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Biden meets with gun safety, victims groups
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday heard personal stories of gun violence from representatives of victims groups and gun-safety organizations as he drafts the Obama administration's response to the shooting at a Connecticut...
Tags: Gabrielle Giffords, Gun Control, Behavioral Conditions, Politics, Vice (movie)
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Confident Obama congratulates Romney, shoots hoops
JULIE PACE,Associated PressCHICAGO (AP) — Expressing confidence but leaving nothing to chance, President Barack Obama indulged his superstitions by engaging in a traditional Election Day basketball game with friends as the race that will determine his political future was...Tags: Michelle Obama, Television Industry, Jeff Sanders, Voting, Elections
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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: Elections, Politics, Schools, Joe Biden, Public Schools
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Beating of Chicago teen filmed, posted online
CHICAGO (AP) — Six teenagers were being questioned by Chicago police Tuesday after a video was posted online showing the brutal beating of a 17-year-old by unknown assailants who can be heard repeating racial slurs and making derogatory comments...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Barack Obama, Derrion Albert, YouTube, Racism
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Indiana exempted from 'No Child Left Behind' requirements
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — It could be the beginning of the end for No Child Left Behind. The goal was lofty: Get all children up to par in math and reading by 2014. But the nation isn't getting there, and now some states are getting out. In a sign of...Tags: Columbia University, Concerts, Mike Enzi, Academic Progress, Labor Legislation
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Civil rights data shows unequal educational access
Federal education officials say schools serving mostly black students are more likely to have inexperienced teachers than those largely serving whites, and few school districts have pre-kindergarten programs targeting low-income students.
U.S....Tags: Civil Rights, Education, Preschools, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights
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82 percent of US schools may be labeled 'failing'
An estimated 82 percent of U.S. schools could be labeled as "failing" under the nation's No Child Left Behind Act this year, Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Wednesday. The Department of Education estimates the number of schools not meeting...Tags: Barack Obama, Justice System, Politics, Elections, Democratic Party
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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 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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Education Secretary Duncan gives 3 more states permission to ignore No Child Left Behind law
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced on Monday that three more states would join the ranks of those given permission to ignore parts of the federal No Child Left Behind law in favor of their own school improvement plans....Tags: Washington, DC, Barack Obama, U.S. Congress, Justice System, Hampshire
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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: Students, Teaching and Learning, Barack Obama, White House, Human Interest
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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: Dartmouth College, University of Maryland, College Park, Politics, Modern Family (tv program), Students
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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: Executive Branch, Teaching and Learning, Education, Politics, American Federation of Teachers
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