2013年5月6日星期一

Yahoo! News: Education News

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Education News


Why Teachers Are Battling Against Free Breakfast in Their Classrooms

Posted: 06 May 2013 04:00 PM PDT

Principal Susan Lasken said her students have a hands-down favorite day of the week: Waffle Day.That's when nearly all 635 kids arrive at Sunnybrae Elementary School in Winnetka, California, promptly at 8 a.m. They are giddy and seemingly ravenous, ready to relish every bite of the golden discs slathered in warm syrup behind their desks."The kids just love it," said Lasken, "On those days you can count on kids showing up on time. ...

Medal of Honor Society honors Newtown educators

Posted: 06 May 2013 03:13 PM PDT

FILE - This Dec. 14, 2012 aerial file photo shows Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., where a gunman shot 27 people dead, including 20 children. The Sandy Hook School Building Task Force meets Friday night, May 3, 2013, to debate whether to renovate or rebuild on the existing school site, or to construct a new school building on nearby property. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — The six educators killed in the December massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School were honored Monday by an organization comprised of Medal of Honor recipients.


Baltimore schools CEO announces retirement

Posted: 06 May 2013 02:11 PM PDT

In this April 30, 2013 picture, Baltimore City Public Schools CEO Andrés Alonso speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at John Eager Howard Elementary School in Baltimore. The school district announced Monday that Alonso will retire at the end of the current school year after six years of leading the school district. Officials say his retirement is fueled by his desire to return home to New Jersey to care for his aging parents and to assume a professorship at Harvard University. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Baltimore City Public Schools CEO Andrés Alonso will retire at the end of the school year, after six years of leading the district and orchestrating a turnaround for a system ailing from decades of decline.


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