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• 2 Baltimore officers charged in recorded assault on teen
• Detroit school unions issue warning over payroll shortfall
• New Jersey's largest school system shuts off water after lead found
• Baltimore school officers charged in student-slapping incident
• Baltimore school officers charged with assault in wake of viral video
• What Do Americans Think About Access to Education?

2 Baltimore officers charged in recorded assault on teen Posted: 09 Mar 2016 02:32 PM PST BALTIMORE (AP) — Two officers who police Baltimore's public schools walked out of jail Wednesday pending trial for assault and misconduct after their violent confrontation with a student was recorded by another teenager.

Detroit school unions issue warning over payroll shortfall Posted: 09 Mar 2016 02:00 PM PST The unions were reacting to comments by the district's state-appointed transition manager Steven Rhodes, who told a Michigan House committee that the Detroit Public Schools (DPS) would be unable to pay teachers and other staff past April 8, according to school spokeswoman Michelle Zdrodowski. The heads of the Detroit Federation of Teachers, Detroit Association of Educational Office Employees and Detroit Federation of Paraprofessionals said in a statement that their members will not work for free. "If Detroit Public Schools runs out of money on April 8, the stark reality is that Detroit's students won't have schools to attend, many students won't receive breakfast or lunch, and educators and school staff won't get paid," the statement said.

New Jersey's largest school system shuts off water after lead found Posted: 09 Mar 2016 12:24 PM PST Water fountains at 30 schools in Newark, New Jersey, were shut off on Wednesday after elevated levels of lead were found during testing, the state Department of Environmental Protection said. Lead was detected in nearly half of the schools in the Newark Public Schools system, the state's largest, with about 35,000 students. Fountains will remain closed until more testing is conducted, said Lawrence Hajna, a DEP spokesperson.

Baltimore school officers charged in student-slapping incident Posted: 09 Mar 2016 10:35 AM PST Two Baltimore school police officers caught on video as one of them repeatedly slapped a student outside a high school have been charged in the incident, authorities said on Wednesday. Video of the March 1 encounter outside Baltimore's REACH! Partnership School went viral on social media, spurring an investigation. Every emotion went through me," Gregory Thornton, chief executive of Baltimore City Public Schools, told a news conference announcing the charges.

Baltimore school officers charged with assault in wake of viral video Posted: 09 Mar 2016 08:41 AM PST A Baltimore schools police officer has been charged with assault for kicking and slapping a 16-year-old student he thought was an intruder. A video of the attack went viral last week as the city, like others in the United States, debates the role of police in public schools. Anthony Spence has been charged with second-degree assault, second-degree child abuse by a custodian, and misconduct in office.

What Do Americans Think About Access to Education? Posted: 09 Mar 2016 03:07 AM PST Americans continue to see expanding access to education as the best strategy for widening opportunity in the modern economy, but remain conflicted as to whether to extend that commitment to dramatically widening the pathway to higher education, the Atlantic Media/Pearson Opportunity Poll has found.

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