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Bullying forum planned at Conn. Capitol
Students, researchers, educators and government leaders are gathering at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford to discuss ways of addressing cyberbullying and bullying in schools. The Connecticut Commission on Children scheduled a forum for Thursday. Commission Director Elaine Zimmerman said she hopes the participants can obtain information about the steps ...
News briefs from around Tennessee at 1:58 a.m. EDT
Federal judge dismisses charter school suit NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit against the Metro Nashville Board of Education by a charter school that was ordered to close because of poor student performance. The Metro School Board voted in November to shut down Smithson ...
Nearly all US states see hefty drop in teen births
The nation's record-low teen birth rate stems from robust declines in nearly every state, but most dramatically in several Mountain States and among Hispanics, according to a new government report. All states but West Virginia and North Dakota showed significant drops over five years. But the Mountain States of Arizona, ...
Texas Senate OKs expanding virtual course network
The Senate has approved a proposal to expand the state's network of virtual school courses online and allow it to include more private courses. The measure cleared the House earlier this month. It passed the Senate 26-5 late Wednesday night, but with modifications that will send it back to the ...
Senate to have say on Common Core standards
A tea party-backed attempt to keep Louisiana from using a set of uniform national standards for public school testing will be considered by the state Senate. The Senate Education Committee on Wednesday advanced a resolution that calls on state education officials to stop implementation of the Common Core standards, which ...
Iowa education director quits for Colorado job
As the state Legislature was nearing approval of significant changes to Iowa's public school system, the Iowa Department of Education director accepted a job Wednesday as superintendent of a Colorado school district. Eagle County School District in Colorado announced that Iowa Education Department Director Jason Glass accepted the job. He ...
Education board to consider waivers for Moore
The Oklahoma State Board of Education is expected to consider waivers for public schools in the tornado-ravaged community of Moore. The State Board of Education meets Thursday in Oklahoma City. It's slated to consider waivers for Moore Public Schools relating to instructional days and filing deadlines for certain reports. The ...
LAUSD to pay $1.4M for sex abuse between students
Los Angeles Unified School District officials were ordered Wednesday to pay a special needs fourth-grader $1.4 million after she was repeatedly sexually assaulted by a male classmate in Chatsworth. Santa Monica jurors decided on the sum following an eight-day trial that found poor program supervision at Superior Street Elementary was ...
Fla. legislative leaders barnstorming across state
Days after the Florida Legislature wrapped up its work this year, Gov. Rick Scott hit major media markets to remind voters how he pushed legislators for teacher pay raises and tax cuts. Now Republican legislative leaders are making a similar trip while Scott is out of the country on a ...
EDITORIALS OF THE TIMES
c.2013 New York Times News Service THE CIA’S PART IN BENGHAZI Throughout months of Republican “investigation” into the tragedy in Benghazi, Libya, on Sept. 11 last year, the CIA has escaped the scrutiny and partisan bashing aimed at the State Department and the White House. But we now know that ...
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