2013年8月28日星期三

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Yahoo! News: Education News


Angry teachers paralyze Mexico City with protests

Posted: 28 Aug 2013 03:40 PM PDT

A cyclist rides past police lined up along a main road near Los Pinos presidential residence during protests by teachers in Mexico City, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013. Educators protesting a government reform program have in the span of a week disrupted international air travel, forced the cancellation of two major soccer matches, rerouted the planned route of the marathon and snarled already traffic-choked freeways. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)MEXICO CITY (AP) — This sprawling metropolis of honking cars and 22 million harried people has been brought to its knees, not by an earthquake or its ominous smoking volcanoes, but rather a small contingent of angry school teachers.


Seattle-area teachers negotiate as strike looms

Posted: 28 Aug 2013 02:16 PM PDT

With teacher strikes a possibility in Seattle and another district, Washington's teachers union says negotiations are continuing and agreements could be reached before classes begin next week. The teachers ...

190 Newark teachers get merit pay bonuses

Posted: 28 Aug 2013 07:45 AM PDT

Dozens of Newark teachers have some extra cash in their pockets. Officials say 190 teachers have received $1.3 million overall in merit pay bonuses that are part of a landmark teacher's contract ratified ...

Colleges with the best value? New rankings upend conventional wisdom

Posted: 27 Aug 2013 04:53 PM PDT

Quick, what's the top national university?

Half of Teachers Report Hunger Is a Serious Problem in Their Classrooms

Posted: 27 Aug 2013 04:18 PM PDT

Teachers spend $37 a month of their own money buying food for hungry students.
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