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    Jun 19, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. Glenbrook Dist. 225 settles contracts

    Glenbrook High School District 225 has approved contracts with three unions, the superintendent and its other staff, increasing their salaries on average between 1.96 percent and 3.4 percent in coming years.
    Glenbrook High School District 225 has approved contracts with three unions, the superintendent and its other staff, increasing their salaries on average between 1.96 percent and 3.4 percent in coming years. All raises take effect July 1, said Karen...

    Tags: Teachers, Consumer Confidence, Economy, Business and Finance, Wage Contract Issues, Market and Exchange

    2. Jun 19, 2013 |Story| Allentown Morning Call

  2. Bethlehem council accepts $3 million charter school grant

    Bethlehem Area School District officials on Tuesday failed to persuade Bethlehem City Council to block a $3 million state grant for a new campus for the Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Performing Arts. Even though many agreed Republican Gov....

    Tags: John Callahan, Northampton County (Pennsylvania), Tom Corbett, Bethlehem Steel, Students

    3. Jun 19, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. Don't count Cullerton out

    "You must be one of those (expletives) from Room 6."
    "You must be one of those (expletives) from Room 6." I don't remember the first 10 words my now-wife spoke to me back then, much less the exact first words of old friends. Except, that is, for Illinois Senate President John J. Cullerton, D-Chicago....

    Tags: Pension and Welfare, Pat Quinn, Executive Branch, Wheaton, Michael Madigan

    4. Jun 19, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  4. Kanine retiring as Petoskey High School principal, taking on St. Francis job

    PETOSKEY -- For Jim Kanine, new job opportunities that have emerged from time to time helped keep his 35-year education career engaging.
    PETOSKEY -- For Jim Kanine, new job opportunities that have emerged from time to time helped keep his 35-year education career engaging. "What it does for you is, it keeps you fresh," Kanine said. Kanine, the principal of Petoskey High School since...

    Tags: Employment Opportunities, Roman Catholicism, Teachers, Students, Marketing

    5. Jun 19, 2013 |Story| KSPR-TV

  5. Springfield Public Schools officials plan 2 new specialized programs

    SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- It's still a year away, but Springfield Public Schools is already looking forward to the 2014 school year. The district is opening two new specialized schools and changing the class schedule at another school.
    selzie@kspr.com
    SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- It's still a year away, but Springfield Public Schools is already looking forward to the 2014 school year. The district is opening two new specialized schools and changing the class schedule at another school. School officials are...

    Tags: Students, Science and Technology

    6. Jun 19, 2013 |Story| KY3-TV

  6. Major changes coming to GED testing in Missouri

    SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Get ready for changes if you're trying to earn the equivalent of a high school diploma. There will soon be a new test for those taking the GED.
    areynolds@ky3.com
    SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Get ready for changes if you're trying to earn the equivalent of a high school diploma. There will soon be a new test for those taking the GED. First off, the test has a new name. It will be called the HiSET or High School...

    Tags: Students, Education, Science and Technology

    7. Jun 19, 2013 |Story| Allentown Morning Call

  7. Easton schools slash 43 positions

    With its budget like a wound that never heals, the Easton Area School District bled off 19 more teachers Tuesday night.
    With its budget like a wound that never heals, the Easton Area School District bled off 19 more teachers Tuesday night. To balance its balance sheets, the school board lopped off 43 positions — teachers, coaches, a nurse, janitors — to cap a...

    Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Teachers, Career and Workplace, Health and Medical Professionals, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania)

    8. Jun 19, 2013 |Story| South Bend Tribune

  8. College football: Great story or cautionary tale?

    Atlanta Journal-Constitution
    ATLANTA — It was a great story: Redshirt freshman wins quarterback job for Texas A&M, a team facing its first season in the high-falutin’ SEC; he engineers a famous upset of Alabama; he wins the Heisman Trophy; he becomes a brand unto...

    Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, Johnny Manziel, Heisman Trophy, Alabama Crimson Tide, Southeastern Conference

    9. Jun 19, 2013 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  9. Alee Academy internship program helps students, school reputation

    EUSTIS — Alee Academy has a reputation of troubled kids and potential dropouts just trying to make it to graduation. It's one that Sheila Unruh and the rest of the charter school's staff is trying to prove wrong.
    EUSTIS — Alee Academy has a reputation of troubled kids and potential dropouts just trying to make it to graduation. It's one that Sheila Unruh and the rest of the charter school's staff is trying to prove wrong. Unruh, 82, works to connect...

    Tags: Students

    10. Jun 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Letters: Evaluating Common Core

    Re "Was adopting Common Core a mistake?," Editorial, June 17 Politics aside, the changes outlined in the Common Core curriculum standards — which emphasize analysis and understanding over rote memorization — are essential. For too long,...

    Tags: Teachers, U.S. Department of Education, Education, The Holocaust (1934-1945)

    11. Jun 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. The soft sciences matter as much as ever

    A <a href="../../http:/www.humanitiescommission.org">report</a> released this week bears out what many educators have been predicting: Amid rising college tuition, increased global economic competition and a job market that disproportionately rewards graduates in STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) fields, students are seeking degrees in what they and, indeed, many in our nation view as lucrative business and hard-science disciplines. The study is from the American Academy of Arts and Sciences' Commission on the Humanities and Social Sciences, on which I serve.
    A report released this week bears out what many educators have been predicting: Amid rising college tuition, increased global economic competition and a job market that disproportionately rewards graduates in STEM (science, technology, engineering, math)...

    Tags: Arts, Arts and Culture, Economy, Business and Finance, Environmental Issues, Sociology

    12. Jun 19, 2013 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  12. What we think: High life in higher ed shows skewed priorities

    The University of Central Florida can be proud of the news, in this week's Sentinel, that it was one of 13 U.S. institutions to earn top marks for two of its teacher-education programs. But there's nothing for UCF to boast about in another recent...

    Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, Colleges and Universities, Students, Education, Science and Technology

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