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• Chicago offers to pause school closings after 2013 cuts
• Chicago proposes moratorium on school closings after 2013
• Slovakia teachers walk out over demands for higher wages
• 3 Tips to Keep Your Teen Focused During the Holiday Season

Chicago offers to pause school closings after 2013 cuts Posted: 26 Nov 2012 04:18 PM PST CHICAGO (Reuters) - Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said on Monday he wants a five-year moratorium on closing public schools after anticipated cuts in 2013, but the teachers union called his gesture a "sleight of hand." The third-largest school district in the United States, which was hit with a strike by public school teachers in September, was already facing a financial crisis that was made worse by granting pay rises to teachers. The school district forecasts a $1 billion deficit next year and is widely expected to try to balance its budget in part by closing public schools. ...

Chicago proposes moratorium on school closings after 2013 Posted: 26 Nov 2012 11:41 AM PST CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Chicago public school district, which is expected to close dozens of schools next year, will impose a five-year moratorium on shuttering public schools after the fall of 2013, the new head of the district said on Monday. The nation's third-largest school district, which weathered a nasty strike of public school teachers in September, is facing a financial crisis after granting pay rises to teachers in order to settle the strike. It is widely expected to try to balance its budget by closing public schools because of falling enrollment. ...

Slovakia teachers walk out over demands for higher wages Posted: 26 Nov 2012 07:51 AM PST BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - Thousands of Slovak teachers went on strike on Monday, forcing most of the country's schools to close, as they demanded a 10 percent pay rise from the government which is battling to trim its budget deficit. More than 4,000 teachers gathered in Bratislava waving signs that read "For how long will we educate the nation for a pittance?" and "We give money to Greece, but don't have any for schools". Teachers in the euro zone's second-poorest country currently earn an average of 687 euros ($890) a month, the lowest in the OECD group of developed nations. ...

3 Tips to Keep Your Teen Focused During the Holiday Season Posted: 26 Nov 2012 07:34 AM PST There are 32 days between Thanksgiving and Christmas this year, and it's a safe bet that high school students are counting each and every one of them.

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