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• UConn chief expects fine for crime reporting
• Evidence That Teachers Are the World's Coolest People: Mr. Wright's Classroom of Wizardry
• Colleges Slash Tuition, Pledge Loan Repayment
• Teach for America Searches Outside the Box for Tomorrow's Teachers

UConn chief expects fine for crime reporting Posted: 29 Jan 2014 12:49 PM PST STORRS, Conn. (AP) — The University of Connecticut likely faces a fine from the federal Department of Education over its past crime reporting practices, its police chief told its board of trustees Wednesday.

Evidence That Teachers Are the World's Coolest People: Mr. Wright's Classroom of Wizardry Posted: 29 Jan 2014 10:48 AM PST High school science teacher Jeffrey Wright has a point, but it's bigger than that. From the looks of this mini-documentary, Wright's teaching strategy is full of persuasive techniques to intrigue his students.

Colleges Slash Tuition, Pledge Loan Repayment Posted: 29 Jan 2014 08:09 AM PST Average published tuition and fees at public four-year institutions jumped 50.7 percent over the past decade when inflation is factored in, according to an annual report by the College Board. At private colleges and universities, sticker prices climbed 25 percent beyond the rate of inflation during that time, notes the nonprofit, which administers the Advanced Placement program, as well as the SAT college entrance exam. These tuition increases are one reason total U.S. student loan debt surpassed $1 trillion in 2013. As of August 2013, more than 7 million borrowers were at least 90 days past due on a federal or private student loan.

Teach for America Searches Outside the Box for Tomorrow's Teachers Posted: 28 Jan 2014 04:10 PM PST As an associate professor of education, Samina Hadi-Tabassum has helped undocumented students become teachers—and it isn't easy. "She was an excellent student in the school of education, and I was her advisor. When she went to do her student teaching, that's when it became problematic." The program required its student teachers to have a Social Security number and submit to a background check. So, Hadi-Tabassum helped the student fight for the ability to student-teach using a "shadow" S.S. number granted by the state board of education until she was able to get an official one last December.

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