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    Jun 7, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  1. In Fenger, art builds community

    The urge to create is as old as the human race, as ancient as the day someone felt the urge to draw colorful lines across bodies and faces or, more permanently, paint on or carve into the walls of a cave. This sort of self-expression reaches a natural, if daunting, evolutionary step each art fair season, already in full swing.
    The urge to create is as old as the human race, as ancient as the day someone felt the urge to draw colorful lines across bodies and faces or, more permanently, paint on or carve into the walls of a cave. This sort of self-expression reaches a natural, if...

    Tags: Derrion Albert, Students, Viral Diseases and Infections, Teaching and Learning, Arts and Culture

    2. Jun 2, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  2. Michigan to offer preschool to more poor children

    LANSING, Mich. (AP) — As many as 16,000 more 4-year-olds will go to preschool in Michigan next school year, a significant enrollment boost that Gov. Rick Snyder hopes to increase even more the following year.
    LANSING, Mich. (AP) — As many as 16,000 more 4-year-olds will go to preschool in Michigan next school year, a significant enrollment boost that Gov. Rick Snyder hopes to increase even more the following year. An influx of up to $65 million —...

    Tags: Early Learning, Rick Snyder, Preschools, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Health Insurance

    3. Jun 6, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Obama pledges more Web access to slightly distracted middle-schoolers

    MOORESVILLE, N.C. – President Obama on Thursday pledged to bring high-speed Internet to nearly all students in their classrooms within five years, calling on the Federal Communications Commission to expand an existing initiative that will help school systems cover the cost.
    MOORESVILLE, N.C. – President Obama on Thursday pledged to bring high-speed Internet to nearly all students in their classrooms within five years, calling on the Federal Communications Commission to expand an existing initiative that will help...

    Tags: Barack Obama, Students, U.S. Congress, Teaching and Learning, Education

    4. Jun 6, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. Rauner officially enters GOP race for governor

    Wealthy venture capitalist Bruce Rauner formally entered the Republican governor's race Wednesday, saying state government is broken and portraying himself as a down-to-earth businessman who can fix it.
    Wealthy venture capitalist Bruce Rauner formally entered the Republican governor's race Wednesday, saying state government is broken and portraying himself as a down-to-earth businessman who can fix it. Rauner made the announcement in a three-minute...

    Tags: Walter Payton, Abortion, Parties and Movements, Abortion Issue, Lobbying

    5. May 10, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. 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.
    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: Students, Martin O'Malley, Teaching and Learning, Richard T. Jones, University of Maryland, Baltimore

    6. May 25, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast

  6. New learning standards spur debate in Michigan

    LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Educational goals being implemented in Michigan schools have sparked a contentious debate in Lansing, pitting Republican Gov. Rick Snyder against the Republican-led Legislature that is taking steps to halt the standards. In...

    Tags: Barack Obama, Students, Michigan State University, Teaching and Learning, Rick Snyder

    7. May 24, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant

  7. U.S. Education Secretary Talks School Safety In Hartford

    The Hartford Courant
    — Local students gathered in a town hall meeting Friday asked U.S. Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan his opinion of armed guards in schools, how much standardized testing is too much, and a long list of school security issues. "The...

    Tags: Students, Chris Murphy, U.S. Congress, Teaching and Learning, Health and Safety at School

    8. May 22, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. School closings disappoint many aldermen

    After the Chicago School Board meeting Wednesday, many of the aldermen who argued unsuccessfully to keep schools in their wards open said they were disappointed with the process.
    Tribune reporters
    After the Chicago School Board meeting Wednesday, many of the aldermen who argued unsuccessfully to keep schools in their wards open said they were disappointed with the process. Ald. Deborah Graham, 29th, said she went to testify at the school board...

    Tags: Students, Teaching and Learning, Walter Burnett, Jr., Chicago Public Schools, Chicago City Hall

    9. May 23, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  9. Schools should make exercise 'core' subject, U.S. panel urges

    Reuters
    * Few students get recommended daily hour of exercise * 44 percent of schools cut exercise for more reading, math By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON, May 23 (Reuters) - U.S. schools need to boost efforts to get students moving, and make gym class as critical...

    Tags: Students, Nike, Inc., Teaching and Learning, Health and Safety at School, General Mills Incorporated

    10. May 7, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. 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 whose achievements would surpass those of the heralded superintendents in New York (Joel Klein, whom Mr. Alonso served as a deputy), Chicago (Arne Duncan) and D.C. (Michelle Rhee).
    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, Education, Michelle Rhee, Teachers

    11. May 9, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  11. 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 need to tell parents to accept the fact that these high-stakes tests are not going anywhere. But perhaps most importantly, some of us have learned that some of the best kind of learning happens after school, or once the testing demands have passed.
    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: Students, Arts and Culture, Teaching and Learning, Culture, Social Sciences

    12. May 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. California won't get relief from No Child Left Behind law

    The federal government made it clear again Monday that California will get no relief from education mandates that officials across the country consider a burden.
    The federal government made it clear again Monday that California will get no relief from education mandates that officials across the country consider a burden. The point was made as the U.S. Department of Education announced that it granted three more...

    Tags: Students, Teaching and Learning, Academic Progress, U.S. Department of Education

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