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• Mexican telecoms tycoon Slim seeking second-hand phones
• Feds propose shutting down big for-profit college accreditor
• Mexican teachers block shopping malls, streets, train tracks
• Baltimore school police chief quits, tarred by officer's slapping of student
• Why doesn't pay for early childhood educators stack up?
• Community Colleges With the Most International Students
• New Fresno State program gives future teachers a head start

Mexican telecoms tycoon Slim seeking second-hand phones Posted: 15 Jun 2016 05:34 PM PDT Mexican billionaire telecommunications tycoon Carlos Slim launched a program on Wednesday to collect used smartphones and donate them to schools, in order to provide students free access to educational materials. Slim, who controls telecoms giant America Movil, said at an event the firm would offer free wireless broadband access to whoever accessed contents on its website Aprende.org, whose offerings range from elementary math to university courses. The businessman said he was looking to create a secondary market for smartphones used for a year or two, "giving them an economic value," and then passing them on for free to public schools.

Feds propose shutting down big for-profit college accreditor Posted: 15 Jun 2016 03:03 PM PDT BOSTON (AP) — The U.S. Department of Education proposed on Wednesday to shut down the nation's largest accreditor of for-profit colleges, a rare move that could put dozens of schools at risk of losing federal funding.

Mexican teachers block shopping malls, streets, train tracks Posted: 15 Jun 2016 01:51 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) — Unionized teachers protesting against teacher testing blockaded streets, a shopping mall and even train tracks in the western state of Michoacan on Wednesday.

Baltimore school police chief quits, tarred by officer's slapping of student Posted: 15 Jun 2016 12:09 PM PDT Marshall Goodwin, who had headed the Baltimore City Public Schools' police since 2007, quit on Friday to pursue other interests, television stations WJZ and WMAR reported, citing a school district statement. A video of the incident outside Baltimore's REACH! Partnership School went viral on social media, spurring an investigation. Court documents say she urged him to "smack" the student because he was insolent.

Why doesn't pay for early childhood educators stack up? Posted: 15 Jun 2016 07:39 AM PDT Early childhood educators earn significantly less than teachers of older children, and often make so little that they qualify for public benefits, according to a new report by the United States Department of Education. The gap between teachers in early child care, preschool, and Head Start positions and their counterparts in kindergarten and above is wide, especially considering the impact that early education has been shown to have on children's educational and eventual career success. The Education Department study compared early educators' wages to those of tree trimmers, parking lot attendants, and janitors, a disparity noted by department secretary John B. King, Jr.

Community Colleges With the Most International Students Posted: 15 Jun 2016 05:00 AM PDT 2-Year Schools That Attract International Students

New Fresno State program gives future teachers a head start Posted: 14 Jun 2016 06:29 PM PDT Some of the valley's future teachers are on Fresno State's campus this summer, many of them are working with Fresno Elementary students taking part in the state's Summer University.

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