2015年9月12日星期六

Yahoo! News: Education News

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Education News


Stars, students and teachers join 'Think It Up' fundraiser

Posted: 12 Sep 2015 11:33 AM PDT

Stars, students and teachers join 'Think It Up' fundraiserEducation takes center stage with the fundraising initiative "Think It Up", a televised celebrity fundraiser for America's school kids.


Michael Moore: 'American exceptionalism is the death of us'

Posted: 12 Sep 2015 12:59 AM PDT

Director Michael Moore attends the "Where to Invade Next" premiere on day 1 of the Toronto International Film Festival at The Princess of Wales Theatre on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, in Toronto. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)TORONTO (AP) — "Mike's Happy Movie" was the working title of Michael Moore's latest documentary, "Where to Invade Next," but few would consider its examination of American ills — from runaway college tuition to mass incarceration — the stuff of bubbly, feel-good delight.


Seattle schools closed for third day by teachers' strike

Posted: 11 Sep 2015 10:18 PM PDT

Teacher grabs a sign before walking the picket line as teachers strike outside Roosevelt High School in Seattle, WashingtonSeattle public schools remained closed for a third day on Friday due to a teachers' strike that has idled 53,000 students and caused childcare headaches for working parents, with no word on whether stalled contract talks might resume over the weekend. Representatives for the Seattle Education Association and the school district met separately with state mediators on Thursday and Friday. Direct contract negotiations were to resume on Saturday, the two sides said.


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