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• Teachers must make the grade under new guidelines
• Higher Education Becomes Nevada Campaign Issue for Obama
• Classes in Chicago expected to start on time
• High school students get dual-enrollment discount
• Chicago City Colleges launches new careers program

Teachers must make the grade under new guidelines Posted: 24 Aug 2012 01:51 PM PDT When Ohio's new teacher evaluation system kicks in starting next year, teacher Tammy Schmidt may be joining her third-grade students in preparing scrapbooks of their classroom accomplishments.

Higher Education Becomes Nevada Campaign Issue for Obama Posted: 24 Aug 2012 11:50 AM PDT Nevada students taking the ACT college entrance exam have a slight college readiness edge over the national average, the Associated Press reports. Whereas the national average score is 21.1, Nevada college entrants score on average 21.3. Affording a higher education is of great concern to voters in this presidential battleground state.

Classes in Chicago expected to start on time Posted: 24 Aug 2012 10:07 AM PDT It looks like classes in Chicago's public schools will begin on time after the head of the teachers union says she has no plans to file the 10-day strike notice this week.

High school students get dual-enrollment discount Posted: 24 Aug 2012 08:49 AM PDT Montana colleges say they are making it cheaper and easier for high school students to take some college classes.

Chicago City Colleges launches new careers program Posted: 24 Aug 2012 06:52 AM PDT City Colleges of Chicago is launching a "College to Careers" program to ready students for fast-growing fields.

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