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Study: Waivers leave behind at-risk students 27 Aug 2013 | 11:09 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of at-risk students could fall through the cracks as the Education Department gives states permission to ignore parts of No Child Left Behind, according to a study education...
School employee helped avert tragedy in standoff 23 Aug 2013 | 01:35 pm
DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — The 911 tapes from a frightening standoff and shooting at an Atlanta-area school show how a school employee’s calm demeanor and kind approach helped end the ordeal without any inju...
Marine Appeals NCAA Rule Stopping Him From Playing 20 Aug 2013 | 01:12 pm
A Middle Tennessee freshman who finished five years of active service in the Marines this summer is appealing an NCAA rule preventing him from playing this season because he played in a recreational l...
AP-NORC Poll: Parents back high-stakes testing 19 Aug 2013 | 11:56 am
(AP) — Often criticized as too prescriptive and all-consuming, standardized tests have support among parents, who view them as a useful way to measure both students’ and schools’ performances, accordi...
No Catch for Students in Shark Tagging Research 16 Aug 2013 | 01:51 pm
Sharks, mostly harmless to humans, are abundant in the waters off Florida, but not on this day at this spot off the Keys. About a dozen high school students were prepared to help scientists capture, t...
Vietnam offers free Marxism courses to draw takers 15 Aug 2013 | 01:09 pm
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Market forces are working against college courses on Marx, Lenin and Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam, where the Communist government has resorted to offering the classes for free to attra...
Raw: Obama Signs Student Loan Deal 14 Aug 2013 | 01:35 pm
Students heading back to college this fall will save thousands in interest charges on their loans after they graduate, as President Barack Obama signs into law a rare bipartisan compromise. Copyright ...
Hawaii schools struggle to keep new teachers 12 Aug 2013 | 01:45 pm
WAIANAE, Hawaii (AP) — Hawaii’s Department of Education is offering bonuses, cultural classes and mentoring in an effort to keep new teachers. Hawaii schools have long recruited teachers from the main...
Obama to sign student loan bill Friday 9 Aug 2013 | 02:23 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Barack Obama will sign a bill Friday to lower the costs of borrowing for millions of students. The bipartisan bill has been awaiting Obama’s signature ...
Ed Dept. gives district-level waivers from law 7 Aug 2013 | 02:30 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — Eight of California’s largest school districts can ignore parts of the No Child Left Behind education law, Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Tuesday in announcing the first distri...
