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• Suspect in Utah school bomb plot charged (AP)
• Authorities probe use of seclusion rooms for disabled (Reuters)
• When Charter Schools Fail: Crackdown Can Disrupt Students (Time.com)
• $173,000 in fees sought in RI prayer banner case (AP)
• Education: States should do more to reach students (AP)
• Suggestions to Fix Higher Education (ContributorNetwork)
• Michigan School District Files Lawsuit, Forms Coalition to Block EFM (ContributorNetwork)
• Charter Schools -- Unsafe Pressure-Release Valves We Don't Need (ContributorNetwork)

Suspect in Utah school bomb plot charged (AP) Posted: 31 Jan 2012 03:59 PM PST AP - Authorities on Tuesday charged a 16-year-old boy with a felony in what they say was a plot to detonate a bomb at a Utah high school.

Authorities probe use of seclusion rooms for disabled (Reuters) Posted: 31 Jan 2012 02:15 PM PST Reuters - Federal and state investigators are probing reports that disabled children at a public elementary school in Connecticut were locked in a room to control their behavior or as a punishment, officials said on Tuesday.

When Charter Schools Fail: Crackdown Can Disrupt Students (Time.com) Posted: 31 Jan 2012 02:10 PM PST Time.com - States are closing subpar charter schools, but shuttling students back to mediocre public schools may be doing kids more harm than good

$173,000 in fees sought in RI prayer banner case (AP) Posted: 31 Jan 2012 01:57 PM PST AP - Lawyers for the 16-year-old Rhode Island atheist who sued over a prayer banner displayed at a public high school are asking a court to order the city of Cranston to pay $173,000 in attorneys' fees.

Education: States should do more to reach students (AP) Posted: 31 Jan 2012 12:28 PM PST AP - In its initial review of No Child Left Behind waiver requests, the U.S. Education Department highlighted a similar weakness in nearly every application: States did not do enough to ensure schools would be held accountable for the performance of all students.

Suggestions to Fix Higher Education (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 31 Jan 2012 10:14 AM PST ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | According to Time.com, President Barack Obama has a tough road ahead in convincing colleges and universities to lower tuition rates and increasing infrastructure costs for schools.

Michigan School District Files Lawsuit, Forms Coalition to Block EFM (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 31 Jan 2012 10:14 AM PST ContributorNetwork - Highland Park (Mich.) School District, which was placed under the auspices of an emergency financial manager on Monday, announced the formation of a coalition designed to oppose state control and decide upon alternative measures, according to Michigan Radio.

Charter Schools -- Unsafe Pressure-Release Valves We Don't Need (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 31 Jan 2012 10:14 AM PST ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | Sarah Butrymowicz on Time.com reports about myriad difficulties facing charter schools and the families of their students when those schools are forced to close. Charter schools are defined in as schools that "get public funds but operate without usual bureaucratic constraints." The purpose, to be sure, is noble: Help students who are not thriving in traditional public schools pursue academic success in smaller, more supportive environments.

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