High school newspaper column sparks controversy

High school newspaper column sparks controversy
USATODAY.COM NEWS | JANUARY 15, 2012
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Column cited Bible passages, called homosexuality a sin punishable by death and same-sex adoption an abomination. Read more

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The Devilish Details of School Prayer

The Devilish Details of School Prayer
PULSE NEWS | JANUARY 30, 2012
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_When it's an expression of a student's free speech, it is protected. When it's endorsed by officials, it's illegal. But a Supreme Court ruling muddie... Read more

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Today's college freshmen hitting books harder, study says

Today's college freshmen hitting books harder, study says
USATODAY.COM FEED | JANUARY 26, 2012
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This year's college freshmen are more studious than their counterparts of the past few years, says an annual survey released ... Read more

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Apple Jumps Into Textbooks

Apple Jumps Into Textbooks
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL | JANUARY 19, 2012
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By Jessica E. Vascellaro, Shara Tibken and Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg Apple Inc... Read more

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Troubled Online Charter Schools

Troubled Online Charter Schools
NYT > EDUCATION AND SCHOOLS | JANUARY 10, 2012
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Full-time online schools may be inappropriate for a majority of students and need to be monitored closely. Read more

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Big Study Links Good Teachers to Lasting Gain

Big Study Links Good Teachers to Lasting Gain
NYT > EDUCATION AND SCHOOLS | JANUARY 6, 2012
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Effects on students' lives beyond academics, in areas as varied as teenage-pregnancy and adult earnings, are cited. Read more

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Grading the Digital School: Idaho Teachers Fight a Reliance on Computers

Grading the Digital School: Idaho Teachers Fight a Reliance on Computers
NYT > HOME PAGE | JANUARY 4, 2012
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Teachers in Idaho and elsewhere have been in revolt over policy makers thrusting technology into classrooms and shifting money to unproven teaching me... Read more

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Big Pay Days in Washington D.C. Schools’ Merit System

Big Pay Days in Washington D.C. Schools' Merit System
NYT > EDUCATION AND SCHOOLS | DECEMBER 31, 2011
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In a new system to retain young talent, about 476 teachers received sizable bonuses this year, with 235 of them getting ... Read more

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Teacher Evaluations Dispute Imperils Grants for Schools

Teacher Evaluations Dispute Imperils Grants for Schools
NYT > EDUCATION | JANUARY 2, 2012
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Informed of an impasse in negotiations, John B. King Jr., the state's education commissioner, said he would suspend $60 million ... Read more

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Sex Education for Teenagers, Online and in Texts

Sex Education for Teenagers, Online and in Texts
NYT > HOME PAGE | DECEMBER 31, 2011
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Some health organizations and school districts are developing Web sites and text services to reach teenagers. ... Read more

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