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New coalition flexes muscle in Bethlehem
Of The Morning CallSeparately, advocates for teachers and Bethlehem's growing minority community have felt left out of the city's education debate. Together, under the banner of the newly formed Bethlehem Coalition for Quality Education, they're making themselves heard....Tags: National Government, Teaching and Learning, National or Ethnic Minorities, NAACP, Teachers Unions
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What's a school to do about hate?
All seven teenagers charged in the fatal attack of immigrant Marcelo Lucero are students at Patchogue-Medford High School, raising questions about what role schools should play in teaching about racism. A panel of activists and experts on training and...Tags: History, Employees, Family, Teaching and Learning, National or Ethnic Minorities
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Advocates of charter school defend Waukegan proposal
Special to the TribuneA proposed charter high school for Waukegan got a cool reception this week from the city's public school board. The Waukegan School Board, prompted by community concerns about low test scores and high drop-out rates, is considering the 600-student...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Charter Schools, Waukegan, Teaching and Learning
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Hail to the educator in chief
I rang doorbells and made phone calls for Barack Obama in the general and primary elections. I believe he will offer bold change in foreign and domestic policy and transform the mean spirit of American politics. But I'm less sure that he can redeem the...Tags: Interior Policy, National Government, Primaries, Teaching and Learning, Teachers Unions
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Teachers' union open to Obama pay raise system
WASHINGTON - A teachers' union said it is open to President-elect Barack Obama's effort to tie pay raises to student performance. Many teachers dislike the idea; Obama was booed when he mentioned it at union meetings in 2007 and again this year. Yet...Tags: Heads of State, Teachers Unions, National Government, Barack Obama, Michael Bloomberg
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AFT president says collaboration, fairness are key to teacher-supported innovation in schools
AP Education WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ Performance-based pay is a road many teachers don't want to travel. But the newly elected president of one of the country's largest teachers unions says that in her experience, school-wide bonuses work. Randi Weingarten, who heads the...Tags: Heads of State, National Government, George Bush, School Examinations, Teaching and Learning
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Education advocates press for continued levels of school funding
Worried that the Maryland General Assembly may decide to cut education funding because of the economic downturn, education advocates from across the state urged legislators not to balance the budget by reducing the level of state funds to schools.
Gov....Tags: Laws, American Civil Liberties Union, Martin O'Malley, Teaching and Learning
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A growth enterprise
Baltimore schools chief Andres Alonso's recent announcement that for the first time in decades, city schools posted a modest rise in enrollment was a welcome surprise. State officials had predicted the schools would lose about 3,000 students this year;...Tags: Prisons, Social Sciences, Charter Schools, Family, Teaching and Learning
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Science PSSA results may be a wake-up call
Of The Morning CallWhen Congress passed President Bush's No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, they stumbled upon Sir Isaac Newton's Third Law of Motion: For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. No Child Left Behind forced schools to increase reading and...Tags: Whitehall, Allentown, National Government, DeSales University, Elementary Schools
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Old-man Joseph living his dream
South Florida Sun-SentinelAfter two years of frustration, Daniel Joseph had given up his dream of playing college football. Joseph had been recruited by Florida Atlantic as a senior at Lake Worth High School, but he didn't have the test scores needed to enroll in 2003. In 2004...Tags: Financial Aid, Howard Schnellenberger, Family, Teaching and Learning
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Supt. Brewer's failings
The Los Angeles Unified School District is not without accomplishment. It has recently seen student test scores improve, and it is on track with a vast, long-term effort to build enough schools for all of its students. But along with much of California,...Tags: Los Angeles Unified School District, Local Elections, Wages and Pensions, Academic Progress, Distilling and Brewing Industry
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State wants to keep its education chief
john.hildebrand@newsday.comAmid a flurry of rumors, the state has issued an unusual formal statement of its desire to keep State Education Commissioner Richard Mills on the job. The statement from Robert M. Bennett, chairman of the state Board of Regents, says Mills is committed...Tags: Heads of State, Government, Long Island, Teaching and Learning
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