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Anne Arundel students use technology to travel to 1700s' London Town
Elementary school students in some Anne Arundel County public schools are learning how good they've got it — in other words, how many wake up in comfy beds to a ready-made breakfast, instead of beginning their day with daunting physical chores or,...Tags: University of Maryland Baltimore County, Students, Culture, Teaching and Learning, Elementary Schools
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Education briefs for Feb. 7
Omar in running for presidential scholar Kareem Omar, a senior at West Jessamine High School, has been named one of more than 3,000 candidates in the 2013 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. The candidates were selected from nearly 3.4 million...Tags: Students, Religion and Belief, Teaching and Learning, Awards and Prizes, Financial Aid
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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... -
Editorial: A good use of federal education dollars
In another bid to enhance its system, Glendale Unified School District this week announced it is seeking a share of $96 million in federal grant funds to turn more of our neighborhood schools into magnet campuses. If its application for the U.S....Tags: Science and Technology
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Students at Catonsville High and Carver Center named to Presidential Scholars Program
An Relay resident attending Catonsville High School and a Catonsville resident attending the Carver Center for Arts and Technology area have been chosen as 2013 candidates for the Presidential Scholars Program. Adam Antoszewski, a senior at Catonsville,...Tags: Towson, Catonsville, Arts and Culture
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Md. is flagged for Race to the Top delays
The Baltimore SunMaryland is among three states flagged by the U.S. Department of Education for significant delays in implementing federal Race to the Top programs in the last two years, namely in overhauling its evaluation system to tie educator effectiveness to...Tags: Arne Duncan, Academic Progress, Science and Technology, Washington, DC, Barack Obama
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Glendale Unified pursues federal grant to expand number of magnet schools
Glendale school officials are vying for a new federal grant to turn existing neighborhood schools into magnet sites. Under a new grant competition, the U.S. Department of Education will divvy up more than $96 million for districts to create magnet...
Tags: Students, Thomas Edison, Teaching and Learning, Science and Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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Crenshaw High group opposes reform plan and school closings
L.A. NOWParents, students and teachers rallied Monday in front of Crenshaw High School to protest a plan to restructure the low-performing campus and require teachers to reapply for their jobs. Under the plan, approved this month by the Los Angeles Unified...... -
Education Department: give disabled students equal opportunity
The U.S. Department of Education ruled Friday that students with disabilities must be given the same opportunities as traditional students. But several schools in the Wichita area opened the door for disabled students several years ago. Many athletes...
Tags: Students, Teaching and Learning, Education
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Bullied to tears, bored to death
Here's the thing about directing our attention so fully and passionately toward bullying: The people most affected by it are sick of talking about it. "Kids are at the eye-rolling stage with bullying," says Cynthia Lowen, producer and writer of the 2011...Tags: Documentary (genre), Bully (movie), Teaching and Learning, Alprazolam (drug), Bullying
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New College Scorecard helps parents, students compare value
Here's something you should know if you're planning to go to college in Florida. Florida International University in Miami has the lowest overall price tag among public universities — an average of $9,225 a year for tuition, books, housing and...
Tags: University of Central Florida, University of South Florida, Daytona State College, Students, Teaching and Learning
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Clarification issued about equal opportunities for students with disabilities
Varsity Times InsiderThe U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights has issued guidance on school districts' legal obligations to provide equal access to extracurricular athletic activities to students with disabilities. The guidance letter gives examples of the...
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