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• Ga. governor, metro Atlanta school system tussle
• 1 of nation's oldest teachers retires in LA at 94
• Education leaders say GOP 'bushwhacked' them
• Famed free NYC college may start charging tuition
• 1 of nation's teachers retires in LA at age 94
• Test the teacher? Educators balk at Mexico's reforms
• Chicago public schools will start sex education in kindergarten

Ga. governor, metro Atlanta school system tussle Posted: 01 Mar 2013 04:38 PM PST ATLANTA (AP) — The suspension of two-thirds of the school board members in a troubled suburban Atlanta school district has rendered the board temporarily powerless and set up a legal battle over a state law that gives the governor the power to remove local school boards.

1 of nation's oldest teachers retires in LA at 94 Posted: 01 Mar 2013 03:05 PM PST LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rose Gilbert wanted to be a schoolteacher since she was in the first grade and was inspired by the teacher who taught her to read and write.

Education leaders say GOP 'bushwhacked' them Posted: 01 Mar 2013 01:07 PM PST The Republican governor and legislative leaders in Alabama ran over their education allies when they pushed through legislation providing state tax credits for attending private schools.Republicans in ...

Famed free NYC college may start charging tuition Posted: 01 Mar 2013 11:56 AM PST For more than a century, Cooper Union has been a one-of-a-kind meritocracy: Open to any student qualified to walk through its doors. For free.Its founder envisioned higher education open to all — regardless ...

1 of nation's teachers retires in LA at age 94 Posted: 01 Mar 2013 11:22 AM PST LOS ANGELES (AP) — One of the oldest fulltime schoolteachers in the nation has retired at the age of 94.

Test the teacher? Educators balk at Mexico's reforms Posted: 01 Mar 2013 09:30 AM PST Imagine a school where a teacher who doesn't show up for class, or doesn't hold a degree, or fails or refuses a mandatory evaluation can't be fired. Imagine a school that routinely hires and promotes teachers on the basis of favors rather than merit.

Chicago public schools will start sex education in kindergarten Posted: 28 Feb 2013 11:39 PM PST The dismally low graduation rate for students who attend Chicago Public Schools is barely over 60 percent – substantially lower than the national rate of roughly 75 percent. Nevertheless, citizens of the Second City will surely take heart, because the Chicago Board of Education just passed a new policy that requires sex education to begin in kindergarten.

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