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• Arizona reaches deal over education of English language learners
• First Person: Democrats Should Talk About Jobs for College Graduates
• The Lizard Project: why scientists and teachers should work together for science outreach
• Diversity Roundup: Jobs Abound but Education Hinders Applicants
• Chicago teachers vote to strike on September 10 if no deal
• Chicago Teachers Union sets Sept. 10 strike date
• Ex-Okla. educator indicted; Windstream also named
• Diversity Roundup: Jobs Are Abound But Education Hinders Applicants

Arizona reaches deal over education of English language learners Posted: 31 Aug 2012 04:29 PM PDT PHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona has agreed to offer targeted reading and writing instruction to tens of thousands of public school students who were wrongly denied services under an English Language Learner program, the Justice Department said on Friday. The settlement resolves a complaint filed with the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights and the Department of Justice that students had been incorrectly identified as fluent in English over the past five school years or prematurely moved out of the language assistance program. ...

First Person: Democrats Should Talk About Jobs for College Graduates Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:12 PM PDT Yahoo! News asked voters to pinpoint one single issue they'd like to see addressed at the Democratic National Convention. Here are one voter's thoughts.

The Lizard Project: why scientists and teachers should work together for science outreach Posted: 31 Aug 2012 07:28 AM PDT The Lizard Project: why scientists and teachers should work together for science outreach

Diversity Roundup: Jobs Abound but Education Hinders Applicants Posted: 31 Aug 2012 04:59 AM PDT To keep up on the latest diversity news from the Republican National Convention, check out our dedicated gallery of related coverage.Jobs Abound, But Education Hinders Applicants: Despite plenty of job openings in the U.S., the people who are closest to those jobs are also the most likely to lack the skills or education to quality, according to a new study as reported on by The Atlantic. Of the vacant jobs in the U.S., 43 percent require a bachelor's degree or more; only 24 percent are open for applicants without at least some higher education. ...

Chicago teachers vote to strike on September 10 if no deal Posted: 30 Aug 2012 06:48 PM PDT CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Chicago Teachers Union voted on Thursday to allow its first strike in 25 years starting on September 10 in the nation's third-largest school district if negotiators cannot reach a contract with city officials. The strike would start during the second week of classes for most of the system's more than 400,000 students. The last Chicago teachers' strike lasted four weeks in 1987. ...

Chicago Teachers Union sets Sept. 10 strike date Posted: 30 Aug 2012 06:40 PM PDT Chicago Teachers Union members will walk off the job Sept. 10 unless a new contract is reached with the school district because teachers are "tired of being bullied, belittled and betrayed," the union's president said late Thursday.

Ex-Okla. educator indicted; Windstream also named Posted: 30 Aug 2012 05:52 PM PDT The former superintendent for Broken Arrow Public Schools was indicted Thursday by Oklahoma's multicounty grand jury on bribery and conspiracy charges.

Diversity Roundup: Jobs Are Abound But Education Hinders Applicants Posted: 30 Aug 2012 02:47 AM PDT To keep up on the latest diversity news from the Republican National Convention, check out our dedicated gallery of related coverage.Jobs Abound, But Education Hinders Applicants: Despite plenty of job openings in the U.S., the people who are closest to those jobs are also the most likely to lack the skills or education to quality, according to a new study as reported on by The Atlantic. Of the vacant jobs in the U.S., 43 percent require a bachelor's degree or more; only 24 percent are open for applicants without at least some higher education. ...

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