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• Chicago teachers ready to strike, hoping for deal
• "Food environment" in schools getting a bit better
• What happens when you graduate in Hong Kong - and can't speak Chinese?
• Luna's budget for next year boosts teacher pay

Chicago teachers ready to strike, hoping for deal Posted: 07 Sep 2012 03:55 PM PDT The Chicago Teachers Union and district officials said they will negotiate through the weekend, if necessary, to try to avoid a strike on Monday. Teachers are ready to walk off the job for the first time in 25 years over issues that include pay raises, job security and teacher evaluations.

"Food environment" in schools getting a bit better Posted: 07 Sep 2012 01:11 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - U.S. schools took small steps toward encouraging students to make healthier food choices between 2006 and 2010, but there's still a lot of room for improvement, according to a new study. Researchers found that on a scale from zero to 100, public schools collectively increased the score for the healthiness of their food environments by about 3 points, while private schools increased their score by 5 points. ...

What happens when you graduate in Hong Kong - and can't speak Chinese? Posted: 07 Sep 2012 08:59 AM PDT Hong Kong bills itself as one of Asia's most diverse cities and is home to a sizable population of non-ethnic Chinese minorities, but many of them educated at local public schools are unable to read and speak Chinese.

Luna's budget for next year boosts teacher pay Posted: 07 Sep 2012 06:03 AM PDT Public schools chief Tom Luna detailed Thursday a proposed budget for next year that increases teacher base pay by $14.8 million, restoring the last of funding that was being shifted from salaries to help pay for his education overhaul.

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