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READER SUBMITTED: Cheshire Student Named One Of 141 U.S. Presidential Scholars
StatewideU.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced May 14, the selection of Aneri Pattani of Cheshire, who attends Cheshire High School in Cheshire, as a 2013 U.S. Presidential Scholar. Pattani is one of 141 outstanding American high school seniors that...Tags: Cheshire, Teaching and Learning, Barack Obama, Human Interest, White House
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Nazareth Area Middle, Broughal Middle named Green Ribbon Schools
Valley 610Nazareth Area Middle School and Broughal Middle School in Bethlehem have been recognized as a federal Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools. The award honors schools that are exemplary in reducing environmental impact and costs; improving the... -
Commencement speakers strive to inspire, entertain
Expectations are high for this year's commencement speakers at Maryland universities — an august crew that includes the Obamas and their team of writers as well as funnyman Bill Cosby and Hollywood director Jason Winer. But to stand out — or...
Tags: Government, Stanford University, Students, Politics, University of Baltimore
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Alonso's final report card
The reverberations from the departure of Baltimore schools CEO Andrés Alonso will be felt nationally as well as locally. Six years ago, I was a member of the Baltimore school board that hired him. Our risky vision was to try to recruit a game-changer...
Tags: Corporate Officers, Teaching and Learning, Teachers, Michelle Rhee, Education
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Kass: Chicago's forgotten innocents need our attention too
Baron Banks wasn't in Washington to witness President Barack Obama's State of the Union speech on Tuesday. "No," he told me. "Nobody gave me a call." So he wasn't in the first lady's box as the president somberly acknowledged the families that lost...
Tags: Gun Control, Hadiya Pendleton, Politics, Prosecution, South Chicago
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Confusion about Common Core
The legislature fiddles while educators wait. That's one way to look at the Indiana General Assembly's decision to "pause" implementing Common Core standards until a study and public hearings are completed. These are the standards the Indiana State...Tags: Government, Teaching and Learning, Executive Branch, American Federation of Teachers, Teachers
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In testing-dominated system, real learning comes outside the classroom
It's Teacher Appreciation Week, the standardized testing season has mostly ended in the public schools this year — and what have we learned? Parents have learned that their first-graders are developing test anxiety. Teachers have learned that they...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Teachers, Students, Arts and Culture, Social Sciences
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Man stabbed in head, arrested in W. Baltimore domestic dispute
The argument could be heard first, neighbors said. Then the police lights began flashing through their windows. Residents in Baltimore's Upton neighborhood, not unfamiliar with police activity, said they peered outside. A man they recognized as a...
Tags: U.S. Department of Education
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Latest Michigan news, sports, business and entertainment
FBI DIRECTOR-ROGERS FBI agents want Rep. Rogers to be bureau director WASHINGTON (AP) — A group representing FBI agents and retirees says it wants President Barack Obama to make Michigan Rep. Mike Rogers the next FBI director. The Brighton...Tags: Christianity, Politics, Sailing, Students, Prosecution
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2 SD high school students chosen for Presidential Scholar honor; among 141 in the nation
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Two South Dakota high school students are among more than 140 students from across the country being recognized for their accomplishments in academics or the arts. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced the...Tags: High Schools, Teaching and Learning, Schools, Students, Education
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University of Maryland pledges to make financial aid transparent
University of Maryland system is among 10 colleges and universities promising to make financial aid transparent to students. It’s part of an Obama Administration effort to make sure incoming students understand what they’re getting into. The...Tags: Joe Biden, U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, University of Maryland, College Park, Financial Aid, Consumers
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Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press
(Information in the following story is from: Rapid City Journal, http://www.rapidcityjournal.com) RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Bond has been set at $75,000 for a Virginia man accused of hauling 24 pounds of marijuana in the trunk of his rental car. A...Tags: High Schools, U.S. Military, Government, Executive Branch, Schools
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