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• Chicago schools settle federal lawsuit by pregnant teachers
• UK Supreme Court rules against Trump over wind farm
• U.S. teens smoked, drank, used drugs less in 2015: study
• Leaving behind 'No Child': New law heartens educators
• Parents, teachers grapple to explain Los Angeles school threat
• Gun and bomb attack threat closes Los Angeles schools in likely hoax
• The ‘Sobering’ News About America’s Rising Graduation Rates

Chicago schools settle federal lawsuit by pregnant teachers Posted: 16 Dec 2015 01:35 PM PST Eight Chicago public school teachers who said they were fired or forced to leave because of pregnancies will receive a combined $280,000 in back pay and damages, under a settlement announced by the U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday. The DOJ lawsuit, filed against the Chicago Board of Education last December, alleged that starting in 2009, Scammon Elementary School Principal Mary Weaver subjected female teachers to lower performance evaluations and discipline because of their pregnancies. It said Weaver targeted for firing eight teachers who either became pregnant or returned to work at Scammon after their pregnancies.

UK Supreme Court rules against Trump over wind farm Posted: 16 Dec 2015 09:59 AM PST LONDON (AP) — Britain's Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled unanimously against tycoon and U.S. presidential contender Donald Trump in his battle to stop an offshore wind farm near his upscale Scottish golf resort.

U.S. teens smoked, drank, used drugs less in 2015: study Posted: 16 Dec 2015 08:22 AM PST (Reuters) - A decades-long decline in teenage drinking and smoking continued in 2015 and use of some drugs by eighth-graders and high school students also fell, while marijuana consumption extended a five-year flat trend, according to results of a study released on Wednesday. Teen cigarette smoking fell to its lowest level since the University of Michigan began doing its national survey on licit and illicit substances in 1975, according to a news release on the study, part of a series called Monitoring the Future. Only 7 percent of students in grades eight, 10 and 12 who were polled reported smoking cigarettes in the previous month, down from 8 percent a year earlier and the lowest level in 41 years of annual tracking.

Leaving behind 'No Child': New law heartens educators Posted: 16 Dec 2015 06:51 AM PST BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — School leaders and teachers who have argued that test scores alone shouldn't make or break a school hope the new federal education law will offer a truer picture of success.

Parents, teachers grapple to explain Los Angeles school threat Posted: 15 Dec 2015 07:04 PM PST By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Parents and teachers in Los Angeles tried to reassure students on Tuesday after a threat deemed likely to be a hoax prompted the unprecedented closure of hundreds of public schools and tricky questions from children about terrorism and violence. The Los Angeles Unified School District will offer counseling to students when they return to classes on Wednesday, a spokeswoman said. A guide posted on the district's website offered parents general advice on "psychological first aid" following a crisis, with tips such as listening to children who want to talk about the situation and setting an example with calm behavior.

Gun and bomb attack threat closes Los Angeles schools in likely hoax Posted: 15 Dec 2015 03:09 PM PST Los Angeles shut more than 1,000 public schools on Tuesday over a threatened attack with bombs and assault rifles, sending hundreds of thousands of students home as city leaders were criticized for overreacting to what federal officials later said was likely a hoax. The emailed threat, which authorities said was "routed through Germany" but likely originated locally, was made nearly two weeks after a married couple inspired by Islamic State killed 14 people and wounded 22 others at a county office building 60 miles (100 km) away in San Bernardino. "Based on past circumstance, I could not take the chance," Los Angeles School Superintendent Ramon Cortines told a news conference.

The ‘Sobering’ News About America’s Rising Graduation Rates Posted: 15 Dec 2015 02:37 PM PST The U.S. Department of Education is celebrating a new milestone for the nation's high-school graduation rate, with just over 82 percent of seniors earning diplomas in 2014. But these statistics, like so many others in the education realm, should come with a warning label: The numbers don't tell the full story.

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