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Tennessee’s Haslam Promotes Education in Annual Budget
Gov. Bill Haslam of Tennessee (R) has released a $34.8 billion budget that includes an investment of $261 million in…
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Florida Senate Committee Keeps ACT/SAT Teacher Reward Program
The Florida Senate Education Committee has voted to keep a controversial program that offers bonuses to teachers based on scores they…
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Mississippi May Tackle Process of Appointing vs. Electing Superintendents
In most counties in Mississippi, local elections are often decided in the primary. This year, the chief contest in Rankin County was…
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Charter School Graduates Earn More in Their 20′s, Study Says
(Photo: Army Medicine, Creative Commons) A new report is the first of its kind to explore the effects of charter…
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Utah Lawmakers Nix Comprehensive Sex Education Measure
Utah’s House Education Committee on has decided to continue with abstinence-based sex education classes by voting against a bill supporting a change to…
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Michigan House Approves $48mil Emergency Funding for Detroit Schools
(Photo: 401(K) 2012, Creative Commons) The Michigan House of Representatives has approved $48.7 million of emergency funding to be used for…
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Advocacy Group Says New York City School Violence Rising
A newly-released analysis of New York City schools performed by a pro-charter advocacy group has found school violence to have…
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Voter ID Laws Affecting College Students’ Ballots in Primaries
(Photo: Kelley Minars, Creative Commons) Tuesday’s primary was the first time that a controversial voter identification law in North Carolina was…
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Oklahoma School Funding Lawsuit Looks to Right 20-Year Wrong
(Photo: Ilea Shutler, Oklahoma Watch) A state law in Oklahoma that would help to fund public schools was passed 23…