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• Oklahoma loses federal 'No Child Left Behind Waiver'
• IT'S ALL ABOUT THE CHILDREN
• Texas judge rules state's school finance system unconstitutional
• NYC ex-assistant principal to stay on payroll after altering son's grades
• 5 simple ways to cope with student debt
• Community Colleges Offer Dropouts Path to GED, Career
• South Korea ferry victim's father ends 45-day hunger strike

Oklahoma loses federal 'No Child Left Behind Waiver' Posted: 28 Aug 2014 04:37 PM PDT By Heide Brandes OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - Oklahoma lost its federal "No Child Left Behind" waiver on Thursday after it dropped education standards adopted by almost all states, a move that could lead to cuts in the $500 million in U.S. Department of Education Assistant Secretary Deborah Delisle said in a letter to Oklahoma Schools State Superintendent Janet Barresi the state can no longer demonstrate that it had college- and career-ready standards. Earlier this year, the state repealed Common Core for English and math due to concerns that the federal government was trying to take over the state's education policy. Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin, a Republican, lashed out at President Barack Obama, saying his Democratic administration was punishing the state because of the repeal.

IT'S ALL ABOUT THE CHILDREN Posted: 28 Aug 2014 02:30 PM PDT As one of the chairs of a new organization called Democrats for Public Education, I'm part of a group focused on just that -- supporting public education. We support superior standards and finding ways to make classrooms challenging and rewarding for both teachers and students. As a proud graduate of Louisiana's public schools, I know the importance of a good public education. Right now, a galling 22 percent of children in America -- the richest country in history -- live in poverty, and nearly half come from low-income families struggling to meet basic needs.

Texas judge rules state's school finance system unconstitutional Posted: 28 Aug 2014 02:10 PM PDT By Jon Herskovitz AUSTIN Texas (Reuters) - A Texas judge ruled on Thursday the state's school finance system was unconstitutional because it does not adequately or fairly provide money to public schools, a decision that could force an overhaul of how the state pays for education. The decision from State District Judge John Dietz next heads to the state's Supreme Court, legal experts said. "The court ... finds that the Legislature has failed to meet its constitutional duty to suitably provide for Texas public schools because the school finance system is structured, operated and funded so that it cannot provide a constitutionally adequate education for all Texas school children," Dietz wrote. The legal action was brought on behalf of about 650 of the state's 1,000-plus school districts, accounting for some 3.7 million of Texas' 5 million school children.

NYC ex-assistant principal to stay on payroll after altering son's grades Posted: 28 Aug 2014 01:31 PM PDT An assistant principal at a New York high school who admitted to secretly changing his son's grades to passing from failing will have to pay a $7,000 fine but will keep collecting his $104,437-a-year salary, school officials said on Thursday. Abdurrahim Ali admitted to hacking into the computer system at Bread and Roses Integrated Arts High School in Harlem to boost his son's grades, according to the city's Department of Education and its Conflicts of Interest Board. "Mr. Ali abused his position, and has been disciplined for his inappropriate actions," Devora Kaye, the education department's spokeswoman, said in an email. Ali, a 25-year employee of the city's schools, started working as assistant principal at the school in 2006.

5 simple ways to cope with student debt Posted: 28 Aug 2014 09:59 AM PDT College tuition and student debt rates have never been higher. Here's how to keep your college debt levels under control.

Community Colleges Offer Dropouts Path to GED, Career Posted: 28 Aug 2014 06:30 AM PDT Bobby Carmichael Jr., 37, dropped out of high school in the ninth grade. Next month, almost 25 years later, the father of two will graduate with his GED diploma, three welding certificates and new career prospects. "So I came to Savannah Tech, met some wonderful, exciting teachers and staff members and it just took off from there." While Carmichael enrolled with the goal of simply earning his GED diploma, he jumped at the chance to join Savannah Tech's Accelerating Opportunity program, which allows students without a high school diploma to simultaneously pursue their GED and professional certificates.

South Korea ferry victim's father ends 45-day hunger strike Posted: 27 Aug 2014 10:03 PM PDT The father of one of the high school students killed in South Korea's ferry disaster on Thursday abandoned a hunger strike aimed at forcing lawmakers to set up a full independent inquiry. The Sewol ferry sank off South Korea's southern coast in April with a loss of more than 300 lives. Kim Young-Oh, who lost his 16-year-old daughter in the tragedy, went on hunger strike on July 14, demanding legislation setting up full inquiry into the disaster. A spokesman for the victims' relatives said he had decided to end the hunger strike at the urging of his family.

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