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• Pink eye outbreak shuts schools in American Samoa
• Preschool Suspensions: Yes, They're Happening, and the Consequences Aren't Fun and Games
• Florida State under investigation by feds
• Funding gap threatens retirement for California teachers

Pink eye outbreak shuts schools in American Samoa Posted: 04 Apr 2014 03:17 PM PDT PAGO PAGO, American Samoa (AP) — Officials in American Samoa on Friday ordered all public schools in the U.S. island territory closed after nearly 2,300 students and more than 100 teachers contracted pink eye.

Preschool Suspensions: Yes, They're Happening, and the Consequences Aren't Fun and Games Posted: 04 Apr 2014 10:12 AM PDT It may seem absurd, but each year thousands of preschool children are suspended from school. A recently released report from the Civil Rights Data Collection of the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights examined all 97,000 public schools across America and found that more than 8,000 public preschoolers were suspended at least once in the 2011–12 school year. According to the report, although black students represent 18 percent of preschool enrollment, they represent 42 percent of students suspended once and 48 percent of students suspended more than once. The report is the first time the Department of Education has collected data on preschool discipline.

Florida State under investigation by feds Posted: 04 Apr 2014 01:33 AM PDT TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida State University is under investigation by the U.S. Department of Education for possible Title IX violations in its response to sexual violence complaints.

Funding gap threatens retirement for California teachers Posted: 03 Apr 2014 06:55 PM PDT The pension fund for public school teachers in California faces a long-term shortfall of $74 billion, threatening its ability to pay for the retirement of nearly 1 million teachers and administrators in the nation's most populous state, officials said on Thursday. The gap is growing by about $15 million per day, the California State Teachers Retirement System said in a written statement, and the system could run out of money in 32 years. "CalSTRS has slightly less than 67 cents on hand for every dollar it owes its members," CalSTRS spokeswoman Gretchen Zeagler said in a statement. To make up the difference, participants - whether teachers, school districts or the state - will have to contribute more toward members' retirement, said CalSTRS Chief Executive Officer Jack Ehnes.

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