

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 08:17 PM PDT

AP - A Harvard University psychology professor has resigned, saying he wants to pursue other opportunities more than ten months after a faculty investigation found him "solely responsible" for eight instances of scientific misconduct at the Ivy League school.

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