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Chicago school strike hits third day
Talks were set to start again Wednesday morning with Chicago's school board and striking public school teachers seemingly miles apart from reaching a deal to get 350,000 children back in school. And as rhetoric and accusations came from both sides,...
Tags: Teachers, Teaching and Learning, Karen Lewis, Unions, Time (magazine)
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Romney: Chicago teachers turning backs on students
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney on Monday said Chicago teachers are turning their backs on thousands of students and that President Barack Obama is rooting for the striking educators. Obama's top spokesman said the...
Tags: Joe Biden, Teaching and Learning, Teachers, Jay Carney, Politics
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Windber elementary named Blue Ribbon school
Daily American Staff WriterWindber Area Elementary School was the only school in Somerset County, and one of eight in Pennsylvania, honored Friday by the U.S. Department of Education as a 2012 National Blue Ribbon School. U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan recognized 269...Tags: Somerset County (Pennsylvania), Washington, DC, Teaching and Learning, Academic Progress, U.S. Department of Education
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Earning top honors
Windber Elementary School received national recognition on Friday. Windber was the only school in Somerset County, and one of eight in Pennsylvania, named by the U.S. Department of Education as a 2012 National Blue Ribbon School. U.S. Department of...Tags: Somerset County (Pennsylvania), Teaching and Learning, U.S. Department of Education, Human Interest, Students
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Illinois Democratic National Convention notebook: Duncan, Jarrett, hugfest
Clout StreetArne Duncan, Obama’s education secretary and a former Chicago Public Schools chief, was asked by reporters about the possibility of a teachers’ strike back home in the nation’s third-largest school district. “I’m very...Tags: Rod Blagojevich, Chicago Mayor, Jesse Jackson, Jr., George Clooney, Barack Obama
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Gutierrez praises Obama, blasts Romney on immigration
— U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez used his turn on the Democratic National Convention stage Wednesday to hail President Barack Obama's support for immigration reform and blasted Republican nominee Mitt Romney as someone who wants to turn into "nightmares"...Tags: Immigration, Migration, Same-Sex Marriage, Chicago Mayor, Politics
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Illinois convention notebook: talking points and Madigan speaks
Clout StreetCHARLOTTE, N.C. — As Illinois delegates gather each morning for breakfast to hear from political motivational speakers and to get a grab bag of tchotchkes, they’re also given something else: a set of talking points to use in case they get...Tags: Illinois Governor, Parties and Movements, Michael Madigan, Chicago Mayor, Dick Durbin
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Turning it around
As a new school year begins, my preparation as a principal has been punctuated by an unusual and unexpected invitation to Washington D.C. This month, I was named a Champion of Change at the White House by a program run by the Office of the President....
Tags: Heavy Engineering, Teaching and Learning, Customs and Tradition, White House, Human Interest
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School year starts with new curriculum
Here's fair warning for students: Monday isn't just the first day of school in Baltimore City and the surrounding five counties, it's the beginning of life with a whole new set of expectations from teachers. There's going to be a lot more writing, more...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Teachers, Baltimore County, Students, Science and Technology
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Shooting reported at Perry Hall High School
One student was shot this morning, the first day of school, at Perry Hall High School, Baltimore County Police say. The student has been taken to an area hospital, authorities said. Details were not available on the student's condition. Police have taken...
Tags: Perry Hall, Belair Road, David Marks
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City school board reinstates principal who had been fired over alleged cheating
The city school board reinstated a principal Monday night who had been fired by CEO Andrés Alonso over alleged cheating at her school. But the reinstatement of Abbottston Elementary School Principal Angela Faltz won't take effect until 2013, and she...
Tags: Martin O'Malley, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Teaching and Learning, Andres Alonso
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Student shot at Perry Hall High School
With heightened security and trauma counselors on hand, Perry Hall High School will restart its school year Tuesday, the day after a student shot in the cafeteria was left in critical condition and another student was taken into custody as the suspected...
Tags: Martin O'Malley, Perry Hall, Teaching and Learning, Teachers, Interior Policy
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