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School tells students and their parents it’s okay to fail

Photo credit: Jin by Jeffrey S. Solochek LAND O’LAKES — Preparing to market his new magnet school to parents, Sanders…

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eLearning Industry: The Top 10 Ted Talks for eLearning Professionals

Photo credit: urban_data by Christopher Pappas Exploring a learning topic from a whole new perspective is a rare opportunity. Fortunately,…

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Vox: A lack of education could be as deadly as smoking. Here’s why.

Photo credit: SuperFantastic Updated by Libby Nelson Every year, a new paper argues, tens of thousands of Americans die sooner…

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Las Vegas Review-Journal: ACLU sues to stop Nevada education savings accounts

Photo Credit: www.SeniorLiving.org by Neal Morton The American Civil Liberties Union, waging the first of potentially several legal challenges against…

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Fox News: Chilean students hold protests complaining about delays in promised education overhaul

Photo Credit: Francisco Osorio by The Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile –  Thousands of students are marching in the streets of…

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From NPR: Nation’s Only All-Women MBA Program To Close

Photo Credit: Nicola Bothwell by Lauren Hodges Simmons College announced it will close the campus master’s degree program in business,…

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NYT: How High Schoolers Spent Their Summer: Online, Taking More Courses

by Elizabeth A. Harris As summer began, Dan Akim, a junior at Manhattan’s ultracompetitive Stuyvesant High School, planned to attend…

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From PDK/Gallup Poll: Testing doesn’t measure up for Americans

Photo Credit: Timlewisnm Americans look beyond testing when they evaluate schools. Student engagement at school and whether students feel hopeful…

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Education Week: Chicago Residents Stage Hunger Strike to Preserve Neighborhood School

by Corey Mitchell A group of Chicago parents and residents fighting to have a say in what happens to their…

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Huffington Post: This Map Shows How Many More Students Are Living In Poverty Than 9 Years Ago

Photo Credit: Ed Yourdon by Rebecca Klein Students in America’s schools are much, much poorer than they were nine years…

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