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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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Alonso timeline
2007 •The Baltimore school board hires Andrés Alonso, New York City's No. 2 education official, as its schools CEO. 2008 •Alonso introduces "Fair Student Funding," which gave principals the autonomy to formulate their budgets. He also...
Tags: University of Maryland, College Park, New York City, Andres Alonso, Economy, Business and Finance, Finance
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State Democrats decide who's a REAL Democrat
Real Democrats don’t back school reform, apparently. Or maybe the message is that Democrats don’t let Democrats shake up the school scene. In any case, real Democrats clearly aren’t allowed to disagree with the California Teachers Assn....
Tags: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lobbying, Politics, Education, Schools
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At Loch Raven, Duncan says communities must confront school violence
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan told parents, students and educators in Baltimore County on Wednesday that while Americans might not agree on gun control legislation, they must work together so that children can grow up without fear of violence in...
Tags: Gun Control, Health, Personal Weapon Control, Politics, Mental Health
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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... -
Teen inventor eyes entrepreneurship
As early as 12, Jonny Cohen was called an inventor. Now, at 17, he's already headed toward a new title: entrepreneur. As a seventh-grader, the Highland Park resident conceived GreenShields — a curved wing atop school buses to decrease drag and...
Tags: Illinois Department of Transportation, Technology, Chicago Tribune, Human Interest, Invention and Innovation
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Atlanta cheating scandal makes the case for school choice
My first question after reading about seven teachers in an Atlanta, Ga., public school accused of altering standardized test scores to make it appear students performed better than they actually did was: How could they!? The seven were nicknamed "the...Tags: The Washington Post, The New York Times, Family, School Examinations, Richard Hyde
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McManus: 'Sequester' causing pain -- to Congress
Think the automatic budget cuts Congress ordered at the beginning of March — the so-called sequester — haven't caused any pain yet? Think again. Judging from the squeals we're hearing from members of Congress whose districts are threatened...
Tags: U.S. Congress, John Campbell, Politics, Blake Farenthold, Mark R. Warner
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Provide athletic opportunities to disabled students, U.S. DOE tells school districts (FL “embraces” suggestions, FHSAA says)
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelPublic schools need to make sure students with disabilities are given access to school sports and offered “reasonable modifications” that would make their participation in athletics possible, the U.S. Department of Education said in a document... -
Michelle Obama to attend funeral for Hadiya Pendleton
Tribune NewspapersWASHINGTON -- First lady Michelle Obama plans to attend Saturday’s funeral in Chicago for 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton, who was fatally shot last week about a mile from the Obama family’s Kenwood home Pendleton, an honor student and band...Tags: Gun Control, Illinois Governor, Personal Weapon Control, Politics, Washington, DC
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Obama stands firm on gun control despite long odds
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — President Barack Obama declared Monday on his first trip outside Washington to promote gun control that a consensus is emerging for universal background checks for purchasers, though he conceded a tough road lay ahead to pass an...
Tags: Shootings, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Personal Weapon Control, Politics, Harry Reid
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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, Personal Weapon Control, Shootings, Politics, Fenger High School
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Apr 9, 2013
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Apr 6, 2013
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Mar 24, 2013
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Jan 25, 2013
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Feb 7, 2013
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Feb 5, 2013
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Feb 13, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
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