2013年5月3日星期五

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Yahoo! News: Education News


Not guilty pleas entered in Atlanta cheating case

Posted: 03 May 2013 11:39 AM PDT

Former Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent Beverly Hall, right, waits for motions at a Fulton County Superior Court hearing for several dozen Atlanta Public Schools educators facing charges alleging a conspiracy of cheating on the CRCT standardized tests in Atlanta, Friday, May 3, 2013. (AP Photo/David Tulis)ATLANTA (AP) — A not guilty plea was entered Friday on behalf of Beverly Hall, the former superintendent of Atlanta Public Schools who is charged in a broad conspiracy alleging educators cheated on standardized tests to mask poor student performance for personal gain.


Mexico arrests 4 leaders of teachers protests

Posted: 03 May 2013 09:41 AM PDT

Mexican prosecutors say four leaders of violent teachers protests have been arrested on charges of sedition, terrorism, rioting and property damage. The Attorney General's Office of the southern state ...

Teachers in Kazakhstan recall Boston suspect

Posted: 03 May 2013 09:12 AM PDT

ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) — Former teachers of one of the students from Kazakhstan arrested in connection with the Boston Marathon bombings describe him as an easygoing teenager not the least interested in Islam who distinguished himself mainly by his failing grades in math and science.

Detroit Public Schools Emergency Manager Roberts to Step Down

Posted: 03 May 2013 09:03 AM PDT

Detroit Public Schools has been controlled by an emergency financial manager for four years, first under Robert Bobb, then Roy Roberts. The school system had a $327 million deficit. Enrollment in Detroit schools is down to 53,000 students, only 42 percent of kids in the area. Roberts announced he's stepping down as emergency manager, says ABC 7 WXYZ. May 16 will be Roberts' last day in office.

Today in history: May 3

Posted: 03 May 2013 12:35 AM PDT

President John F. Kennedy delivers his inaugural address on January 20, 1961.JFK received an honorary degree at George Washington University in 1961


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