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Race war, anyone?

20 hours ago ago from Rico's rants

The Philadelphia Inquirer has an article by Kristen Graham and Jeff Shields about the latest battle in the city's schools: Mayor Nutter today praised the Philadelphia School District and schools Chief Arlene Ackerman for their handling of racial violence at South Philadelphia High School. "Superintendent Ackerman and the School Reform Commission and the entire school district I think took these matters very seriously, and quite honestly, ...

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School Denies Jesus Drawing Suspension

17 hours ago ago from This Week In Education

School Denies Suspending Student For Jesus Drawing NPR The school district said the second-grader was never suspended and that officials followed "well-established protocol." Arne Duncan at Grady Atlanta Journal Constitution In his whirlwind tour of Atlanta Monday, Education Secretary Arne Duncan seemed to have the most fun with the students at Grady High School. Reassurance Offered on 'Race to Top' Availability EdWeek Plenty ...

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School Closing in Los Angeles: Why Does This Seem So Familiar?

4 hours ago ago from Chicago Labor & Arts Festival Blog

[From the Los Angeles Times , which, by the way, is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Chicago Tribune . . .  this message was forwarded by LA teachers and parents active in the movement to stop school closings and publicized a December 15 school board meeting.  Not coincidentally, the Chicago School Board met today, December 16, and one item on the agenda was the school, Carver, closed in the Altgeld Gardens housing project 2 years ago, then ...

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12 hours ago ago from The Leading Source

In today’s news, USA Today continues its investigative series on school food services and finds that many cafeterias are not inspected regularly, and improper food handling in some instances has led to illness, most notably the highly contagious norovirus. In other news, Hogan & Hartson, a well-known firm in the education law field, is merging with a London-based firm, and the Louisiana School Boards Association is advising its members not to ...

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Oakland middle school to get a plug on the “Today” show tomorrow | The Education Report

12 hours ago ago from Big Education Ape

Oakland middle school to get a plug on the “Today” show tomorrow | The Education Report Oakland middle school to get a plug on the “Today” show tomorrow By Katy Murphy Wednesday, December 16th, 2009 at 4:58 pm in English learners , achievement gap , middle schools , small schools . Urban Promise Academy, a small middle school in East Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood, will be one of three schools in the nation to be ...

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