2012年1月26日星期四

Yahoo! News: Education News

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Education News


Utah teens arrested in alleged school bombing plot (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 04:33 PM PST

In this police booking photo released by Weber County Sheriff's Dept. showing Dallin Morgan, 18, a high school student who was arrested with another student on Wednesday Jan. 25,2012 on conspiracy charges after authorities uncovered a plot to use explosives during a school assembly. (AP Photo/Weber County Sheriff's Dept.)AP - A Utah high school student bragged to police that he was smarter than the Columbine killers and was plotting with an older student to set off a bomb during a school assembly and escape in a stolen plane, court documents say.


Dem NC governor faced tough re-election fight (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 02:30 PM PST

FILE -In this Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012 file photo, North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue wears a Freightliner hat as she smiles during a news conference at a Freightliner plant in Cleveland, N.C. Perdue, facing a hard fight for a second term, will not seek re-election, a Democratic official said Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)AP - Gov. Beverly Perdue said Thursday she will not seek re-election because she fears a fight with Republicans over public education would become too political. But she entered the election year with some baggage: a campaign finance investigation, sagging poll numbers and worries from fellow Democrats she would drag them down in a key battleground state for President Barack Obama.


Under education reform, school principals swamped by teacher evaluations (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 06:58 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Sharon McNary believes in having tough teacher evaluations.

State of the Union: What can Obama do about college tuition? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 01:16 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - President Obama hit hard on issues of college affordability in his State of the Union address Tuesday night, and continued to emphasize the importance of excellent teaching in K-12 education.
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