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• Op-Ed: We Should Make Teachers the ‘Agents of Change’
• Chicago schools chief out after run-ins with Mayor Rahm Emanuel
• Chicago Schools CEO Jean-Claude Brizard Resigns
• Former UNC President Bill Friday dies at 92
• Minorities Haven't Given Up Hope on Higher Ed
• Poll: Minorities Still Tie Hopes to Higher Ed

Op-Ed: We Should Make Teachers the ‘Agents of Change’ Posted: 12 Oct 2012 03:23 PM PDT Each and every day, hundreds of thousands of teachers make important decisions that impact the lives of the children inside their classrooms. They try to engage and inspire students so that each can learn at his or her own pace and own level. They are entrusted with educating the next generation of leaders, thinkers, and entrepreneurs.

Chicago schools chief out after run-ins with Mayor Rahm Emanuel Posted: 12 Oct 2012 02:29 PM PDT Nearly four weeks since the end of the first teachers strike in 25 years, and 17 months after being recruited from Rochester, N.Y., by Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel in May 2011, Chicago Public Schools CEO Jean-Claude Brizard is stepping down.

Chicago Schools CEO Jean-Claude Brizard Resigns Posted: 12 Oct 2012 11:23 AM PDT According to the Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Public Schools CEO Jean-Claude Brizard has resigned from his position as head of the city's school district. The news comes just 17 months after being handpicked by Mayor Rahm Emanuel to lead during the mayor's massive education reform plans. Despite leaving the job during a time of teacher strikes and drastically longer school days, Brizard's exit was by "mutual agreement. ...

Former UNC President Bill Friday dies at 92 Posted: 12 Oct 2012 10:04 AM PDT William "Bill" Friday, the man who personified higher education in the state even after he stepped down after 30 years as president of the University of North Carolina system, has died. He was 92.

Minorities Haven't Given Up Hope on Higher Ed Posted: 12 Oct 2012 09:00 AM PDT Economists and policymakers regularly tout higher education as one of the best long-term investments to reduce the income gap between white and minority families and to offer young people of all races a chance to succeed. To a large extent, the public agrees. In particular, minorities agree.

Poll: Minorities Still Tie Hopes to Higher Ed Posted: 12 Oct 2012 02:15 AM PDT Economists and policymakers regularly tout higher education as one of the best long-term investments to reduce the income gap between white and minority families and to offer young people of all races a chance to succeed. To a large extent, the public agrees. In particular, minorities agree.The latest Apollo Group/National Journal Next America Poll found that blacks and Hispanics are even more likely than whites to believe that a four-year college degree is essential for success. ...

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