2012年2月16日星期四

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Yahoo! News: Education News


NJ trooper's triplets in bus crash: 1 dead, 2 hurt (AP)

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 05:06 PM PST

Investigators view the scene of a school bus crash Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, in Chesterfield, N.J. State police at the scene of the school bus crash say a child has died in the accident, and that the child is the daughter of a state trooper. The bus collided with a dump truck at about 8:30 a.m. at a Route 528 intersection in Chesterfield. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)AP - A dump truck collided with a bus carrying elementary schoolchildren on Thursday, killing an 11-year-old daughter of a state trooper and critically injuring three other students — two of them the triplet sisters of the dead girl, authorities said.


Critics see gov't meddling in school lunch swap (AP)

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 04:27 PM PST

AP - It was a tale of government meddling that outraged radio talk show hosts and a pair of Congress members: A 4-year-old was forced to dump her packed lunch and eat a state-dictated cafeteria lunch of chicken nuggets. Now school officials are blaming a teacher's error in making sure the child had a nutritious meal.

Judge permits Bronx church to meet at NYC school (AP)

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 02:16 PM PST

AP - A federal judge cleared the way Thursday for a tiny Bronx church to continue meeting for religious services at a New York City public school despite an appeals court ruling upholding the city's ban on use of the schools for worship services.

House GOP lawmakers push plan to update ed law (AP)

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 01:48 PM PST

AP - House Republicans on Thursday pushed ahead with a plan to update the federal No Child Left Behind education law by shifting more control to states and school districts in determining whether children are learning.

Beloved S.African musician, 60, back at school (AP)

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 10:56 AM PST

In this photo taken Wednesday Feb. 15, 2012  South African music legend, Sipho 'Hotstix' Mabuza, second from left, interacts with his teacher, left, while attending a geography lesson at the Thaba-Jabula Secondary School in Soweto, South Africa. At the age of sixty, Mabuza is back at school to qualify for a high school diploma he missed when he dropped out as a teenager for a career in rock, funk, soul and jazz. He wants the faith he is showing in learning to inspire a battered community. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)AP - The 60-year-old beloved South African musician shows up five days a week to sit behind a scarred desk in a bare-bones classroom, studying for the high school diploma he missed when he dropped out to pursue a career in rock, funk, soul and jazz.


Missing Mickey Mouse spurs school lockdown in Ohio (AP)

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 06:44 AM PST

AP - A northeast Ohio elementary school says a missing Mickey Mouse spurred a brief lockdown while parents were visiting the school for Valentine's Day parties.

Norovirus sickens George Washington Univ. students (AP)

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 04:03 AM PST

AP - Officials at George Washington University in Washington are alerting the campus that about 85 students have been sickened by the norovirus this week.

Contest would focus on teacher quality (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 05:28 PM PST

AP - Education Secretary Arne Duncan on Wednesday spelled out details of a proposed new $5 billion Race to the Top-style competition focused on improving teacher quality.

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