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N.C. Schools Official Lauds Education Proposal The Obama administration announced a plan earlier this week to overhaul the No Child Left Behind education policy. Peter Gorman, the superintendent of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Public Schools in North Carolina, says he's happy the president is rewriting the rules.
NPR.org | 2 hours, 42 minutes ago | comment? | recommend

NCAA Men's Basketball Graduation Rate Disparity Between Races Grows U.S. News & World Report - While college basketball players graduate at a higher rate than nonathletes, the NAACP and the Department of Education argue that universities are leaving some of their student-athletes behind. Their concern arises from the expanding fissure between graduation rates o ... more »
Yahoo! | 4 hours, 44 minutes ago | comment? | recommend

March Madness: Using Tournament Brackets to Debate Academic Questions Lesson Plan | Adapting the bracket structure of the N.C.A.A. basketball tournament to consider issues in subjects across the curriculum.
New York Times | 5 hours, 33 minutes ago | comment? | recommend

Obama health bill would reshape student loans AFP - US President Barack Obama's historic health care legislation, set to face a make-or-break vote on Sunday, would also reshape the way Americans pay for famously pricey college educations.
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Mass. House Approves Anti-Bullying Legislation The bill would ban bullying, require school districts to come up with bullying prevention plans, and expand the definition of bullying to include Internet cyberbullying through the use of e-mails or text messages.
Teacher Magazine | 6 hours, 41 minutes ago | comment? | recommend

Obama Effigy Found at R.I. School Where Teachers Were Fired The local teachers' union condemned the effigy, discovered Monday in the teacher's third-floor classroom at Central Falls High School, saying it was wrong and cannot be condoned under any circumstances.
Teacher Magazine | 7 hours, 1 minute ago | comment? | recommend

Could School Bus Ads Save School Budgets? Read full story for latest details.
Education Week | 8 hours, 37 minutes ago | comment? | recommend

Hugs Outlawed at Portland School Read full story for latest details.
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Mass. House Approves Anti-Bullying Bill Read full story for latest details.
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Text Message Dispute Triggered Brutal Fla. Beating Read full story for latest details.
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