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- Reports show troubles of teen in Fla. school plot (AP)
- Education secretary says he feels ‘very badly’ for children in Texas schools (The Lookout)
- NYC OK's Verizon contract at city schools (AP)
- Closure of migrant children schools in China sparks anguish (Reuters)
- Americans love teachers but split over teachers’ unions, poll shows (The Christian Science Monitor)
| Reports show troubles of teen in Fla. school plot (AP) Posted: 18 Aug 2011 01:44 PM PDT AP - A year and a half before he was accused of plotting to bomb his high school, a shirtless and shoeless Jared Cano confronted police with a metal baseball bat when they came to his apartment looking for a stolen pistol, which they eventually found in his bedroom. He was 15 at the time, but already had several run-ins with police. |
| Education secretary says he feels ‘very badly’ for children in Texas schools (The Lookout) Posted: 18 Aug 2011 09:37 AM PDT The Lookout - Education Secretary Arne Duncan appears to be the first member of President Obama's cabinet to take a swipe at Rick Perry, the Texas governor and newly announced Republican presidential candidate. Duncan told Bloomberg Television that Texas schools have struggled under Perry, saying he feels "very badly" for children who attend them. "Far too few of [...] |
| NYC OK's Verizon contract at city schools (AP) Posted: 18 Aug 2011 04:48 AM PDT AP - A policy panel for New York City's Department of Education has backed a controversial $120 million contract with a Verizon subsidiary to provide phone and Internet services at city schools for two years. |
| Closure of migrant children schools in China sparks anguish (Reuters) Posted: 17 Aug 2011 11:46 PM PDT
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| Posted: 17 Aug 2011 08:39 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Americans, both Republicans and Democrats, have at least a few things they can agree on in education reform, according to a new poll released Wednesday: They have confidence in teachers â" and believe the nation should be doing its utmost to recruit and encourage good ones â" and they want more choice in what public schools or charters their children can attend. |
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