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Superintendents uncertain on impact of Alabama charter school law

With Governor Robert Bentley signing into effect a bill supporting charter schools in Alabama, superintendents in the River Region still…

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Bloomberg: Rakuten Acquires E-Book Firm OverDrive For $410 Million

ByDave McCombs – Bloomberg Rakuten Inc., operator of Japan’s biggest Internet shopping mall, will pay $410 million in cash for…

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Rebranding No Child Left Behind Act a Tough Marketing Call

By Ross Brenneman If put in front of a focus group today, the title of the nation’s top K-12 education…

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In Japan visit, US First Lady Michelle Obama puts focus on empowering girls through education

By ELAINE KURTENBACH, Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Education is the starting point for opportunity, U.S. first lady Michelle Obama…

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How America’s Education Model Kills Creativity and Entrepreneurship

By Batten Institute University of Virginia Darden School of Business T he current model of education in the United States…

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Nancie Atwell of Maine wins $1 Million Global Teaching Prize

CANDICE NORWOOD This weekend, Maine teacher Nancie Atwell was awarded the first Global Teacher Prize, a $1 million award intended…

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Closing Arguments Begin in Test Cheating Trial of 12 Atlanta Educators

ATLANTA — After more than five years of controversy and five months of testimony, a prosecutor used seven words on…

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Teacher stress levels in England ‘soaring’, data shows

By Matt Precey- Stress levels among teachers in England’s classrooms are soaring, a BBC investigation has found. Unions are blaming…

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States Prepare Public for Common-Core Test Results

Outreach aims to temper any backlash over tests aligned with the common core By Andrew Ujifusa Even as states begin…

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