By Jason | March 25, 2012 at 12:27 pm | No comments
Education Secretary Arne Duncan used Thursday's appearance before a key House subcommittee to not only defend the Obama administration's request for a $1.7 billion increase in school funding for fiscal 2013, but also to ...
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By Jason | May 13, 2011 at 11:25 am | No comments
Pat Quinn's desk is the next destination for the state's education reform measure, but the governor may not be the last stop. Illinois lawmakers and education advocates say the reforms, which passed the Illinois House, 112-1, Thursday, ...
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By kcaskins | May 13, 2011 at 4:52 am | No comments
(AP) — The Illinois House is embracing education reform that significantly changes school focus on teacher performance. The House voted 112-1 Thursday to send the bill to Gov. Pat Quinn after Senate approval last month
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By Jason | May 10, 2011 at 7:36 am | No comments
BRISTOL, R.I. -- The suspicious person arrested at Roger Williams University on Thursday was a Saudi Arabia man studying English, police said Monday. They had...
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By Jason | May 7, 2011 at 6:57 pm | No comments
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Friends of a 20-year-old student , who was found stabbed and lying in a pool of blood near his south Delhi home Thursday night, are being questioned for leads to his murder, police said Saturday. ...
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By kcaskins | May 6, 2011 at 11:54 pm | No comments
I forgot to tell you guys..... My history teacher told us Thursday that she is totally against homosexuality. I wanted to punch her...
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By kcaskins | May 6, 2011 at 9:46 pm | No comments
Academy of Art show draws top critics, designers: On hand Thursday to watch 15 student designers and their model... http://bit.ly/mkjvo3
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By kcaskins | May 6, 2011 at 10:44 am | No comments
At a meeting on Thursday night, the Charlottesville School Board authorized buying more tablet PCs.
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By Jason | May 6, 2011 at 10:43 am | No comments
The budget proposal, unveiled Thursday, would eliminate many arts, agriculture and foreign language classes and increase class sizes in many core classes. It also calls for Gales Creek Elementary School to close, and library media ...
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By Jason | May 6, 2011 at 5:37 am | No comments
Gov. Chris Gregoire says she supports a 1.9 percent pay cut for public-school teachers Thursday, less than the full 3 percent cut by the state Senate last month for all K-12 school employees.
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