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Gates Foundation Forms Education Partnerships
ABC26 NewsThe Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is helping traditional school districts in nine cities form partnerships with charter school organizations, to help both kinds of schools learn from each other and improve student learning. The collaboration agreements...Tags: Charity, Teaching and Learning, Colleges and Universities, New York City, WGNO
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La. Gov. Jindal Approves New Diploma Curriculum
Staff reporterGov. Bobby Jindal has signed into law legislation creating a new public school curriculum with lowered academic standards. Advocates for improving public education have criticized the idea, saying it will produce high school graduates with a poor grasp...Tags: Education, Bobby Jindal, Teaching and Learning, Executive Branch, Regional Authority
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La. School Board To Consider New Curriculum
Staff reporterLouisiana's public school board is set to consider how to put a new 'career' curriculum into effect. The state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education meets Thursday and is scheduled to consider policy for entrance requirements for the new curriculum...Tags: Education, Teaching and Learning, Louisiana, Career and Workplace
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Louisiana High School Diploma Plan Goes to Jindal
Staff reporterLouisiana will have a new diploma for public school students, who will face lower requirements for English and math, if Gov. Bobby Jindal approves an education bill approved by the full Legislature. An unanimous vote on Tuesday sent the bill by Sen....Tags: Science and Technology, Bobby Jindal, Teaching and Learning, Executive Branch, Regional Authority
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Louisiana Expected To Create New H.s. Diploma
Staff reporterRejecting the advice of national education advocates, Louisiana lawmakers are expected to approve creation of a new public school curriculum with lower standards required to advance to high school. The bill has met little opposition from legislators,...Tags: Education, Bobby Jindal, Teaching and Learning, Louisiana
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Watchdog Urges La. Gov. Jindal Veto On New Diploma
Staff reporterA government watchdog group is calling on Gov. Bobby Jindal to veto legislation that would give public schools a new curriculum and diploma, with lower academic standards. The Council for a Better Louisiana issued a statement Wednesday saying the...Tags: Education, Bobby Jindal, Teaching and Learning, Executive Branch, Regional Authority
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News From The Louisiana Legislature
Staff reporterAn attempt to override Governor Bobby Jindal's rejection of 98 million dollars in federal stimulus money to expand unemployment benefits remains stalled in the Senate Finance Committee, which delayed discussion of the proposal yesterday. Senator Mike...Tags: Unemployment Benefits, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Teaching and Learning, Executive Branch, Colleges and Universities
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Franchot's September song
Data-stream around Grandpa, youngsters 2.1 and 3.1, while he tells you about the time long, long ago when a certain elected official grew so nostalgic about a time even longer ago when Labor Day marked the beginning of the school year. Way back in the...
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A Word, Please: Learning how to trim sentences' fat
Here's a sentence from an article I was editing recently: “What's more — aside from a specialized curriculum — private schools are notoriously known for their smaller classrooms.” It's the kind of sentence that might not command...Tags: Education, Teaching and Learning
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A Word, Please: The art of trimming sentences' fat
Here's a sentence from article I was editing recently: "What's more — aside from a specialized curriculum — private schools are notoriously known for their smaller classrooms." It's the kind of sentence that might not command much attention...Tags: Education, Teaching and Learning
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Maryland wins $50 million Race to Top grant for early childhood programs
Maryland was one of nine states that won a federal competition Friday for early education funds intended to boost the quality of programs available to young children. The state, which has been seen as a strong proponent of early childhood programs for...Tags: Students, Teaching and Learning, Rutgers University, Kathleen Sebelius, Arne Duncan
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Oscar-winning actor Richard Dreyfuss speaks to students in Jefferson Co., W.Va. about learning civics
richardb@herald-mail.comIn something of a reprise of his popular film, "Mr. Holland's Opus," Oscar-winning actor Richard Dreyfuss sat in high school auditoriums Friday and lectured seniors on the subject of civics and the need to learn it. "Only about 4 percent of the students...Tags: Constitutional Issues, Celebrities, Richard Dreyfuss, Teaching and Learning, High Schools
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