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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: Justice and Rights, Laws, Government, Justice System, Labor Legislation
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Ex-N. Ind. teacher sentenced for child seduction
GOSHEN, Ind. (AP) — A former northern Indiana teacher who admitted he had an inappropriate romantic relationship with a 16-year-old female student has been sentenced to 18 months of work release.
An Elkhart County judge ordered the sentence for...Tags: Justice System, Judges, Trials, Crime, Law and Justice, Teaching and Learning
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Galien Township schools one step closer to shutting down
GALIEN Twp. – Galien Township School District’s days are numbered.
On Wednesday, it laid-off all teachers and support staff, a step toward shutting down the school.
As of right now layoffs are final starting December 31, 2011. That...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Students, Career and Workplace, Unemployment, Layoffs and Downsizing
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Cuts are around the corner for Benton Harbor teachers
BENTON HARBOR – Jobs are on the chopping block for Benton Harbor teachers. Because the district is millions of dollars in debt, 20 teachers could be laid off in the next month.
Layoffs are just one of many steps the superintendent is taking to...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Job Layoffs, Unemployment, Layoffs and Downsizing, Career and Workplace
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Pink slips going to 13 teachers in Benton Harbor
BENTON HARBOR - 13 teachers will be let go from Benton Harbor schools. A few teachers will be laid off December 28, with the remaining staff let go on January 20. The school board voted 5-1 to approve the layoffs Tuesday night. And this is just the...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Education
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Benton Harbor teacher's union agrees to cuts
The teacher's union in Benton Harbor has agreed to the cuts proposed by the school board – 13 teachers will lose their jobs.
There will also be a 10 percent pay cut and changes to their insurance plans.
Now the plan goes back to the school...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Education
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South Bend school board takes layoffs off table
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterSOUTH BEND -- After hearing pleas from more than a dozen teachers, instructional assistants and parents on Monday evening, South Bend's school board voted 4-2 against a money-saving measure to eliminate the jobs of some kindergarten aides, Explorer...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Government Debt, Students, Education, Career and Workplace
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Santa Controversy: St. Joseph, Mich. parents worry substitute teacher ruined Christmas
ST. JOSEPH, Mich. – There is outrage among some parents after a substitute teacher in St. Joseph "revealed too much information" about Santa Claus with a class of second-graders.
Some of the 7 and 8-year-old kids went home with tears in their...Tags: Holidays, Religious Festivals, Santa Claus (fictional character), Teaching and Learning
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Cheating in south Ga. schools called 'disgraceful'
ATLANTA (AP) — Dozens of educators in 11 schools in south Georgia's Dougherty County either cheated or failed to prevent cheating on state standardized tests in 2009, state investigators said Tuesday. The state report describes the misconduct as...Tags: Politics, Justice System, Criminal Laws, Executive Branch, Lawyers
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Deadline hits for Berrien County school districts
Tuesday is the deadline for two Berrien County school districts to submit a budget plan or face the possibility of a state takeover.
The Benton Harbor School Board will meet today to vote on an agreement with teachers to help reduce an $18 million budget...Tags: Teaching and Learning
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Teachers take cuts, BHAS try to prevent state takeover
BENTON HARBOR – Teachers in Benton Harbor will take a 10% pay cut to avoid a state takeover. The district is trying to work its way out of a $16 million deficit and the threat of a takeover.
The school district needed to submit a financial plan to...Tags: Teaching and Learning
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School accused of putting autistic student in bag
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A 9-year-old autistic boy who misbehaved at school was stuffed into a duffel bag and the drawstring pulled tight, according to his mother, who said she found him wiggling inside as a teacher's aide stood by. The mother of...Tags: Health, Georgetown University, Labor Legislation, Autism, Teaching and Learning
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