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Obama Administration's No Child Left Behind proposal

Obama Administration's No Child Left Behind proposal

The Obama administration wants to overhaul the federal No Child Left Behind Act, and is calling for broad changes in how schools are judged to be succeeding or failing. Opponents of NCLB say the changes would still leave the worst parts of the legislation intact.

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Ousted principals quickly find new education jobs

Ousted principals quickly find new education jobs

The most popular way for schools to qualify for the federal School Improvement Grant program was to pick a reform plan that called for replacing what was considered failed leadership - but many of those principals are still running schools.
by Chris Williams

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Spelling showdown was made for multilingual student

Spelling showdown was made for multilingual student

Jasmine Lim, a Burnsville eighth-grader, traces her curiosity about words back to growing up in an immigrant family of readers where four languages were spoken.

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Little Falls schools to give iPads to students

The Little Falls School District is embracing Apple's iPad as a teaching tool and by the start of the next school year every fifth- through 12th- grade student in the district will have one.

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US experiencing uneven job growth across states

U.S. companies have added jobs for 12 straight months, but the gains have been uneven. The latest government data suggest some states are recovering much faster than others from the recession, including a few that were hit the hardest.

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Forget college. Be a plumber and make real bucks.

Forget college. Be a plumber and make real bucks.

Yahoo! Finance’s Tech ticker interviews Boston University economics professor Laurence Kotlikoff, who says a posh education isn’t worth the huge expense if you look at it solely through the lens of lifetime earnings. The accompanying article reports: Professor Kotlikoff makes his case by comparing the livelihoods of plumbers and doctors.  Yes, doctors have a bigger…
by Alex Friedrich

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Saint Paul College presidential semifinalists named

Saint Paul College presidential semifinalists named

Just got a release from the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system saying it has five semifinalists to replace Donovan Schwichtenberg, who is retiring as president of Saint Paul College. (That’s the best community college in the country, if you haven’t heard.) The semifinalists are: Linda Baer, senior program officer for the Bill & Melinda Gates…
by Alex Friedrich

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When a professor is targeted politically

For those keeping up with what’s going on in Wisconsin, Talking Points Memo has the story of one history professor that the author says is being targeted by the Republican Party for his writing on an anti-union push in that state. Now he faces the Freedom of Information Act request for his e-mails. (See the…
by Alex Friedrich

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It's not retirement. It's your encore.

It's not retirement. It's your encore.

Annoying euphemism of the day: The University of Minnesota has sent out a press release about classes for those about to retire. It’s to help them prepare for their “encore lives.” That’s a good one. Do they come with standing ovations?
by Alex Friedrich

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