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• Threat of legal action by activist organization leads state to cancel school Christmas concert
• Teachers wanted to study Gullah culture of GA, SC
• Human error blamed in carbon monoxide leak at Atlanta school
• Senate GOP fails to bring up immigration bill
• Fla. teachers score well in new state eval system
• NY bus tour for education ends with Albany rally

Threat of legal action by activist organization leads state to cancel school Christmas concert Posted: 06 Dec 2012 02:13 PM PST The Hawaii Department of Education canceled a beloved annual Christmas concert by the Moanalua High School orchestra only four days before the event, following legal complaints by an First Amendment advocacy organization.

Teachers wanted to study Gullah culture of GA, SC Posted: 06 Dec 2012 12:28 PM PST Their dinner had just arrived as the two college professors watched their guests, a group of singers from the Georgia coast, unexpectedly turn saying grace into an outburst of song, rhythm and shouted praises that soon had other diners in the restaurant joining in with the impromptu performance.

Human error blamed in carbon monoxide leak at Atlanta school Posted: 06 Dec 2012 12:10 PM PST ATLANTA (Reuters) - A carbon monoxide leak that sent nearly 50 Atlanta elementary school students and teachers to hospitals was caused by human error when maintenance workers left a boiler valve open, officials said on Thursday. Authorities evacuated the Finch Elementary School on Monday after firefighters detected what they described as the highest levels of carbon monoxide they had ever seen. Students and teachers complained of headaches and nausea and 47 people were transported to nearby hospitals where they were all treated and released, Atlanta Public Schools spokesman Stephen Alford ...

Senate GOP fails to bring up immigration bill Posted: 06 Dec 2012 06:37 AM PST Senate Democrats on Wednesday blocked Republicans from bringing up an immigration bill offering permanent residence visas for foreigners with advanced degrees that passed the House last week despite the ...

Fla. teachers score well in new state eval system Posted: 06 Dec 2012 05:43 AM PST Nearly 97 percent of Florida teachers were rated as "effective" or "highly effective" under a controversial new evaluation system released by state officials Wednesday, but within hours ...

NY bus tour for education ends with Albany rally Posted: 06 Dec 2012 05:26 AM PST An Albany-bound bus became a rolling civics classroom for Samantha Heva and other Olean High School students Wednesday when they clambered aboard in support of more state funding for schools.In a scene ...

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