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- Chicago News Cooperative: Longer School Day in Chicago Brings Promise and Questions
Category: Education
Publish Date: 01-12-2012 09:14 PM -0800
After a test this year, all of Chicago’s public schools will move to a seven-and-a-half-hour day next year — making it the first major city in recent years to add substantial school time...[more]
- The Heights, a Catholic School, Draws Beltway Conservatives
Category: Education
Publish Date: 01-12-2012 06:27 PM -0800
The Heights, a school for boys, is linked with Opus Dei and is popular among conservative Catholics, including Rick Santorum.
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- Florida A&M Hazing Death Parents Speak Out
Category: Education
Publish Date: 01-12-2012 04:47 PM -0800
The parents of a Florida A&M drum major who died after being beaten say that their son was gay, but that they don’t believe this played a big role in his beating.
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- SchoolBook: The Mayor Has Spoken. What Do You Think?
Category: Education
Publish Date: 01-12-2012 03:26 PM -0800
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg laid out an ambitious agenda for the city schools. The reaction has been flying via Tweets, e-mails and Facebook posts. What do you think about his proposals?
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- National Briefing | Mid-Atlantic: Pennsylvania: Archdiocese to Close Schools
Category: Education
Publish Date: 01-12-2012 01:12 PM -0800
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia plans to close about a quarter of its high schools and close or combine nearly 30 percent of its elementary schools.
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- The Learning Network Blog: Teaching Dickens With The New York Times
Category: Education
Publish Date: 01-12-2012 01:05 PM -0800
Feb. 7 is the 200th anniversary of Charles Dickens's birth. Here are teaching ideas, and resources that range from 19th-century Times articles to 21st-century multimedia.
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- Op-Ed Columnist: The Value of Teachers
Category: Education
Publish Date: 01-12-2012 11:39 AM -0800
A new study suggests a great teacher is worth hundreds of thousands of dollars in increased earning power to students. It’s time to overhaul our education policy.
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- SchoolBook: Morris Campus Students Welcome the Mayor
Category: Education
Publish Date: 01-12-2012 11:29 AM -0800
As rain and wind battered the Morris high school campus on Thursday morning, students said they were excited to have a prominent guest in Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, who has chosen the school's...[more]
- New York City Plans to Close a Charter School for Mediocrity
Category: Education
Publish Date: 01-12-2012 10:41 AM -0800
For the first time, New York City is closing a charter school for the offense of simply being mediocre, and the action could have widespread implications.
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- The Choice Blog: What the New Dean at Pomona Looks for in an Essay
Category: Education
Publish Date: 01-12-2012 10:00 AM -0800
"Surprise the reader in some way,'' and other advice on college admissions essays from Seth Allen, dean of admissions of Pomona College in California.
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