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• Teachers chief: Bad teachers should find new jobs
• Union chief: Bad teachers should find new jobs
• Hawaii schools selected for digital pilot program
• Tuition freeze in place at Wash. state schools
• Teachers Leverage Digital Tools to Improve Teens' Writing
• After Student Loans

Teachers chief: Bad teachers should find new jobs Posted: 22 Jul 2013 03:35 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Teachers who aren't up to snuff shouldn't be in classrooms and should find new professions, the head of the 1.5 million-member American Federation of Teachers said Monday.

Union chief: Bad teachers should find new jobs Posted: 22 Jul 2013 01:57 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the 1.5 million-member American Federation of Teachers says teachers who aren't up to snuff shouldn't be in classrooms and should find new professions.

Hawaii schools selected for digital pilot program Posted: 22 Jul 2013 10:06 AM PDT The Hawaii Department of Education has selected eight schools to participate in a pilot program that will equip every student and teacher with a digital tablet and laptop. The pilot program is for implementation ...

Tuition freeze in place at Wash. state schools Posted: 22 Jul 2013 08:04 AM PDT Washington state colleges and universities will see a mandatory one-year tuition freeze. The tuition freeze is a result of higher education budgets getting their first increase from the Washington general ...

Teachers Leverage Digital Tools to Improve Teens' Writing Posted: 22 Jul 2013 07:41 AM PDT Digital communication is ingrained in the lives of high school students. Text messaging is typically their go-to mode of communication. Teens use Facebook to keep up with friends, and tweet about everything from YouTube videos to what they had for lunch.

After Student Loans Posted: 22 Jul 2013 01:30 AM PDT Can we talk about broader issues in higher education now? The Senate is poised to vote this week on a bill to convert the current system of fixed student loan interest rates into a market-based system that permanently resolves the "cliff" that would loom with a temporary extension of the current rate. The House passed similar legislation earlier this year. Once the minor differences between the Senate and House are resolved, the bill will become law and the drama will be over. ...

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