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• Mexico to fire over 3,000 teachers who skipped test
• Prosecutor says man expected to plead guilty in slayings of 2 Virginia college students
• Former bankruptcy judge tapped to run Detroit public schools
• High School Teachers Tune In Students With Podcasts
• Refugee students' stories look to bridge cultural gap

Mexico to fire over 3,000 teachers who skipped test Posted: 29 Feb 2016 04:13 PM PST Mexico's government will fire more than 3,300 teachers who skipped evaluations under a controversial education reform that has sparked protest in the country's poorest states, authorities said Monday. Education Minister Aurelio Nuno said 2.2 percent of the 153,000 teachers who had to take the test never showed up and will be sacked on Tuesday.

Prosecutor says man expected to plead guilty in slayings of 2 Virginia college students Posted: 29 Feb 2016 12:14 PM PST RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Prosecutor says man expected to plead guilty in slayings of 2 Virginia college students.

Former bankruptcy judge tapped to run Detroit public schools Posted: 29 Feb 2016 07:44 AM PST Steven Rhodes, who retired from the U.S. District Court last year, will become transition manager of Detroit Public Schools (DPS) while state lawmakers work on bills to improve the district's academics and finances, the Republican governor said in a statement. "(Rhodes) is highly respected in the city and was invaluable in leading Detroit out of bankruptcy.

High School Teachers Tune In Students With Podcasts Posted: 29 Feb 2016 05:00 AM PST Podcasts are all the rage, and some imaginative high school teachers are introducing their students to the medium in class. Nancy Branom, an English teacher at Edmonds-Woodway High School in Washington, recently had her writer's workshop class make podcasts. Her colleague, librarian Karen Rautenberg, introduced her to the popular public radio podcast "Serial." Then, Rautenberg suggested the two do a podcast assignment with Branom's class.

Refugee students' stories look to bridge cultural gap Posted: 28 Feb 2016 08:11 AM PST FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Some Fargo high school students left their parents not knowing if they will see them again and hid under the bed as gunshots rang through their villages. They traveled thousands of miles to escape violence but thought instead they'd freeze to death.

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