2013年3月6日星期三

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Yahoo! News: Education News

Teacher-Turned-Lawmaker Wants Two Diplomas to Graduate High School

Posted: 06 Mar 2013 12:46 PM PST

Missouri state Rep. Bryan Spencer, R-Wentzville, is a teacher by trade and a freshman lawmaker in the General Assembly. Spencer introduced House Bill 294 in mid-February which requires all high school students in Missouri pass proficiency tests in four core areas before the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education will issue a diploma. Local school districts can issue certificates of achievement, but those won't count towards a student's graduation. Spencer's motivation for the bill is threefold, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch .

Explore the Sequester's Effects on Higher Education Funding

Posted: 06 Mar 2013 08:22 AM PST

One question we're getting a lot at the Student Loan Ranger is how the sequester will affect student borrowers. Nobody knows for sure, but there are certain to be short-term consequences that will disproportionately hurt low-income students and there are likely to be long-term ones as well.

News Corp bids for education market with new classroom tablet

Posted: 06 Mar 2013 05:27 AM PST

A passer-by stands in front of the News Corporation building in New York(Reuters) - News Corp's education division, Amplify, on Wednesday introduced the first tablet computer built specifically for the classroom, in a bid to capture a slice of the billions of dollars spent in U.S. public schools. The Amplify Tablet hits the market at a time of soaring interest in digital learning. Global textbook companies and scrappy startups alike are flooding the market with products that let students dissect a virtual frog, manipulate fractions on a touch screen or learn about the Constitution through an interactive game. ...

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