APNewsBreak: Atlanta to repay $363K for cheating (AP)
AP – Officials say the school district in Atlanta has agreed to repay more than $363,000 in federal money the district won by teachers and administrators cheating.
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APNewsBreak: Atlanta to repay $363K for cheating
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Wifi bullies emerge in wired Korean schools (Reuters)
Reuters – Being the most wired country in the world has opened the way for a new form of bullying in South Korean schools, with victims being forced to pay for Wifi access for their tormentors.
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Ed Dept. seeks public input on cheating (AP)
AP – The Education Department wants the public’s input to develop guidelines to prevent and detect cheating. The effort comes after several cheating scandals involving teachers.
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LA schools to boost equity for minority students (AP)
AP – A 19-month civil rights investigation of the Los Angeles Unified School District found that the district failed to provide an equal education to English-learners and black students, resulting in wide academic disparities, the U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday.
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DC students to be tested on sex education, drugs (AP)
AP – District of Columbia public schools are planning to test students on their knowledge of human sexuality, contraception and drug use this spring.
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DC students to be tested on sex education, drugs (AP)
AP – District of Columbia public schools are planning to test students on their knowledge of human sexuality, contraception and drug use this spring.
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Calif. school board hopeful admits to abductions (AP)
AP – A candidate for a Northern California school board acknowledged she was once arrested for abducting four girls from a bus stop, but said she was under “mental duress” at the time and meant no harm.
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Calif. school board hopeful admits to abductions (AP)
AP – A candidate for a Northern California school board acknowledged she was once arrested for abducting four girls from a bus stop, but said she was under “mental duress” at the time and meant no harm.
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Amid China boom, job search for many grads goes bust (Reuters)
Reuters – Yan Minglong, one of millions of recent Chinese college graduates, is not impressed with the doors opened by higher education.
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US Education Dept. joins probe of DC test scores (AP)
AP – The U.S. Department of Education has joined an investigation of possible cheating on standardized tests, and District of Columbia leaders said Friday they welcome the scrutiny.
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