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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. An influx of up to $65 million —...Tags: Preschools, Schools, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Health Insurance, Executive Branch
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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...
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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, Shootings, Jay Carney, White House, Health and Safety at School
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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: Voting, Jeff Sanders, Michelle Obama, Elections, Alexi Giannoulias
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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, Chicago Public Schools, Schools, Joe Biden, White House
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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: Derrion Albert, Human Interest, YouTube, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Barack Obama
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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: Academic Progress, Colleges and Universities, Laws, Executive Branch, Minority Groups
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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: Education, Schools, Preschools, Justice and Rights, Personal Income
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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: Justice System, Human Interest, Elections, Barack Obama, Judges
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State Hopes To Avoid 'Double-Testing' Students In Coming Year
The Hartford CourantThe state plans to take steps to avoid "double-testing" students next year while it transitions from the Connecticut Mastery Test to a new computerized test called "Smarter Balanced." The move comes as a result of a letter issued Tuesday by U.S....Tags: West Hartford, Education, Academic Progress, Students, Teaching and Learning
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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...
Tags: Derrion Albert, Viral Diseases and Infections, Students, Teaching and Learning, Arts
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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...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Education, Barack Obama, Teaching and Learning, Students
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