Yahoo! News: Education News

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• Rupert Murdoch heckled at Calif. education forum (AP)
• Two largest school districts inadequately educating English language learners (The Lookout)
• Teachers protest Rupert Murdoch at school summit (AP)
• Why Education Needs to Get Its Game On (Mashable)

Rupert Murdoch heckled at Calif. education forum (AP) Posted: 14 Oct 2011 11:50 AM PDT AP - Protesters from the Occupy Wall Street movement heckled News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch during a speech at an education forum Friday, accusing the media mogul of trying to profit from public education.

Two largest school districts inadequately educating English language learners (The Lookout) Posted: 14 Oct 2011 09:42 AM PDT The Lookout - New York City and Los Angeles--the nation's two largest school districts--have faced criticism this week for failing to adequately educate students who are learning English. Los Angeles is now implementing a new plan mandated by the federal Education Department to tackle its problems, while New York City leaders have agreed to try a new approach [...]

Teachers protest Rupert Murdoch at school summit (AP) Posted: 13 Oct 2011 06:33 PM PDT AP - Teachers in the San Francisco Bay area picketed Thursday outside an education conference that features News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch as a keynote speaker, saying they believe he and other business leaders want to profit from reforms discussed at the summit.

Why Education Needs to Get Its Game On (Mashable) Posted: 13 Oct 2011 10:49 AM PDT Mashable - Gerard LaFond is the VP of marketing for Pearson’s College and Career Readiness division and the co-founder of Persuasive Games.

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