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

Photo credit: Jinby Jeffrey S. SolochekLAND O'LAKES — Preparing to market his new magnet school to parents, Sanders Memorial Elementary…

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eLearning Industry: The Top 10 Ted Talks for eLearning Professionals

Photo credit: urban_databy Christopher PappasExploring a learning topic from a whole new perspective is a rare opportunity. Fortunately, TED talks…

11 years ago

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

Photo credit: SuperFantasticUpdated by Libby NelsonEvery year, a new paper argues, tens of thousands of Americans die sooner than they…

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

Photo Credit: www.SeniorLiving.orgby Neal MortonThe American Civil Liberties Union, waging the first of potentially several legal challenges against school choice…

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

Photo Credit: Francisco Osorioby The Associated PressSANTIAGO, Chile –  Thousands of students are marching in the streets of the Chilean…

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

Photo Credit: Nicola Bothwellby Lauren HodgesSimmons College announced it will close the campus master's degree program in business, the only…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Photo Credit: Ed Yourdonby Rebecca KleinStudents in America’s schools are much, much poorer than they were nine years ago.In 2006,…

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