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Google News on Arizona Education
Governor visits Willcox - Willcox Range News
March 10, 2010
ASU receives presidential recognition for community service - Arizona State University
March 10, 2010
College Students Targeted for Identity Theft - Valley Star
March 10, 2010
New national math, English standards drafted - The Associated Press
March 10, 2010
Teachers' union rallies to support education - AZ Central.com
March 04, 2010
CNN Education
Why subsidize wealthy college kids?
March 09, 2010
I mentor a student who is a senior in a low-performing high school. About 50 percent of the students at his school drop out, while less than 25 percent go to college. His parents didn't graduate from high school, and his father earns about $14,000 a year. His grade point average is good enough to qualify him for admission at a few University of California schools.
Why we protest education cuts
March 05, 2010
Today, in California and other states across the nation, students, teachers, faculty and workers have been protesting, striking, walking out of classes and staging sit-ins and teach-ins. They are protesting budget cuts, tuition hikes, compensation reductions, layoffs and privatizations affecting public K-12 schools and universities.
CNN Fact Check: How do California's hikes in college costs stack up?
March 04, 2010
Students and college professors in California and around the country protested Thursday over the drastic cuts imposed on cash-strapped state colleges and universities.
Contest win fuels fierce debate over race
March 02, 2010
What does it mean when a white sorority wins a competition that African-American fraternities and sororities not only created but also consider an essential part of their cultural expression? It means an uncomfortable discussion about race, history, culture and inclusivity that is not black and white.
Obama highlights federal funds to lower high school dropout rate
March 01, 2010
President Obama highlighted stronger federal efforts Monday to help lower a high school dropout rate that, according to the president, is undermining America's future economic potential.
U.S. News & World Report's Education Center
Warning! Bad Students Ahead
March 10, 2010
Here are 13 types of college students that professors would love to avoid.
Syracuse Student Redefines Dorm Comfort
March 10, 2010
Entrepreneurial instincts help student invent more comfortable dorm chairs.
Northwestern Dance Marathon Nets Close to $1 Million
March 10, 2010
Earnings will be sent to an organization that helps homeless youth.
Harvard Student Locked in Library Gets Creative
March 09, 2010
New technology saves one Harvard undergrad a treacherous night in a school library.
Virginia College Students Fight States Attorney General
March 09, 2010
Virginias public university students are angry with states attorney general over gay rights.
NPR's Education News
Draft National Education Standards Unveiled
March 10, 2010
Schools took another big step toward an elusive goal: establishing basic education standards that could apply to nearly every student in the US. The draft proposal released Wednesday tries to unify what students need to know about English and math at each grade level. But supporters of the effort still face skepticism.
Chicago Tries Management-Style On Schools
March 10, 2010
Some urban school systems are turning to the tough tactics businesses and law enforcement use to improve employee performance. The sometimes-contentious approach, known as performance management, has yielded promising results in Houston, New York and some other districts. In Chicago, it's forcing city educators to embrace a cultural revolution in how they go about their work.
Good Teaching Is About Hard Work, Not A Halo
March 10, 2010
Doug Lemov, a teacher himself, believes passionately that champion teachers are made, not born. He studied successful teachers, and describes specific classroom management techniques that could help all teachers be more effective educators.
Proposed Set Of U.S. Academic Standards Unveiled
March 10, 2010
The blueprint released by a group of governors and school superintendents lays out what students should be learning in math and English every year from kindergarten through high school. The plan is part of a push to iron out the jumble of state standards and raise expectations for American schools.
Global University Eliminates Barriers To Education
March 10, 2010
At University of the People, students from across the globe have access to free online classes in business administration and computer science. The school has attracted about 380 students from 81 countries. But in order to survive, the university needs more to enroll, its founder says.
New York Times Education
Panel Releases Proposal to Set U.S. Education Standards
March 10, 2010
The new standards, which experts said could well be adopted by a majority of states, would replace the nation's checkerboard of locally written standards.
Pressed by Charters, Harlem Public Schools Turn to Marketing
March 10, 2010
Rafaela Espinal, facing camera, the principal of Public School 125 in Harlem, takes prospective parents on a tour. One selling point is the school's swimming pool.
Many Nations Passing U.S. in Education, Expert Says
March 10, 2010
A Senate panel learned that more students in more countries graduate from high school and college and score higher on achievement tests than students in the United States.
City Students Show a New Rise in Four-Year Graduations
March 10, 2010
For the fifth consecutive year, the rate of students finishing on time increased, hitting 59 percent.
After Victory Against Disney, Children's Group Loses Its Lease
March 10, 2010
The Walt Disney Company agreed to offer refunds to buyers of Baby Einstein videos from June 2004 to September 2009.
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