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• ‘The Road Out’ of Poverty Begins With Great Teachers
• Teachers press Obama to keep promises as spending cuts loom
• Music teachers now eligible for new Grammy honor
• Did You Know Colleges Blatantly Lie About Data for Better Rankings?
• Op-Ed: Seriously, a Bar Exam for Teachers? This Is Not the Answer

‘The Road Out’ of Poverty Begins With Great Teachers Posted: 08 Feb 2013 02:02 PM PST In a rundown Appalachian town, Deborah Hicks once dreamed of an education that would take her far away from the life she knew. She was a precocious little girl who was angry about the harsh poverty that surrounded her.

Teachers press Obama to keep promises as spending cuts loom Posted: 08 Feb 2013 10:46 AM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The largest teachers union in the United States is telling President Barack Obama not to back down from promises he made in his January inauguration speech as the country prepares to begin a decade of billions of dollars in federal spending cuts. Obama will give his annual State of the Union address to Congress on Tuesday, in which he will likely spell out practical steps for accomplishing goals he presented last month. ...

Music teachers now eligible for new Grammy honor Posted: 08 Feb 2013 07:24 AM PST BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Music teachers are now eligible for a Grammy honor of their own.

Did You Know Colleges Blatantly Lie About Data for Better Rankings? Posted: 07 Feb 2013 05:01 PM PST In America, there is no shortage of amazing higher education institutions, and there is no shortage of qualified applicants vying to get into them. It seems like an impossible task to determine just which university is the best, but the U.S. News & World Report has developed a college ranking system to do just that.

Op-Ed: Seriously, a Bar Exam for Teachers? This Is Not the Answer Posted: 07 Feb 2013 02:30 PM PST A bar exam for teachers is an idea that has been recently brought forth by the teachers' unions. While some educators believe this would provide a stronger gateway into the teaching profession, I do not think another test is the answer.

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