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- Two New Jersey school districts install armed police guards
- U.S. public schools cut 11,000 jobs in December
- It Shouldn’t Rain Inside Your Kid’s Classroom, Right?
- McGuinty asks unions to let teachers resume extracurricular activities
- At least two New Jersey school districts hire armed guards
- Three of Oklahoma's Universities Rank in Top 100 Public Colleges
- The Notable and Quotable Barney Frank
| Two New Jersey school districts install armed police guards Posted: 04 Jan 2013 04:00 PM PST (Reuters) - At least two New Jersey school districts this week put armed police guards at the entrance to public schools in the wake of the Connecticut elementary school massacre. In Marlboro Township in central New Jersey's Monmouth County armed guards were on duty on Wednesday to check every child, teacher and visitor as they arrived and left any of the district's eight schools, which serve children in pre-Kindergarten through eighth grade. ... |
| U.S. public schools cut 11,000 jobs in December Posted: 04 Jan 2013 01:44 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Local U.S. governments cut jobs for the fourth straight month in December, including 11,000 in public schools, dragging down the nation's fragile economic recovery, jobs data showed on Friday. Local government jobs are now at their lowest level since October 2005, with the bulk of the decline coming from layoffs of teachers and other school employees, according to the Labor Department. ... |
| It Shouldn’t Rain Inside Your Kid’s Classroom, Right? Posted: 04 Jan 2013 01:39 PM PST In the U.S., 14 million kids attend deteriorating public schools. Now, we're not talking about a leaky faucet here, or a clogged toilet there. |
| McGuinty asks unions to let teachers resume extracurricular activities Posted: 04 Jan 2013 01:06 PM PST TORONTO - Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty says he's asked union leaders to allow teachers to resume extracurricular activities in public schools across the province. |
| At least two New Jersey school districts hire armed guards Posted: 04 Jan 2013 01:01 PM PST (Reuters) - At least two New Jersey school districts this week put armed police guards at the entrance to public schools in the wake of the Connecticut elementary school massacre. In Marlboro Township in central New Jersey's Monmouth County armed guards were on duty on Wednesday to check every child, teacher and visitor as they arrive and leave any of the district's eight schools, which serve children in pre-Kindergarten through 8th grade. ... |
| Three of Oklahoma's Universities Rank in Top 100 Public Colleges Posted: 04 Jan 2013 09:25 AM PST Three of Oklahoma's public universities have ranked within the top 100 public colleges in the nation, according to the annual ranking of such institutions of higher learning completed by Kiplinger's Personal Finance . The University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State University and the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma all had the distinction of ranking in the top 100 list based on cost and quality factors out of more than 600 schools nationwide. |
| The Notable and Quotable Barney Frank Posted: 04 Jan 2013 08:32 AM PST Now-retired Rep. Barney Frank said he'd be interested in filling Sen. John Kerry's potentially vacant seat until a special election later this year. The Massachusetts Democrat said as such on MSNBC on Friday—and if it actually happens, political junkies could be in for a treat. Imagine a Barney Frank Senate floor speech. |
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