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• Maine State Sen. Proposes Teachers Carry Concealed Weapons
• Belgian trainee teachers fail in basic general knowledge
• Recession Pushes States to Make Deep Cuts to Higher-Ed Budgets
• Graphs: American Colleges Don't Reflect American Diversity
• Union membership falls to 11.3 percent, lowest level since 1930s; teachers unions hit hard

Maine State Sen. Proposes Teachers Carry Concealed Weapons Posted: 23 Jan 2013 12:52 PM PST In the midst of the gun debate, a state senator from Maine proposed a bill that would allow teachers and other school employees to carry concealed weapons on the job. See Which States Support And Oppose Federal Gun Control Laws The bill proposed by Sen....

Belgian trainee teachers fail in basic general knowledge Posted: 23 Jan 2013 09:40 AM PST BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A large number of Belgium's future secondary school teachers struggle with basic concepts of geography, politics and history, a study published on Wednesday has shown. Among final year teaching students involved in the study, one in three could not identify the United States on a map and almost half did not know where the Pacific Ocean was. Shown a picture of Mao Zedong, two in three could not recognize the Chinese Communist leader, with the most common response being that it was the late North Korean leader Kim Jong-il. ...

Recession Pushes States to Make Deep Cuts to Higher-Ed Budgets Posted: 23 Jan 2013 08:54 AM PST There's little protest that a high-quality education is key to future success, an argument further underscored by President Obama's commitment to investing more in it. There's also a strong consensus — especially among families of color — that higher education is essential for prosperity. But even with such talk catapulting education into the spotlight, the recession and ensuing stagnant economy have lasting impact. ...

Graphs: American Colleges Don't Reflect American Diversity Posted: 23 Jan 2013 07:32 AM PST In the last 30 years, the country has become steadily more racially diverse -- and so have many American colleges. In 1980, more than 80% of the country was white, and whites accounted for about eight in ten students at Harvard, Yale, and Princeton. Today, less than 65% of the country is white, and it's non-whites who now account for a majority at all three of those institutions.

Union membership falls to 11.3 percent, lowest level since 1930s; teachers unions hit hard Posted: 23 Jan 2013 07:04 AM PST Union membership falls to 11.3 percent, lowest level since 1930s; teachers unions hit hard.

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