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• Chicago teachers vote to return to classroom
• Chicago teachers end strike, school to resume Wednesday
• Chicago Teachers Strike Ends
• Inspiring Educators Use This Year’s Election as a Teachable Moment
• Chicago teachers suspend strike, classes to resume
• Chicago teachers await vote that could end strike
• Tenn. announces new college savings plan
• As strike goes on, parent support wavers for Chicago teachers
• Gov't Awards $228M in Grants to Black Colleges
• RI school system: Dad-daughter dances violate law
• Factbox: Details of agreement between Mayor Emanuel and Chicago teachers
• College Students Can Make More Money Studying Mining Than Going to Harvard
• Chicago Teachers Strike Highlights 'Societal Problem'
• Smith Offers STEM Immigration Bill
• Chicago School Board Files Lawsuit to End Teacher Strike
• Maine: Credit transfers from colleges made easier
• Chicago teachers to consider offer, ending strike
• The Chicago teachers' strike: By the numbers
• Chicago teachers to weigh in on support for latest offer, consider calling an end to strike

Chicago teachers vote to return to classroom Posted: 18 Sep 2012 04:46 PM PDT The city's teachers agreed Tuesday to return to the classroom after more than a week on the picket lines, ending a spiteful stalemate with Mayor Rahm Emanuel over teacher evaluations and job security, two issues at the heart of efforts to reform the nation's public schools.

Chicago teachers end strike, school to resume Wednesday Posted: 18 Sep 2012 04:37 PM PDT CHICAGO (Reuters) - Chicago public school teachers voted on Tuesday to end their strike and resume classes in the third-largest U.S. school district, ending a confrontation with Mayor Rahm Emanuel that focused national attention on struggling urban schools. Some 800 union delegates representing the 29,000 teachers and support staff in Chicago Public Schools voted overwhelmingly to resume classes on Wednesday after more than two hours of debate. "I am so thrilled that people are going back," Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis said. ...

Chicago Teachers Strike Ends Posted: 18 Sep 2012 04:06 PM PDT The Chicago Teachers Union voted to call off its strike, which has kept kids out of class for seven days, reports. School resumes tomorrow -- sorry kids. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's spokeswoman said it was "a fair, honest and transformative contract that will benefit our children and teachers in ways that have never been seen in the Chicago Public Schools." The strike was a tricky situation for President Obama, because Emanuel was once his chief of staff and teachers unions are a major part of his base. ...

Inspiring Educators Use This Year’s Election as a Teachable Moment Posted: 18 Sep 2012 03:37 PM PDT Dr. Jay Barth teaches history as it happens.

Chicago teachers suspend strike, classes to resume Posted: 18 Sep 2012 03:19 PM PDT Chicago teachers are suspending a seven-day strike in the nation's third-largest city, a move that will send thousands of students back to classrooms.

Chicago teachers await vote that could end strike Posted: 18 Sep 2012 02:33 PM PDT Hundreds of delegates to the Chicago teachers union gathered Tuesday to debate a proposed contract, the first step before casting a critical vote that could end the city's first teachers strike in 25 years.

Tenn. announces new college savings plan Posted: 18 Sep 2012 01:25 PM PDT Tennessee has a new college savings plan officials hope will help students afford a higher education.

As strike goes on, parent support wavers for Chicago teachers Posted: 18 Sep 2012 12:44 PM PDT As Chicago residents await news Tuesday about whether the ongoing teachers strike will end or continue, parents of school-age children – perhaps the people most directly affected by the labor dispute – appear to remain mainly on the side of the union, although there are signs that their support is eroding as the strike drags on.

Gov't Awards $228M in Grants to Black Colleges Posted: 18 Sep 2012 12:42 PM PDT Education Department awards nearly $230 million in grants to historically black colleges

RI school system: Dad-daughter dances violate law Posted: 18 Sep 2012 12:37 PM PDT A Rhode Island schools superintendent has ended the district's father-daughter dances and mother-son ballgames to comply with a state gender discrimination law, prompting some to complain that the move is an example of political correctness gone awry.

Factbox: Details of agreement between Mayor Emanuel and Chicago teachers Posted: 18 Sep 2012 11:12 AM PDT (Reuters) - Chicago Teachers Union delegates meet on Tuesday to vote on whether to call off a strike, now in its second week, and allow schools to reopen on Wednesday. Here are highlights of the new contract, according to a statements by the union, the school district and Mayor Rahm Emanuel: * Teachers get a 3 percent raise this year, 2 percent in the second and third years, and could extend the contract to a fourth year by mutual agreement with a 3 percent raise. The new contract also preserves some automatic pay raises, or "step" increases, based on experience. ...

College Students Can Make More Money Studying Mining Than Going to Harvard Posted: 18 Sep 2012 11:02 AM PDT Harvard may have the fancy name, but people who go to the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology made more money after graduation this year, with a media starting salary of $56,700 compared to the Cantab median of $54,100. The data comes from the   via  , who explains there is a labor shortage in the mining industry and fewer schools are offering mining-engineering degrees. Almost no Harvard grads go into the field. ...

Chicago Teachers Strike Highlights 'Societal Problem' Posted: 18 Sep 2012 10:58 AM PDT There is a bright spot to the Chicago Teachers Union strike that has stretched into a second week, keeping the city's kids at home and its public-school teachers picketing the streets: People are actually talking about education.

Smith Offers STEM Immigration Bill Posted: 18 Sep 2012 10:24 AM PDT A group of House members introduced legislation on Tuesday that would make it easier for foreign students who graduate from U.S. universities with advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering, or math to stay in the United States.

Chicago School Board Files Lawsuit to End Teacher Strike Posted: 18 Sep 2012 08:42 AM PDT According to the Chicago Tribune , a lawsuit on behalf of Chicago Public Schools (CPS) was filed in county court Monday in order to require teachers to quit their strike and head back to the classrooms. A court injunction has been mentioned numerous times since Chicago teachers hit the picket lines a week ago and CPS officials and Mayor Rahm Emanuel have said teachers and students should be in school while contract negotiations between the city and the union continue. However, the lawsuit filed Monday doesn't mean that school is immediately in session.

Maine: Credit transfers from colleges made easier Posted: 18 Sep 2012 08:37 AM PDT A new agreement between the University of Southern Maine and Southern Maine Community College is making it easier for students to earn a bachelor's degree in hospitality and tourism.

Chicago teachers to consider offer, ending strike Posted: 18 Sep 2012 07:07 AM PDT Teachers in the nation's third-largest city will pore over the details of a contract settlement Tuesday as the clock ticks down to an afternoon meeting in which they are expected to vote on ending a seven-day strike that has kept 350,000 students out of class.

The Chicago teachers' strike: By the numbers Posted: 18 Sep 2012 02:07 AM PDT Union members are looking over a proposal to settle the dispute. A vote might be looming, but the impact of the strike is already being felt

Chicago teachers to weigh in on support for latest offer, consider calling an end to strike Posted: 18 Sep 2012 12:30 AM PDT CHICAGO - Chicago's first teachers strike in 25 years could end as union members gather to determine whether the school district's latest offer is acceptable enough to end the walkout.

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