Suspect in Utah school bomb plot charged (AP)
AP – Authorities on Tuesday charged a 16-year-old boy with a felony in what they say was a plot to detonate a bomb at a Utah high school.
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Authorities probe use of seclusion rooms for disabled (Reuters)
Reuters – Federal and state investigators are probing reports that disabled children at a public elementary school in Connecticut were locked in a room to control their behavior or as a punishment, officials said on Tuesday.
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$173,000 in fees sought in RI prayer banner case (AP)
AP – Lawyers for the 16-year-old Rhode Island atheist who sued over a prayer banner displayed at a public high school are asking a court to order the city of Cranston to pay $173,000 in attorneys’ fees.
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Suggestions to Fix Higher Education (ContributorNetwork)
ContributorNetwork – COMMENTARY | According to Time.com, President Barack Obama has a tough road ahead in convincing colleges and universities to lower tuition rates and increasing infrastructure costs for schools.
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Michigan School District Files Lawsuit, Forms Coalition to Block EFM (ContributorNetwork)
ContributorNetwork – Highland Park (Mich.) School District, which was placed under the auspices of an emergency financial manager on Monday, announced the formation of a coalition designed to oppose state control and decide upon alternative measures, according to Michigan Radio.
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Charter Schools — Unsafe Pressure-Release Valves We Don’t Need (ContributorNetwork)
ContributorNetwork – COMMENTARY | Sarah Butrymowicz on Time.com reports about myriad difficulties facing charter schools and the families of their students when those schools are forced to close. Charter schools are defined in as schools that “get public funds but operate without usual bureaucratic constraints.” The purpose, to be sure, is noble: Help students who are not thriving in traditional public schools pursue academic success in smaller, more supportive environments.
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What Happens to the Kids When Charter Schools Fail? (Time.com)
Time.com – States are closing sub-par charter schools, but shuttling students back to mediocre public schools may be doing kids more harm than good
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Education: States should do more to reach students (AP)
AP – In its initial review of No Child Left Behind waiver requests, the U.S. Education Department highlighted a similar weakness in nearly every application: States did not do enough to ensure schools would be held accountable for the performance of all students.
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19-year-old dies in fall from Park City chairlift (AP)
AP – A 19-year-old University of Utah student likely suffered a medical episode before she fell from a popular Park City ski resort and died, an official said Monday.
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College Tuition Controversy Highlights Challenges (ContributorNetwork)
ContributorNetwork – COMMENTARY | According to the Associated Press, President Barack Obama is upset with colleges and universities that have been raising their tuition rates, forcing an increasing number of students into debt as college degrees are worth less in a down economy. He has threatened to cut federal dollars for these schools and transfer the money to schools that offer good education for a reasonable price.
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