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• A closer look as deadline for Chicago teachers strike nears
• Yale study finds implicit racial bias in preschool teachers
• Dos, Don'ts of Applying for Scholarships as an International Student
• Supreme Court says it will hear special education case
• What Employers Think of Online Criminal Justice Degrees
• CA Gov. signs bill to use surplus land owned by schools as housing for teachers

A closer look as deadline for Chicago teachers strike nears Posted: 29 Sep 2016 03:09 PM PDT CHICAGO (AP) — Teachers in the country's third-largest city have cranked up the heat in contract talks, threatening to go on strike in less than two weeks.

Yale study finds implicit racial bias in preschool teachers Posted: 29 Sep 2016 07:07 AM PDT Suspensions and expulsions at American preschools are doled out disproportionately to black students, boys, and especially black boys – a phenomenon that could be due, in part, to implicit racial biases on the part of their teachers, according to a Yale University study released this week. Researchers used eye-tracking technology to observe preschool teachers look for "challenging behaviors" in a series of videos portraying four children in typical classroom settings. While none of the children were misbehaving, participants spent significantly longer looking at the black children, especially boys.

Dos, Don'ts of Applying for Scholarships as an International Student Posted: 29 Sep 2016 07:00 AM PDT It's no secret that getting a college education in the U.S. is expensive, especially for international students. International students are also sometimes excluded from scholarships, since these awards frequently require applicants to be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. It can take some digging, but there are a handful of scholarships that international applicants may be qualified to win.

Supreme Court says it will hear special education case Posted: 29 Sep 2016 06:44 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says it'll decide the minimum that public schools must do to help learning-disabled students.

What Employers Think of Online Criminal Justice Degrees Posted: 29 Sep 2016 05:30 AM PDT Searching for a job at the federal government level, Mark Shannon, an investigator for a court system in Cleveland, hopes that earning a master's degree in criminal justice will make him a standout applicant. The 29-year-old is pursuing an education online from Arizona State University, which offers him the flexibility to work around family responsibilities and an already busy work schedule. Many employers say that the format of a criminal justice bachelor's or master's degree program -- whether it's online, on campus or a combination -- holds much less weight in hiring decisions than other factors such as a program's accreditation and a student's performance in the process.

CA Gov. signs bill to use surplus land owned by schools as housing for teachers Posted: 28 Sep 2016 06:32 PM PDT There's good news for California teachers: the governor signed a bill that will allow school districts to use any surplus property to build affordable housing for teachers and some staff.

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