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Editorial: Parents have to be involved in their kids education
Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett sought to swivel the spotlight this week away from the 49 underused Chicago schools that will close soon and back on the 632 that will not. Byrd-Bennett unveiled a five-year "action plan" to help kids...
Tags: Academic Progress, Teaching and Learning, School Examinations, Chicago Public Schools, Students
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Teachers object to TeWinkle principal's reassignment
Teachers from TeWinkle Middle School protested a plan to reassign their principal at a school board meeting Tuesday night. At least eight employees from the campus and one school board member complained they'd been shut out of the decision-making...Tags: Landforms, Teaching and Learning, School Examinations, Mountains
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Ex-Simi Valley teacher denies sexual relationship with child
A former Simi Valley elementary school teacher has pleaded not guilty to having a sexual relationship with a boy student. Malia Brooks, 32, who worked as a sixth-grade teacher at Garden Grove Elementary, was arrested Tuesday by Simi Valley police on...
Tags: Prosecution, Teaching and Learning
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Harford school system doing less with more [Editorial]
Harford County Public Schools leadership has left the realm of reality as it applies to budget management. The decision that no doubt will be getting the most attention in the coming weeks is a recommendation by the administration, and approved by the...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Education, Public Schools, Finance, Unemployment
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Group urges teachers' raises based on student achievement
A local advocacy group is pushing for teachers' raises and bonuses based on whether instructors are willing to take on difficult assignments and on whether they deliver measurable student achievement gains. The proposals are part of two policy papers...Tags: Education, Eric Garcetti, Academic Progress, Antonio Villaraigosa, Teaching and Learning
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National Louis' move to part-time profs provokes possible censure
Paul Gross shared his love of biology with students at National Louis University for 18 years and, like most academics with tenure, figured he was guaranteed a job for life. But on April 16, 2012, he was disabused of that notion by an administrator who...
Tags: Biology, Teaching and Learning, DePaul University, Students, Science and Technology
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Robert W. Fogel 1926-2013
Robert W. Fogel, a University of Chicago professor who in 1993 joined the Hyde Park school's line of Nobel Prize winners in economics, created a body of work that challenged widely held assumptions about American history. Early in his career, Mr....
Tags: Slavery, Johns Hopkins University, New York City, Career and Workplace, University of Chicago
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Santa Monica gunman fired 100 rounds during rampage, officials say
The gunman who killed five people in Santa Monica last week fired off about 100 rounds during a rampage that lasted 10 to 15 minutes, according to law enforcement officials. Authorities are trying to trace the semi-automatic weapon John Zawahri, 23,...Tags: Shootings, John Zawahri, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Teaching and Learning, Santa Monica College
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Teacher who sparked dustup over 'Rent' investigated in altercation
A high school drama teacher praised by gay-rights advocates for staging “Rent” in 2009 after opponents deemed the Tony Award-winning songbook’s themes of AIDS and prostitution too racy for teens is under investigation following an...Tags: Tony Awards, Justice and Rights, Homophobia, Gays and Lesbians, Police Investigations
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St. Mary's remains financially strong, committed to excellence
We at St. Mary's College of Maryland appreciate the vote of confidence in the enduring value and appeal of our college expressed in The Sun's recent editorial ("Strength of St. Mary's," June 10). As chair of the St. Mary's College Board of Trustees, I...
Tags: Education, Teaching and Learning, Maryland General Assembly, Colleges and Universities
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Griffin: Seminole needs to use tax hike for $25M in school improvements
SANFORD — Superintendent Walt Griffin has a long list of school needs that he says justifies an additional 1-mill tax on Seminole County property, but he has not convinced the School Board. Replacing leaky roofs and failing air-conditioning...
Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Elections, Casselberry, Advanced Training, Winter Springs
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Washington teacher inspires students
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- Destiny Campbell didn't take the typical route to becoming a nurse and high-school teacher. As a matter of fact, Campbell dropped out of high school after her freshman year in Anderson, Ind. Her mother struggled with a drug addiction,...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Indiana University, Nursing, Teaching and Learning, Students
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