2013年3月22日星期五

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Yahoo! News: Education News


Time to help college professors be better teachers

Posted: 22 Mar 2013 08:54 AM PDT

Right after I gave my opening lecture on Oedipus the King to the 30 employees of Los Angeles's criminal justice system, I handed out a few pages of notes I would have taken if I were sitting in their seats listening to the likes of me.

Texas House adds extra $1B to schools in budget

Posted: 22 Mar 2013 07:47 AM PDT

Public schools gutted of $5.4 billion two years ago would recapture about half of that lost funding under spending plans offered by the Texas House on Thursday, and top Republicans have not ruled out restoring ...

Higher college tuition approved for Conn.

Posted: 22 Mar 2013 07:44 AM PDT

Connecticut's state universities are increasing tuition and fees for nearly 100,000 students.The Board of Regents for Higher Education approved the increase Thursday. Chairman Lewis Robinson said it's ...

Parents, union to fight Chicago school closings

Posted: 22 Mar 2013 12:16 AM PDT

Deviyea Dean, an eighth grader at Mahalia Jackson Elementary School in Chicago listens as Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis speaks outside the soon to be shuttered school, Thursday, March 21, 2013, about the planned closing of public schools. The city of Chicago began informing teachers, principals and local officials Thursday about which public schools it intends to close under a contentious plan that opponents say will disproportionately affect minority students in the nation's third largest school district. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Public Schools officials ended months of speculation when they released the list of 54 schools the city plans to close, but the pushback against Mayor Rahm Emanuel and his schools chief is likely just starting to ramp up.


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