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MEMBER EXCHANGE: Ohio students go behind 'CSI'
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Teacher Magazine – Jun 30, 2008 6:32 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?

Terrebonne board considers English-only speeches
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Teacher Magazine – Jun 30, 2008 6:08 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?

Instruction Drives Construction ... Or Should
When designing and building schools, people should ask how they want to teach instead of how many classrooms are needed, says Frank Kelly.
Education Week – Jun 30, 2008 5:29 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?

Extra money for science centres
Scotland's four science centres receive £250,000 of extra funding, to improve the skills of primary teachers.
BBC News – Jun 30, 2008 3:34 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?

Study Urges National Board to Weigh Student Gains
Researchers find the “value added” measure of student achievement would help determine whether teachers are skilled enough to earn the advanced credential.
Education Week – Jun 30, 2008 3:20 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?

Exam guidance reviewed after expletive is awarded marks
Marks for a pupil who wrote just a sexual expletive in an exam prompts the board to review its guidelines.
BBC News – Jun 30, 2008 2:19 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?

Iowa educators weigh curbing physical force
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Teacher Magazine – Jun 30, 2008 1:08 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?

Bullying in Cyberspace
School officials required to report Internet harassment and stalking under new Missouri bill.
Teacher Magazine – Jun 30, 2008 10:12 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?

D.C. looking for tenants for closed schools
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Teacher Magazine – Jun 30, 2008 09:28 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?

School music charge scheme ended
Dumfries and Galloway Council agrees to drop all music tuition charges for school pupils in the region.
BBC News – Jun 30, 2008 08:17 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?