School psychologists: Shortage amid increased need

School psychologists: Shortage amid increased need
NATIONAL: BREAKING NATIONAL NEWS & HEADLINES - WASHINGTON POST | FEBRUARY 27, 2012
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This was written by Mark Phillips, professor emeritus of secondary education at San Francisco State University and author of a ... Read more

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Charter school linked to Scientology

Charter school linked to Scientology
NATIONAL: BREAKING NATIONAL NEWS & HEADLINES - WASHINGTON POST | FEBRUARY 27, 2012
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A public charter school in the Florida city of Clearwater — the headquarters of the Church of Scientology — is being accused of ... Read more

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A simple question teachers should now ask about their profession

A simple question teachers should now ask about their profession
NATIONAL: BREAKING NATIONAL NEWS & HEADLINES - WASHINGTON POST | FEBRUARY 27, 2012
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This was written by Carol Corbett Burris, principal of South Side High School in New York. She was named the 2010 New York ... Read more

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State bills seek parental access to children's text messages

State bills seek parental access to children's text messages
USATODAY.COM FEED | FEBRUARY 27, 2012
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Some lawmakers want to require cellphone companies to offer parents access to their minor children's text messages. Read more

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Texas district embarks on widespread iPad program

Texas district embarks on widespread iPad program
AP TOP NEWS | FEBRUARY 27, 2012
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McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A Texas school district is trying to close its digital divide by distributing thousands of Apple tablet computers in a move tha... Read more

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New Rules Planned on School Vending Machines

New Rules Planned on School Vending Machines
NYT > EDUCATION AND SCHOOLS | FEBRUARY 20, 2012
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The Obama administration, in a continuation of its efforts to curb childhood obesity, plans to set nationwide guidelines to ... Read more

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Rate Teachers? Be Licensed

Rate Teachers? Be Licensed
NYT > EDUCATION AND SCHOOLS | FEBRUARY 22, 2012
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States Address Problems With Teacher Evaluations

States Address Problems With Teacher Evaluations
NYT > HOME PAGE | FEBRUARY 20, 2012
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Officials in states like Tennessee who are testing new teacher evaluation systems required by the Obama administration are struggling with problems ph... Read more

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State officials, union reach agreement on teacher evaluation system

State officials, union reach agreement on teacher evaluation system
NY POST: NEWS | FEBRUARY 17, 2012
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State officials announced yesterday what they referred to as a "historic" agreement and national model for evaluating ... Read more

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Churches gotta go, says city

Churches gotta go, says city
NYDN RSS | FEBRUARY 14, 2012
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ALBANY — The Bloomberg administration Tuesday rejected a federal judge's request to delay the eviction of religious groups from ... Read more

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Affluent Foreign-Born Parents in N.Y. Prefer Public Schools

Affluent Foreign-Born Parents in N.Y. Prefer Public Schools
NYT > HOME PAGE | FEBRUARY 15, 2012
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Affluent foreign-born parents in New York City are sending their children to public schools in much greater proportion than native-born parents with t... Read more

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Contest would focus on teacher quality

Contest would focus on teacher quality
AP TOP NEWS | FEBRUARY 15, 2012
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is hoping competition combined with cash will encourage states and school districts to improve the nation's... Read more

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Mooresville School District, a Laptop Success Story

Mooresville School District, a Laptop Success Story
NYT > EDUCATION AND SCHOOLS | FEBRUARY 12, 2012
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A North Carolina school district has quietly emerged as a model digital school, with thousands of laptops issued to students ... Read more

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Bills Urge Holding Back Third-Graders

Bills Urge Holding Back Third-Graders
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL | FEBRUARY 12, 2012
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By Stephanie Banchero Lawmakers in at least four states are considering legislation that would make students repeat... Read more

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10 states leaving ‘No Child’ behind

10 states leaving 'No Child' behind
NY POST: NEWS | FEBRUARY 10, 2012
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WASHINGTON — President Obama yesterday declared that 10 states are free from the No Child Left Behind law, allowing them to ... Read more

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Education Gap Grows Between Rich and Poor, Studies Show

Education Gap Grows Between Rich and Poor, Studies Show
NYT > HOME PAGE | FEBRUARY 10, 2012
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The widening achievement gap between affluent and low-income students has received less attention than the divide between white and black students, wh... Read more

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How to Fix ‘No Child Left Behind’

How to Fix 'No Child Left Behind'
PULSE NEWS | FEBRUARY 10, 2012
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Secretary Arne Duncan is right about the No Child Left Behind law: It is an unmitigated disaster. Signed into law a decade ago by President George W. ... Read more

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