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New York City Schools Hires First LGBTQ Community Liaison
The New York City Public School System has hired its first LGBT community liaison in an effort to make area schools safer…
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Newark Schools The Latest to Find Elevated Lead Levels
Officials in the largest school district in New Jersey were forced to shut off the water taps 30 buildings after elevated levels…
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Number of Schools Using Expeditionary Learning Model Growing
At Two Rivers Public Charter School in the District of Columbia, for a fourth-grade unit on Jamestown, students studied historical…
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Fairfax County, VA to Allow Renaming Schools That Honor Confederates
The Virginia school district of Fairfax County, the tenth largest in the nation, has decided to update its policy concerning school names…
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TNReady Online Testing Debuts, But Software Falters
Schools in Tennessee began to administer a new high-stakes standardized accountability test called “TNReady” last week, only to find the test…
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GED Testing Service Lowers Passing Score
A new GED test was launched two years ago to re-certify the test as a testament of learning, but since then complaints…
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Indiana, Oklahoma, 22 Others Receive $100k Youth Initiative Grants
The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has announced that the state has been chosen as one of 24 states…
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Julia Steiny: Restore Kindergarten to Boost Social Skills
By Julia Steiny Picture wriggly, shrieky, busy 5-year-olds exploring the kindergarten play yard’s treasures. The sandbox brims with budding builders,…
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Gates Foundation Gives Millions to Improve Teacher Training
Bill and Melinda Gates never give up. Over the past 15 years, they have given several billion dollars to school reform…
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Financial Literacy Scarce in US Curriculum, Teachers Unqualified
(Photo: Ken Teegardin, Creative Commons) A global survey has found that the US scores 14th in the world for financial literacy, with…